Difference between revisions of "VAAPI"
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{{Wikipedia|Video Acceleration API}} | {{Wikipedia|Video Acceleration API}} | ||
| − | '''V'''ideo '''A'''cceleration '''API''' is a successor to [[XvMC]], providing partial and full hardware offloading of video decoding. This interface is available on Intel graphics. Interface frontends are also available for ATI's XvBA and nVidia's [[VDPAU]]. This interface | + | '''V'''ideo '''A'''cceleration '''API''' is a successor to [[XvMC]], providing partial and full hardware offloading of video decoding. This interface is available on Intel graphics. Interface frontends are also available for ATI's XvBA and nVidia's [[VDPAU]]. This interface is supported by MythTV as of 0.25. |
| − | == Enable VAAPI | + | == Enable VAAPI == |
| − | + | You need to install the libva VAAPI library and the related hardware drivers. | |
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| + | == Intel Graphics == | ||
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| + | Install necessary packages | ||
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| + | === Using Ubuntu/Debian === | ||
<pre>sudo apt-get install libva1 i965-va-driver libva-intel-vaapi-driver vainfo</pre> | <pre>sudo apt-get install libva1 i965-va-driver libva-intel-vaapi-driver vainfo</pre> | ||
| − | + | === Using other distributions === | |
| − | + | You can use the official Intel graphic installer available at: | |
| − | + | https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2013/intelr-linux-graphics-installer-version-1.0.2 | |
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| − | + | Or build from source: | |
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| − | + | If your distribution doesn't include recent drivers (0.32 and above is recommended). Install Intel drivers (taken from: step 5 of [http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=114368 GUIDE Simplified Guide for a perfect minimal HTPC on INTEL platforms]): | |
<pre>cd ~ | <pre>cd ~ | ||
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sudo make install</pre> | sudo make install</pre> | ||
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| + | == Test == | ||
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| + | Check to see if newly installed software is working by running <pre>vainfo</pre> You should see something similar to this: (note, output will be different for those running different versions of the Intel integrated graphics, you are looking for VAEntrypointVLD with some of the codecs) | ||
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| + | <pre>vainfo: VA API version: 0.32 | ||
| + | vainfo: Driver version: i965 Driver 0.1 | ||
| + | vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints | ||
| + | VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD | ||
| + | VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD | ||
| + | VAProfileH264Baseline : VAEntrypointVLD | ||
| + | VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD | ||
| + | VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD | ||
| + | VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD | ||
| + | VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD | ||
| + | VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD</pre> | ||
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| + | == Configure MythTV for VAAPI == | ||
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| + | Select VAAPI Playback Profile from Mythfrontend: | ||
Mythfrontend->Setup->Video->Playback->(Screen 3/8)-> Select "VAAPI normal" profile | Mythfrontend->Setup->Video->Playback->(Screen 3/8)-> Select "VAAPI normal" profile | ||
Hit Next until you are back out to the main screen | Hit Next until you are back out to the main screen | ||
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Try playing back a recording or another video and you should notice a decrease in CPU usage. | Try playing back a recording or another video and you should notice a decrease in CPU usage. | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 13 August 2013
Video Acceleration API is a successor to XvMC, providing partial and full hardware offloading of video decoding. This interface is available on Intel graphics. Interface frontends are also available for ATI's XvBA and nVidia's VDPAU. This interface is supported by MythTV as of 0.25.
Contents
Enable VAAPI
You need to install the libva VAAPI library and the related hardware drivers.
Intel Graphics
Install necessary packages
Using Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install libva1 i965-va-driver libva-intel-vaapi-driver vainfo
Using other distributions
You can use the official Intel graphic installer available at: https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2013/intelr-linux-graphics-installer-version-1.0.2
Or build from source:
If your distribution doesn't include recent drivers (0.32 and above is recommended). Install Intel drivers (taken from: step 5 of GUIDE Simplified Guide for a perfect minimal HTPC on INTEL platforms):
cd ~ sudo mkdir Builds cd Builds sudo apt-get build-dep libva1 git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/vaapi/libva cd libva git checkout vaapi-ext sudo ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr sudo make sudo make install cd.. git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/vaapi/intel-driver cd intel-driver git checkout vaapi-ext wget http://paste.kde.org/184874/raw/ -O ./increase_micro_version.patch sudo autoreconf -v --install sudo patch -p1 < ./increase_micro_version.patch sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr sudo make sudo make install
Test
Check to see if newly installed software is working by runningvainfoYou should see something similar to this: (note, output will be different for those running different versions of the Intel integrated graphics, you are looking for VAEntrypointVLD with some of the codecs)
vainfo: VA API version: 0.32
vainfo: Driver version: i965 Driver 0.1
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Baseline : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD
Configure MythTV for VAAPI
Select VAAPI Playback Profile from Mythfrontend:
Mythfrontend->Setup->Video->Playback->(Screen 3/8)-> Select "VAAPI normal" profile
Hit Next until you are back out to the main screen
Try playing back a recording or another video and you should notice a decrease in CPU usage.
