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Summary

Fixes Linux Lightning (Beta) exports that abort when Pixi WebGPU hits an invalid resource/lifecycle failure, including the _resourceType error reported in #644 and #948.

  • restart the export once with WebGL when renderer initialization or rendering fails at runtime
  • retain WebCodecs/Annex-B as the fast Breeze path, but retry with bundled FFmpeg raw RGBA input when Annex-B is unavailable, cannot configure, or fails at runtime
  • use the existing bundled-FFmpeg capability probe, including hardware candidates followed by libx264
  • report renderer and encoder attempts in final diagnostics

This preserves the requested dimensions and frame rate; it does not re-enable Legacy, force 720p/30 FPS, or use system /usr/bin/ffmpeg.

Validation

  • npx vitest run src/lib/exporter/modernVideoExporter.fallback.test.ts src/lib/exporter/backendPolicy.test.ts electron/ipc/nativeVideoExport.test.ts (43 tests)
  • npx tsc --noEmit
  • npm run lint -- src/lib/exporter/modernVideoExporter.ts src/lib/exporter/modernVideoExporter.fallback.test.ts electron/ipc/export/native-video.ts
  • packaged Linux AppImage tested manually with a real 1920x1080 @ 60 FPS Lightning export on Linux

Refs #644
Refs #948

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved video export reliability by retrying with an alternate rendering method when the initial renderer encounters a runtime failure.
    • Added fallback handling for systems where hardware video encoding is unavailable or fails during export.
    • Export errors now identify the encoding methods attempted and provide specific failure reasons.

Retry renderer failures with WebGL and route unsupported or failed Annex B H.264 encoding through bundled FFmpeg rawvideo.\n\nRefs webadderallorg#644\nRefs webadderallorg#948
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The exporter now retries renderer failures with WebGL, falls back from h264-stream to rawvideo native export, writes raw pixel frames to FFmpeg, and reports renderer and encoder attempt details.

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Native export resilience

Layer / File(s) Summary
Renderer retry flow
src/lib/exporter/modernVideoExporter.ts, src/lib/exporter/modernVideoExporter.fallback.test.ts
Renderer initialization and frame-render failures can trigger one retry with WebGL. Renderer attempts are recorded, and tests cover the retry.
Native input fallback
src/lib/exporter/modernVideoExporter.ts, src/lib/exporter/modernVideoExporter.fallback.test.ts
Native export first attempts h264-stream, then falls back to rawvideo when required. Raw pixel data is written directly to the native session. Tests cover missing VideoEncoder support and raw frame writes.
Failure diagnostics
src/lib/exporter/modernVideoExporter.ts, electron/ipc/export/native-video.ts
Export errors include renderer and encoder attempt histories. Native encoder resolution reports why each candidate was skipped or failed.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ModernVideoExporter
  participant FrameRenderer
  participant VideoEncoder
  participant nativeVideoExportStart
  participant BundledFFmpeg
  ModernVideoExporter->>FrameRenderer: initialize or render
  FrameRenderer-->>ModernVideoExporter: runtime failure
  ModernVideoExporter->>FrameRenderer: retry with WebGL
  ModernVideoExporter->>VideoEncoder: check h264-stream support
  ModernVideoExporter->>nativeVideoExportStart: start h264-stream session
  nativeVideoExportStart-->>ModernVideoExporter: session failure
  ModernVideoExporter->>nativeVideoExportStart: start rawvideo session
  nativeVideoExportStart->>BundledFFmpeg: receive raw pixel frames
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 81aff

Long or high-resolution fallback exports can consume excessive memory and fail. Apply native-write backpressure before merging.

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In `@src/lib/exporter/modernVideoExporter.ts`:
- Around line 2968-2975: Update the rawvideo branch guarded by nativeInputMode
and nativeExportSessionId to perform the nativeEncoderError check and
maxNativeWriteInFlight backpressure wait before capturePixelsForNativeExport.
Reuse awaitOldestNativeWrite, return when cancelled, and recheck
nativeEncoderError after each wait, matching the H.264 path.

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Comment on lines +2968 to +2975
if (this.nativeInputMode === "rawvideo" && this.nativeExportSessionId) {
const pixels = this.renderer?.capturePixelsForNativeExport();
if (!pixels)
throw new Error("Unable to read rendered pixels for native FFmpeg export");
this.queueNativeWriteChunk(
this.nativeExportSessionId,
new Uint8Array(pixels.buffer, pixels.byteOffset, pixels.byteLength),
);

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Apply native-write backpressure to rawvideo frames.

The rawvideo branch queues each frame and returns without checking nativeWritePromises. flushPendingNativeWriteBatch tracks each write until it settles, so writes can accumulate with the frame count when IPC or FFmpeg is slower than rendering. This can cause memory growth and export failure.

Use the same maxNativeWriteInFlight wait and error checks as the H.264 branch before pixel capture.

Proposed fix
 			if (this.nativeInputMode === "rawvideo" && this.nativeExportSessionId) {
+				if (this.nativeEncoderError) throw this.nativeEncoderError;
+				while (this.nativeWritePromises.size >= this.maxNativeWriteInFlight) {
+					await this.awaitOldestNativeWrite();
+					if (this.cancelled) return;
+					if (this.nativeEncoderError) throw this.nativeEncoderError;
+				}
 				const pixels = this.renderer?.capturePixelsForNativeExport();
 				if (!pixels)
 					throw new Error("Unable to read rendered pixels for native FFmpeg export");
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if (this.nativeInputMode === "rawvideo" && this.nativeExportSessionId) {
const pixels = this.renderer?.capturePixelsForNativeExport();
if (!pixels)
throw new Error("Unable to read rendered pixels for native FFmpeg export");
this.queueNativeWriteChunk(
this.nativeExportSessionId,
new Uint8Array(pixels.buffer, pixels.byteOffset, pixels.byteLength),
);
if (this.nativeInputMode === "rawvideo" && this.nativeExportSessionId) {
if (this.nativeEncoderError) throw this.nativeEncoderError;
while (this.nativeWritePromises.size >= this.maxNativeWriteInFlight) {
await this.awaitOldestNativeWrite();
if (this.cancelled) return;
if (this.nativeEncoderError) throw this.nativeEncoderError;
}
const pixels = this.renderer?.capturePixelsForNativeExport();
if (!pixels)
throw new Error("Unable to read rendered pixels for native FFmpeg export");
this.queueNativeWriteChunk(
this.nativeExportSessionId,
new Uint8Array(pixels.buffer, pixels.byteOffset, pixels.byteLength),
);
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@src/lib/exporter/modernVideoExporter.ts` around lines 2968 - 2975, Update the
rawvideo branch guarded by nativeInputMode and nativeExportSessionId to perform
the nativeEncoderError check and maxNativeWriteInFlight backpressure wait before
capturePixelsForNativeExport. Reuse awaitOldestNativeWrite, return when
cancelled, and recheck nativeEncoderError after each wait, matching the H.264
path.

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