meta-pytorch/torchcodec

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Media decoding and encoding for PyTorch: videos, images, and audio, on CPU and GPU.

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Dominant language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
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55 open issues indexed

I have a requirement to have the torchcodec run on a Huawei Ascend card Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1643 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 19, 2026
Image decoders and encoders: improvements and changes vs torchvision Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1560 · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 28, 2026
Add cap resize to the Resize Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1493 · 3 comments · Opened Jun 23, 2026
When should a decoder seek forward? Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1488 · Opened Jun 16, 2026
Segfault on CUDA encoder with low qp value Open

bug

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1419 · Opened May 18, 2026
Dockerized Working Environment Example Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1380 · Opened May 13, 2026
Video metadata have incorrect lenght of video Open

bug

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1363 · 2 comments · Opened May 9, 2026
Flaky JSON error in encoder tests Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 62/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1330 · Opened Apr 13, 2026
Legacy `sws_scale()` prevents multi-threaded color conversion Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1303 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 23, 2026
Cleaning up uses of `std::string` vs `std::string_view` Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1256 · Opened Feb 23, 2026
Add motion‑vector extraction API (MV‑only mode + frame types) for ML workflows Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1218 · 3 comments · Opened Feb 3, 2026
Many tests fail with: RuntimeError: Invalid AVIO context holder. Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1192 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 24, 2026
Support multi-GPU and multi-NVDEC parallel video decoding to reduce single-video latency Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1168 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 14, 2026
misleading error when libpython is missing Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1164 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 13, 2026
Static FFMPEG packaging. Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1149 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 5, 2026
Import error on windows for XTTS usage Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1147 · 6 comments · Opened Dec 28, 2025
Import torchcodec fails, "Could not load this library: libtorchcodec_coreX" Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1146 · Opened Dec 26, 2025
Enable color parameters in NVENC test on FFmpeg 4 and 6 Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1140 · Opened Dec 17, 2025
What decoder transforms should we work on? Open

enhancement

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1134 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 15, 2025
Runtime error : Could not load libtorchcodec Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1131 · 7 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Dec 14, 2025
test_compile failing Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1112 · Opened Dec 9, 2025
Approximate mode performance Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1077 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 28, 2025
Refactor C++ SingleStreamDecoder to consolidate addStream into constructor Open

refactor

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1064 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 19, 2025
Video Encoder test_contiguity sometimes fails to produce identical tensors Open

bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1047 · Opened Nov 13, 2025
Unsupported device: cuda (device type: cuda, variant: beta) Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#1043 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 12, 2025
Improve UX by letting the user know that their `torch` and `torchcodec` versions are incompatible Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#995 · 3 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Oct 23, 2025
Potential perf improvements to the BETA CUDA interface Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#944 · Opened Oct 8, 2025
RuntimeError: Requested next frame while there are no more frames left to decode. Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#905 · 12 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Sep 22, 2025
Investigate refactoring how we return AVIOFileLikeContext Open

refactor

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#896 · Opened Sep 11, 2025
KeyFrame detection for H264 and HEVC formats Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#886 · 2 reactions · Opened Sep 9, 2025
Add C++ linting Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 52/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#840 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 22, 2025
Encoding mp3 on Windows is probably incorrect Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#837 · Opened Aug 22, 2025
FFmpeg 5 on Windows errors in AudioEncoder's `avcodec_open2` when passing bad parameters Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#836 · Opened Aug 22, 2025
Support for Passing Codec-Specific Options Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#810 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 7, 2025
Attempt to move Mac CI jobs to macos-m2-15 Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#769 · Opened Jul 11, 2025
Multiprocessing leads to decoding error Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#766 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 10, 2025
Can't stream corrupted audio Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

meta-pytorch/torchcodec#731 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 18, 2025
TorchCodec cannot recognize custom-built ffmpeg Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#730 · 6 comments · Opened Jun 18, 2025
OpenCV decoder frames are incorrect Open

bug

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#729 · Opened Jun 17, 2025
Encoder tests sometimes fail on reading input Open

bug

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#724 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 11, 2025
Add test video with missing number of frames and duration Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#710 · Opened Jun 3, 2025
Live stream decoding Open

enhancement

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#695 · 4 comments · 5 reactions · Opened May 22, 2025
Unskip test for videos without PTS values Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#684 · Opened May 15, 2025
Return audio sample shape as `(num_samples, num_channels)` Open

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#663 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 29, 2025
Create unit tests based on variable FPS video Open

good first issue

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#653 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 24, 2025
Option to choose output color format Open

enhancement

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#516 · 3 comments · Opened Feb 20, 2025
Handle Partially Corrupted Videos Open

enhancement

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#505 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 8, 2025
Add a sampler that samples only keyframes (I-Frames) Open

enhancement

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#474 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 23, 2025
Request for ROCM backend support Open

enhancement module: rocm

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#444 · 7 comments · 10 reactions · Opened Dec 23, 2024
FFmpeg 5 is not installing properly for CUDA CI sometimes Open

bug

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meta-pytorch/torchcodec#325 · Opened Oct 30, 2024

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