diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/hardware_acceleration.md b/docs/docs/configuration/hardware_acceleration.md
index 78c0b8389..477c574b3 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/hardware_acceleration.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/hardware_acceleration.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ffmpeg:
 
 ```yaml
 ffmpeg:
-  hwaccel_args: preset-intel-vaapi
+  hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
 ```
 **NOTICE**: With some of the processors, like the J4125, the default driver `iHD` doesn't seem to work correctly for hardware acceleration. You may need to change the driver to `i965` by adding the following environment variable `LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965` to your docker-compose file or [in the frigate.yml for HA OS users](advanced.md#environment_vars).
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ ffmpeg:
 
 ```yaml
 ffmpeg:
-  hwaccel_args: preset-amd-vaapi
+  hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
 ```
 
 ### NVIDIA GPU
diff --git a/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py b/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
index b6ec49b21..27c7d1636 100644
--- a/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
+++ b/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
@@ -114,90 +114,12 @@ PRESETS_HW_ACCEL_SCALE = {
 }
 
 PRESETS_HW_ACCEL_ENCODE = {
-    "preset-vaapi": [
-        "-c:v",
-        "h264_vaapi",
-        "-g",
-        "50",
-        "-bf",
-        "0",
-        "-profile:v",
-        "high",
-        "-level:v",
-        "4.1",
-        "-sei:v",
-        "0",
-    ],
-    "preset-intel-qsv-h264": [
-        "-c:v",
-        "h264_qsv",
-        "-g",
-        "50",
-        "-bf",
-        "0",
-        "-profile:v",
-        "high",
-        "-level:v",
-        "4.1",
-        "-async_depth:v",
-        "1",
-    ],
-    "preset-intel-qsv-h265": [
-        "-c:v",
-        "h264_qsv",
-        "-g",
-        "50",
-        "-bf",
-        "0",
-        "-profile:v",
-        "high",
-        "-level:v",
-        "4.1",
-        "-async_depth:v",
-        "1",
-    ],
-    "preset-nvidia-h264": [
-        "-c:v",
-        "h264_nvenc",
-        "-g",
-        "50",
-        "-profile:v",
-        "high",
-        "-level:v",
-        "auto",
-        "-preset:v",
-        "p2",
-        "-tune:v",
-        "ll",
-    ],
-    "preset-nvidia-h265": [
-        "-c:v",
-        "h264_nvenc",
-        "-g",
-        "50",
-        "-profile:v",
-        "high",
-        "-level:v",
-        "auto",
-        "-preset:v",
-        "p2",
-        "-tune:v",
-        "ll",
-    ],
-    "default": [
-        "-c:v",
-        "libx264",
-        "-g",
-        "50",
-        "-profile:v",
-        "high",
-        "-level:v",
-        "4.1",
-        "-preset:v",
-        "superfast",
-        "-tune:v",
-        "zerolatency",
-    ],
+    "preset-vaapi": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 {} -vf 'format=yuv420p,hwupload' -c:v h264_vaapi -g 50 -bf 0 -profile:v high -level:v 4.1 -sei:v 0 {}",
+    "preset-intel-qsv-h264": "ffmepg -hide_banner {} -c:v h264_qsv -g 50 -bf 0 -profile:v high -level:v 4.1 -async_depth:v 1 {}",
+    "preset-intel-qsv-h265": "ffmepg -hide_banner {} -c:v h264_qsv -g 50 -bf 0 -profile:v high -level:v 4.1 -async_depth:v 1 {}",
+    "preset-nvidia-h264": "ffmepg -hide_banner {} -c:v h264_nvenc -g 50 -profile:v high -level:v auto -preset:v p2 -tune:v ll {}",
+    "preset-nvidia-h265": "ffmepg -hide_banner {} -c:v h264_nvenc -g 50 -profile:v high -level:v auto -preset:v p2 -tune:v ll {}",
+    "default": "ffmepg -hide_banner {} -c:v libx264 -g 50 -profile:v high -level:v 4.1 -preset:v superfast -tune:v zerolatency {}",
 }
 
 
@@ -229,12 +151,12 @@ def parse_preset_hardware_acceleration_scale(
     return scale
 
 
-def parse_preset_hardware_acceleration_encode(arg: Any) -> list[str]:
+def parse_preset_hardware_acceleration_encode(arg: Any, input: str, output: str) -> str:
     """Return the correct scaling preset or default preset if none is set."""
     if not isinstance(arg, str):
-        return PRESETS_HW_ACCEL_ENCODE["default"]
+        return PRESETS_HW_ACCEL_ENCODE["default"] % (input, output)
 
-    return PRESETS_HW_ACCEL_ENCODE.get(arg, PRESETS_HW_ACCEL_ENCODE["default"])
+    return PRESETS_HW_ACCEL_ENCODE.get(arg, PRESETS_HW_ACCEL_ENCODE["default"]) % (input, output)
 
 
 PRESETS_INPUT = {
diff --git a/frigate/restream.py b/frigate/restream.py
index 6642fbeb4..6062be122 100644
--- a/frigate/restream.py
+++ b/frigate/restream.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class RestreamApi:
         if self.config.restream.birdseye:
             self.relays[
                 "birdseye"
-            ] = f"exec:ffmpeg -hide_banner -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size {self.config.birdseye.width}x{self.config.birdseye.height} -r 10 -i {BIRDSEYE_PIPE} {' '.join(parse_preset_hardware_acceleration_encode(self.config.ffmpeg.hwaccel_args))} -rtsp_transport tcp -f rtsp {{output}}"
+            ] = f"exec:{parse_preset_hardware_acceleration_encode(self.config.ffmpeg.hwaccel_args, f'-f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size {self.config.birdseye.width}x{self.config.birdseye.height} -r 10 -i {BIRDSEYE_PIPE}', '-rtsp_transport tcp -f rtsp {output}')}"
 
         for name, path in self.relays.items():
             params = {"src": path, "name": name}