[FFmpeg-trac] #6488(undetermined:new): Videotoolbox and VDA fail to initialize for H.264

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#6488: Videotoolbox and VDA fail to initialize for H.264
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             Reporter:  macdavis     |                     Type:  defect
               Status:  new          |                 Priority:  normal
            Component:               |                  Version:  git-
  undetermined                       |  master
             Keywords:  VDA          |               Blocked By:
  Videotoolbox                       |  Reproduced by developer:  0
             Blocking:               |
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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 Summary of the bug:
 Both Videotoolbox and Vda fail to decode this video. The sample file is
 attached.

 How to reproduce:
 {{{
 % ffmpeg -hwaccel videotoolbox -i /Users/davisdai/sample.m2ts -f null -
 ffmpeg version 3.3.2 Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers
   built with Apple LLVM version 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.42)
   configuration: --disable-debug --disable-opencl --disable-avdevice
 --disable-ffplay --disable-ffprobe --disable-postproc --disable-ffserver
 --disable-devices --disable-avresample --disable-indev=qtkit --disable-doc
 --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --enable-hardcoded-tables --enable-gpl
 --enable-nonfree
   libavutil      55. 58.100 / 55. 58.100
   libavcodec     57. 89.100 / 57. 89.100
   libavformat    57. 71.100 / 57. 71.100
   libavfilter     6. 82.100 /  6. 82.100
   libswscale      4.  6.100 /  4.  6.100
   libswresample   2.  7.100 /  2.  7.100
 Input #0, mpegts, from '/Users/davisdai/sample.m2ts':
   Duration: 00:00:00.73, start: 1.433367, bitrate: 18888 kb/s
   Program 1
     Metadata:
       service_name    : Service01
       service_provider: FFmpeg
     Stream #0:0[0x100]: Video: h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv, bt709, top first), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps,
 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn, 59.94 tbc
     Stream #0:1[0x101]: Audio: ac3 ([129][0][0][0] / 0x0081), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 224 kb/s
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> wrapped_avframe (native))
   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (ac3 (native) -> pcm_s16le (native))
 Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
 Error while decoding stream #0:0: Generic error in an external library
 Output #0, null, to 'pipe:':
   Metadata:
     encoder         : Lavf57.71.100
     Stream #0:0: Video: wrapped_avframe, nv12, 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR
 16:9], q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbn, 29.97 tbc
     Metadata:
       encoder         : Lavc57.89.100 wrapped_avframe
     Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s16le, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 1536 kb/s
     Metadata:
       encoder         : Lavc57.89.100 pcm_s16le
 Error while decoding stream #0:0: Generic error in an external library
     Last message repeated 6 times
 frame=   14 fps=0.0 q=-0.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:00:00.70 bitrate=N/A
 speed=4.02x
 video:7kB audio:132kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB
 muxing overhead: unknown
 }}}

 {{{
 ffmpeg -hwaccel vda -i /Users/davisdai/sample.m2ts -f null -
 ffmpeg version 3.3.2 Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers
   built with Apple LLVM version 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.42)
   configuration: --disable-debug --disable-opencl --disable-avdevice
 --disable-ffplay --disable-ffprobe --disable-postproc --disable-ffserver
 --disable-devices --disable-avresample --disable-indev=qtkit --disable-doc
 --enable-pthreads --enable-version3 --enable-hardcoded-tables --enable-gpl
 --enable-nonfree
   libavutil      55. 58.100 / 55. 58.100
   libavcodec     57. 89.100 / 57. 89.100
   libavformat    57. 71.100 / 57. 71.100
   libavfilter     6. 82.100 /  6. 82.100
   libswscale      4.  6.100 /  4.  6.100
   libswresample   2.  7.100 /  2.  7.100
 Input #0, mpegts, from '/Users/davisdai/sample.m2ts':
   Duration: 00:00:00.73, start: 1.433367, bitrate: 18888 kb/s
   Program 1
     Metadata:
       service_name    : Service01
       service_provider: FFmpeg
     Stream #0:0[0x100]: Video: h264 (High) ([27][0][0][0] / 0x001B),
 yuv420p(tv, bt709, top first), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 29.97 fps,
 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn, 59.94 tbc
     Stream #0:1[0x101]: Audio: ac3 ([129][0][0][0] / 0x0081), 48000 Hz,
 stereo, fltp, 224 kb/s
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> wrapped_avframe (native))
   Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (ac3 (native) -> pcm_s16le (native))
 Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
 [27][0][0][0]: Unsupported pixel format: (null)
 Error while processing the decoded data for stream #0:0
 Conversion failed!
 }}}

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