node-av 6.2.0-beta.3 → 6.2.0-beta.31

package/dist/api/scaler.js

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { AV_CODEC_FLAG_QSCALE, AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_OPENCL, AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8, AV_PIX_FMT_NONE, AV_PIX_FMT_NV12, AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24, AV_PIX_FMT_RGBA, AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P, AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG, FF_QP2LAMBDA, SWS_BILINEAR, } from '../constants/constants.js';
+import { AV_CODEC_FLAG_QSCALE, AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_CUDA, AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_OPENCL, AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_QSV, AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_VAAPI, AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8, AV_PIX_FMT_NV12, AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24, AV_PIX_FMT_RGBA, AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P, AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG, FF_QP2LAMBDA, SWS_BILINEAR, } from '../constants/constants.js';
 import { FF_ENCODER_MJPEG, FF_ENCODER_PNG } from '../constants/encoders.js';
 import { bindings } from '../lib/binding.js';
 import { FFmpegError } from '../lib/error.js';
 import { Frame } from '../lib/frame.js';
-import { EncoderPool } from './encoder-pool.js';
+import { EncoderPool, Mutex } from './encoder-pool.js';
 import { FilterPreset } from './filter-presets.js';
 import { FilterAPI } from './filter.js';
 const FORMAT_TO_PIXFMT = {
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ const FORMAT_TO_PIXFMT = {
  * Software frames are scaled with swscale; hardware frames are cropped, scaled,
  * and converted on the GPU with only the small result downloaded.
  *
+ * Safe for concurrent use: calls that share a cached graph or pooled encoder are
+ * serialized on that resource, while distinct output configurations run fully in
+ * parallel, and cache eviction never disposes a resource that is still in flight.
+ *
  * @example
  * ```typescript
  * import { Scaler } from 'node-av/api';
@@ -41,13 +45,14 @@ const FORMAT_TO_PIXFMT = {
  */
 export class Scaler {
     native;
+    syncNative;
+    nativeLock = new Mutex();
     hardware;
     flags;
     maxCacheSize;
     graphs = new Map();
     jpegPool;
     pngPool;
-    downloadFrame;
     disposed = false;
     /**
      * Create a new scaler.
@@ -73,15 +78,21 @@ export class Scaler {
      *
      * @param frame - Source frame (software or hardware; hardware frames are processed on the GPU and downloaded)
      *
-     * @param options - Crop, resize, and format options
+     * @param options - Crop, resize, format, and output buffer options
      *
-     * @returns Tightly packed pixel data
+     * @returns Tightly packed pixel data (a view of `options.output` when given)
      *
      * @throws {FFmpegError} If scaling fails
      *
+     * @throws {TypeError} If `options.output` is not a Buffer or is smaller than the result
+     *
      * @example
      * ```typescript
      * const gray = await scaler.toBuffer(frame, { resize: { width: 320, height: 180 }, format: 'gray' });
+     *
+     * // Reuse one buffer across frames
+     * const reused = Buffer.allocUnsafe(320 * 180);
+     * await scaler.toBuffer(frame, { resize: { width: 320, height: 180 }, format: 'gray', output: reused });
      * ```
      *
      * @see {@link toBufferSync} For synchronous version
@@ -90,6 +101,10 @@ export class Scaler {
         if (this.disposed) {
             throw new Error('Scaler has been disposed');
         }
+        // The native side accepts any Uint8Array, but the result would then not be a Buffer
+        if (options.output !== undefined && !Buffer.isBuffer(options.output)) {
+            throw new TypeError('output must be a Buffer');
+        }
         if (frame.isHwFrame()) {
             // With a hardware context, crop/scale/convert on the GPU and download only
             // the small result. Without one, fall back to downloading the full frame
@@ -97,15 +112,21 @@ export class Scaler {
             if (this.hardware) {
                 const out = await this.toFrame(frame, options.crop, options.resize, options.format ?? 'nv12');
                 try {
-                    return out.toBuffer();
+                    return out.toBuffer(options.output);
                 }
                 finally {
                     out.free();
                 }
             }
-            return await this.native.process((await this.downloadToSoftware(frame)).getNative(), options);
+            const sw = await this.downloadToSoftware(frame);
+            try {
+                return await this.processNative(sw, options);
+            }
+            finally {
+                sw.free();
+            }
         }
-        return await this.native.process(frame.getNative(), options);
+        return await this.processNative(frame, options);
     }
     /**
      * Scale, crop, and/or convert a frame and return the raw pixel data.
