https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1257586#M94520 <P>further update after fixing the command to work properly it seems we have success. the command should be:</P> <P><EM>ffmpeg -v verbose -stats -hwaccel qsv -qsv_device 1 -c:v h264_qsv -i ./AUD_MW_E.264 -map 0:0 -vf vpp_qsv=w=1920:h=1080,format=yuv420p10le -c:v hevc_qsv -b:v 6000k -look_ahead:v 1 -color_primaries:v bt709 -color_trc:v bt709 -colorspace:v bt709 -metadata:s:v title= -disposition:v default test.mkv</EM></P> <P>note the removal of the quotes from around the filter name and the adjustment to specify the proper device on windows.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>output from ffmpeg:</P> <P>ffmpeg version 2020-12-12-git-5148740e79-full_build-<A href="http://www.gyan.dev" target="_blank">www.gyan.dev</A> Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers<BR />built with gcc 10.2.0 (Rev5, Built by MSYS2 project)<BR />configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-static --disable-w32threads --disable-autodetect --enable-fontconfig --enable-iconv --enable-gnutls --enable-libxml2 --enable-gmp --enable-lzma --enable-libsnappy --enable-zlib --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libzmq --enable-avisynth --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdav1d --enable-libzvbi --enable-librav1e --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libvpx --enable-libass --enable-frei0r --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libzimg --enable-amf --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc --enable-d3d11va --enable-dxva2 --enable-libmfx --enable-libglslang --enable-vulkan --enable-opencl --enable-libcdio --enable-libgme --enable-libmodplug --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libshine --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libilbc --enable-libgsm --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopus --enable-libspeex --enable-libvorbis --enable-ladspa --enable-libbs2b --enable-libflite --enable-libmysofa --enable-librubberband --enable-libsoxr --enable-chromaprint<BR />libavutil 56. 62.100 / 56. 62.100<BR />libavcodec 58.115.102 / 58.115.102<BR />libavformat 58. 65.100 / 58. 65.100<BR />libavdevice 58. 11.103 / 58. 11.103<BR />libavfilter 7. 93.100 / 7. 93.100<BR />libswscale 5. 8.100 / 5. 8.100<BR />libswresample 3. 8.100 / 3. 8.100<BR />libpostproc 55. 8.100 / 55. 8.100<BR />[h264 @ 00000296e4ca2580] Reinit context to 176x144, pix_fmt: yuv420p<BR />Input #0, h264, from './AUD_MW_E.264':<BR />Duration: N/A, bitrate: N/A<BR />Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (Constrained Baseline), 1 reference frame, yuv420p(progressive), 176x144, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 1200k tbn, 50 tbc<BR />Codec AVOption look_ahead (Use VBR algorithm with look ahead) specified for output file #0 (test.mkv) has not been used for any stream. The most likely reason is either wrong type (e.g. a video option with no video streams) or that it is a private option of some encoder which was not actually used for any stream.<BR />[h264_mp4toannexb @ 00000296e4ca1980] The input looks like it is Annex B already<BR />Stream mapping:<BR />Stream #0:0 -&gt; #0:0 (h264 (h264_qsv) -&gt; hevc (hevc_qsv))<BR />Press [q] to stop, [?] for help<BR />[AVHWDeviceContext @ 00000296e52b7dc0] Using D3D9Ex device.<BR />[AVHWDeviceContext @ 00000296e52b98c0] Initialize MFX session: API version is 1.34, implementation version is 1.33<BR />[h264_qsv @ 00000296e526ce00] Decoder: output is video memory surface<BR />[graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 00000296e4ca4080] w:176 h:144 pixfmt:qsv tb:1/1200000 fr:25/1 sar:0/1<BR />[auto_scaler_0 @ 00000296e5278340] w:iw h:ih flags:'bicubic' interl:0<BR />[Parsed_format_1 @ 00000296e4ca3e00] auto-inserting filter 'auto_scaler_0' between the filter 'Parsed_vpp_qsv_0' and the filter 'Parsed_format_1'<BR />[auto_scaler_1 @ 00000296e5278800] w:iw h:ih flags:'bicubic' interl:0<BR />[format @ 00000296e5277b80] auto-inserting filter 'auto_scaler_1' between the filter 'Parsed_format_1' and the filter 'format'<BR />[auto_scaler_0 @ 00000296e5278340] w:1920 h:1080 fmt:nv12 sar:0/1 -&gt; w:1920 h:1080 fmt:yuv420p10le sar:0/1 flags:0x4<BR />[auto_scaler_1 @ 00000296e5278800] w:1920 h:1080 fmt:yuv420p10le sar:0/1 -&gt; w:1920 h:1080 fmt:p010le sar:0/1 flags:0x4<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] Initialized an internal MFX session using hardware accelerated implementation<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] Using the average variable bitrate (AVBR) ratecontrol method<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] profile: main10; level: 40<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] GopPicSize: 248; GopRefDist: 9; GopOptFlag: closed ; IdrInterval: 1<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] TargetUsage: 4; RateControlMethod: VBR<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] BufferSizeInKB: 1500; InitialDelayInKB: 750; TargetKbps: 6000; MaxKbps: 6000; BRCParamMultiplier: 1<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] NumSlice: 1; NumRefFrame: 5<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] RateDistortionOpt: unknown<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] NumTileColumns: 1; NumTileRows: 1<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] RecoveryPointSEI: unknown IntRefType: 0; IntRefCycleSize: 0; IntRefQPDelta: 0<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] MaxFrameSize: 0; MaxSliceSize: 0; <BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] BitrateLimit: unknown; MBBRC: unknown; ExtBRC: