I'm getting blocky video when using hardware transcoding on an M2 mac mini. When switching to software the video is no longer blocky. I would prefer to use hardware when possible, any idea why this is happening? HEVC is disabled and the stream info shows the video is h.264. Issue exists on a google tv streamer and an nvidia shield.
I dont know if this helps, but this is my debug info. I also submitted disagnostics from the nvidia shield client.
h264_videotoolbox
[Parsed_testsrc_0 @ 0x600003bfc840] size:1280x720 rate:60/1 duration:-1.000000 sar:1/1
Input #0, lavfi, from 'testsrc=size=1280x720:rate=60':
Duration: N/A, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0:0: Video: wrapped_avframe, 1 reference frame, rgb24, 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 60 fps, 60 tbr, 60 tbn
[out#0/null @ 0x6000039fc3c0] No explicit maps, mapping streams automatically...
[vost#0:0/h264_videotoolbox @ 0x137e059e0] Created video stream from input stream 0:0
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (wrapped_avframe (native) -> h264 (h264_videotoolbox))
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[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x600003bf40b0] w:1280 h:720 pixfmt:rgb24 tb:1/60 fr:60/1 sar:1/1
[auto_scale_0 @ 0x600003bf82c0] w:iw h:ih flags:'' interl:0
[format @ 0x600003bf42c0] auto-inserting filter 'auto_scale_0' between the filter 'Parsed_null_0' and the filter 'format'
[auto_scale_0 @ 0x600003bf82c0] w:1280 h:720 fmt:rgb24 sar:1/1 -> w:1280 h:720 fmt:yuv420p sar:1/1 flags:0x00000004
Output #0, null, to '/dev/null':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf60.16.100
Stream #0:0: Video: h264, 1 reference frame, yuv420p(tv, progressive), 1280x720 (0x0) [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 4000 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbn
Metadata:
encoder : Lavc60.31.102 h264_videotoolbox
No more output streams to write to, finishing.
[vist#0:0/wrapped_avframe @ 0x137e04650] Decoder thread received EOF packet
[vist#0:0/wrapped_avframe @ 0x137e04650] Decoder returned EOF, finishing
[vist#0:0/wrapped_avframe @ 0x137e04650] Terminating decoder thread
[out#0/null @ 0x6000039fc3c0] All streams finished
[out#0/null @ 0x6000039fc3c0] Terminating muxer thread
[out#0/null @ 0x6000039fc3c0] Output file #0 (/dev/null):
[out#0/null @ 0x6000039fc3c0] Output stream #0:0 (video): 60 frames encoded; 60 packets muxed (98646 bytes);
[out#0/null @ 0x6000039fc3c0] Total: 60 packets (98646 bytes) muxed
[out#0/null @ 0x6000039fc3c0] video:96kB audio:0kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: unknown
frame= 60 fps=0.0 q=-0.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:00:00.98 bitrate=N/A speed=3.41x
[AVIOContext @ 0x137f04420] Statistics: 337 bytes written, 0 seeks, 2 writeouts
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x6000030f8000] Terminating demuxer thread
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x6000030f8000] Input file #0 (testsrc=size=1280x720:rate=60):
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x6000030f8000] Input stream #0:0 (video): 63 packets read (30240 bytes); 61 frames decoded; 0 decode errors;
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x6000030f8000] Total: 63 packets (30240 bytes) demuxed
success in 298ms
h264_videotoolbox+deint
[Parsed_testsrc_0 @ 0x6000022d0000] size:1280x720 rate:60/1 duration:-1.000000 sar:1/1
[auto_scale_0 @ 0x6000022d0210] w:iw h:ih flags:'' interl:0
[Parsed_tinterlace_1 @ 0x6000022d00b0] auto-inserting filter 'auto_scale_0' between the filter 'Parsed_testsrc_0' and the filter 'Parsed_tinterlace_1'
[auto_scale_0 @ 0x6000022d0210] w:1280 h:720 fmt:rgb24 sar:1/1 -> w:1280 h:720 fmt:yuv444p sar:1/1 flags:0x00000004
[Parsed_tinterlace_1 @ 0x6000022d00b0] mode:1 filter:off h:720 -> h:720
Input #0, lavfi, from 'testsrc=size=1280x720:rate=60,tinterlace=mode=1':
Duration: N/A, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0:0: Video: wrapped_avframe, 1 reference frame, yuv444p, 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 30 fps, 30 tbr, 30 tbn
[out#0/null @ 0x6000020d0240] No explicit maps, mapping streams automatically...
