Ah - it looks like this is the issue: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=197089
Though not entirely sure what is being done there! Looks like whatever it is is not an ffmpeg issue On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 11:13 AM Ben Barker <[email protected]> wrote: > I am using ffmpeg to record from a UVC webcam for X seconds that appears > as /dev/videoX > > I have found that if a recording finishes, and I try to start another with > the same command within ~0.5 seconds, I occasionally get an error that the > device is not available. > > I assume this is down to some issue with timings and the video device not > being immediately released? I can work around this by ensuring there is a > longer delay between successive recordings, but it would be good to > understand what is going on! > > > _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list [email protected] https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email [email protected] with subject "unsubscribe".
