High ffmpeg cpu usage?

[Knono 0]

So, after updating my server, ffmpeg spikes my cpu usage to 100%, which hadn't happened before for me. I looked up old posts regarding it, and didn't seem to find any definitive fix , aside from enabling throttling, but that was already enabled on my end, and didn't help. While gaming, when it spikes like that, it makes my game almost unplayable, so I'm really hoping to find a solution to this. Thanks in advance for any help

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Edited December 29, 2017 by Knono

[Luke 42079]

Hi there, can we please look at an example? please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. thanks !

[Knono 0]

updated my first post with the most recent log

[Luke 42079]

Ok, can you attach an ffmpeg log as well? thanks.

[Knono 0]

Alright, also attached to first post

[Luke 42079]

Hi, in some situations it's normal for ffmpeg to consume a lot of CPU, especially one such as this where it's doing a full transcode.

 

You can try playing with the server transcoding settings such as thread count. That may reduce cpu consumption but may also affect your playback experience. The other thing you may want to do is pay attention to the type of content that's being played during peak hours when you need resources for gaming. In this case it is transcoding HEVC video. Perhaps if you limit your viewing to H264 video during that time period, ffmpeg might not be used at all. 

 

Please let us know if this helps. Thanks.