@@ -113,12 +134,14 @@ export class Scaler {
      *
      * @param frame - Source frame (software or hardware; hardware frames are processed on the GPU and downloaded)
      *
-     * @param options - Crop, resize, and format options
+     * @param options - Crop, resize, format, and output buffer options
      *
-     * @returns Tightly packed pixel data
+     * @returns Tightly packed pixel data (a view of `options.output` when given)
      *
      * @throws {FFmpegError} If scaling fails
      *
+     * @throws {TypeError} If `options.output` is not a Buffer or is smaller than the result
+     *
      * @example
      * ```typescript
      * const gray = scaler.toBufferSync(frame, { resize: { width: 320, height: 180 }, format: 'gray' });
@@ -130,19 +153,28 @@ export class Scaler {
         if (this.disposed) {
             throw new Error('Scaler has been disposed');
         }
+        if (options.output !== undefined && !Buffer.isBuffer(options.output)) {
+            throw new TypeError('output must be a Buffer');
+        }
         if (frame.isHwFrame()) {
             if (this.hardware) {
                 const out = this.toFrameSync(frame, options.crop, options.resize, options.format ?? 'nv12');
                 try {
-                    return out.toBuffer();
+                    return out.toBuffer(options.output);
                 }
                 finally {
                     out.free();
                 }
             }
-            return this.native.processSync(this.downloadToSoftwareSync(frame).getNative(), options);
+            const sw = this.downloadToSoftwareSync(frame);
+            try {
+                return this.getSyncNative().processSync(sw.getNative(), options);
+            }
+            finally {
+                sw.free();
+            }
         }
-        return this.native.processSync(frame.getNative(), options);
+        return this.getSyncNative().processSync(frame.getNative(), options);
     }
     /**
      * Scale/crop a frame and encode it to a JPEG image.
@@ -172,16 +204,21 @@ export class Scaler {
             throw new Error('Scaler has been disposed');
         }
         const quality = options.quality ?? 90;
-        const src = frame.isHwFrame() && !this.hardware ? await this.downloadToSoftware(frame) : frame;
-        // mjpeg wants planar YUV; tag it full-range so colors are correct without the
-        // deprecated yuvj* formats.
-        const out = await this.toFrame(src, options.crop, options.resize, 'yuv420p');
+        const downloaded = frame.isHwFrame() && !this.hardware ? await this.downloadToSoftware(frame) : null;
         try {
-            this.prepareJpegFrame(out, quality);
-            return await this.getJpegPool().encode(out);
+            // mjpeg wants planar YUV; tag it full-range so colors are correct without the
+            // deprecated yuvj* formats.
