Crash FFMPEG

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#6,397 opened on Sep 30, 2025 6 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Description

## Environment

- **OS:** opensuse Tumbleweed-20250925
- **Scrcpy version:** 3.3.2
- **Installation method:** command line
- **Device model:** pixel 4
- **Android version:** 13

## Describe the bug

ERROR: [FFmpeg] DecodeFrame failed
ERROR: Decoder ‘video’: could not send video packet: -1313558101
ERROR: Demuxer error

It keeps getting warnings on address 0x0x7ff44c001b70 before crashing. sometimes when closing an app, swiping left, it produces 100 errors.

```
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the pic_width_in_mbs exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the pic_height_in_mbs exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the total count of mb exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning: max_num_ref_frames exceeds level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the pic_width_in_mbs exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the pic_height_in_mbs exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the total count of mb exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning: max_num_ref_frames exceeds level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the pic_width_in_mbs exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the pic_height_in_mbs exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the total count of mb exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning: max_num_ref_frames exceeds level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the pic_width_in_mbs exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the pic_height_in_mbs exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:the total count of mb exceeds the level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning: max_num_ref_frames exceeds level limits!
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7fd9ac001b70, Warning:DecodeCurrentAccessUnit() failed (459800) in frame: 0 uiDId: 0 uiQId: 0
ERROR: [FFmpeg] DecodeFrame failed
ERROR: Decoder 'video': could not send video packet: -1313558101
ERROR: Demuxer error

and sometimes when I close - just a few
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -269
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -267
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -267
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -267
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -267
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -268
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -267
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -286
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -258
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -283
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -295
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -284
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -279
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -277
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -271
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -275
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -268
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -277
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -306
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -289
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -283
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -306
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -260
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -257
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -262
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -292
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -292
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -292
WARN: [FFmpeg] [OpenH264] this = 0x0x7f4eec001b70, Warning:invalid syntax vertical mv -292

```

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the crash on openSUSE Tumbleweed with scrcpy 3.3.2 and the Pixel 4, then inspect the FFmpeg/OpenH264 video-decoder path associated with the reported warnings. Done means closing apps or swiping no longer causes the decoder or demuxer errors and crash.

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Assessment

Tech stack: android, c
Domain: audio-video-rtc
Issue type: Bug
Difficulty: 4/5
Estimated time: 3-5 days
Activity status: Stale
Clarity: Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness: 25/100