OFF<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] Trellis: auto<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] VDENC: OFF<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] RepeatPPS: OFF; NumMbPerSlice: 0; LookAheadDS: unknown<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] AdaptiveI: unknown; AdaptiveB: unknown; BRefType: pyramid<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] MinQPI: 12; MaxQPI: 63; MinQPP: 12; MaxQPP: 63; MinQPB: 12; MaxQPB: 63<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] GPB: ON<BR />[hevc_qsv @ 00000296e4d5c000] FrameRateExtD: 1; FrameRateExtN: 25 <BR />Output #0, matroska, to 'test.mkv':<BR />Metadata:<BR />encoder : Lavf58.65.100<BR />Stream #0:0: Video: hevc, 1 reference frame, p010le(tv, bt709, progressive), 1920x1080 (0x0), q=2-31, 6000 kb/s, 25 fps, 1k tbn (default)<BR />Metadata:<BR />encoder : Lavc58.115.102 hevc_qsv<BR />Side data:<BR />cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 0/0/6000000 buffer size: 0 vbv_delay: N/A<BR />frame= 2 fps=0.0 q=0.0 size= 1kB time=00:00:00.00 bitrate=N/A speed= 0x frame= 31 fps= 25 q=-0.0 size= 1kB time=00:00:00.84 bitrate= 7.0kbits/s speed=0.689x frame= 62 fps= 36 q=-0.0 size= 1kB time=00:00:02.08 bitrate= 2.8kbits/s speed=1.21x frame= 94 fps= 42 q=-0.0 size= 1kB time=00:00:03.36 bitrate= 1.7kbits/s speed= 1.5x [h264_qsv @ 00000296e526ce00] A decode call did not consume any data: expect more data at input (-10)<BR />Last message repeated 2 times<BR />No more output streams to write to, finishing.<BR />frame= 100 fps= 39 q=-0.0 Lsize= 2407kB time=00:00:04.08 bitrate=4831.9kbits/s speed=1.61x <BR />video:2406kB audio:0kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.067147%<BR />Input file #0 (./AUD_MW_E.264):<BR />Input stream #0:0 (video): 100 packets read (54828 bytes); 100 frames decoded; <BR />Total: 100 packets (54828 bytes) demuxed<BR />Output file #0 (test.mkv):<BR />Output stream #0:0 (video): 100 frames encoded; 100 packets muxed (2463243 bytes); <BR />Total: 100 packets (2463243 bytes) muxed<BR />[AVIOContext @ 00000296e4d5d140] Statistics: 2 seeks, 11 writeouts<BR />[AVIOContext @ 00000296e4ca8b00] Statistics: 54828 bytes read, 0 seeks</P> Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:08:54 GMT asheimo 2021-02-19T14:08:54Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1232252#M91904 <P>I am trying to transcode a video in ffmpeg and use a complete hardware pipeline and also convert the video for 8bit to 10bit. It seems that scale_qsv should be able to do this using the format option but I have yet to be able to successfully do this. I am looking for guidance as to how to move forward.&nbsp;</P><P>when using -vf scale_qsv-format-p010le ffmpeg errors with the following message:</P><P>[Parsed_scale_qsv_0 @ 000001beba542980] Error synchronizing the operation: -21kbits/s speed=N/A<BR />Error while filtering: Unknown error occurred<BR />Failed to inject frame into filter network: Unknown error occurred<BR />Error while processing the decoded data for stream #0:0</P> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:58:57 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1232252#M91904 asheimo 2020-11-27T16:58:57Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1232863#M91966 <P>Hello&nbsp;asheimo,&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank&nbsp;you&nbsp;for&nbsp;posting&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Intel®&nbsp;communities.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In order to better assist you, please provide the following:&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI>Are you designing a type of software/hardware?&nbsp;&nbsp;</LI><LI>Also, what is the&nbsp;Intel®&nbsp;product that you are working with?&nbsp;</LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P><P>This information can help us to guide you to the correct support place.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M &nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician &nbsp;</P><BR /> Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:31:49 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1232863#M91966 Sebastian_M_Intel 2020-11-30T23:31:49Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1232901#M91970 <P>I am currently using an i7-10700k but really this question applies to qsv in general, I want to be able to create a full hardware pipeline via ffmpeg and convert an 8bit input to a 10bit output.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:21:00 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1232901#M91970 asheimo 2020-12-01T01:21:00Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1233263#M92009 <P>Hello&nbsp;asheimo,&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks for the update.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Please let me review this information internally, and kindly wait for an update.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Once we have more information to share we will post it on this thread.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><BR /> Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:57:40 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1233263#M92009 Sebastian_M_Intel 2020-12-01T22:57:40Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1233968#M92074 <P>Hello&nbsp;asheimo,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for patiently waiting.