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Document Libva support in faq13
As mentioned in [1], I think we should document Libva support in faq13. Attached is a diff that does this. Feedback? 1. https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=174491858907311&w=2 -- iz (she/her) > i like to say mundane things, > there are too many uninteresting things > that go unnoticed. izder456 (dot) neocities (dot) org diff --git a/faq/faq13.html b/faq/faq13.html index 8d23ea8..dc7010c 100644 --- a/faq/faq13.html +++ b/faq/faq13.html @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ FAQ - Multimedia <li><a href="#audioprob" >Debugging Audio Problems</a> <li><a href="#midi" >Using MIDI Instruments</a> <li><a href="#webcam" >Using a Webcam</a> + <li><a href="#libva" >Video Playback Acceleration with Libva</a> <!-- XXX <li><a href="#playDVD" >Playing DVDs</a> <li><a href="#burnCD" >Burning CDs and DVDs</a> @@ -660,6 +661,18 @@ by default. To allow Firefox to access other video devices, the device paths must be added to <code>/etc/firefox/unveil.main</code>. +<h2 id="libva">Video Playback Acceleration with Libva</h3> + +Xenocara has Libva support since <a href="../76.html">OpenBSD 7.6</a>. +On AMD cards with Libva support, no work is needed to enable it. However, for supported Intel cards, you will need one of two packages: +<ul> + <li><code>intel-media-driver</code> for supported Intel GPUs generation 5 or newer</li> + <li><code>intel-vaapi-driver</code> for supported Intel GPUs older than generation 5</li> +</ul> + +You can use the binary package tools documented in +<a href="faq15.html">faq15</a> to install these packages. + <!-- XXX To record MIDI files, you can use the <code>smfrec</code> utility bundled in the <code>audio/midish</code> port. diff --git a/faq/index.html b/faq/index.html index ee3b57a..d5825ce 100644 --- a/faq/index.html +++ b/faq/index.html @@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ XXX --> <li><a href="faq13.html#audioprob" >Debugging Audio Problems</a> <li><a href="faq13.html#midi" >Using MIDI Instruments</a> <li><a href="faq13.html#webcam" >Using a Webcam</a> +<li><a href="faq13.html#libva" >Video Playback Acceleration with Libva</a> </ul> <h3><a href="faq16.html">Virtualization</a></h3>
Document Libva support in faq13