Gallium3D VDPAU On Radeon Starts Working

[deanjo]

I wouldn't start with h264, mpeg4 (divx, xvid) would be the next logical step.

Not really, mpeg4 usually doesn't need any real decode acceleration.

[pingufunkybeat]

Not really, mpeg4 usually doesn't need any real decode acceleration.

h264 is MPEG4.

Also, consider that this is the next logical step for a developer, which is who you are replying to. How can you accelerate h264 if you don't know how to accelerate simpler forms of mpeg4?

[chithanh]

DivX and XviD are implementations of MPEG-4 Part 2, sometimes referred to as MPEG-4 ASP/SP and closely related to H.263. Decoding it is not a challenge even for low-end CPUs, though hardware acceleration is desirable where battery power must be preserved.

MPEG-4 Part 10 or H.264, sometimes referred to as MPEG-4 AVC, is what taxes even modern and fast CPUs. High-bitrate 1080p content usually requires a multithreaded implementation or hardware acceleration.

[HokTar]

Christian sent an e-mail again about merging pipe-video so let's hope this time everybody will be happy with the interface.

*Can't wait h264 decoding -- although I realise that it will still take time.*

Thanks again for your work Christian!