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@Human-126094 it works perfectly. I am getting from 100 to 200 fps on QSV and only around 60 to 80 fps vaapi. What would be great is an "encode now" button on multiselection. And a pause / resume queue button, maybe not directly pause, but pause after current encoding. One small visual issue, after switching devices opening the queue list there is nothing on the other device And on the logs page there is only 50 entries shown, if there are more than 50 jobs queued you can't see the the current log file or older ones, maybe a page would be useful. On the trash site the pages doesn't work, only with a reload of the page

I did some runs and everything works as expected. :D I have found some minor "nags". For better compability especially with macos the ffmpeg parameter "-tag:v hvc1" should be added. Is it possible to retain the change date timestamp from the original file on the encoded file? A visual bug on the bench screen occurs when executing "Verify on full file" twice on different quality presets after a benchmark, causing the status bar to not appear while the verification runs in the background until a page reload reveals the completed state and restores the "Apply as default" option. And what happens if the source file is a wmv or ther, does it change it to mp4 or mkv?

This version seems to have fixed the encoder detection. QSV is detected on startup and is selectable. I will run some encodings and report back if anything breaks

Hmm thats strange I did "reset" the config and recreate the container but still the same behavior. Container LOG It seems that the encoder detection tries to run ffmpeg only with the low-power options, which doesn't work on my system

@Human-126094 Here are my results: HEVC Entrypoints Baseline Variant A -- force the low-power encode path: Variant B -- swap ICQ rate control for constant-QP: Variant C -- explicit QSV device init derived from VAAPI: So Variant A fails immediately, every other variant has "muxing overhead: unknown". The baseline, B and C should work I have an i5-14500T with the iGPU UHD Graphics 770

Thanky you for your fixes. HW acceleration seems to be working again but only with VAAPI, QSV ist still "broken" with the same error message encoder · encoder_runtime_brokenqsv: v @ 0x55f5ca0bfa80] Could not open encoder before EOF [vost#0:0/hevc_qsv @ 0x55f5ca0d00c0] Task finished with error code: -22 (Invalid argument) [vost#0:0/hevc_qsv @ 0x55f5ca0d00c0] Terminating t I don't know if there would be any differences in quality, compression or speed

It seems that the encoder detection is still broken with QSV I am still getting the error message encoder_runtime_brokenqsv: v @ 0x55e70b1f7a80] Could not open encoder before EOF [vost#0:0/hevc_qsv @ 0x55e70b208f80] Task finished with error code: -22 (Invalid argument) [vost#0:0/hevc_qsv @ 0x55e70b208f80] Terminating thread with return code -22 (Invalid argument) encoder_runtime_brokenvaapi: 0x5611055bc680] Could not open encoder before EOF [vost#0:0/hevc_vaapi @ 0x5611055bc280] Task finished with error code: -22 (Invalid argument) [vost#0:0/hevc_vaapi @ 0x5611055bc280] Terminating thread with return code -22 (Invalid argument) But if I run a bench test and set it to the hvec_qsv encoder it work with the hardware encoder. For the render devices in the diagnostics page it should only check if it can read/write to the device, it could be misleading for some users. It will always complain on my setup because the render device is owned by the gid 18 and the media folder is owned by the pid 99 and gid 100, setting the gid to 18 would break the permissions used by plex or other media servers In the library it would be great if you add the "delete entry" button to the multi selection

