NVIDIA Releases New Video API For Linux : VDPAU

[Sealbhach]

So will this make it into Ubuntu repos at some stage? Maybe in Jaunty?


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[Martje_001]

So will this make it into Ubuntu repos at some stage? Maybe in Jaunty?


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Depends on when Nvidia releases the final (not beta) driver.

In a short while we'll have decoding acceleration AMD/ATi and Nvidia =)

[EdThaSlayer]

Can't wait till this comes out. At the moment I'm stuck to the SGI driver(the one that everyone gets out of the box) with my Kubuntu 8.10. Hopefully in 9.04 I will be able to have the Nvidia drivers installed and have a great experience when it comes to the 2d, and video rendering. Glad I got a 9500m.

[Jags_FL]

@ eternalnewbee

No I haven't installed the new Nvidia driver 180.06 as my GPU is not supported.

From the link 'FuturePilot' provided, here's the current list of VDPAU supported Nvidia GPUs :

Desktop GPUs:
GeForce 200 Series
GeForce 9 Series
GeForce 86xx Series
GeForce 85xx Series
GeForce 84xx Series
GeForce 8300 GS
GeForce 8800 GTS 512
GeForce 8800 GT
GeForce 8800 GS

Mobile GPUs:
GeForce 98xxM
GeForce 9700M
GeForce 96xxM
GeForce 9500M
GeForce 9300M
GeForce 9200M
GeForce 8800M
GeForce 8800M GTS
GeForce 8800M GTX
GeForce 8600M
GeForce 8400M

Motherboard GPUs:
GeForce 9400
GeForce 9300
GeForce 9100
GeForce 8300
GeForce 8200

[eternalnewbee]

So mine isn't supported either...

[Jags_FL]

@ eternalnewbee

sorry pal same here... it would be great if someone who have tried this new 180.06 drivers can report if its playing video any better

On my desktop (Intel 2.8 GHZ HT, 2.5 GB RAM, GeForce FX 5200 128 MB) VLC freezes alott playing .mkv files and eventually gives up after 10 min or so...

[eragon100]

@ eternalnewbee

sorry pal same here... it would be great if someone who have tried this new 180.06 drivers can report if its playing video any better

On my desktop (Intel 2.8 GHZ HT, 2.5 GB RAM, GeForce FX 5200 128 MB) VLC freezes alott playing .mkv files and eventually gives up after 10 min or so...

If you have an fx5200, you can forget it. It doesn't and won't support anything older than a GeForce 8.

[mips]

sorry pal same here... it would be great if someone who have tried this new 180.06 drivers can report if its playing video any better

How would one test to see if video runs better? Are there any benchmarking tools or is the eye good enough?

I have a 9600GT and access to the 180.06-1 beta driver in the Arch linux repo so I could test it but I would not know what to look for.

EDIT: If you have a good file to test with maybe pm with a link to it, as long it is not to big.

[Jags_FL]

@ eragon100

thanks for the reply and yes, I already know and also mentioned (along with the list of supported GPUs) the same in my earlier posts that the new Nvidia driver with VDPAU not gonna be supported on FX 5200.

@ mips

usually those .mkv are 4.5 GB in size

[mips]

@ mips

usually those .mkv are 4.5 GB in size

I have not checked the sizes on all files but will these be ok, http://www.matroska.org/samples/