[vost#0:0/h264_videotoolbox @ 0x12fe07840] Created video stream from input stream 0:0
[Parsed_deinterlace_metal_2 @ 0x6000022d86e0] Using Metal device: Apple M2
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (wrapped_avframe (native) -> h264 (h264_videotoolbox))
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[Parsed_deinterlace_metal_2 @ 0x6000022c8160] Using Metal device: Apple M2
[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x6000022d42c0] w:1280 h:720 pixfmt:yuv444p tb:1/30 fr:30/1 sar:1/1
[auto_scale_0 @ 0x6000022d4370] w:iw h:ih flags:'' interl:0
[trim_in_0_0 @ 0x6000022d4210] auto-inserting filter 'auto_scale_0' between the filter 'graph 0 input from stream 0:0' and the filter 'trim_in_0_0'
[auto_scale_0 @ 0x6000022d4370] w:1280 h:720 fmt:yuv444p sar:1/1 -> w:1280 h:720 fmt:nv12 sar:1/1 flags:0x00000004
Last message repeated 3 times
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x12fe07ab0] Using input frames context (format videotoolbox_vld) with h264_videotoolbox encoder.
Output #0, null, to '/dev/null':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf60.16.100
Stream #0:0: Video: h264, 1 reference frame, videotoolbox_vld(tv, progressive), 1280x720 (0x0) [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 4000 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbn
Metadata:
encoder : Lavc60.31.102 h264_videotoolbox
No more output streams to write to, finishing.
[vist#0:0/wrapped_avframe @ 0x12fe067d0] Decoder thread received EOF packet
[vist#0:0/wrapped_avframe @ 0x12fe067d0] Decoder returned EOF, finishing
[vist#0:0/wrapped_avframe @ 0x12fe067d0] Terminating decoder thread
[out#0/null @ 0x6000020d0240] All streams finished
[out#0/null @ 0x6000020d0240] Terminating muxer thread
[out#0/null @ 0x6000020d0240] Output file #0 (/dev/null):
[out#0/null @ 0x6000020d0240] Output stream #0:0 (video): 30 frames encoded; 30 packets muxed (62864 bytes);
[out#0/null @ 0x6000020d0240] Total: 30 packets (62864 bytes) muxed
[out#0/null @ 0x6000020d0240] video:61kB audio:0kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: unknown
frame= 30 fps=0.0 q=-0.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:00:00.96 bitrate=N/A speed=2.76x
[AVIOContext @ 0x12fe04630] Statistics: 350 bytes written, 0 seeks, 2 writeouts
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x6000029dc000] Terminating demuxer thread
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x6000029dc000] Input file #0 (testsrc=size=1280x720:rate=60,tinterlace=mode=1):
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x6000029dc000] Input stream #0:0 (video): 33 packets read (15840 bytes); 31 frames decoded; 0 decode errors;
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x6000029dc000] Total: 33 packets (15840 bytes) demuxed
success in 391ms
h264_videotoolbox+tonemap
[Parsed_testsrc_0 @ 0x6000001342c0] size:1280x720 rate:60/1 duration:-1.000000 sar:1/1
[auto_scale_0 @ 0x600000134580] w:iw h:ih flags:'' interl:0
[Parsed_format_1 @ 0x600000134370] auto-inserting filter 'auto_scale_0' between the filter 'Parsed_testsrc_0' and the filter 'Parsed_format_1'
[auto_scale_1 @ 0x600000134630] w:iw h:ih flags:'' interl:0
[Parsed_colorspace_2 @ 0x600000134420] auto-inserting filter 'auto_scale_1' between the filter 'Parsed_format_1' and the filter 'Parsed_colorspace_2'
[auto_scale_0 @ 0x600000134580] w:1280 h:720 fmt:rgb24 sar:1/1 -> w:1280 h:720 fmt:p010le sar:1/1 flags:0x00000004
[auto_scale_1 @ 0x600000134630] w:1280 h:720 fmt:p010le sar:1/1 -> w:1280 h:720 fmt:yuv420p10le sar:1/1 flags:0x00000004
Last message repeated 3 times
Input #0, lavfi, from 'testsrc=size=1280x720:rate=60,format=p010le,colorspace=all=bt2020:iall=bt2020:fast=0':
Duration: N/A, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A
Stream #0:0: Video: wrapped_avframe, 1 reference frame, yuv420p10le(bt2020nc/bt2020/smpte2084), 1280x720 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 60 fps, 60 tbr, 60 tbn
[out#0/null @ 0x6000003380c0] No explicit maps, mapping streams automatically...
