Studio 8502 Jun 11, 2023
@wotsac I think this Ivy Bridge chip (from like 2012) has h.264 decode?
Show threadCoyoteJun 11, 2023
@wotsac @mos_8502 it does. And hardware encode. Intel called it Quick Sync.
Show threadCoyoteJun 11, 2023
@wotsac @mos_8502 both the open source and binary blob modules for the Intel iGPU should have support for it.
Show threadStudio 8502 Jun 11, 2023
@coyoteden @wotsac And OBS can use that, right? So, like, it could do HDMI capture and streaming using the hardware encoder?
Show threadCoyoteJun 11, 2023
@mos_8502 @wotsac I think so. I know ffmpeg supports it if you have libvpl/libmfx/VAAPI. OBS should be able to use the same libraries/drivers.
There’s no h.265 acceleration tho and a lot of platforms have moved on to that.
Show threadStudio 8502 Jun 11, 2023
@coyoteden @wotsac I imagine it could handle h.265 with 32GB of RAM and all eight logical cores, provided it was only capturing, not also running what I'm streaming?
Show threadCoyote
@wotsac @mos_8502 yeah it should be able to do it on CPU in that case. For QS in OBS there’s a thread here with a lot of info: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/how-to-use-qsv-vaapi-on-linux-mint.137329/
How to use QSV/VAAPI on Linux Mint?

Is QSV available on Linux now in obs 26.1.1? I tried and it showed this: Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details. Note: If you are using the NVENC or AMD encoders, make sure your video drivers are up to date. here is vainfo here is part of obs log This computer has...

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Show threadStudio 8502 Jun 11, 2023
@coyoteden @wotsac Cool. I'd like to be able to actually stream again.