Intel Updates VA-API Video Acceleration Code

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel Updates VA-API Video Acceleration Code

Intel's Video Acceleration API (VA-API) has seen updates to its core library as well as to the Intel-specific VA-API Intel driver...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE1MzM

[darkbasic]

What about G45?

[curaga]

What about G45?

Silly consumer, they're waiting for you to forget about it and buy new hw of course

[kozaki]

Silly consumer, they're waiting for you to forget about it and buy new hw of course

Pardon my ignorance but are Sandy bridge IGPs /APUs reached by this VA-API update?
If not, means the next Intel open-source driver will concern only Ivy units - Or is the code shared with Sandy?

[Flynn]

What about G45?

Funny, I was just about to ask the same question.
My E7400 G45 system is in need of some driver love.

[smitty3268]

Is that really necessary?

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Is that really necessary?

Maybe for mobile SoC?

[GreatEmerald]

If it includes MJPEG, then yes, it's pretty good. While MJPEG is not a good format for final videos, it works well as an intermediate format as its encoders can write good quality videos at a really good speed and relatively fair compression (as opposed to things like Huff). And being able to watch what you recorded before transcoding is always a good thing to have.