frigate/web/public/locales/en/config/ffmpeg.json

{
  "label": "FFmpeg",
  "description": "FFmpeg settings including binary path, args, hwaccel options, and per-role output args.",
  "path": {
    "label": "FFmpeg path",
    "description": "Path to the FFmpeg binary to use globally or a version alias (\"5.0\" or \"7.0\")."
  },
  "global_args": {
    "label": "FFmpeg global args",
    "description": "Global args passed to FFmpeg processes by default."
  },
  "hwaccel_args": {
    "label": "Hardware acceleration args",
    "description": "Hardware acceleration arguments for FFmpeg (auto or provider-specific)."
  },
  "input_args": {
    "label": "Input args",
    "description": "Input arguments applied to FFmpeg input streams by default."
  },
  "output_args": {
    "label": "Output args",
    "description": "Default output args used for different FFmpeg roles such as detect and record.",
    "detect": {
      "label": "Detect output args",
      "description": "Default output args for detect role streams."
    },
    "record": {
      "label": "Record output args",
      "description": "Default output args for record role streams."
    }
  },
  "retry_interval": {
    "label": "FFmpeg retry time",
    "description": "Seconds to wait before attempting to reconnect a camera stream after failure. Default is 10."
  },
  "apple_compatibility": {
    "label": "Apple compatibility",
    "description": "Enable HEVC tagging for better Apple player compatibility when recording H.265."
  },
  "gpu": {
    "label": "GPU index",
    "description": "Default GPU index used for hardware acceleration if available."
  },
  "inputs": {
    "label": "Camera inputs",
    "description": "List of input stream definitions (paths and roles) for this camera.",
    "path": {
      "label": "Input path",
      "description": "Camera input stream URL or path."
    },
    "roles": {
      "label": "Input roles",
      "description": "Roles for this input stream (for example: detect, record, audio)."
    },
    "global_args": {
      "label": "FFmpeg args",
      "description": "FFmpeg arguments for this input stream."
    },
    "hwaccel_args": {
      "label": "Hardware acceleration args",
      "description": "Hardware acceleration arguments for this input stream."
    },
    "input_args": {
      "label": "Input args",
      "description": "Input arguments specific to this stream."
    }
  }
}