VAAPI transcoder setting

[VCR58]

Greetings,

From reading several posts I concluded that using the VAAPI transcoder setting was possible when watching live TV using the web browser but I have not been able to get it working. It looks like it is going to work but ultimately it fails.

CPU setting works OK, just wanted to see if the VAAPI setting wil work for me.

Thanks,
Rex

[mvallevand]

Here is your error

2021-07-10 15:48:08.745 [DEBUG][20] [FFMPEG]: [Parsed_scale_vaapi_2 @ 0x562ed301afc0] Failed to create processing pipeline config: 12 (the requested VAProfile is not supported).
2021-07-10 15:48:08.745 [DEBUG][20] [FFMPEG]: [Parsed_scale_vaapi_2 @ 0x562ed301afc0] Failed to configure output pad on Parsed_scale_vaapi_2


I don't normally like helping with ffmpeg related configurations because it is basically custom but I can give you some starting points. First look at what vainfo shows for the various available profiles. If nothing is there you may need non free video drivers.

Note that I have same version of ffmpeg on Debian as you and VAAPI works and here is my vainfo output.

Code:

libva info: VA-API version 1.4.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_4
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.4 (libva 2.4.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Mesa Gallium driver 18.3.6 for AMD STONEY (DRM 3.27.0, 4.19.0-16-amd64, LLVM 7.0.1)
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Simple              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Main                : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Advanced            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileNone                   : VAEntrypointVideoProc

Martin

[VCR58]

Here is your error

2021-07-10 15:48:08.745 [DEBUG][20] [FFMPEG]: [Parsed_scale_vaapi_2 @ 0x562ed301afc0] Failed to create processing pipeline config: 12 (the requested VAProfile is not supported).
2021-07-10 15:48:08.745 [DEBUG][20] [FFMPEG]: [Parsed_scale_vaapi_2 @ 0x562ed301afc0] Failed to configure output pad on Parsed_scale_vaapi_2


I don't normally like helping with ffmpeg related configurations  because it is basically custom but I can give you some starting points.  First look at what vainfo shows for the various available profiles.  If nothing is there you may need non free video drivers.

Note that I have same version of ffmpeg on Debian as you and VAAPI works and here is my vainfo output.

Code:

libva info: VA-API version 1.4.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_4
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.4 (libva 2.4.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Mesa Gallium driver 18.3.6 for AMD STONEY (DRM 3.27.0, 4.19.0-16-amd64, LLVM 7.0.1)
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Simple              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Main                : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Advanced            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileNone                   : VAEntrypointVideoProc

Martin

Thanks Martin.

This is what I get. 

Code:

libva info: VA-API version 1.10.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_9
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.10 (libva 2.10.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 21.1.0 ()
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           : VAEntrypointEncPicture
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVP8Version0_3          : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile0            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile2            : VAEntrypointVLD

Looks like my Driver version is different. I'll do some web searching and see if I can figure out what I need.

[mvallevand]

I would continue with intel-media-va-driver-non-free from apt or maybe read https://github.com/intel/media-driver/ first
Martin

[VCR58]

I would continue with intel-media-va-driver-non-free from apt or maybe read https://github.com/intel/media-driver/ first
Martin

Got it working. I installed "Package: intel-media-va-driver-non-free Version: 21.1.0+ds1-1~mx19ahs+1" for my Linux Distro.

Thanks  for your help!