use system ffmpeg // vaapi support

hi,
so I want to use tvheadend with vaapi support on ubuntu 20.04.1. Ubuntu is running on ESXi VMware 7.0.
I got vaapi working and i can use it with ffmpeg. intel_gpu_top shows me, the system is using the intel gpu for transcoding with ffmpeg.

error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.
error: can't connect to X server!
libva info: VA-API version 1.9.0
libva info: User environment variable requested driver 'iHD'
libva info: Trying to open /opt/media//lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_9
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.9 (libva 2.9.0.pre1)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 20.3.pre (6fbca6ed)
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileNone                   : VAEntrypointVideoProc
      VAProfileNone                   : VAEntrypointStats
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointFEI
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointFEI
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVC1Simple              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Main                : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Advanced            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           : VAEntrypointEncPicture
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointFEI
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVP8Version0_3          : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP8Version0_3          : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain               : VAEntrypointFEI
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileVP9Profile0            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile2            : VAEntrypointVLD

ffmpeg version N-98978-g4cfe8123ea Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 9 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-10ubuntu2)
  configuration: --prefix=/opt/media/ --enable-shared --enable-vaapi --enable-gpl --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265
  libavutil      56. 58.100 / 56. 58.100
  libavcodec     58.101.101 / 58.101.101
  libavformat    58. 51.101 / 58. 51.101
  libavdevice    58. 11.101 / 58. 11.101
  libavfilter     7. 87.100 /  7. 87.100
  libswscale      5.  8.100 /  5.  8.100
  libswresample   3.  8.100 /  3.  8.100
  libpostproc    55.  8.100 / 55.  8.100
Hyper fast Audio and Video encoder

I want to build tvheadend with autobuild.
the autobuild always fails at ffmpeg step.

make -f Makefile.ffmpeg build
make[3]: Entering directory '/tmp/tvheadend'
cd /tmp/tvheadend/build.linux/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-4.1.5 && FFMPEG_PREFIX=/tmp/tvheadend/build.linux/ffmpeg/build/ffmpeg PKG_CONFIG=/tmp/tvheadend/support/pkg-config.ffmpeg ./configure --prefix=/ffmpeg --enable-static --disable-shared \
        --disable-all \
        --enable-gpl \
        --enable-nonfree \
        --extra-cflags="-I/tmp/tvheadend/build.linux/ffmpeg/build/ffmpeg/include -fPIE" \
        --extra-libs="-L/tmp/tvheadend/build.linux/ffmpeg/build/ffmpeg/lib -ldl" \
        --pkg-config="/tmp/tvheadend/support/pkg-config.ffmpeg" \
        --enable-openssl \
        --enable-avutil --enable-avcodec --enable-avformat --enable-swscale --enable-avresample --enable-swresample --enable-avfilter \
        --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libvpx --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopus --enable-vaapi \
        --enable-protocol=file --enable-protocol=http --enable-protocol=https --enable-protocol=hls --enable-protocol=mmsh --enable-protocol=mmst --enable-protocol=rtmp --enable-protocol=rtmpe --enable-protocol=rtmps --enable-protocol=rtmpt --enable-protocol=rtmpte --enable-protocol=rtmpts --enable-protocol=ffrtmpcrypt --enable-protocol=ffrtmphttp --enable-protocol=rtp --enable-protocol=srtp --enable-protocol=tcp --enable-protocol=udp --enable-protocol=udplite --enable-protocol=unix --enable-protocol=crypto \
        --enable-decoder=mpeg2video --enable-decoder=mp2 --enable-decoder=aac --enable-decoder=vorbis --enable-decoder=ac3 --enable-decoder=eac3 --enable-decoder=aac_latm --enable-decoder=opus --enable-decoder=h264 --enable-decoder=hevc --enable-decoder=theora --enable-decoder=flac --enable-decoder=libvorbis \
        --enable-encoder=mpeg2video --enable-encoder=mp2 --enable-encoder=aac --enable-encoder=vorbis --enable-encoder=flac --enable-encoder=libx264 --enable-encoder=libx265 --enable-encoder=libvpx_vp8 --enable-encoder=libvpx_vp9 --enable-encoder=libtheora --enable-encoder=libvorbis --enable-encoder=libopus --enable-encoder=h264_vaapi --enable-encoder=hevc_vaapi --enable-encoder=vp8_vaapi --enable-encoder=vp9_vaapi \
        --enable-demuxer=mpegts --enable-demuxer=matroska --enable-demuxer=hls --enable-demuxer=flv --enable-demuxer=live_flv \
        --enable-muxer=mpegts --enable-muxer=matroska --enable-muxer=mp4 --enable-muxer=ogg \
        --enable-bsf=h264_mp4toannexb --enable-bsf=hevc_mp4toannexb \
        --enable-filter=yadif --enable-filter=format --enable-filter=hwupload --enable-filter=hwdownload --enable-filter=scale --enable-filter=null --enable-filter=aresample --enable-filter=anull --enable-filter=deinterlace_vaapi --enable-filter=scale_vaapi \
        --enable-hwaccel=mpeg2_vaapi --enable-hwaccel=h264_vaapi --enable-hwaccel=hevc_vaapi --enable-hwaccel=vp9_vaapi \
                --disable-programs \
                --disable-doc \
                --disable-htmlpages \
                --disable-manpages \
                --disable-podpages \
                --disable-txtpages
ERROR: vaapi requested but not found

Is there a way to tell tvheadend autobuild to use the system ffmpeg?
or how can i adjust autobuild just to use the variables i want to use?

I did try the following and this was working.

cd /tmp/tvheadend/build.linux/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-4.1.5
FFMPEG_PREFIX=/tmp/tvheadend/build.linux/ffmpeg/build/ffmpeg PKG_CONFIG=/tmp/tvheadend/support/pkg-config.ffmpeg ./configure --prefix=/ffmpeg --enable-shared --enable-vaapi --enable-gpl --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265

thanks

Replies (17)

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by saen acro about 4 years ago

What say

./configure

https://tvheadend.org/boards/4/topics/24116

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by Hans Müller about 4 years ago

Checking support/features
checking for cc execinfo.h ... ok
checking for cc -mmmx ... ok
checking for cc -msse2 ... ok
checking for cc -Wunused-result ... ok
checking for cc -fstack-protector ... ok
checking for cc -fstack-protector-strong ... ok
checking for cc -fstack-check ... ok
checking for cc -fPIE ... ok
checking for cc strlcat ... fail
checking for cc strlcpy ... fail
checking for cc fdatasync ... ok
checking for cc getloadavg ... ok
checking for cc atomic32 ... ok
checking for cc atomic64 ... ok
checking for cc atomic_time_t ... ok
checking for cc atomic_ptr ... ok
checking for cc bitops64 ... ok
checking for cc lockowner ... ok
checking for cc qsort_r ... ok
checking for cc stime ... fail
checking for cc gmtoff ... ok
checking for cc recvmmsg ... ok
checking for cc sendmmsg ... ok
checking for cc libiconv ... fail
^ using build-in glibc iconv routines
checking for cc ifnames ... ok
checking for cc cclang_threadsan ... fail
WARN: no python binary found
checking for py module gzip ... fail
checking for pkg-config ... ok
checking for xgettext ... ok
checking for msgmerge ... ok
checking for gzip ... ok
checking for bzip2 ... ok
checking for pkg openssl ... ok (detected 1.1.1f)
checking for cc linux/dvb/version.h ... ok
checking for pkg zlib ... ok (detected 1.2.11)
checking for pkg libpcre2-8 ... ok (detected 10.34)
checking for pkg liburiparser ... ok (detected 0.9.3)
checking for pkg avahi-client ... ok (detected 0.7)
checking for cmake ... ok
checking for cc -lstdc++ ... ok
checking for pkg libva >=0.38.0 ... ok (detected 1.9.0)
checking for pkg libva-x11 >=0.38.0 ... ok (detected 1.9.0)
checking for pkg libva-drm >=0.38.0 ... ok (detected 1.9.0)
checking for cc sys/inotify.h ... ok
checking for cc inotify_init1 ... ok
checking for cc dvbcsa/dvbcsa.h ... ok
checking for cc -ldvbcsa ... ok
fetching dvb-scan files ... ok
checking for cc epoll_create1 ... ok
checking for pkg dbus-1 ... ok (detected 1.12.16)

Compiler:
Using C compiler: cc
Using C flags: -I/opt/media//include -I”/opt/media/”/include
Using LD flags: -L/opt/media//lib -ldvbcsa
Build for arch: x86_64

Binaries:
Using PYTHON: python
Using GZIP: gzip
Using BZIP2: bzip2

Options:
pie yes
ccdebug no
cardclient yes
cwc yes
cccam yes
capmt yes
constcw yes
linuxdvb yes
satip_server yes
satip_client yes
hdhomerun_client yes
hdhomerun_static yes
iptv yes
tsfile yes
dvbscan yes
timeshift yes
trace yes
avahi yes
zlib yes
libav yes
ffmpeg_static yes
libx264 yes
libx264_static yes
libx265 yes
libx265_static yes
libvpx yes
libvpx_static yes
libtheora yes
libtheora_static yes
libvorbis yes
libvorbis_static yes
libfdkaac no
libfdkaac_static no
libopus yes
libopus_static yes
nvenc no
vaapi yes
mmal no
omx no
inotify yes
epoll yes
pcre no
pcre2 yes
uriparser yes
ccache no
tvhcsa yes
bundle no
pngquant no
kqueue no
dbus_1 yes
android no
gtimer_check no
slow_memoryinfo no
libsystemd_daemon no
pcloud_cache yes
ddci yes
cclang_threadsan no
gperftools no
execinfo yes
mmx yes
sse2 yes
W_unused_result yes
f_stack_protector yes
f_stack_protector_strong yes
f_stack_check yes
f_PIE yes
fdatasync yes
getloadavg yes
atomic32 yes
atomic64 yes
atomic_time_t yes
atomic_ptr yes
bitops64 yes
lockowner yes
qsort_r yes
gmtoff yes
recvmmsg yes
sendmmsg yes
ifnames yes
bin_pkg_config yes
bin_xgettext yes
bin_msgmerge yes
bin_gzip yes
bin_bzip2 yes
ssl yes
linuxdvbapi yes
linuxdvb_ca yes
upnp yes
bin_cmake yes
stdcpp yes
libogg_static yes
hwaccels yes
inotify_h yes
inotify_init1 yes
dvbcsa yes
epoll_create1 yes
mpegts yes
mpegts_dvb yes

Packages:
openssl 1.1.1f
zlib 1.2.11
libpcre2-8 10.34
liburiparser 0.9.3
avahi-client 0.7
libva 1.9.0
libva-x11 1.9.0
libva-drm 1.9.0
dbus-1 1.12.16

Installation paths:
Prefix: /usr/local
Binaries: ${prefix}/bin
Libraries: ${prefix}/lib
Data files: ${prefix}/share
Man pages: ${datadir}/man

Final Binary:
/tmp/tvheadend/build.linux/tvheadend

Tvheadend Data Directory:
/usr/local/share/tvheadend

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by saen acro about 4 years ago

WARN: no python binary found

https://tvheadend.org/boards/4/topics/24116#Short-version-of-all-needed-packages

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by Hans Müller about 4 years ago

For anyone using Ubuntu 20 and need to use python2 as well, here is how it's working.

$ sudo apt install python2
OR
$ sudo apt install python-minimal

check which python versions you have available

$ ls /usr/bin/python*
/usr/bin/python2  /usr/bin/python2.7  /usr/bin/python3

set the python alternatives

$ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python2 1
$ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 2

choose python version you want to use

$ sudo update-alternatives --config python
There are 2 choices for the alternative python (providing /usr/bin/python).

  Selection    Path              Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0            /usr/bin/python3   2         auto mode
  1            /usr/bin/python2   1         manual mode
  2            /usr/bin/python3   2         manual mode

Press  to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 1

./configure

Checking support/features
  checking for cc execinfo.h ...                    ok
  checking for cc -mmmx ...                         ok
  checking for cc -msse2 ...                        ok
  checking for cc -Wunused-result ...               ok
  checking for cc -fstack-protector ...             ok
  checking for cc -fstack-protector-strong ...      ok
  checking for cc -fstack-check ...                 ok
  checking for cc -fPIE ...                         ok
  checking for cc strlcat ...                       fail
  checking for cc strlcpy ...                       fail
  checking for cc fdatasync ...                     ok
  checking for cc getloadavg ...                    ok
  checking for cc atomic32 ...                      ok
  checking for cc atomic64 ...                      ok
  checking for cc atomic_time_t ...                 ok
  checking for cc atomic_ptr ...                    ok
  checking for cc bitops64 ...                      ok
  checking for cc lockowner ...                     ok
  checking for cc qsort_r ...                       ok
  checking for cc stime ...                         fail
  checking for cc gmtoff ...                        ok
  checking for cc recvmmsg ...                      ok
  checking for cc sendmmsg ...                      ok
  checking for cc libiconv ...                      fail
    ^ using build-in glibc iconv routines
  checking for cc ifnames ...                       ok
  checking for cc cclang_threadsan ...              fail
  checking for py module gzip ...                   ok
  checking for pkg-config ...                       ok
  checking for xgettext ...                         ok
  checking for msgmerge ...                         ok
  checking for gzip ...                             ok
  checking for bzip2 ...                            ok
  checking for pkg openssl  ...                     ok (detected 1.1.1f)
  checking for cc linux/dvb/version.h ...           ok
  checking for pkg zlib  ...                        ok (detected 1.2.11)
  checking for pkg libpcre2-8  ...                  ok (detected 10.34)
  checking for pkg liburiparser  ...                ok (detected 0.9.3)
  checking for pkg avahi-client  ...                ok (detected 0.7)
  checking for cmake ...                            ok
  checking for cc -lstdc++ ...                      ok
  checking for pkg libva >=0.38.0 ...               ok (detected 1.9.0)
  checking for pkg libva-x11 >=0.38.0 ...           ok (detected 1.9.0)
  checking for pkg libva-drm >=0.38.0 ...           ok (detected 1.9.0)
  checking for cc sys/inotify.h ...                 ok
  checking for cc inotify_init1 ...                 ok
  checking for cc dvbcsa/dvbcsa.h ...               ok
  checking for cc -ldvbcsa ...                      ok
  fetching dvb-scan files ...                       ok
  checking for cc epoll_create1 ...                 ok
  checking for pkg dbus-1  ...                      ok (detected 1.12.16)

Compiler:
  Using C compiler:                        cc
  Using C flags:                           -I/opt/media//include 
  Using LD flags:                          -L/opt/media//lib -ldvbcsa
  Build for arch:                          x86_64

Binaries:
  Using PYTHON:                            python
  Using GZIP:                              gzip
  Using BZIP2:                             bzip2

Options:
  pie                                      yes
  ccdebug                                  no
  cardclient                               yes
  cwc                                      yes
  cccam                                    yes
  capmt                                    yes
  constcw                                  yes
  linuxdvb                                 yes
  satip_server                             yes
  satip_client                             yes
  hdhomerun_client                         yes
  hdhomerun_static                         yes
  iptv                                     yes
  tsfile                                   yes
  dvbscan                                  yes
  timeshift                                yes
  trace                                    yes
  avahi                                    yes
  zlib                                     yes
  libav                                    yes
  ffmpeg_static                            yes
  libx264                                  yes
  libx264_static                           yes
  libx265                                  yes
  libx265_static                           yes
  libvpx                                   yes
  libvpx_static                            yes
  libtheora                                yes
  libtheora_static                         yes
  libvorbis                                yes
  libvorbis_static                         yes
  libfdkaac                                no
  libfdkaac_static                         no
  libopus                                  yes
  libopus_static                           yes
  nvenc                                    no
  vaapi                                    yes
  mmal                                     no
  omx                                      no
  inotify                                  yes
  epoll                                    yes
  pcre                                     no
  pcre2                                    yes
  uriparser                                yes
  ccache                                   no
  tvhcsa                                   yes
  bundle                                   no
  pngquant                                 no
  kqueue                                   no
  dbus_1                                   yes
  android                                  no
  gtimer_check                             no
  slow_memoryinfo                          no
  libsystemd_daemon                        no
  pcloud_cache                             yes
  ddci                                     yes
  cclang_threadsan                         no
  gperftools                               no
  execinfo                                 yes
  mmx                                      yes
  sse2                                     yes
  W_unused_result                          yes
  f_stack_protector                        yes
  f_stack_protector_strong                 yes
  f_stack_check                            yes
  f_PIE                                    yes
  fdatasync                                yes
  getloadavg                               yes
  atomic32                                 yes
  atomic64                                 yes
  atomic_time_t                            yes
  atomic_ptr                               yes
  bitops64                                 yes
  lockowner                                yes
  qsort_r                                  yes
  gmtoff                                   yes
  recvmmsg                                 yes
  sendmmsg                                 yes
  ifnames                                  yes
  py_gzip                                  yes
  bin_pkg_config                           yes
  bin_xgettext                             yes
  bin_msgmerge                             yes
  bin_gzip                                 yes
  bin_bzip2                                yes
  ssl                                      yes
  linuxdvbapi                              yes
  linuxdvb_ca                              yes
  upnp                                     yes
  bin_cmake                                yes
  stdcpp                                   yes
  libogg_static                            yes
  hwaccels                                 yes
  inotify_h                                yes
  inotify_init1                            yes
  dvbcsa                                   yes
  epoll_create1                            yes
  mpegts                                   yes
  mpegts_dvb                               yes

Packages:
  openssl                                  1.1.1f
  zlib                                     1.2.11
  libpcre2-8                               10.34
  liburiparser                             0.9.3
  avahi-client                             0.7
  libva                                    1.9.0
  libva-x11                                1.9.0
  libva-drm                                1.9.0
  dbus-1                                   1.12.16

Installation paths:
  Prefix:                                  /usr/local
  Binaries:                                ${prefix}/bin
  Libraries:                               ${prefix}/lib
  Data files:                              ${prefix}/share
  Man pages:                               ${datadir}/man

Final Binary:
  /tmp/tvheadend/build.linux/tvheadend

Tvheadend Data Directory:
  /usr/local/share/tvheadend

python now working, still stuck at the same point. pretty sure it is directly related to ffmpeg.

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by saen acro about 4 years ago

in folder where git clone

make distclean
./Autobuild.sh -j$(nproc)

or use auto script
https://tvheadend.org/boards/4/topics/24116#Automated-build-script

with will generate build.log

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by Hans Müller about 4 years ago

still same problem.
attached the build.log.

build.log (225 KB) build.log

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by saen acro about 4 years ago

20.04 have some problems as I see in lot of forums and ffmpeg mails.
Intel 100% have bigger problems they cannot write software.
They destroyed QSV now offer OneAPI

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by Hans Müller about 4 years ago

Thank you so far.

But I have 20.04 working with the Intel drivers. So system ffmpeg is working with vaapi.
some variables in the auto script build for ffmpeg seem not to be compatible with the drivers I am running.

As I mentioned, I can build the tvheadend ffmpeg version with the following variables.

$ cd /tmp/tvheadend/build.linux/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-4.1.5
$ FFMPEG_PREFIX=/tmp/tvheadend/build.linux/ffmpeg/build/ffmpeg PKG_CONFIG=/tmp/tvheadend/support/pkg-config.ffmpeg ./configure --prefix=/ffmpeg --enable-shared --enable-vaapi --enable-gpl --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265

there must be a way, either to let tvheadend use the system ffmpeg or to adjust the variables autobuild uses.

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by saen acro about 4 years ago

https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend/blob/master/Makefile.ffmpeg#L593
vaapi check I guess

https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend/blob/master/Makefile.ffmpeg#L656
configuration part

do some experiments

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by Hans Müller about 4 years ago

Update, got tvheadend working at least with h264_vaapi.
hevc_vaapi and vp9_vaapi not working at the moment, not sure why yet.

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by saen acro about 4 years ago

Hans Müller wrote:

Update, got tvheadend working at least with h264_vaapi.
hevc_vaapi and vp9_vaapi not working at the moment, not sure why yet.

GPU is?
embeded opensource driver in kernel or proprietary used?

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by Hans Müller about 4 years ago

yep tvheadend is using the gpu for h264 transcoding.
i am using the intel media driver

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by saen acro about 4 years ago

Hans Müller wrote:

yep tvheadend is using the gpu for h264 transcoding.
i am using the intel media driver

What is a GPU model is question?

lscpu |grep Model

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by Hans Müller about 4 years ago

Model:                           166
Model name:                      Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10710U CPU @ 1.10GHz

13:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 9bca (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        DeviceName: pciPassthru0
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 2081
        Physical Slot: 224
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 67
        Memory at fb000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
        Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=512M]
        I/O ports at 3000 [size=64]
        Capabilities: [40] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>
        Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [ac] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [100] Process Address Space ID (PASID)
        Capabilities: [200] Address Translation Service (ATS)
        Capabilities: [300] Page Request Interface (PRI)
        Kernel driver in use: i915
        Kernel modules: i915

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by saen acro about 4 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Quick_Sync_Video#Hardware_decoding_and_encoding
https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/articles/encode-and-decode-capabilities-for-7th-generation-intel-core-processors-and-newer.html

There are some extra packages with must be installed to run proprietary functions

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by Hans Müller about 4 years ago

Yes I know.

hevc and vp9 works with ffmpeg alone. also tvheadend is showing it in the streams options as hevc_vaapi.
But when I try to use it, it ends with "unknown error detected"

RE: use system ffmpeg // vaapi support - Added by Hans Müller about 4 years ago

I give up for now. I can live with just H246.
Maybe I will try again my setup with Ubuntu 18 in the next weeks.

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