Unable to create task with image quality 100

[Marishka17]

My actions before raising this issue

• Read/searched the docs
• Searched past issues

Expected Behaviour

Task should be created

Current Behaviour

[Errno 22] Invalid argument; last error log: [libx264] Error setting profile baseline.

Possible Solution

Remove 'profile': 'baseline'
Note that usage of -profile:v is incompatible with lossless encoding

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. select video file
2. use_zip_chunks=False
3. set image quality to 100
4. try to create task

Context

Your Environment

• Git hash commit (git log -1): 2b815922
• Docker version docker version (e.g. Docker 17.0.05):
• Are you using Docker Swarm or Kubernetes?
• Operating System and version (e.g. Linux, Windows, MacOS):
• Code example or link to GitHub repo or gist to reproduce problem:
• Other diagnostic information / logs:
  Logs from `cvat` container

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[EBayego]

Hi! I'll take this issue to resolve it. @nmanovic

[EBayego]

Hi there,
After several attempts, I haven't been able to reproduce the error. It works for me, and I can create the task following the steps you mentioned, using different videos too. Although these are basic questions, are you using the latest version? Is it possible that the video is damaged and cannot be encoded because of this? Have you tried with multiple videos to check this last point?

[nmanovic]

@Marishka17 , could you please provide a way to reproduce the issue?

[nmanovic]

@EBayego , please select another issue to contribute. Thank you.

[EBayego]

@EBayego , please select another issue to contribute. Thank you.

Hi Nikita, I commented in this other issue #4747

[Sanjay6388]

Solutions:

1. Remove or Adjust the profile Parameter
   Edit the CVAT configuration to remove or adjust the profile parameter in the video encoding settings.

Locate the CVAT configuration file or scripts used for task creation (e.g., cvat/settings/base.py or any custom configuration).
Search for the ffmpeg options or settings related to profile.
Remove or adjust the 'profile': 'baseline' setting to use a more compatible profile, like main or high.

2. Use use_zip_chunks=True or Lower image_quality
   If image_quality=100 is not a strict requirement:

Set image_quality to a lower value (e.g., 90 or 95) to avoid triggering lossless encoding.
Enable use_zip_chunks=True to bypass video re-encoding entirely. This approach uses pre-extracted image frames instead of processing the video.

3. Update CVAT and FFmpeg
   Ensure your CVAT installation and FFmpeg version are up-to-date:

Update CVAT to the latest version if possible. This ensures any bugs or misconfigurations in the encoding pipeline are resolved.
Check the version of FFmpeg installed within the CVAT Docker container:
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