Re: FFmpeg VAAPI H264 /HEVC encoding not supported

From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:23:08 UTC
Perhaps the following pages may be useful :

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/HWAccelIntro

Another issue about video encoders and decoders is patents .


https://www.google.com/search?q=is+VAAPI+HEVC+encoding+patented+or+not&sca_esv=596226834&sxsrf=AM9HkKnkHnL5dsq45dd5uDNCjL9Olnwl_A%3A1704557479981&ei=p3uZZZXGOLbjxc8P9e66mAU&ved=0ahUKEwjVtdy4k8mDAxW2cfEDHXW3DlMQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=is+VAAPI+HEVC+encoding+patented+or+not&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiJmlzIFZBQVBJIEhFVkMgZW5jb2RpbmcgcGF0ZW50ZWQgb3Igbm90SO6EAVDyCliigQFwAXgBkAEAmAGiAaAB9xGqAQQwLjE5uAEDyAEA-AEBwgIKEAAYRxjWBBiwA8ICBxAjGLACGCfCAggQABgIGB4YDcICCxAAGIAEGIoFGIYDwgIKECEYChigARjDBMICCBAhGKABGMMEwgIFECEYoAHCAgQQIRgV4gMEGAAgQYgGAZAGCA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
is VAAPI HEVC encoding patented or not

https://www.google.com/search?q=is+VAAPI+H264+encoding+patented+or+not&sca_esv=596226834&sxsrf=AM9HkKl4fSR7Myk6mZQSftwHYdNbZhnr4Q%3A1704557529388&ei=2XuZZYKcF8m9xc8Pj6u0OA&ved=0ahUKEwjC7KbQk8mDAxXJXvEDHY8VDQcQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=is+VAAPI+H264+encoding+patented+or+not&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiJmlzIFZBQVBJIEgyNjQgZW5jb2RpbmcgcGF0ZW50ZWQgb3Igbm90MggQABiABBiiBEiP0wZQ5psGWLu5BnADeAGQAQCYAaoBoAGiBqoBAzAuNrgBA8gBAPgBAcICChAAGEcY1gQYsAPiAwQYACBBiAYBkAYI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
is VAAPI H264 encoding patented or not