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>After double-checking internally, we understand that you are looking to transcode a video using QuickSync, mainly the function "scale_qsv", however; access to the hardware encoder is provided through the FFmpeg&nbsp;application. Since you have usability questions, they need to be addressed by the app developer or even perhaps their own community:&nbsp;<A href="https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user/</A>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>We can only confirm the hardware encoder is there as you can check here under&nbsp;Processor Graphics,&nbsp;Intel® Quick Sync Video:&nbsp;<A href="https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/199335/intel-core-i7-10700k-processor-16m-cache-up-to-5-10-ghz.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/199335/intel-core-i7-10700k-processor-16m-cache-up-to-5-10-ghz.html</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>You will need to check with the&nbsp;FFmpeg app support for more help.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P><BR /></P><P>Links to third-party sites and references to third-party trademarks are provided for convenience and illustrative purposes only. Unless explicitly stated, Intel® is not responsible for the contents of such links, and no third-party endorsement of Intel or any of its products is implied.&nbsp;</P><BR /> Thu, 03 Dec 2020 18:21:09 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1233968#M92074 Sebastian_M_Intel 2020-12-03T18:21:09Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1234032#M92087 <P>Let me ask the question differently. Is QuickSync capable of converting an 8bit input to a 10bit output or can that not be done completely in hardware?</P> Thu, 03 Dec 2020 21:38:05 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1234032#M92087 asheimo 2020-12-03T21:38:05Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1234307#M92100 <P>Hello&nbsp;asheimo,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for your reply.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Please let me confirm this internally as well. Once we have an update we will share it here also.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Please kindly wait for a response.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><BR /> Fri, 04 Dec 2020 20:08:36 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1234307#M92100 Sebastian_M_Intel 2020-12-04T20:08:36Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1235411#M92221 <P>Hello&nbsp;asheimo,&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for&nbsp;patiently waiting.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I would like to let you know that the answer to your previous question is yes, you can use Quick Sync to convert from 8bit to 10bit video for HEVC as long as the application is optimized for Quick Sync. We tested it recently with Handbrake version 1.3.3.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><BR /> Wed, 09 Dec 2020 01:10:10 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1235411#M92221 Sebastian_M_Intel 2020-12-09T01:10:10Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1236437#M92328 <P>Hello asheimo,&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Were you able to check the previous post and see our outcome? Please let me know if you need more assistance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M &nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician &nbsp;</P><BR /> Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:35:33 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1236437#M92328 Sebastian_M_Intel 2020-12-11T17:35:33Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1236484#M92333 <P>It is frustrating that after telling me to ask over at ffmpeg for help you tell me that handbrake works fine so you were willing to test handbrake but not ffmpeg. Regardless, can you point me towards any instruction about how to do the conversion. Is scale_qsv the proper way to do so? Should I be able to just specify the pixel format in the output and qsv does the rest?&nbsp;</P> Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:55:55 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1236484#M92333 asheimo 2020-12-11T20:55:55Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1236506#M92338 <P>Further digging into your answer that handbrake supports this functionality is false, per the documentation;&nbsp;<A href="https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/1.3.0/technical/video-qsv.html" target="_blank">HandBrake Documentation — Intel QuickSync Video</A></P> <P>Only video encoding is performed by the hardware encoder. Every stage prior to and after video encoding including decoding, filters, audio/video sync, audio encoding, muxing, etc., is performed by the CPU.</P> <P>My request was asking about a complete hardware pipeline for decoding and encoding and doing the conversion from 8 to 10 bit in the process.</P> Fri, 11 Dec 2020 22:20:16 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1236506#M92338 asheimo 2020-12-11T22:20:16Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1237212#M92412 <P>Hello&nbsp;asheimo,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks for your reply.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Please allow me to check this with the team in charge of this testing one more time and kindly wait for a response.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><BR /> Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:35:11 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1237212#M92412 Sebastian_M_Intel 2020-12-14T22:35:11Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1251412#M93900 <P>Hello&nbsp;asheimo,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Thank&nbsp;you&nbsp;for patiently waiting.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Internally we are looking into this, however, we would like to confirm some information:&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI>Could you share the file and detailed command(s) you are using with us?&nbsp;</LI><LI>Also, we would like to better&nbsp;understand&nbsp;the context of why you are pushing to convert 8 to 10 bits, since it will occupy your space and not give you any quality benefit&nbsp;</LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician&nbsp;</P><BR /> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:05:27 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1251412#M93900 Sebastian_M_Intel 2021-01-29T20:05:27Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1252830#M94037 <P>Hello asheimo,&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Were you able to check the previous post and get the information requested? Please let me know if you need more assistance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M &nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician &nbsp;</P><BR /> Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:53:22 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1252830#M94037 Sebastian_M_Intel 2021-02-03T17:53:22Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1252912#M94061 <P>You are incorrect about the quality benefit, converting from 8bit to 10bit reduces if not resolves in most cases color banding associated with transcoding. This alone makes the conversion worth it.</P> <P>any 8bit file can be used. command is as follows:</P> <P>ffmpeg -loglevel error -stats -hwaccel qsv -qsv_device 1 -c:v vc1_qsv -i &lt;path to mkv input&gt; -map 0:0 -c:v h264_qsv -pix_fmt:v p010le -b:v 6000k -look_ahead:v 1 -color_primaries:v bt709 -color_trc:v bt709 -colorspace:v bt709 -metadata:s:v title= -disposition:v default -map 0:1 -c:a:0 copy -metadata:s:a:0 title= -disposition:a:0 default -sn -metadata:g title= -default_mode passthrough &lt;path to mkv output&gt;</P> <P>which results in the following error message.</P> <P>Impossible to convert between the formats supported by the filter 'Parsed_null_0' and the filter 'auto_scaler_0'<BR />Error reinitializing filters!<BR />Failed to inject frame into filter network: Function not implemented<BR />Error while processing the decoded data for stream #0:0</P> Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:44:33 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1252912#M94061 asheimo 2021-02-03T21:44:33Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1253132#M94086 <P>Hello&nbsp;asheimo,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks for the information.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Kindly wait while we review this inquiry.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician</P><BR /> Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:35:11 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1253132#M94086 Sebastian_M_Intel 2021-02-04T13:35:11Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1255036#M94262 <P>Hello&nbsp;asheimo,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Thank you for your patience.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>We would like you to try the command below:&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P><I>ffmpeg -v verbose -stats -hwaccel qsv -qsv_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -c:v h264_qsv -i ./AUD_MW_E.264 -map 0:0 -vf 'vpp_qsv=w=1920:h=1080,format=yuv420p10le' -c:v hevc_qsv -b:v 6000k -look_ahead:v 1 -color_primaries:v bt709 -color_trc:v bt709 -colorspace:v bt709 -metadata:s:v title= -disposition:v default test.mkv</I>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Sebastian M&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>Intel Customer Support Technician&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:09:18 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1255036#M94262 Sebastian_M_Intel 2021-02-10T21:09:18Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1256134#M94402 <P>Hello asheimo,&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Were you able to test the previously recommended command? Please let me know if you need more assistance.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>Sebastian M &nbsp;</P><P>Intel Customer Support Technician &nbsp;</P><BR /> Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:46:35 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1256134#M94402 Sebastian_M_Intel 2021-02-15T18:46:35Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1256399#M94417 <P>The linked clip is missing could you please send it again.</P> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:38:47 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1256399#M94417 asheimo 2021-02-16T13:38:47Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1256449#M94428 <P>This is the output&nbsp; received, it is failing</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <PRE class="c-mrkdwn__pre" data-stringify-type="pre">[h264_qsv @ 000001eb8cdb7040] Error initializing the MFX video decoder: invalid video parameters (-15)<BR />Error while decoding stream #0:0: Invalid argument<BR />[h264_qsv @ 000001eb8cdb7040] Decoder: output is video memory surface<BR />[h264_qsv @ 000001eb8cdb7040] Error initializing the MFX video decoder: unsupported (-3)<BR />Error while decoding stream #0:0: Function not implemented</PRE> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 16:46:47 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Using-scale-qsv-to-change-pixel-format/m-p/1256449#M94428 asheimo 2021-02-16T16:46:47Z