From ec5f1911879dcfd434cdc6cc7b4cf4919bdeadd5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:38:38 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] additional logs on ffmpeg exit

---
 frigate/video.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/frigate/video.py b/frigate/video.py
index a139c25f1..615c61d61 100755
--- a/frigate/video.py
+++ b/frigate/video.py
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ def stop_ffmpeg(ffmpeg_process: sp.Popen[Any], logger: logging.Logger):
     try:
         logger.info("Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully...")
         ffmpeg_process.communicate(timeout=30)
+        logger.info("FFmpeg has exited")
     except sp.TimeoutExpired:
         logger.info("FFmpeg didn't exit. Force killing...")
         ffmpeg_process.kill()
         ffmpeg_process.communicate()
+        logger.info("FFmpeg has been killed")
     ffmpeg_process = None