Mehmet Erol Sanliturk



On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 5:51 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello to everyone.
>
> I'm using FreeBSD 14.0-p3 with the latest packages and I'm trying to
> enable the VAAPI H264 / HEVC encoding for obs-studio,but it says that they
> aren't supported. There may be a bug somewhere ?
>
> start-obs :
>
> sh << EOF
> env LD_LIBMAP="`nv-sglrun printenv LD_LIBMAP | grep -v libGL`" obs
> EOF
>
> root@marietto:/compat # ./start-obs
> shim init
>
> info: Using EGL/X11
> info: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz
> info: CPU Speed: 3600.00MHz
> info: Physical Cores: 8, Logical Cores: 16
> info: Physical Memory: 31734MB Total, 19859MB Free
> info: Kernel Version: FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p3
> info: Distribution: FreeBSD "14.0"
> info: Window System: X11.0, Vendor: The X.Org Foundation, Version: 1.21.1
> info: Qt Version: 6.6.1 (runtime), 6.6.1 (compiled)
> info: Portable mode: false
> info: OBS 30.0.2 (freebsd)
> info: ---------------------------------
> info: ---------------------------------
> info: audio settings reset:
> samples per sec: 48000
> speakers: 2
> max buffering: 960 milliseconds
> buffering type: dynamically increasing
> info: ---------------------------------
> info: Initializing OpenGL...
> info: Loading up OpenGL on adapter NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA GeForce GTX
> 1060 3GB/PCIe/SSE2
> info: OpenGL loaded successfully, version 3.3.0 NVIDIA 535.146.02, shading
> language 3.30 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
>
> info: ---------------------------------
> info: video settings reset:
> base resolution: 1920x1080
> output resolution: 1280x720
> downscale filter: Bicubic
> fps: 30/1
> format: NV12
> YUV mode: Rec. 709/Partial
> info: NV12 texture support not available
> info: P010 texture support not available
> info: Audio monitoring device:
> name: Default
> id: default
> info: ---------------------------------
> info: [pipewire] No captures available
> warning: v4l2loopback not installed, virtual camera disabled
> info: NVENC supported
>
>
> *info: FFmpeg VAAPI H264 encoding not supported info: FFmpeg VAAPI HEVC
> encoding not supported*
>
> info: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_load] you can haz websockets (Version:
> 5.0.1 | RPC Version: 1)
> info: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_load] Qt version (compile-time): 6.6.1 |
> Qt version (run-time): 6.6.1
> info: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_load] Linked ASIO Version: 101201
> info: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_load] Module loaded.
> info: [vlc-video]: VLC 3.0.20 Vetinari found, VLC video source enabled
> info: ---------------------------------
> info: Loaded Modules:
> info: vlc-video.so
> info: text-freetype2.so
> info: sndio.so
> info: rtmp-services.so
> info: oss-audio.so
> info: obs-x264.so
> info: obs-websocket.so
> info: obs-webrtc.so
> info: obs-transitions.so
> info: obs-outputs.so
> info: obs-filters.so
> info: obs-ffmpeg.so
> info: linux-v4l2.so
> info: linux-pulseaudio.so
> info: linux-pipewire.so
> info: linux-jack.so
> info: linux-capture.so
> info: image-source.so
> info: frontend-tools.so
> info: ---------------------------------
> info: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
> info: All scene data cleared
> info: ------------------------------------------------
> info: Switched to scene 'Scene'
> info: ------------------------------------------------
> info: Loaded scenes:
> info: - scene 'Scene':
> info: ------------------------------------------------
> info: ==== Shutting down ==================================================
> info: All scene data cleared
> info: ------------------------------------------------
> info: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_unload] Shutting down...
> error: Tried to call obs_frontend_remove_event_callback with no callbacks!
> error: Tried to call obs_frontend_get_global_config with no callbacks!
> error: [obs-websocket] [Config::Save] Unable to fetch OBS config!
> info: [obs-websocket] [obs_module_unload] Finished shutting down.
> info: [Scripting] Total detached callbacks: 0
> info: Freeing OBS context data
> info: == Profiler Results =============================
> info: run_program_init: 663.636 ms
> info: ┣OBSApp::AppInit: 3.125 ms
> info: ┃ ┗OBSApp::InitLocale: 0.784 ms
> info: ┗OBSApp::OBSInit: 626.884 ms
> info: ┣obs_startup: 1.247 ms
> info: ┗OBSBasic::OBSInit: 598.145 ms
> info: ┣OBSBasic::InitBasicConfig: 0.085 ms
> info: ┣OBSBasic::ResetAudio: 0.149 ms
> info: ┣OBSBasic::ResetVideo: 92.565 ms
> info: ┃ ┗obs_init_graphics: 92.317 ms
> info: ┃ ┗shader compilation: 22.654 ms
> info: ┣OBSBasic::InitOBSCallbacks: 0.005 ms
> info: ┣OBSBasic::InitHotkeys: 0.022 ms
> info: ┣obs_load_all_modules2: 365.069 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(frontend-tools.so): 27.908 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(image-source.so): 0.009 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-capture.so): 0.374 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-jack.so): 0.004 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-pipewire.so): 3.652 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-pulseaudio.so): 0.003 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(linux-v4l2.so): 0.856 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-ffmpeg.so): 5.617 ms
> info: ┃ ┃ ┗nvenc_check: 5.362 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-filters.so): 0.029 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-outputs.so): 0.007 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-transitions.so): 0.009 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-webrtc.so): 0.029 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-websocket.so): 4.649 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(obs-x264.so): 0.003 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(oss-audio.so): 0.004 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(rtmp-services.so): 0.993 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(sndio.so): 0.005 ms
> info: ┃ ┣obs_init_module(text-freetype2.so): 0.035 ms
> info: ┃ ┗obs_init_module(vlc-video.so): 0.635 ms
> info: ┣OBSBasic::InitService: 0.773 ms
> info: ┣OBSBasic::ResetOutputs: 0.509 ms
> info: ┣OBSBasic::CreateHotkeys: 0.026 ms
> info: ┣OBSBasic::InitPrimitives: 0.162 ms
> info: ┗OBSBasic::Load: 67.014 ms
> info: obs_hotkey_thread(25 ms): min=0.03 ms, median=0.17 ms, max=10.834
> ms, 99th percentile=8.279 ms
> , 100% below 25 ms
> info: audio_thread(Audio): min=0.005 ms, median=0.036 ms, max=0.149 ms,
> 99th percentile=0.101 ms
> info: obs_graphics_thread(33.3333 ms): min=0.084 ms, median=0.987 ms,
> max=22.184 ms, 99th percentile
> =22.184 ms, 100% below 33.333 ms
> info: ┣tick_sources: min=0.001 ms, median=0.009 ms, max=0.658 ms, 99th
> percentile=0.658 ms
> info: ┣output_frame: min=0.041 ms, median=0.212 ms, max=8.411 ms, 99th
> percentile=8.411 ms
> info: ┃ ┗gs_context(video->graphics): min=0.04 ms, median=0.211 ms,
> max=8.41 ms, 99th percentile=8.
> 41 ms
> info: ┃ ┣render_video: min=0.02 ms, median=0.125 ms, max=8.379 ms, 99th
> percentile=8.379 ms
> info: ┃ ┃ ┗render_main_texture: min=0.015 ms, median=0.098 ms, max=8.356
> ms, 99th percentile=8.35
> 6 ms
> info: ┃ ┗gs_flush: min=0.003 ms, median=0.018 ms, max=7.648 ms, 99th
> percentile=7.648 ms
> info: ┗render_displays: min=0.009 ms, median=0.603 ms, max=22.032 ms, 99th
> percentile=22.032 ms
> info: =================================================
> info: == Profiler Time Between Calls ==================
> info: obs_hotkey_thread(25 ms): min=25.037 ms, median=25.19 ms, max=65.219
> ms, 91.0569% within ±2% o
> f 25 ms (0% lower, 8.94309% higher)
> info: obs_graphics_thread(33.3333 ms): min=12.188 ms, median=33.322 ms,
> max=52.604 ms, 78.8889% with
> in ±2% of 33.333 ms (10% lower, 11.1111% higher)
> info: =================================================
> info: Number of memory leaks: 0
>
>
