dynamic ffmpeg

frigate/config/camera/camera.py

@@ -242,6 +242,14 @@ class CameraConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     def create_ffmpeg_cmds(self):
         if "_ffmpeg_cmds" in self:
             return
+        self._build_ffmpeg_cmds()
+
+    def recreate_ffmpeg_cmds(self):
+        """Force regeneration of ffmpeg commands from current config."""
+        self._build_ffmpeg_cmds()
+
+    def _build_ffmpeg_cmds(self):
+        """Build ffmpeg commands from the current ffmpeg config."""
         ffmpeg_cmds = []
         for ffmpeg_input in self.ffmpeg.inputs:
             ffmpeg_cmd = self._get_ffmpeg_cmd(ffmpeg_input)

frigate/config/camera/updater.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class CameraConfigUpdateEnum(str, Enum):
     birdseye = "birdseye"
     detect = "detect"
     enabled = "enabled"
+    ffmpeg = "ffmpeg"
     motion = "motion"  # includes motion and motion masks
     notifications = "notifications"
     objects = "objects"
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ class CameraConfigUpdateSubscriber:
 
         if update_type == CameraConfigUpdateEnum.audio:
             config.audio = updated_config
+        elif update_type == CameraConfigUpdateEnum.ffmpeg:
+            config.ffmpeg = updated_config
+            config.recreate_ffmpeg_cmds()
         elif update_type == CameraConfigUpdateEnum.audio_transcription:
             config.audio_transcription = updated_config
         elif update_type == CameraConfigUpdateEnum.birdseye:

frigate/video.py

@@ -214,7 +214,11 @@ class CameraWatchdog(threading.Thread):
         self.config_subscriber = CameraConfigUpdateSubscriber(
             None,
             {config.name: config},
-            [CameraConfigUpdateEnum.enabled, CameraConfigUpdateEnum.record],
+            [
+                CameraConfigUpdateEnum.enabled,
+                CameraConfigUpdateEnum.ffmpeg,
+                CameraConfigUpdateEnum.record,
+            ],
         )
         self.requestor = InterProcessRequestor()
         self.was_enabled = self.config.enabled
@@ -254,9 +258,13 @@ class CameraWatchdog(threading.Thread):
             self._last_record_status = status
             self._last_status_update_time = now
 
+    def _check_config_updates(self) -> dict[str, list[str]]:
+        """Check for config updates and return the update dict."""
+        return self.config_subscriber.check_for_updates()
+
     def _update_enabled_state(self) -> bool:
         """Fetch the latest config and update enabled state."""
-        self.config_subscriber.check_for_updates()
+        self._check_config_updates()
         return self.config.enabled
 
     def reset_capture_thread(
@@ -317,7 +325,24 @@ class CameraWatchdog(threading.Thread):
 
         # 1 second watchdog loop
         while not self.stop_event.wait(1):
-            enabled = self._update_enabled_state()
+            updates = self._check_config_updates()
+
+            # Handle ffmpeg config changes by restarting all ffmpeg processes
+            if "ffmpeg" in updates and self.config.enabled:
+                self.logger.debug(
+                    "FFmpeg config updated for %s, restarting ffmpeg processes",
+                    self.config.name,
+                )
+                self.stop_all_ffmpeg()
+                self.start_all_ffmpeg()
+                self.latest_valid_segment_time = 0
+                self.latest_invalid_segment_time = 0
+                self.latest_cache_segment_time = 0
+                self.record_enable_time = datetime.now().astimezone(timezone.utc)
+                last_restart_time = datetime.now().timestamp()
+                continue
+
+            enabled = self.config.enabled
             if enabled != self.was_enabled:
                 if enabled:
                     self.logger.debug(f"Enabling camera {self.config.name}")

web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/ffmpeg.ts

@@ -162,17 +162,7 @@ const ffmpeg: SectionConfigOverrides = {
     fieldGroups: {
       cameraFfmpeg: ["input_args", "hwaccel_args", "output_args"],
     },
-    restartRequired: [
-      "inputs",
-      "path",
-      "global_args",
-      "hwaccel_args",
-      "input_args",
-      "output_args",
-      "retry_interval",
-      "apple_compatibility",
-      "gpu",
-    ],
+    restartRequired: [],
   },
 };