From 6abde119d1dc9ed98a72f40859085a586c1809cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 10:18:28 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] resolve global record.export.hwaccel_args to fix phantom
 camera override

---
 frigate/config/config.py | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/frigate/config/config.py b/frigate/config/config.py
index 2bc990c21a..1a12c20e51 100644
--- a/frigate/config/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config/config.py
@@ -680,6 +680,13 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
         if self.ffmpeg.hwaccel_args == "auto":
             self.ffmpeg.hwaccel_args = auto_detect_hwaccel()
 
+        # Resolve global export hwaccel_args so it matches the per-camera
+        # resolution below. Without this, every camera reads as overriding
+        # record.export.hwaccel_args because the global stays "auto" while
+        # the camera value gets resolved to the actual args list.
+        if self.record.export.hwaccel_args == "auto":
+            self.record.export.hwaccel_args = self.ffmpeg.hwaccel_args
+
         # Populate global audio filters from listen. Existing user-defined
         # entries for labels not in listen are preserved but unused at runtime.
         if self.audio.filters is None: