Don't save segments < 3 seconds in duration

frigate/config.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from frigate.const import (
     AUDIO_MIN_CONFIDENCE,
     CACHE_DIR,
     DEFAULT_DB_PATH,
+    MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION,
     REGEX_CAMERA_NAME,
     YAML_EXT,
 )
@@ -931,9 +932,10 @@ def verify_recording_segments_setup_with_reasonable_time(
             f"Camera {camera_config.name} has no segment_time in recording output args, segment args are required for record."
         )
 
-    if int(record_args[seg_arg_index + 1]) > 60:
+    config_duration = int(record_args[seg_arg_index + 1])
+    if config_duration < MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION or config_duration > 60:
         raise ValueError(
-            f"Camera {camera_config.name} has invalid segment_time output arg, segment_time must be 60 or less."
+            f"Camera {camera_config.name} has invalid segment_time output arg, segment_time must be {MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION} <= x <= 60."
         )
 
 

frigate/const.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ DRIVER_INTEL_iHD = "iHD"
 
 # Record Values
 
+MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION = 3
 MAX_SEGMENT_DURATION = 600
 MAX_PLAYLIST_SECONDS = 7200  # support 2 hour segments for a single playlist to account for cameras with inconsistent segment times
 

frigate/record/maintainer.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from frigate.const import (
     CACHE_DIR,
     INSERT_MANY_RECORDINGS,
     MAX_SEGMENT_DURATION,
+    MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION,
     RECORD_DIR,
 )
 from frigate.models import Event, Recordings
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ class RecordingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
                 duration = -1
 
             # ensure duration is within expected length
-            if 0 < duration < MAX_SEGMENT_DURATION:
+            if MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION < duration < MAX_SEGMENT_DURATION:
                 end_time = start_time + datetime.timedelta(seconds=duration)
                 self.end_time_cache[cache_path] = (end_time, duration)
             else: