only send frames to ffmpeg if there are clients listening

2021-05-30 09:00:34 -05:00
parent 4e0203ca68
commit a8df97dc1a
1 changed files with 3 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/frigate/output.py
+++ b/frigate/output.py
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ def output_frames(config, video_output_queue):

        frame = frame_manager.get(frame_id, config.cameras[camera].frame_shape_yuv)

-        # send frame to ffmpeg process
-        converter.write(frame.tobytes())
+        # send frame to ffmpeg process if websockets are connected
+        if len(websocket_server.manager) > 0:
+            converter.write(frame.tobytes())

        if camera in previous_frames:
            frame_manager.delete(previous_frames[camera])