> * but the vaapi codecs are recognized correctly :*
>
>
> # ffmpeg -codecs | grep vaapi
>
> ffmpeg version 6.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2023 the FFmpeg developers
> built with FreeBSD clang version 16.0.6 (
> https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git llvmorg-16.0.6-0
> -g7cbf1a259152)
>
> configuration: --prefix=/usr/local --mandir=/usr/local/man
> --datadir=/usr/local/share/ffmpeg --doc
> dir=/usr/local/share/doc/ffmpeg
> --pkgconfigdir=/usr/local/libdata/pkgconfig --disable-static --disab
> le-libcelt --enable-shared --enable-pic --enable-gpl --cc=cc --cxx=c++
> --disable-alsa --disable-libo
> pencore-amrnb --disable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libaom
> --disable-libaribb24 --disable-libaribcapt
> ion --enable-asm --enable-libass --disable-libbs2b --disable-libcaca
> --disable-libcdio --disable-lib
> codec2 --enable-libdav1d --disable-libdavs2 --disable-libdc1394
> --disable-debug --enable-htmlpages -
> -enable-libdrm --disable-libfdk-aac --disable-libflite --enable-fontconfig
> --enable-libfreetype --en
> able-frei0r --disable-libfribidi --disable-gcrypt --disable-libglslang
> --disable-libgme --enable-gmp
> --enable-gnutls --enable-version3 --disable-libgsm --enable-libharfbuzz
> --enable-iconv --disable-li
> bilbc --disable-libjack --enable-libjxl --disable-libklvanc
> --disable-libkvazaar --disable-ladspa --
> enable-libmp3lame --enable-lcms2 --disable-liblensfun --disable-libbluray
> --enable-libplacebo --disa
> ble-librsvg --disable-librtmp --enable-libxml2 --disable-lv2
> --disable-mbedtls --disable-libmfx --di
> sable-libmodplug --disable-libmysofa --enable-network --disable-nonfree
> --enable-nvenc --disable-ope
> nal --disable-opencl --disable-opengl --disable-libopenh264
> --disable-libopenjpeg --disable-libopenm
> pt --disable-openssl --disable-libopenvino --enable-optimizations
> --enable-libopus --disable-pockets
> phinx --disable-libpulse --disable-librabbitmq --disable-librav1e
> --disable-librist --enable-runtime
> -cpudetect --disable-librubberband --disable-sdl2 --enable-libshaderc
> --disable-libsmbclient --disab
> le-libsnappy --disable-sndio --disable-libsoxr --disable-libspeex
> --disable-libsrt --disable-libssh
> --enable-libsvtav1 --disable-libtensorflow --disable-libtesseract
> --disable-libtheora --disable-libt
> wolame --disable-libuavs3d --enable-libv4l2 --enable-vaapi
> --disable-vapoursynth --enable-vdpau --di
> sable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis
> --disable-libvo-amrwbenc --disable-libvpl --ena
> ble-libvpx --enable-vulkan --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264
> --enable-libx265 --disable-libxavs2 --e
> nable-libxcb --disable-libxvid --disable-outdev=xv --disable-libzimg
> --disable-libzmq --disable-libz
> vbi
> libavutil 58. 29.100 / 58. 29.100
> libavcodec 60. 31.102 / 60. 31.102
> libavformat 60. 16.100 / 60. 16.100
> libavdevice 60. 3.100 / 60. 3.100
> libavfilter 9. 12.100 / 9. 12.100
> libswscale 7. 5.100 / 7. 5.100
> libswresample 4. 12.100 / 4. 12.100
> libpostproc 57. 3.100 / 57. 3.100
>
> DEV.L. av1 Alliance for Open Media AV1 (decoders: libdav1d libaom-av1 av1
> av1_cuvi
> d) (encoders: libaom-av1 libsvtav1 av1_nvenc av1_vaapi)
> DEV.LS h264 H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10 (decoders: h264
> h264_v4l2m2m
> h264_cuvid) (encoders: libx264 libx264rgb h264_nvenc h264_v4l2m2m
> h264_vaapi)
> DEV.L. hevc H.265 / HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) (decoders: hevc
> hevc_v4l2m2
> m hevc_cuvid) (encoders: libx265 hevc_nvenc hevc_v4l2m2m hevc_vaapi)
> DEVIL. mjpeg Motion JPEG (decoders: mjpeg mjpeg_cuvid) (encoders: mjpeg
> mjpeg_vaapi)
> DEV.L. mpeg2video MPEG-2 video (decoders: mpeg2video mpegvideo
> mpeg2_v4l2m2m mpeg2_cuvid)
> (encoders: mpeg2video mpeg2_vaapi)
> DEV.L. vp8 On2 VP8 (decoders: vp8 vp8_v4l2m2m libvpx vp8_cuvid) (encoders:
> libvpx
> vp8_v4l2m2m vp8_vaapi)
> DEV.L. vp9 Google VP9 (decoders: vp9 vp9_v4l2m2m libvpx-vp9 vp9_cuvid)
> (encoders:
> libvpx-vp9 vp9_vaapi)
>
> --
> Mario.
>