Image Extraction ffmpeg processes taking over system

[tigrao 18]

I have been trying to get to the bottom of a problem that completely incapacitates my server.

 

My server's interface is non-responsive and the Emby web client takes almost ten minutes to load.  When I could finally get task manager to come up I can see that I have over 140 ffmpeg processes running.

 

 

In my server log I see over and over lines similar to this:

2016-08-23 10:42:56.9220 Info MediaEncoder: Killing ffmpeg process
2016-08-23 10:42:57.9121 Error MediaEncoder: ffmpeg image extraction failed for file:"D:\Recorded TV\Wild Kratts_KBYUDT_2016_08_22_18_28_00.wtv"
2016-08-23 10:42:57.9121 Error MediaEncoder: I-frame image extraction failed, will attempt standard way. Input: file:"D:\Recorded TV\Wild Kratts_KBYUDT_2016_08_22_18_28_00.wtv"
2016-08-23 10:43:08.3129 Info MediaEncoder: Killing ffmpeg process
2016-08-23 10:43:09.3131 Error MediaEncoder: ffmpeg image extraction failed for file:"D:\Recorded TV\Transformers Rescue Bots_DFCHD_2016_08_13_06_28_00.wtv"
2016-08-23 10:43:09.3131 Error MediaEncoder: I-frame image extraction failed, will attempt standard way. Input: file:"D:\Recorded TV\Transformers Rescue Bots_DFCHD_2016_08_13_06_28_00.wtv"
2016-08-23 10:43:20.7540 Info MediaEncoder: Killing ffmpeg process
2016-08-23 10:43:21.7541 Error MediaEncoder: ffmpeg image extraction failed for file:"D:\Recorded TV\Super Why!_KUEDDT_2016_05_10_10_58_00.wtv"
2016-08-23 10:43:21.7541 Error MediaEncoder: I-frame image extraction failed, will attempt standard way. Input: file:"D:\Recorded TV\Super Why!_KUEDDT_2016_05_10_10_58_00.wtv"
2016-08-23 10:43:34.8152 Info MediaEncoder: Killing ffmpeg process
2016-08-23 10:43:35.8153 Error MediaEncoder: ffmpeg image extraction failed for file:"D:\Recorded TV\Super WHY!_KUEDH_2016_03_16_10_58_17.wtv"
2016-08-23 10:43:35.8153 Error MediaEncoder: I-frame image extraction failed, will attempt standard way. Input: file:"D:\Recorded TV\Super WHY!_KUEDH_2016_03_16_10_58_17.wtv"

Yes, I record a lot of kids shows.  I've gone in and tried to turn off metadata settings, but that doesn't seem to be helping anything.

 

 

 

How can I keep my server from being taken hostage by ffmpeg processes trying to extract images?

[Luke 37063]

It looks like some image extractions failed and hung and got stuck in a state that prevented us from killing them. This is very rare, I haven't seen it happen in a couple years.

 

Make sure to turn off the screen grabber for all types, not just movies, notice the dropdown at the top of that screen. thanks.

[tigrao 18]

I killed those 140 processes and then went through all of the media types. There were some that were not turned off on music and home videos I think it was. The problem hasn't come back in the last six hours. I will check again tomorrow.

 

 

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[Luke 37063]

Double check them. make sure to click save after each one. Thanks for your patience.