+            const out = await this.toFrame(downloaded ?? frame, options.crop, options.resize, 'yuv420p');
+            try {
+                this.prepareJpegFrame(out, quality);
+                return await this.getJpegPool().encode(out);
+            }
+            finally {
+                out.free();
+            }
         }
         finally {
-            out.free();
+            downloaded?.free();
         }
     }
     /**
@@ -208,14 +245,19 @@ export class Scaler {
             throw new Error('Scaler has been disposed');
         }
         const quality = options.quality ?? 90;
-        const src = frame.isHwFrame() && !this.hardware ? this.downloadToSoftwareSync(frame) : frame;
-        const out = this.toFrameSync(src, options.crop, options.resize, 'yuv420p');
+        const downloaded = frame.isHwFrame() && !this.hardware ? this.downloadToSoftwareSync(frame) : null;
         try {
-            this.prepareJpegFrame(out, quality);
-            return this.getJpegPool().encodeSync(out);
+            const out = this.toFrameSync(downloaded ?? frame, options.crop, options.resize, 'yuv420p');
+            try {
+                this.prepareJpegFrame(out, quality);
+                return this.getJpegPool().encodeSync(out);
+            }
+            finally {
+                out.free();
+            }
         }
         finally {
-            out.free();
+            downloaded?.free();
         }
     }
     /**
@@ -245,13 +287,18 @@ export class Scaler {
             throw new Error('Scaler has been disposed');
         }
         const format = options.format ?? 'rgb';
-        const src = frame.isHwFrame() && !this.hardware ? await this.downloadToSoftware(frame) : frame;
-        const out = await this.toFrame(src, options.crop, options.resize, format);
+        const downloaded = frame.isHwFrame() && !this.hardware ? await this.downloadToSoftware(frame) : null;
         try {
-            return await this.getPngPool().encode(out);
+            const out = await this.toFrame(downloaded ?? frame, options.crop, options.resize, format);
+            try {
+                return await this.getPngPool().encode(out);
+            }
+            finally {
+                out.free();
+            }
         }
         finally {
-            out.free();
+            downloaded?.free();
         }
     }
     /**
@@ -278,13 +325,18 @@ export class Scaler {
             throw new Error('Scaler has been disposed');
         }
         const format = options.format ?? 'rgb';
-        const src = frame.isHwFrame() && !this.hardware ? this.downloadToSoftwareSync(frame) : frame;
-        const out = this.toFrameSync(src, options.crop, options.resize, format);
+        const downloaded = frame.isHwFrame() && !this.hardware ? this.downloadToSoftwareSync(frame) : null;
         try {
-            return this.getPngPool().encodeSync(out);
+            const out = this.toFrameSync(downloaded ?? frame, options.crop, options.resize, format);
+            try {
+                return this.getPngPool().encodeSync(out);
+            }
+            finally {
+                out.free();
+            }
         }
         finally {
-            out.free();
+            downloaded?.free();
         }
     }
     /**
@@ -301,34 +353,41 @@ export class Scaler {
         }
         this.disposed = true;
         this.native.close();
+        this.syncNative?.close();
+        this.syncNative = undefined;
+        // In-use graphs are retired, not disposed: the last in-flight scale disposes
+        // them on release, so close() during concurrent calls never crashes them.
         for (const entry of this.graphs.values()) {
-            entry.filter[Symbol.dispose]();
+            this.retireEntry(entry);
         }
         this.graphs.clear();
         this.jpegPool?.close();
         this.jpegPool = undefined;
         this.pngPool?.close();
         this.pngPool = undefined;
-        this.downloadFrame?.free();
-        this.downloadFrame = undefined;
     }
     /**
      * Download a hardware frame to system memory (no hardware context available).
      *
-     * Reuses a single target frame across calls. The frame's own hwframe context
-     * selects a supported software format.
+     * Allocates a fresh target per call - concurrent downloads must not share a
+     * staging frame. The frame's own hwframe context selects a supported software
+     * format. The caller frees the returned frame.
      *
      * @param frame - Hardware source frame
      *
-     * @returns Software frame
+     * @returns Software frame (caller frees)
      *
      * @throws {FFmpegError} If the transfer fails
      *
      * @internal
      */
     async downloadToSoftware(frame) {
-        const dst = this.prepareDownloadTarget();
+        const dst = new Frame();
+        dst.alloc();
         const ret = await frame.hwframeTransferData(dst, 0);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            dst.free();
+        }
         FFmpegError.throwIfError(ret, 'Failed to download hardware frame');
         dst.copyProps(frame);
         return dst;
@@ -338,35 +397,56 @@ export class Scaler {
      *
      * @param frame - Hardware source frame
      *
-     * @returns Software frame
+     * @returns Software frame (caller frees)
      *
      * @throws {FFmpegError} If the transfer fails
      *
      * @internal
      */
     downloadToSoftwareSync(frame) {
-        const dst = this.prepareDownloadTarget();
+        const dst = new Frame();
+        dst.alloc();
         const ret = frame.hwframeTransferDataSync(dst, 0);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            dst.free();
+        }
         FFmpegError.throwIfError(ret, 'Failed to download hardware frame');
         dst.copyProps(frame);
         return dst;
     }
     /**
-     * Lazily allocate and reset the reused download target frame.