The QSV renderer is still broken in the new update ## x265-butler diagnostics report ### App - version: 2.22.0 - gitHash: 4cc36c7e - committedAt: 1780257595 - committedAtCET: 31.05.26, 21:59:55 ### Runtime - nodeVersion: v22.22.3 - platform: linux - arch: x64 - uptimeSec: 1132 - pid: 7 ### Mounts | path | readable | writable | error | |---|---|---|---| | /media | ✓ | ✓ | | | /cache | ✓ | ✓ | | | /config | ✓ | ✓ | | ### Cache - effectivePath: /mnt/cache/x265-butler - resolution: user-override - settingValue: /mnt/cache/x265-butler - writable: ✓ ### Devices - DRI: /dev/dri/card0, /dev/dri/renderD128 - NVIDIA: _none_ ### Encoders - detected: libx265 - detection warnings: - encoder_runtime_broken — qsv: v @ 0x55e087936a80] Could not open encoder before EOF [vost#0:0/hevc_qsv @ 0x55e087947f80] Task finished with error code: -22 (Invalid argument) [vost#0:0/hevc_qsv @ 0x55e087947f80] Terminating thread with return code -22 (Invalid argument) - probe outcomes: - nvenc: missing - qsv: compiled-in-broken — v @ 0x55e087936a80] Could not open encoder before EOF [vost#0:0/hevc_qsv @ 0x55e087947f80] Task finished with error code: -22 (Invalid argument) [vost#0:0/hevc_qsv @ 0x55e087947f80] Terminating thread with return code -22 (Invalid argument) - vaapi: missing - libx265: functional ### Active warnings - WARN encoder:encoder_runtime_broken — qsv: v @ 0x55e087936a80] Could not open encoder before EOF [vost#0:0/hevc_qsv @ 0x55e087947f80] Task finished with error code: -22 (Invalid argument) [vost#0:0/hevc_qsv @ 0x55e087947f80] Terminating t ### Recent errors (in-memory, last ≤25) _no recent errors_ ### Onboarding - completed: ✓ - hasShare: ✓ ## Container Image - OS: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) - GLIBC: 2.41 - Intel Media Driver: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 25.2.3 () (vainfo) - libva: 2.22.0-3 - libdrm: 2.4.124-2 - oneVPL MFX runtime (libmfx-gen1.2): 25.1.4-1 - oneVPL dispatcher (libvpl2): 1:2.14.0-1+b1 - libigfxcmrt7: 25.2.3+dfsg1-1 - _(oneVPL versions report installed-package presence; runtime QSV-functionality is verified separately by the probe-encode — 23-04)_ - ffmpeg version: N-124426-g5bbc00c05d-20260510 <details> <summary>ffmpeg configuration flags</summary> ``` --prefix=/ffbuild/prefix --pkg-config-flags=--static --pkg-config=pkg-config --cross-prefix=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu- --arch=x86_64 --target-os=linux --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-debug --enable-iconv --enable-zlib --enable-libxml2 --enable-libsoxr --enable-openssl --enable-libvmaf --enable-fontconfig --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-vulkan --enable-libshaderc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libxcb --enable-xlib --enable-libpulse --enable-opencl --enable-gmp --enable-lzma --enable-liblcevc-dec --enable-amf --enable-libaom --enable-libaribb24 --enable-avisynth --enable-chromaprint --enable-libdav1d --enable-libdavs2 --enable-libdvdread --enable-libdvdnav --disable-libfdk-aac --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-frei0r --enable-libgme --enable-libkvazaar --enable-libaribcaption --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libjxl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libplacebo --enable-librist --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libzmq --enable-lv2 --enable-libvpl --enable-openal --enable-liboapv --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-librav1e --enable-librubberband --disable-schannel --enable-sdl2 --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsrt --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libtwolame --enable-libuavs3d --enable-libdrm --enable-vaapi --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvvenc --enable-whisper --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-libzvbi --extra-cflags=-DLIBTWOLAME_STATIC --extra-cxxflags= --extra-libs='-lgomp -ldl' --extra-ldflags=-pthread --extra-ldexeflags=-pie --cc=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu-gcc --cxx=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu-g++ --ar=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu-gcc-ar --ranlib=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu-gcc-ranlib --nm=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu-gcc-nm --extra-version=20260510 ``` </details> ## CPU - Vendor: GenuineIntel (Intel) - Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-14500T - CPUID family/model: 6 / 191 - Microarch: — - Graphics gen: — - HEVC-QSV (hardware): unknown - _(HEVC-QSV reflects iGPU HARDWARE capability by the embedded gen-table; runtime QSV functionality is verified separately by the probe-encode — 23-04)_ ## Blocklist Evaluation <!-- Operator: paths below are verbatim. Redact mount/user prefixes before posting if sensitive. --> - Total entries: 1 - Pattern cache: — _No recent evaluations._ ## Slow Requests _No slow requests recorded (threshold: 1s)._ ## Slow Queries _No slow queries recorded (threshold: 100ms)._ ## Web Vitals _No web vitals recorded._ ## DRI Render Devices | Device | GID | Group | In group | R | W | Error | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | /dev/dri/renderD128 | 18 | node | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | _Group name is container-side and informational; the numeric GID is authoritative. Membership counts the process primary GID (PGID) AND supplementary groups — fix via PGID=<gid> or --group-add <gid>._ ### Last test-encode (client UAT run) - outcome: success - encoderPicked: libx265 - durationMs: 143 - exitCode: 0 stderr: ``` Input #0, lavfi, from 'testsrc=size=320x240:rate=1:duration=5': Duration: N/A, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A Stream #0:0: Video: wrapped_avframe, rgb24, 320x240 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 1 fps, 1 tbr, 1 tbn Stream mapping: Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (wrapped_avframe (native) -> hevc (libx265)) Press [q] to stop, [?] for help x265 [info]: HEVC encoder version 4.1+241-cfee9638 x265 [info]: build info [Linux][GCC 15.2.0][64 bit] 8bit+10bit+12bit x265 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast LZCNT SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2 x265 [warning]: halving the quality when psy-rd is enabled for 444 input. Setting cbQpOffset = 6 and crQpOffset = 6 x265 [info]: Main 4:4:4 profile, Level-2 (Main tier) x265 [info]: Thread pool created using 20 threads x265 [info]: Slices : 1 x265 [info]: frame threads / pool features : 4 / wpp(4 rows) x265 [warning]: Source height < 720p; disabling lookahead-slices x265 [info]: Coding QT: max CU size, min CU size : 64 / 8 x265 [info]: Residual QT: max TU size, max depth : 32 / 1 inter / 1 intra x265 [info]: ME / range / subpel / merge : hex / 57 / 2 / 3 x265 [info]: Keyframe min / max / scenecut / bias : 1 / 250 / 40 / 5.00 x265 [info]: Cb/Cr QP Offset : 6 / 6 x265 [info]: Lookahead / bframes / badapt : 20 / 4 / 2 x265 [info]: b-pyramid / weightp / weightb : 1 / 1 / 0 x265 [info]: References / ref-limit cu / depth : 3 / off / on x265 [info]: AQ: mode / str / qg-size / cu-tree : 2 / 1.0 / 32 / 1 x265 [info]: Rate Control / qCompress : CRF-28.0 / 0.60 x265 [info]: tools: rd=3 psy-rd=2.00 early-skip rskip mode=1 signhide tmvp x265 [info]: tools: b-intra strong-intra-smoothing deblock sao Output #0, null, to '/dev/null': Metadata: encoder : Lavf62.15.100 Stream #0:0: Video: hevc, gbrp(pc, gbr/unknown/unknown, progressive), 320x240 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], q=2-31, 1 fps, 1 tbn Metadata: encoder : Lavc62.30.100 libx265 Side data: CPB properties: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/0 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: N/A [out#0/null @ 0x561799b40d40] video:10KiB audio:0KiB subtitle:0KiB other streams:0KiB global headers:0KiB muxing overhead: unknown frame= 5 fps=0.0 q=25.8 Lsize=N/A time=00:00:03.00 bitrate=N/A speed=26.9x elapsed=0:00:00.11 x265 [info]: frame I: 1, Avg QP:20.35 kb/s: 30.37 x265 [info]: frame P: 2, Avg QP:22.61 kb/s: 10.22 x265 [info]: frame B: 2, Avg QP:25.89 kb/s: 6.65 x265 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:0.0% UV:0.0% encoded 5 frames in 0.08s (63.07 fps), 12.82 kb/s, Avg QP:23.47 ``` _Generated 2026-06-01T07:17:40.234Z_

Unfortunately the v2.20.0 did nothing good for me and the QSV encoder and have to go back to the old version. Now the encoder is not detected and I have this error message encoder · encoder_runtime_brokenqsv: d argument) [out#0/null @ 0x56509692ea40] Nothing was written into output file, because at least one of its streams received no packets. frame= 0 fps=0.0 q=0.0 Lsize= 0KiB time=N/A bitrate=N/A sp With vainfo it is detected correctly and before that it could encode videos without the group-add(I have set the /dev/dri directory to chmod 777) I have already tried to change the --group-add command and set the PGID env variable I don't know if this helps but this is form the diagnostics page: ## x265-butler diagnostics report ### App - version: `2.20.0` - gitHash: `cdc8532c` - committedAt: `1780166814` - committedAtCET: `30.05.26, 20:46:54` ### Runtime - nodeVersion: `v22.22.3` - platform: `linux` - arch: `x64` - uptimeSec: 121 - pid: 7 ### Mounts | path | readable | writable | error | |---|---|---|---| | `/media` | ✓ | ✓ | | | `/cache` | ✓ | ✓ | | | `/config` | ✓ | ✓ | | ### Devices - DRI: `/dev/dri/card0`, `/dev/dri/renderD128` - NVIDIA: _none_ ### Encoders - detected: `libx265` - detection warnings: - `encoder_runtime_broken` — qsv: d argument) [out#0/null @ 0x55e289783a40] Nothing was written into output file, because at least one of its streams received no packets. frame= 0 fps=0.0 q=0.0 Lsize= 0KiB time=N/A bitrate=N/A speed=N/A elapsed=0:00:00.04 Conversion failed! - probe outcomes: - `nvenc`: missing - `qsv`: compiled-in-broken — `d argument) [out#0/null @ 0x55e289783a40] Nothing was written into output file, because at least one of its streams received no packets. frame= 0 fps=0.0 q=0.0 Lsize= 0KiB time=N/A bitrate=N/A speed=N/A elapsed=0:00:00.04 Conversion failed!` - `vaapi`: missing - `libx265`: functional ### Active warnings - **WARN** `encoder:encoder_runtime_broken` — qsv: d argument) [out#0/null @ 0x55e289783a40] Nothing was written into output file, because at least one of its streams received no packets. frame= 0 fps=0.0 q=0.0 Lsize= 0KiB time=N/A bitrate=N/A sp ### Recent errors (in-memory, last ≤25) _no recent errors_ ### Onboarding - completed: ✓ - hasShare: ✓ ## Container Image - OS: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) - GLIBC: 2.41 - Intel Media Driver: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 25.2.3 () (vainfo) - libva: 2.22.0-3 - libdrm: 2.4.124-2 - oneVPL MFX runtime (libmfx-gen1.2): 25.1.4-1 - oneVPL dispatcher (libvpl2): 1:2.14.0-1+b1 - libigfxcmrt7: 25.2.3+dfsg1-1 - _(oneVPL versions report installed-package presence; runtime QSV-functionality is verified separately by the probe-encode — 23-04)_ - ffmpeg version: N-124426-g5bbc00c05d-20260510 <details> <summary>ffmpeg configuration flags</summary> ``` --prefix=/ffbuild/prefix --pkg-config-flags=--static --pkg-config=pkg-config --cross-prefix=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu- --arch=x86_64 --target-os=linux --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-debug --enable-iconv --enable-zlib --enable-libxml2 --enable-libsoxr --enable-openssl --enable-libvmaf --enable-fontconfig --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-vulkan --enable-libshaderc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libxcb --enable-xlib --enable-libpulse --enable-opencl --enable-gmp --enable-lzma --enable-liblcevc-dec --enable-amf --enable-libaom --enable-libaribb24 --enable-avisynth --enable-chromaprint --enable-libdav1d --enable-libdavs2 --enable-libdvdread --enable-libdvdnav --disable-libfdk-aac --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-frei0r --enable-libgme --enable-libkvazaar --enable-libaribcaption --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libjxl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libplacebo --enable-librist --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libzmq --enable-lv2 --enable-libvpl --enable-openal --enable-liboapv --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenh264 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-librav1e --enable-librubberband --disable-schannel --enable-sdl2 --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsrt --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libtwolame --enable-libuavs3d --enable-libdrm --enable-vaapi --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvvenc --enable-whisper --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-libzvbi --extra-cflags=-DLIBTWOLAME_STATIC --extra-cxxflags= --extra-libs='-lgomp -ldl' --extra-ldflags=-pthread --extra-ldexeflags=-pie --cc=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu-gcc --cxx=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu-g++ --ar=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu-gcc-ar --ranlib=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu-gcc-ranlib --nm=x86_64-ffbuild-linux-gnu-gcc-nm --extra-version=20260510 ``` </details> ## CPU - Vendor: GenuineIntel (Intel) - Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-14500T - CPUID family/model: 6 / 191 - Microarch: — - Graphics gen: — - HEVC-QSV (hardware): unknown - _(HEVC-QSV reflects iGPU HARDWARE capability by the embedded gen-table; runtime QSV functionality is verified separately by the probe-encode — 23-04)_ ## Blocklist Evaluation <!