I'm trying to transcode a video rendered by Davinci Resolve, using ffmpeg from mpeg4 to h264, on Ubuntu, using the following command.
ffmpeg -y -vsync 0 -hwaccel cuda -hwaccel_output_format cuda -i input.mov -c:a copy -c:v h264_nvenc -b:v 8M -preset 7 output-h264_nvenc-p7.mp4 -v verbose
And my Nvidia card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650.
I'm gettting the following error:
[mpeg4 @ 0x55a893ed3200] Video width 3840 not within range from 48 to 2032
[mpeg4 @ 0x55a893ed3200] Failed setup for format cuda: hwaccel initialisation returned error.
And here's the complete output. The command produces an output but its quality is significantly less than the original.
built with gcc 13 (Ubuntu 13.2.0-23ubuntu4)
configuration: --enable-nonfree --enable-cuda-nvcc --enable-libnpp --extra-cflags=-I/usr/local/cuda/include --extra-ldflags=-L/usr/local/cuda/lib64 --disable-static --enable-shared --enable-gpl --enable-libx264
libavutil 59. 36.100 / 59. 36.100
libavcodec 61. 13.100 / 61. 13.100
libavformat 61. 5.101 / 61. 5.101
libavdevice 61. 2.101 / 61. 2.101
libavfilter 10. 2.102 / 10. 2.102
libswscale 8. 2.100 / 8. 2.100
libswresample 5. 2.100 / 5. 2.100
libpostproc 58. 2.100 / 58. 2.100
-vsync is deprecated. Use -fps_mode
Passing a number to -vsync is deprecated, use a string argument as described in the manual.
Selecting decoder 'mpeg4' because of requested hwaccel method cuda
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'input.mov':
Metadata:
major_brand : qt
minor_version : 512
compatible_brands: qt
creation_time : 2024-09-15T04:25:29.000000Z
encoder : Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve
Duration: 00:20:34.87, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 347243 kb/s
Stream #0:0[0x1]: Video: mpeg4 (Simple Profile), 1 reference frame (mp4v / 0x7634706D), yuv420p(bt709/bt709/unknown, left), 3840x2160 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 345703 kb/s, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 15360 tbn (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2024-09-15T04:25:29.000000Z
handler_name : VideoHandler
vendor_id :
encoder : MPEG4 Video
timecode : 01:00:00:00
Stream #0:1[0x2]: Audio: pcm_s16le (lpcm / 0x6D63706C), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 1536 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2024-09-15T04:25:29.000000Z
handler_name : SoundHandler
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
Stream #0:2[0x3](eng): Data: none (tmcd / 0x64636D74) (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2024-09-15T04:25:29.000000Z
handler_name : TimeCodeHandler
timecode : 01:00:00:00
[out#0/mp4 @ 0x55a8929e8d80] No explicit maps, mapping streams automatically...
[vost#0:0/h264_nvenc @ 0x55a8929f5880] Created video stream from input stream 0:0
[aost#0:1/copy @ 0x55a893867080] Created audio stream from input stream 0:1
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (mpeg4 (native) -> h264 (h264_nvenc))
Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
[vost#0:0/h264_nvenc @ 0x55a8929f5880] Starting thread...
[vf#0:0 @ 0x55a8929f17c0] Starting thread...
[vist#0:0/mpeg4 @ 0x55a89293a100] [dec:mpeg4 @ 0x55a8929f4440] Starting thread...
[in#0/mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x55a8929e0600] Starting thread...
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[mpeg4 @ 0x55a893ed3200] NVDEC capabilities:
[mpeg4 @ 0x55a893ed3200] format supported: yes, max_mb_count: 8192
[mpeg4 @ 0x55a893ed3200] min_width: 48, max_width: 2032
[mpeg4 @ 0x55a893ed3200] min_height: 16, max_height: 2032
[mpeg4 @ 0x55a893ed3200] Video width 3840 not within range from 48 to 2032
[mpeg4 @ 0x55a893ed3200] Failed setup for format cuda: hwaccel initialisation returned error.
[graph -1 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x75c970002e40] w:3840 h:2160 pixfmt:yuv420p tb:1/15360 fr:60/1 sar:1/1 csp:bt709 range:unknown
[graph -1 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x75c970002e40] video frame properties congruent with link at pts_time: 0
[h264_nvenc @ 0x55a8929e62c0] Using device cuda0 (type cuda) with h264_nvenc encoder.
[h264_nvenc @ 0x55a8929e62c0] Loaded Nvenc version 12.2
[h264_nvenc @ 0x55a8929e62c0] Nvenc initialized successfully
[h264_nvenc @ 0x55a8929e62c0] The selected preset is deprecated. Use p1 to p7 + -tune or fast/medium/slow.
Output #0, mp4, to 'output-h264_nvenc-p7.mp4':
Metadata:
major_brand : qt
minor_version : 512
compatible_brands: qt
encoder : Lavf61.5.101
Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Main), 1 reference frame (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p(tv, bt709/bt709/unknown, progressive, left), 3840x2160 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 8000 kb/s, 60 fps, 15360 tbn (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2024-09-15T04:25:29.000000Z
handler_name : VideoHandler
vendor_id :
timecode : 01:00:00:00
encoder : Lavc61.13.100 h264_nvenc
Side data:
cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/8000000 buffer size: 16000000 vbv_delay: N/A
Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s16le (ipcm / 0x6D637069), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 1536 kb/s (default)
Metadata:
creation_time : 2024-09-15T04:25:29.000000Z
handler_name : SoundHandler
vendor_id : [0][0][0][0]
How can I find the cause of the error and resolve it?
Also is there a way to improve the quality of the output video as it's much lower than the original? I tried doing the same conversion using libxh264 (using the CPU) and that produced a far better video.
