OBS (sometimes) records video that not even ffmpeg can read, but the Gnome player can.

yk102

New Member
Hello!

I've got a very strange issue where sometimes, OBS will record videos that VLC and FFmpeg cannot read, but the default Gnome Videos player very strangely can.

Here is my log file.

And here is what ffprobe says about the file:
Code:
[miohatsume@192 ~]$ ffprobe 2024-07-11\ 22-07-23.mkv
ffprobe version 6.1.1 Copyright (c) 2007-2023 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 14 (GCC)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin --datadir=/usr/share/ffmpeg --docdir=/usr/share/doc/ffmpeg --incdir=/usr/include/ffmpeg --libdir=/usr/lib64 --mandir=/usr/share/man --arch=x86_64 --optflags='-O2 -flto=auto -ffat-lto-objects -fexceptions -g -grecord-gcc-switches -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -fstack-protector-strong -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -m64 -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer ' --extra-ldflags='-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-z,pack-relative-relocs -Wl,-z,now -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld-errors -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -Wl,--build-id=sha1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes ' --disable-htmlpages --enable-pic --disable-stripping --enable-shared --disable-static --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-libsmbclient --disable-openssl --enable-bzlib --enable-frei0r --enable-chromaprint --enable-gcrypt --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-lcms2 --enable-libshaderc --enable-vulkan --disable-cuda-sdk --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libdav1d --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-libilbc --enable-libjack --enable-libjxl --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenh264-dlopen --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libplacebo --enable-libpulse --enable-librabbitmq --enable-librav1e --enable-librist --enable-librsvg --enable-librubberband --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libsrt --enable-libtesseract --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libv4l2 --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lto --enable-libvpl --enable-lv2 --enable-vaapi --enable-vdpau --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libxvid --enable-openal --enable-opencl --enable-opengl --enable-pthreads --enable-vapoursynth --enable-muxers --enable-demuxers --enable-hwaccels --disable-encoders --disable-decoders --disable-decoder='h264,hevc,vc1' --enable-encoder=',a64multi,a64multi5,aac,libfdk_aac,ac3,adpcm_adx,adpcm_argo,adpcm_g722,adpcm_g726,adpcm_g726le,adpcm_ima_alp,adpcm_ima_amv,adpcm_ima_apm,adpcm_ima_qt,adpcm_ima_ssi,adpcm_ima_wav,adpcm_ima_ws,adpcm_ms,adpcm_swf,adpcm_yamaha,alac,alias_pix,amv,anull,apng,ass,asv1,asv2,av1_amf,av1_nvenc,av1_qsv,av1_vaapi,ayuv,bitpacked,bmp,cinepak,cljr,dca,dfpwm,dnxhd,dpx,dvbsub,dvdsub,dvvideo,exr,ffv1,ffvhuff,flac,flashsv,flashsv2,flv,g723_1,gif,h261,h263,h263_v4l2m2m,h263p,h264_amf,h264_nvenc,h264_qsv,h264_v4l2m2m,h264_vaapi,hap,hdr,hevc_amf,hevc_nvenc,hevc_qsv,hevc