-- Operator: paths below are verbatim. Redact mount/user prefixes before posting if sensitive. --> - Total entries: 1 - Pattern cache: — _No recent evaluations._ ## Slow Requests _No slow requests recorded (threshold: 1s)._ ## Slow Queries _No slow queries recorded (threshold: 100ms)._ ## Web Vitals _No web vitals recorded._ ## DRI Render Devices | Device | GID | Group | In group | R | W | Error | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | `/dev/dri/renderD128` | 18 | node | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | _Group name is container-side and informational; the numeric GID is authoritative. Membership counts the process primary GID (PGID) AND supplementary groups — fix via `PGID=<gid>` or `--group-add <gid>`._ ### Last test-encode (client UAT run) - outcome: `success` - encoderPicked: `libx265` - durationMs: 147 - exitCode: 0 **stderr:** ``` Input #0, lavfi, from 'testsrc=size=320x240:rate=1:duration=5': Duration: N/A, start: 0.000000, bitrate: N/A Stream #0:0: Video: wrapped_avframe, rgb24, 320x240 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], 1 fps, 1 tbr, 1 tbn Stream mapping: Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (wrapped_avframe (native) -> hevc (libx265)) Press [q] to stop, [?] for help x265 [info]: HEVC encoder version 4.1+241-cfee9638 x265 [info]: build info [Linux][GCC 15.2.0][64 bit] 8bit+10bit+12bit x265 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast LZCNT SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX FMA3 BMI2 AVX2 x265 [warning]: halving the quality when psy-rd is enabled for 444 input. Setting cbQpOffset = 6 and crQpOffset = 6 x265 [info]: Main 4:4:4 profile, Level-2 (Main tier) x265 [info]: Thread pool created using 20 threads x265 [info]: Slices : 1 x265 [info]: frame threads / pool features : 4 / wpp(4 rows) x265 [warning]: Source height < 720p; disabling lookahead-slices x265 [info]: Coding QT: max CU size, min CU size : 64 / 8 x265 [info]: Residual QT: max TU size, max depth : 32 / 1 inter / 1 intra x265 [info]: ME / range / subpel / merge : hex / 57 / 2 / 3 x265 [info]: Keyframe min / max / scenecut / bias : 1 / 250 / 40 / 5.00 x265 [info]: Cb/Cr QP Offset : 6 / 6 x265 [info]: Lookahead / bframes / badapt : 20 / 4 / 2 x265 [info]: b-pyramid / weightp / weightb : 1 / 1 / 0 x265 [info]: References / ref-limit cu / depth : 3 / off / on x265 [info]: AQ: mode / str / qg-size / cu-tree : 2 / 1.0 / 32 / 1 x265 [info]: Rate Control / qCompress : CRF-28.0 / 0.60 x265 [info]: tools: rd=3 psy-rd=2.00 early-skip rskip mode=1 signhide tmvp x265 [info]: tools: b-intra strong-intra-smoothing deblock sao Output #0, null, to '/dev/null': Metadata: encoder : Lavf62.15.100 Stream #0:0: Video: hevc, gbrp(pc, gbr/unknown/unknown, progressive), 320x240 [SAR 1:1 DAR 4:3], q=2-31, 1 fps, 1 tbn Metadata: encoder : Lavc62.30.100 libx265 Side data: CPB properties: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/0 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: N/A [out#0/null @ 0x55c19dd57c00] video:10KiB audio:0KiB subtitle:0KiB other streams:0KiB global headers:0KiB muxing overhead: unknown frame= 5 fps=0.0 q=25.8 Lsize=N/A time=00:00:03.00 bitrate=N/A speed=25.5x elapsed=0:00:00.11 x265 [info]: frame I: 1, Avg QP:20.35 kb/s: 30.37 x265 [info]: frame P: 2, Avg QP:22.61 kb/s: 10.22 x265 [info]: frame B: 2, Avg QP:25.89 kb/s: 6.65 x265 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:0.0% UV:0.0% encoded 5 frames in 0.07s (68.98 fps), 12.82 kb/s, Avg QP:23.47 ``` _Generated 2026-05-31T11:30:45.085Z_

What would be a nice to have is to just replace the file, at the moment there needs to be a suffix for the compressed file. And an option to delete an entry from the library. I have a few files with the tag "missing on disk", I haven't found an option to remove the entries. And an option to clear the log. But other than that, this is a great and helpful piece of software

And it would be great if the .json file from the job would be saved to the cache directory or config directory not to the library directory

Hi with the workaround it works now with my iGPU (i5-14500T UHD Graphics 770) but I had to mount the cache directory manually( /mnt/cache I use ZFS, not an unraid array). There isn't an option in the setting to change this

Hi now I can see the iGPU inside the container but I can't encode any files, in the logs I can see INFO job transition: encoding→failed {"action":"job_transition","jobId":420,"fileId":396,"transition":"encoding→failed","cause":"statfs_failed:ENOENT","exitCode":0} And the Benchmark also only works with the software encoder. The hardware encoder just skips everything

Hi I am currently trying x256-butler, but I don't get the integrated graphics card to detect. I have passed the folder /dev/dri inside the container, with --device /dev/dri and I have tried to set the container as privileged but no luck there

Hi, did anyone already experimented with the new zfs vdev exansion feature? I have a zpool with 2 vdevs and I would like to expand each vdev with one disk. Is this possible with the current zfs version?