+     * Run the pooled native software scaler, serialized per instance.
      *
-     * @returns The cleared download frame
+     * The native scaler reuses staging frames and sws contexts per configuration;
+     * overlapping async calls would race on them in the worker threads.
+     *
+     * @param frame - Software source frame
+     *
+     * @param options - Crop, resize, and format options
+     *
+     * @returns Tightly packed pixel data
+     *
+     * @throws {FFmpegError} If scaling fails
      *
      * @internal
      */
-    prepareDownloadTarget() {
-        if (!this.downloadFrame) {
-            this.downloadFrame = new Frame();
-            this.downloadFrame.alloc();
-        }
-        const dst = this.downloadFrame;
-        dst.unref();
-        dst.format = AV_PIX_FMT_NONE;
-        return dst;
+    async processNative(frame, options) {
+        return await this.nativeLock.run(() => this.native.process(frame.getNative(), options));
+    }
+    /**
+     * The native scaler used by the sync path (lazily created).
+     *
+     * Sync calls block the event loop but can land while an async call's worker is
+     * scaling in the background; a separate native instance keeps them off the async
+     * scaler's pooled contexts, which are not safe to share across threads.
+     *
+     * @returns The sync-path native scaler
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    getSyncNative() {
+        this.syncNative ??= new bindings.Scaler(this.flags);
+        return this.syncNative;
     }
     /**
      * Scale/crop/convert a frame through a cached filter graph and return the
@@ -392,27 +472,68 @@ export class Scaler {
      * @internal
      */
     async toFrame(frame, crop, resize, format) {
-        const { entry, key } = this.resolveGraph(frame, crop, resize, format);
-        await entry.filter.process(frame);
-        let out = await entry.filter.receive();
-        if (!(out instanceof Frame)) {
-            // Some hardware scalers (notably QSV's vpp_qsv) buffer internally and don't
-            // emit a frame synchronously after a single input - the buffersink returns
-            // EAGAIN. Flush to force the pending frame out, then evict the now-EOF'd
-            // graph so the next call rebuilds it. Zero-latency scalers (scale_vaapi,
-            // scale_vt) deliver on the first receive and never hit this path.
-            await entry.filter.flush();
-            out = await entry.filter.receive();
-            this.evictGraph(key);
-        }
-        if (!(out instanceof Frame)) {
-            throw new Error('Scaler: filter produced no frame');
-        }
-        return out;
+        // Retry loop: an entry can be retired while we queue on its lock (QSV flush
+        // eviction, mid-stream failure, or LRU pressure from concurrent calls). The
+        // next attempt then resolves a freshly built graph.
+        for (;;) {
+            if (this.disposed) {
+                throw new Error('Scaler has been disposed');
+            }
+            const acq = this.resolveGraph(frame, crop, resize, format);
+            const { entry, key } = acq;
+            // Hold the entry across the awaits below: eviction of an in-use graph is
+            // deferred to releaseGraph(), never disposing it mid-scale.
+            entry.refs++;
+            try {
+                // Serialize crop command + process + receive per graph: concurrent scales
+                // on the same output config would otherwise interleave on one FilterAPI
+                // and hand frames to the wrong caller.
+                const out = await entry.lock.run(async () => {
+                    if (entry.evicted) {
+                        return null; // Retired while we queued - retry with a fresh graph
+                    }
+                    this.prepareGraph(acq, frame);
+                    try {
+                        await entry.filter.process(frame);
+                        let received = await entry.filter.receive();
+                        if (!(received instanceof Frame)) {
+                            // Some hardware scalers (notably QSV's vpp_qsv) buffer internally and don't
+                            // emit a frame synchronously after a single input - the buffersink returns
+                            // EAGAIN. Flush to force the pending frame out, then evict the now-EOF'd
+                            // graph so the next call rebuilds it. Zero-latency scalers (scale_vaapi,
+                            // scale_vt) deliver on the first receive and never hit this path.
+                            await entry.filter.flush();
+                            received = await entry.filter.receive();
+                            this.evictGraph(key, entry);
+                        }
+                        if (!(received instanceof Frame)) {
+                            throw new Error('Scaler: filter produced no frame');
+                        }
+                        return received;
+                    }
+                    catch (error) {
+                        // The graph is in an unknown mid-stream state; retire it so the next
+                        // call rebuilds instead of inheriting the wreckage.
+                        this.evictGraph(key, entry);
+                        throw error;
+                    }
+                });
+                if (out) {
+                    return out;
+                }
+            }
+            finally {
+                this.releaseGraph(entry);
+            }
+        }
     }
     /**
      * Synchronous version of toFrame.
      *
+     * Sync scales cannot interleave with each other (they block the event loop),
+     * but they can land between the awaits of an in-flight async scale; a busy
+     * cached graph is bypassed with a throwaway graph in that case.
+     *
      * @param frame - Source frame (software, or hardware with a hardware context)
      *
      * @param crop - Crop region, or undefined for the full frame
@@ -426,25 +547,67 @@ export class Scaler {
      * @internal
      */
     toFrameSync(frame, crop, resize, format) {
-        const { entry, key } = this.resolveGraph(frame, crop, resize, format);
-        entry.filter.processSync(frame);
-        let out = entry.filter.receiveSync();
-        if (!(out instanceof Frame)) {
-            // See toFrame: QSV's vpp_qsv buffers a frame; flush to drain it and evict
-            // the now-EOF'd graph so the next call rebuilds.
-            entry.filter.flushSync();
-            out = entry.filter.receiveSync();
-            this.evictGraph(key);
-        }
-        if (!(out instanceof Frame)) {
-            throw new Error('Scaler: filter produced no frame');
-        }
-        return out;
+        const acq = this.resolveGraph(frame, crop, resize, format);
+        const { entry, key } = acq;
+        if (entry.refs > 0) {
+            return this.scaleOneShotSync(frame, acq);
+        }
+        this.prepareGraph(acq, frame);
+        try {
+            entry.filter.processSync(frame);
+            let out = entry.filter.receiveSync();
+            if (!(out instanceof Frame)) {
+                // See toFrame: QSV's vpp_qsv buffers a frame; flush to drain it and evict
+                // the now-EOF'd graph so the next call rebuilds.
+                entry.filter.flushSync();
+                out = entry.filter.receiveSync();
+                this.evictGraph(key, entry);
+            }
+            if (!(out instanceof Frame)) {
+                throw new Error('Scaler: filter produced no frame');
+            }
+            return out;
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            this.evictGraph(key, entry);
+            throw error;
+        }
     }
     /**
-     * Resolve (and, on demand, build) the cached filter graph for a frame, applying
-     * the crop reconfiguration. Shared by the sync and async scaling paths; all of
-     * this work (parse, config, sendCommand) is synchronous.
+     * Scale through a throwaway graph with the crop baked in, bypassing the cache.
+     *
+     * @param frame - Source frame
+     *
+     * @param acq - Resolved operation configuration
+     *
+     * @returns The scaled output frame (caller frees)
+     *
+     * @throws {Error} If the graph produces no frame
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    scaleOneShotSync(frame, acq) {
+        const filter = FilterAPI.create(this.buildGraph(acq.isHw, acq.outW, acq.outH, acq.format, acq.crop, false), acq.isHw ? { hardware: this.hardware } : {});
+        try {
+            filter.processSync(frame);
+            let out = filter.receiveSync();
+            if (!(out instanceof Frame)) {
+                filter.flushSync();
+                out = filter.receiveSync();
+            }
+            if (!(out instanceof Frame)) {
+                throw new Error('Scaler: filter produced no frame');
+            }
+            return out;
+        }
+        finally {
+            filter[Symbol.dispose]();
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Resolve (and, on demand, build) the cached filter graph for a frame. Shared
+     * by the sync and async scaling paths; all of this work is synchronous, so a
+     * resolved entry cannot be evicted before the caller marks it in use.
      *
      * @param frame - Source frame (software, or hardware with a hardware context)
      *
@@ -454,7 +617,7 @@ export class Scaler {
      *
      * @param format - Output pixel format
      *
-     * @returns The cached graph entry (ready to process the frame) and its cache key
+     * @returns The cached graph entry and the resolved operation configuration
      *
      * @throws {Error} If the crop is out of bounds
      *
@@ -488,7 +651,7 @@ export class Scaler {
             // on the first processed frame, before any command can be sent, so the
             // initial crop must already be in place. Later crops use sendCommand.
             const filter = FilterAPI.create(this.buildGraph(isHw, outW, outH, format, cropRegion, commandable), isHw ? { hardware: this.hardware } : {});
-            entry = { filter, lastCrop: commandable ? { x: cropX, y: cropY, w: cropW, h: cropH } : null };
+            entry = { filter, lastCrop: commandable ? { x: cropX, y: cropY, w: cropW, h: cropH } : null, lastSrc: null, lock: new Mutex(), refs: 0, evicted: false };
             this.cacheSet(key, entry);
         }
         else {
@@ -496,38 +659,95 @@ export class Scaler {
             this.graphs.delete(key);
             this.graphs.set(key, entry);
         }
-        if (commandable) {
-            // Reconfigure the crop only when it actually changed - identical crops reuse
-            // the graph untouched (no config_input/config_output re-run).
-            const c = entry.lastCrop;
-            if (c?.x !== cropX || c?.y !== cropY || c?.w !== cropW || c?.h !== cropH) {
-                // w/h are validated against the input dims (above); x/y are clamped per
-                // frame by the crop filter, so this order never produces a transient error.
-                entry.filter.sendCommand('crop@sc', 'w', String(cropW));
-                entry.filter.sendCommand('crop@sc', 'h', String(cropH));
-                entry.filter.sendCommand('crop@sc', 'x', String(cropX));
-                entry.filter.sendCommand('crop@sc', 'y', String(cropY));
-                entry.lastCrop = { x: cropX, y: cropY, w: cropW, h: cropH };
-            }
-        }
-        return { entry, key };
+        return { entry, key, isHw, commandable, crop: cropRegion, outW, outH, format };
     }
     /**
-     * Dispose a cached graph and remove it from the cache.
+     * Bring a cached graph in line with the current call. Must run under the entry
+     * lock (async path) or with no async call in flight (sync path).
      *
-     * Used after a graph has been flushed (and is therefore at EOF and can no
-     * longer accept frames) so the next operation rebuilds it.
+     * Rebuilds the graph when the source parameters changed: FilterAPI would
+     * otherwise reinitialize itself from the original graph description, silently
+     * resurrecting the crop baked in at build time instead of the current one. A
+     * graph that has not seen a frame yet is likewise rebuilt when the crop
+     * differs, because commands cannot be sent before initialization. Otherwise a
+     * changed crop is re-aimed with runtime commands - identical crops reuse the
+     * graph untouched (no config_input/config_output re-run).
      *
-     * @param key - Cache key of the graph to evict
+     * @param acq - Resolved graph and operation configuration
+     *
+     * @param frame - Frame about to be processed
      *
      * @internal
      */
-    evictGraph(key) {
-        const entry = this.graphs.get(key);
-        if (entry) {
+    prepareGraph(acq, frame) {
+        const { entry, isHw, commandable, crop, outW, outH, format } = acq;
+        const src = entry.lastSrc;
+        const srcChanged = src !== null && (src.width !== frame.width || src.height !== frame.height || src.format !== frame.format);
+        const c = entry.lastCrop;
+        const cropChanged = commandable && (c?.x !== crop.x || c?.y !== crop.y || c?.w !== crop.width || c?.h !== crop.height);
+        if (srcChanged || (cropChanged && src === null)) {
             entry.filter[Symbol.dispose]();
+            entry.filter = FilterAPI.create(this.buildGraph(isHw, outW, outH, format, crop, commandable), isHw ? { hardware: this.hardware } : {});
+            entry.lastCrop = commandable ? { x: crop.x, y: crop.y, w: crop.width, h: crop.height } : null;
+        }
+        else if (cropChanged) {
+            // w/h are validated against the input dims (in resolveGraph); x/y are clamped
+            // per frame by the crop filter, so this order never produces a transient error.