_v4l2m2m,hevc_vaapi,huffyuv,ilbc,jpegls,jpeg2000,libaom,libaom_av1,libcodec2,libgsm,libgsm_ms,libilbc,libjxl,libmp3lame,libopencore_amrnb,libopenh264,libopenjpeg,libopus,librav1e,libschroedinger,libspeex,libsvtav1,libtheora,libtwolame,libvo_amrwbenc,libvorbis,libvpx_vp8,libvpx_vp9,libwebp,libwebp_anim,libxvid,mjpeg,mjpeg_qsv,mjpeg_vaapi,mlp,mp2,mp2fixed,mpeg1video,mpeg2video,mpeg2_qsv,mpeg2_vaapi,mpeg4,mpeg4_v4l2m2m,msmpeg4v2,msmpeg4v3,msvideo1,nellymoser,opus,pam,pbm,pcm_alaw,pcm_f32be,pcm_f32le,pcm_f64be,pcm_f64le,pcm_mulaw,pcm_s16be,pcm_s16be_planar,pcm_s16le,pcm_s16le_planar,pcm_s24be,pcm_s24le,pcm_s24le_planar,pcm_s32be,pcm_s32le,pcm_s32le_planar,pcm_s8,pcm_s8_planar,pcm_u16be,pcm_u16le,pcm_u24be,pcm_u24le,pcm_u32be,pcm_u32le,pcm_u8,pcx,pgm,pgmyuv,phm,png,ppm,qoi,qtrle,r10k,r210,ra_144,rawvideo,roq,roq_dpcm,rpza,rv10,rv20,s302m,sbc,sgi,smc,snow,sonic,sonic_ls,speedhq,srt,ssa,subrip,sunrast,svq1,targa,text,tiff,truehd,tta,ttml,utvideo,v210,v308,v408,v410,vc1_qsv,vc1_v4l2m2m,vc2,vnull,vorbis,vp8_qsv,vp8_v4l2m2m,vp8_vaapi,vp9_qsv,vp9_vaapi,wavpack,wbmp,webvtt,wmav1,wmav2,wmv1,wmv2,wrapped_avframe,xbm,xface,xsub,xwd,y41p,yuv4,zlib,zmbv,' --enable-decoder=',aasc,libfdk_aac,ac3,acelp_kelvin,adpcm_4xm,adpcm_adx,adpcm_afc,adpcm_agm,adpcm_aica,adpcm_argo,adpcm_ct,adpcm_dtk,adpcm_ea,adpcm_ea_maxis_xa,adpcm_ea_r1,adpcm_ea_r2,adpcm_ea_r3,adpcm_ea_xas,adpcm_g722,adpcm_g726,adpcm_g726le,adpcm_ima_acorn,adpcm_ima_alp,adpcm_ima_amv,adpcm_ima_apc,adpcm_ima_apm,adpcm_ima_cunning,adpcm_ima_dat4,adpcm_ima_dk3,adpcm_ima_dk4,adpcm_ima_ea_eacs,adpcm_ima_ea_sead,adpcm_ima_iss,adpcm_ima_moflex,adpcm_ima_mtf,adpcm_ima_oki,adpcm_ima_qt,adpcm_ima_qt_at,adpcm_ima_rad,adpcm_ima_smjpeg,adpcm_ima_ssi,adpcm_ima_wav,adpcm_ima_ws,adpcm_ms,adpcm_mtaf,adpcm_psx,adpcm_sbpro_2,adpcm_sbpro_3,adpcm_sbpro_4,adpcm_swf,adpcm_thp,adpcm_thp_le,adpcm_vima,adpcm_xa,adpcm_xmd,adpcm_yamaha,adpcm_zork,alac,alias_pix,amrnb,amrwb,amv,anm,ansi,anull,apac,ape,apng,arbc,argo,ass,asv1,asv2,atrac1,atrac3,atrac3al,atrac3p,atrac3pal,aura,aura2,av1,av1_qsv,ayuv,bethsoftvid,bfi,bink,binkaudio_dct,binkaudio_rdft,bintext,bitpacked,bmp,bmv_audio,bmv_video,bonk,brender_pix,c93,cbd2_dpcm,ccaption,cdgraphics,cdtoons,cdxl,cinepak,clearvideo,cljr,cook,cpia,cscd,cyuv,dca,dds,derf_dpcm,dfa,dfpwm,dirac,dnxhd,dolby_e,dpx,dsd_lsbf,dsd_msbf,dsicinaudio,dsicinvideo,dss_sp,dvaudio,dvbsub,dvdsub,dvvideo,dxa,dxtory,eacmv,eamad,eatgq,eatgv,eatqi,eightbps,eightsvx_exp,eightsvx_fib,escape124,escape130,evrc,exr,ffv1,ffvhuff,ffwavesynth,fits,flac,flashsv,flashsv2,flic,flv,fmvc,fourxm,ftr,g723_1,g729,gdv,gem,gif,gremlin_dpcm,gsm,gsm_ms,gsm_ms_at,h261,h263,h263_v4l2m2m,h263i,h263p,hap,hca,hcom,hdr,hnm4_video,hq_hqa,hqx,huffyuv,hymt,iac,idcin,idf,iff_ilbm,ilbc,imc,indeo2,indeo3,indeo4,indeo5,interplay_acm,interplay_dpcm,interplay_video,ipu,jacosub,jpeg2000,jpegls,jv,kgv1,kmvc,lagarith,libaom,libaom_av1,libcodec2,libdav1d,libgsm,libgsm_ms,libilbc,libjxl,libopencore_amrnb,libopencore_amrwb,libopenh264,libopenjpeg,libopus,librsvg,libschroedinger,libspeex,libvorbis,libvpx_vp8,libvpx_vp9,libzvbi_teletext,loco,lscr,m101,mace3,mace6,mdec,media100,metasound,microdvd,mimic,misc4,mjpeg,mjpeg_qsv,mjpegb,mlp,mmvideo,motionpixels,mp1,mp1float,mp2,mp2float,mp3,mp3adu,mp3adufloat,mp3float,mp3on4,mp3on4float,mpc7,mpc8,mpeg1video,mpeg1_v4l2m2m,mpeg2video,mpeg2_qsv,mpeg2_v4l2m2m,mpeg4,mpeg4_v4l2m2m,mpegvideo,mpl2,msa1,mscc,msmpeg4v1,msmpeg4v2,msmpeg4v3,msnsiren,msp2,msrle,mss1,mss2,msvideo1,mszh,mts2,mv30,mvc1,mvc2,mvdv,mvha,mwsc,mxpeg,nellymoser,nuv,on2avc,opus,paf_audio,paf_video,pam,pbm,pcm_alaw,pcm_bluray,pcm_dvd,pcm_f16le,pcm_f24le,pcm_f32be,pcm_f32le,pcm_f64be,pcm_f64le,pcm_lxf,pcm_mulaw,pcm_s16be,pcm_s16be_planar,pcm_s16le,pcm_s16le_planar,pcm_s24be,pcm_s24daud,pcm_s24le,pcm_s24le_planar,pcm_s32be,pcm_s32le,pcm_s32le_planar,pcm_s64be,pcm_s64le,pcm_s8,pcm_s8_planar,pcm_sga,pcm_u16be,pcm_u16le,pcm_u24be,pcm_u24le,pcm_u32be,pcm_u32le,pcm_u8,pcm_vidc,pcx,pfm,pgm,pgmyuv,pgssub,pgx,phm,photocd,pictor,pjs,png,ppm,prosumer,psd,ptx,qcelp,qdm2,qdmc,qdraw,qoi,qpeg,qtrle,r10k,r210,ra_144,ra_288,rasc,rawvideo,realtext,rka,rl2,roq,roq_dpcm,rpza,rscc,rv10,rv20,s302m,sami,sanm,sbc,screenpresso,sdx2_dpcm,sgi,sgirle,shorten,simbiosis_imx,sipr,siren,smackaud,smacker,smc,smvjpeg,snow,sol_dpcm,sonic,sp5x,speedhq,speex,srgc,srt,ssa,stl,subrip,subviewer,subviewer1,sunrast,svq1,svq3,tak,targa,targa_y216,tdsc,text,theora,thp,tiertexseqvideo,tiff,tmv,truehd,truemotion1,truemotion2,truemotion2rt,truespeech,tscc,tscc2,tta,twinvq,txd,ulti,utvideo,v210,v210x,v308,v408,v410,vb,vble,vcr1,vmdaudio,vmdvideo,vmnc,vnull,vorbis,vp3,vp4,vp5,vp6,vp6a,vp6f,vp7,vp8,vp8_qsv,vp8_v4l2m2m,vp9,vp9_qsv,vp9_v4l2m2m,vplayer,vqa,vqc,wady_dpcm,wavarc,wavpack,wbmp,wcmv,webp,webvtt,wmav1,wmav2,wmavoice,wmv1,wmv2,wnv1,wrapped_avframe,ws_snd1,xan_dpcm,xan_wc3,xan_wc4,xbin,xbm,xface,xl,xpm,xsub,xwd,y41p,ylc,yop,yuv4,zero12v,zerocodec,zlib,zmbv,'
  libavutil      58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100
  libavcodec     60. 31.102 / 60. 31.102
  libavformat    60. 16.100 / 60. 16.100
  libavdevice    60.  3.100 / 60.  3.100
  libavfilter     9. 12.100 /  9. 12.100
  libswscale      7.  5.100 /  7.  5.100
  libswresample   4. 12.100 /  4. 12.100
  libpostproc    57.  3.100 / 57.  3.100
[libopenh264 @ 0x558c3f8f9480] DecodeFrame failed
    Last message repeated 49 times
Input #0, matroska,webm, from '2024-07-11 22-07-23.mkv':
  Metadata:[/SPOILER]
    ENCODER         : Lavf60.16.100
  Duration: 00:22:04.00, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 16167 kb/s
  Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 1k tbn
    Metadata:
      DURATION        : 00:22:04.000000000
  Stream #0:1: Audio: aac, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16
    Metadata:
      title           : simple_aac
      DURATION        : 00:22:03.946000000
[miohatsume@192 ~]$

Pay attention to the DecodeFrame failed line. This matches my symptoms because I can hear the video's audio, but all I see is a black screen. Literally no player shows anything other than a black screen except Gnome Videos. How odd...

So, two questions:
  1. What causes this and how can I remedy it?
  2. How do I rescue my video file? I need it to work on other places except Gnome VIdeos.
I can upload video file, if needed.
 
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