From b522aaa1b63dd037cd3381d1688898cad3e8c701 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:00:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] ensure image is numpy array

---
 frigate/embeddings/onnx/lpr_embedding.py | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/onnx/lpr_embedding.py b/frigate/embeddings/onnx/lpr_embedding.py
index c3b9a8771..1aaf15f80 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/onnx/lpr_embedding.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/onnx/lpr_embedding.py
@@ -261,8 +261,10 @@ class LicensePlateDetector(BaseEmbedding):
     def _preprocess_inputs(self, raw_inputs):
         if isinstance(raw_inputs, list):
             raise ValueError("License plate embedding does not support batch inputs.")
-        # Get image as numpy array
-        img = self._process_image(raw_inputs)
+
+        pil = self._process_image(raw_inputs)
+        # image as numpy array
+        img = np.array(pil)
         height, width, channels = img.shape
 
         # Resize maintaining aspect ratio