A New Release Of The AMD XvBA Back-End To VA-API

[KellyClowers]

By the time there are usable radeon Gallium drivers, VA-API will be completely obsolete, since there is a WIP VDPAU state stracker.

I really couldn't care less about an nvidia technology like VDPAU.

[JeanPaul145]

Not necessarily. There are Radeon-based netbooks that can't otherwise manage HD video. That said, I won't use it, since the open-source drivers do a better job of satisfying my needs. I really want to know when we can expect a VA-API state tracker for Gallium.

By the time there are usable radeon Gallium drivers, VA-API will be completely obsolete, since there is a WIP VDPAU state stracker.

[Cory]

Anyone know if it finally has support for profiles [email protected]?

[waucka]

All I can say about this is "Meh". This software is about as useful to Radeon owners as MS-DOS is to a Linux user.

Not necessarily. There are Radeon-based netbooks that can't otherwise manage HD video. That said, I won't use it, since the open-source drivers do a better job of satisfying my needs. I really want to know when we can expect a VA-API state tracker for Gallium.

[JeanPaul145]

All I can say about this is "Meh". This software is about as useful to Radeon owners as MS-DOS is to a Linux user.

[phoronix]

Phoronix: A New Release Of The AMD XvBA Back-End To VA-API

Splitted Desktop Systems has updated their closed-source library that provides an XvBA back-end to a VA-API front-end so that those running the ATI Catalyst Linux driver are able to take advantage of the UVD2 video engine on newer Radeon HD graphics cards...

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