+            entry.filter.sendCommand('crop@sc', 'w', String(crop.width));
+            entry.filter.sendCommand('crop@sc', 'h', String(crop.height));
+            entry.filter.sendCommand('crop@sc', 'x', String(crop.x));
+            entry.filter.sendCommand('crop@sc', 'y', String(crop.y));
+            entry.lastCrop = { x: crop.x, y: crop.y, w: crop.width, h: crop.height };
+        }
+        entry.lastSrc = { width: frame.width, height: frame.height, format: frame.format };
+    }
+    /**
+     * Remove a graph from the cache and retire it.
+     *
+     * Identity-checked so a newer graph cached under the same key is left alone.
+     * Used after a flush (the graph is at EOF and can no longer accept frames) and
+     * after mid-stream failures, so the next operation rebuilds it.
+     *
+     * @param key - Cache key of the graph
+     *
+     * @param entry - The exact entry to evict
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    evictGraph(key, entry) {
+        if (this.graphs.get(key) === entry) {
             this.graphs.delete(key);
         }
+        this.retireEntry(entry);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Take a graph out of service, disposing it now or on last release.
+     *
+     * An entry with in-flight scales is only marked; the final {@link releaseGraph}
+     * disposes the filter once nothing uses it anymore.
+     *
+     * @param entry - Entry removed from the cache
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    retireEntry(entry) {
+        entry.evicted = true;
+        if (entry.refs === 0) {
+            entry.filter[Symbol.dispose]();
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Drop an in-flight reference, disposing the graph if it was retired meanwhile.
+     *
+     * @param entry - Entry acquired by {@link toFrame}
+     *
+     * @internal
+     */
+    releaseGraph(entry) {
+        entry.refs--;
+        if (entry.refs === 0 && entry.evicted) {
+            entry.filter[Symbol.dispose]();
+        }
     }
     /**
      * Tag a frame for MJPEG encoding: full color range and a per-frame quality.
@@ -575,7 +795,9 @@ export class Scaler {
      * For software frames this is `crop,scale,format`. For hardware frames the crop
      * filter sets crop metadata that the hardware scaler (scale_vt/scale_cuda/
      * scale_vaapi) applies on the GPU; the result is kept in NV12, downloaded, and
-     * converted on the CPU. When `commandable` the crop is a labeled instance
+     * converted on the CPU. Scalers with a same-size/same-format passthrough mode
+     * (scale_vaapi/scale_cuda/vpp_qsv) get `passthrough=0`, since skipping the scaler
+     * would drop the crop metadata unapplied. When `commandable` the crop is a labeled instance
      * (`crop@sc`) whose initial region is `crop` but which is re-aimed per frame via
      * `sendCommand`. Otherwise (OpenCL) the crop is fixed in the graph.
      *
@@ -604,7 +826,13 @@ export class Scaler {
         else {
             chain = chain.crop(crop.width, crop.height, crop.x, crop.y);
         }
-        chain = chain.scale(outW, outH);
+        // The crop filter only sets crop metadata on hardware frames; the hw scaler
+        // materializes it. scale_vaapi/scale_cuda/vpp_qsv skip themselves entirely when
+        // input and output size/format match (decided at config time, before any crop
+        // command), which would silently drop the crop - so their passthrough is disabled.
+        const passthroughCapable = [AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_VAAPI, AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_CUDA, AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_QSV];
+        const noPassthrough = isHw && passthroughCapable.includes(this.hardware.deviceType);
+        chain = chain.scale(outW, outH, noPassthrough ? { passthrough: 0 } : undefined);
         if (isHw) {
             // Keep the GPU result in NV12, download the small frame, then convert on CPU.
             chain = chain.scaleFormat(AV_PIX_FMT_NV12).hwdownload().format(AV_PIX_FMT_NV12);
@@ -633,8 +861,13 @@ export class Scaler {
             if (oldest === undefined) {
                 break;
             }
-            this.graphs.get(oldest)?.filter[Symbol.dispose]();
+            const evictee = this.graphs.get(oldest);
             this.graphs.delete(oldest);
+            if (evictee) {
+                // In-use graphs are retired, not disposed - the last in-flight scale
+                // disposes them on release.
+                this.retireEntry(evictee);
+            }
         }
     }
     /**