FFmpeg/vaapi Sample Player (ffvademo)
Copyright (C) 2014 Intel Corporation
Author: Gwenole Beauchesne <gwenole.beauchesne@intel.com>
License
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The FFmpeg/vaapi Sample Player (ffvademo) and its associated helper
library are available available under the terms of the GNU Lesser
General Public License v2.1+
Overview
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This project consists in a simple FFmpeg/vaapi based video player, and
an associated helper library, that demonstrate how to use FFmpeg with
Video Acceleration (VA) APIs.
Features
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* FFmpeg decoder with VA-API support
* Native X11 renderer through vaPutSurface()
* EGL renderer showing off VA/EGL interop capabilities
Non-goals
* A full-blown player supporting every possible codec
* A player that supports audio decoding
* A player that supports software decoding
Requirements
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Software requirements
* VA-API (>= 0.36.0 for VA/EGL interop)
* FFmpeg (>= 2.1)
Usage
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* Play an H.264 video with an MP4 container
$ ffvademo /path/to/video.mp4
* Play a VC-1 video while converting the output to I420 format
$ ffvademo -f yuv420p /path/to/video.wmv
* Play an H.264 video while rendering with EGL/GLESv2
$ ffvademo -r egl -f argb /path/to/video.mp4