DeepStream SDK FAQ

10. [ALL_Jetson_plugin] Jetson GStreamer Plugins Using with DeepStream
For the user of Jetson DeepStream (JetPack), there are some accelerated gstreamer plugins which is hardware accelerated by Jetson but are not listed in DeepStream plugin list GStreamer Plugin Overview — DeepStream 6.2 Release documentation.

Some of these plugins can be used in the DeepStream pipeline to extend the DeepStream functions while some of them are not compatible to DeepStreamSDK.

The basic document for the Gstreamer accelerated plugins is Multimedia — Jetson Linux
Developer Guide 34.1 documentation (nvidia.com)

DeepStream compatible plugins:

  • nvegltransform: NvEGLTransform

Typical usage:

gst-launch-1.0 uridecodebin uri=file:///opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/streams/sample_1080p_h264.mp4 ! m.sink_0 nvstreammux name=m batch-size=1 width=1280 height=720 ! nvinfer config-file-path=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/configs/deepstream-app/config_infer_primary.txt ! nvtracker tracker-width=640 tracker-height=480 ll-lib-file=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/lib/libnvds_nvmultiobjecttracker.so ll-config-file=config_tracker_NvDCF_perf.yml enable-batch-process=1 ! nvvideoconvert ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=RGBA' ! nvmultistreamtiler ! nvdsosd ! nvvideoconvert ! nvegltransform ! nveglglessink

  • nvarguscamerasrc: nvarguscamerasrc: NvArgusCameraSrc

Typical usage:

gst-launch-1.0 nvarguscamerasrc bufapi-version=true sensor-id=0 ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),width=640,height=480,framerate=30/1,format=NV12' ! m.sink_0 nvstreammux name=m batch-size=1 width=1280 height=720 ! nvinfer config-file-path=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/configs/deepstream-app/config_infer_primary.txt ! nvtracker tracker-width=640 tracker-height=480 ll-lib-file=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/lib/libnvds_nvmultiobjecttracker.so ll-config-file=config_tracker_NvDCF_perf.yml enable-batch-process=1 ! nvvideoconvert ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=RGBA' ! nvmultistreamtiler ! nvdsosd ! nvvideoconvert ! nvegltransform ! nveglglessink

For DeepStream 6.2 GA, the pipeline should be

gst-launch-1.0 nvarguscamerasrc sensor-id=0 ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),width=640,height=480,framerate=30/1,format=NV12' ! m.sink_0 nvstreammux name=m batch-size=1 width=1280 height=720 ! nvinfer config-file-path=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/configs/deepstream-app/config_infer_primary.txt ! nvtracker tracker-width=640 tracker-height=480 ll-lib-file=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/lib/libnvds_nvmultiobjecttracker.so ll-config-file=config_tracker_NvDCF_perf.yml enable-batch-process=1 ! nvvideoconvert ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=RGBA' ! nvmultistreamtiler ! nvdsosd ! nvvideoconvert ! nvegltransform ! nveglglessink

The related topic in forum:

Segfault when nvvideoconvert and nvv4l2h265enc are used together - Intelligent Video Analytics / DeepStream SDK - NVIDIA Developer Forums

  • nvv4l2camerasrc: nvv4l2camerasrc: NvV4l2CameraSrc

Typical usage:

gst-launch-1.0 nvv4l2camerasrc device=/dev/video0 bufapi-version=1 ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),width=1920,height=1080,framerate=60/1' ! nvvideoconvert ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=NV12' ! mx.sink_0 nvv4l2camerasrc device=/dev/video1 bufapi-version=1 ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),width=1920,height=1080,framerate=60/1' ! nvvideoconvert ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=NV12' ! mx.sink_1 nvstreammux width=1920 height=1080 batch-size=2 live-source=1 name=mx ! nvinfer config-file-path=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/configs/deepstream-app/config_infer_primary.txt batch-size=2 ! nvvideoconvert ! nvmultistreamtiler width=1920 height=1080 rows=1 columns=2 ! nvvideoconvert ! nvdsosd ! nvegltransform ! nveglglessink sync=0

The related topic in forum:
Low camera frame rate - Intelligent Video Analytics / DeepStream SDK - NVIDIA Developer Forums

  • nvdrmvideosink: Nvidia Drm Video Sink

Typical pipeline:
gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/streams/sample_1080p_h264.mp4 ! qtdemux ! h264parse ! nvv4l2decoder ! nvvideoconvert ! m.sink_0 nvstreammux name=m batch-size=1 width=1920 height=1080 ! nvinfer config-file-path= /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/configs/deepstream-app/config_infer_primary.txt ! nvdrmvideosink conn_id=0 plane_id=1 set_mode=0 -e

The related topic in forum:
Which videosink for Jetson TX2 in EGLFS? - Jetson & Embedded Systems / Jetson TX2 - NVIDIA Developer Forums

  • nv3dsink: Nvidia 3D sink

Typical pipeline:
gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/streams/sample_1080p_h264.mp4 ! qtdemux ! h264parse ! nvv4l2decoder ! nvvideoconvert ! m.sink_0 nvstreammux name=m batch-size=1 width=1920 height=1080 ! nvinfer config-file-path= /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/configs/deepstream-app/config_infer_primary.txt ! nv3dsink sync=false

Note: The nv3dsink plugin is a window-based rendering sink, and based on X11.

  • nvoverlaysink: OpenMax Video Sink

Typical pipeline:

gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/streams/sample_1080p_h264.mp4 ! qtdemux ! h264parse ! nvv4l2decoder bufapi-version=1 ! nvvideoconvert ! m.sink_0 nvstreammux name=m batch-size=1 width=1920 height=1080 ! nvinfer config-file-path= /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/configs/deepstream-app/config_infer_primary.txt ! nvoverlaysink sync=0

Note:The nvoverlaysink plugin is deprecated in L4T release 32.1. Please use nvdrmvideosink or nv3dsink for rendering gst-v4l2 decoder output.

DeepStream Incompatible Plugins

Typical pipeline:
gst-launch-1.0 nvcompositor name=comp sink_0::xpos=0 sink_0::ypos=0 sink_0::width=960 sink_0::height=540 sink_1::xpos=960 sink_1::ypos=0 sink_1::width=960 sink_1::height=540 sink_2::xpos=0 sink_2::ypos=540 sink_2::width=1920 sink_2::height=540 ! nvegltransform ! nveglglessink \ filesrc location=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/streams/sample_720p.mp4 ! qtdemux ! h264parse ! nvv4l2decoder ! comp. \ filesrc location=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/streams/sample_720p.mp4 ! qtdemux ! h264parse ! nvv4l2decoder ! comp. \ filesrc location=/opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/streams/sample_720p.mp4 ! qtdemux ! h264parse ! nvv4l2decoder ! comp. -e

The related topic in forum:
How to Customize layout from Nvmultistream-tiler module from DeepStream - Intelligent Video Analytics / DeepStream SDK - NVIDIA Developer Forums