[vost#0:0/h264_videotoolbox @ 0x14d706f70] Created video stream from input stream 0:0
[Parsed_tonemap_metal_2 @ 0x600000138210] Using Metal device: Apple M2
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (wrapped_avframe (native) -> h264 (h264_videotoolbox))
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[Parsed_tonemap_metal_2 @ 0x6000001380b0] Using Metal device: Apple M2
[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x600000138630] w:1280 h:720 pixfmt:yuv420p10le tb:1/60 fr:60/1 sar:1/1
[auto_scale_0 @ 0x6000001386e0] w:iw h:ih flags:'' interl:0
[trim_in_0_0 @ 0x600000138580] auto-inserting filter 'auto_scale_0' between the filter 'graph 0 input from stream 0:0' and the filter 'trim_in_0_0'
[auto_scale_0 @ 0x6000001386e0] w:1280 h:720 fmt:yuv420p10le sar:1/1 -> w:1280 h:720 fmt:p010le sar:1/1 flags:0x00000004
Last message repeated 3 times
[h264_videotoolbox @ 0x14d7071e0] Using input frames context (format videotoolbox_vld) with h264_videotoolbox encoder.
Output #0, null, to '/dev/null':
Metadata:
encoder : Lavf60.16.100
Stream #0:0: Video: h264, 1 reference frame, videotoolbox_vld(tv, bt709, progressive), 1280x720 (0x0) [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 4000 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbn
Metadata:
encoder : Lavc60.31.102 h264_videotoolbox
No more output streams to write to, finishing.
[vist#0:0/wrapped_avframe @ 0x14d705560] Decoder thread received EOF packet
[vist#0:0/wrapped_avframe @ 0x14d705560] Decoder returned EOF, finishing
[vist#0:0/wrapped_avframe @ 0x14d705560] Terminating decoder thread
[out#0/null @ 0x6000003380c0] All streams finished
[out#0/null @ 0x6000003380c0] Terminating muxer thread
[out#0/null @ 0x6000003380c0] Output file #0 (/dev/null):
[out#0/null @ 0x6000003380c0] Output stream #0:0 (video): 60 frames encoded; 60 packets muxed (104867 bytes);
[out#0/null @ 0x6000003380c0] Total: 60 packets (104867 bytes) muxed
[out#0/null @ 0x6000003380c0] video:102kB audio:0kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: unknown
frame= 60 fps=0.0 q=-0.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:00:00.98 bitrate=N/A speed=3.79x
[AVIOContext @ 0x14e004420] Statistics: 346 bytes written, 0 seeks, 2 writeouts
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x600000a34000] Terminating demuxer thread
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x600000a34000] Input file #0 (testsrc=size=1280x720:rate=60,format=p010le,colorspace=all=bt2020:iall=bt2020:fast=0):
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x600000a34000] Input stream #0:0 (video): 63 packets read (30240 bytes); 61 frames decoded; 0 decode errors;
[in#0/lavfi @ 0x600000a34000] Total: 63 packets (30240 bytes) demuxed
success in 310ms