How does Intel Quick Sync work on Linux?
Intel Quick Sync Video enables faster transcoding by moving video-conversion tasks to dedicated media processing space. This article describes how to set up Quick Sync–accelerated encoding for several generations of Intel Quick Sync Video microarchitecture with Wowza Streaming Engine on Linux.
Are there any Linux SDKs that support QuickSync?
There are currently two SDKs for Linux which support QuickSync technology, their choice depends on your hardware capabilities. Each SDK is released as part of respective Media Server Studio so you need to choose what works best for you and follow its instruction.
Can a Nimble Streamer use Intel Quick Sync?
Nimble Streamer Transcoder supports Intel® Quick Sync technology for both software video encoding and hardware encoding acceleration using Intel® processors feature set. Nimble Streamer allows using Quick Sync as a H.264 video encoder in transcoding scenarios.
Which is better FFmpeg or Intel Quick Sync?
So FFmpeg is the focus of all future work. You should also know that the Intel Quick Sync Video is what we’re aiming to use. Quick Sync Video is the Intel hardware feature that accelerates video handling efficiently.
Can you use Quick Sync acceleration on SUSE Linux?
Note: If you previously configured Wowza Streaming Engine 4.3.x or earlier to use Quick Sync acceleration on Ubuntu Server or SUSE Linux, it will continue to work if you upgrade to a newer version of Wowza Streaming Engine.
How to use Intel Quick Sync with Kaby Lake microarchitecture?
Intel Quick Sync Video acceleration with Kaby Lake microarchitecture support requires Wowza Streaming Engine 4.7.8 or later and Intel Media SDK driver package 2018 release (R2). Download and install the 64-bit Ubuntu Server 18.04.2. Log in as the root user and run updates: Install Developer Tools and required libraries: