vdpau & vlc

[fabriciolelis]

I tried to install and i have some problems and one of that is the output of vainfo:
fabricio@iris:~/Desktop/vdpau-video-0.6.0$ vainfo
libva: libva version 0.31.0-sds4
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva: Trying to open /usr/local/lib/va/drivers/nvidia_drv_video.so
libva error: /usr/local/lib/va/drivers/nvidia_drv_video.so init failed
libva: va_openDriver() returns -1
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

Some one have any idea?
Thanks in advance!

[djstava]

I use vlc-1.1.0-git,but it seems doesn't work for hardware decoding.
I need a more detail operation list.
Thanks.

[fabriciolelis]

I installed all video acceleration libraries and vlc git but i see nothing in vlc. And this errors is shows:
VLC media player 1.1.0-git The Luggage
[0x9dfaa8c] main interface error: no interface module matched "globalhotkeys,none"
[0x9dfaa8c] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0x9d7213c] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed
[0xa04acb4] avcodec decoder error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?)
[0xa04acb4] avcodec decoder error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?)

[fabriciolelis]

Some have tried to do tests between VLC and Mplayer with VDPAU integrated? What the results?

[smpn]

Any updates on Ubuntu 9.10 integration?

It looks like ffmpeg supports VDPAU with no tweaking (just did apt-get install ffmpeg)

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$ ffmpeg -formats | grep vdpau FFmpeg version SVN-r19352-4:0.5+svn20090706-2ubuntu2, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al. ... D V D h264_vdpau H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10 (VDPAU acceleration) D V DT mpeg1video_vdpau MPEG-1 video (VDPAU acceleration) D V DT mpegvideo_vdpau MPEG-1/2 video (VDPAU acceleration) D V D vc1_vdpau SMPTE VC-1 VDPAU D V D wmv3_vdpau Windows Media Video 9 VDPAU

So, I can use that right away with mplayer-nogui via "mplayer -vc ffh264vdpau -vo vdpau"
Beautiful low CPU full screen HDTV!! Now if only in VLC...
The package version on Ubuntu 9.10 is "vlc/karmic uptodate 1.0.2-1ubuntu2.1"

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

VLC supports only VAAPI, and from versions 1.1.0 onward.

[bsmith1051]

I thought that 'libva' was a VAAPI interface with a VDPAU backend?

I installed both 'libva' and 'libva1' through the FTP site's AMD64 packages but the 'vainfo' command-line reports, "Trying to open /usr/lib/va/drivers/nvidia_drv_video.so" and then fails. Does libva expect the open-source 'nvidia' driver perhaps, instead of the proprietary Nvidia?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I thought that 'libva' was a VAAPI interface with a VDPAU backend?

Yes.

And no, you need the nVidia driver from nVidia Corp.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

VDPAU may be open-source. But it's written against an X11 extension protocol which is implemented only by the proprietary "NVidia driver from nVideo Corp.".

[Hansvon]

I've managed to get vaapi(->vdpau) working with VLC 1.1.0 (pre3). However, the CPU usage remains quite high compared to MPlayer:
1080p VC-1 Blu-ray:
- VLC: ~60%
- MPlayer: ~9%
- without acceleration: 100% (unwatchable)
720p H.264 mkv:
- VLC: ~40%
- MPlayer:~ 5%
- wo acc: 80%-90%

I see the same CPU usage in MPlayer is I use vdpau directy or vaapi->vdpau. The system is a Nvidia ION (atom + geforce 9400).

Somebody noticed the same thing?

Anyway, the 60% in the 1080p Blu-ray is stable, no frames are dropped so it's already great!

[heaven87]

Hi. Yep, MPlayer with vdpau works better. But I have more modest results with 1080p and VC1 codec. 60% of CPU it's not so bad

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I am not surprised by your numbers, because VLC needs to get the data back and isn't directly using a vdpau_vout

[calanor]

I compiled vlc to Mandriva 2010.0 x86_64 but the acceleration does not work.
libva with patches appears to be ok. vainfo return

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libva: libva version 0.31.0-sds3 Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0". libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0 libva: Trying to open /home/thresh/sandbox/lib/va/nvidia_drv_video.so libva: va_openDriver() returns 0 vainfo: VA API version: 0.31 vainfo: Driver version: Splitted-Desktop Systems VDPAU backend for VA API - 0.5.2 vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD

ffmpeg with patch also seems to be ok. "ffmpeg -formats | grep vdpau" return:

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FFmpeg version UNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al. All the errors with this package you should report to ALT Linux bugzilla (https://bugzilla.altlinux.org)! libavutil 50. 3. 0 / 50. 3. 0 libavcodec 52.29. 1 / 52.29. 1 libavformat 52.33. 0 / 52.33. 0 libavdevice 52. 2. 0 / 52. 2. 0 libswscale 0. 7. 1 / 0. 7. 1 libpostproc 51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0 built on May 8 2010 07:05:35, gcc: 4.4.1 D V D h264_vdpau H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10 (VDPAU acceleration) D V DT mpeg1video_vdpau MPEG-1 video (VDPAU acceleration) D V DT mpegvideo_vdpau MPEG-1/2 video (VDPAU acceleration) D V D vc1_vdpau SMPTE VC-1 VDPAU D V D wmv3_vdpau Windows Media Video 9 VDPAU

But VLC does not seem to support the aceración VDPAU and not include ffmpeg support. "vlc -list | grep ffmpeg" returns nothing:

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VLC media player 1.2.0-git Twoflower (revision exported)

while the original vlc returned:

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VLC media player 1.0.6 Goldeneye avcodec Decodificador d’àudio/vídeo ffmpeg avcodec Filtre de vídeo desentrellaçat ffmpeg avcodec Codificador d’àudio/vídeo ffmpeg avformat Demultiplexor ffmpeg avformat Multiplexor ffmpeg

In the "configure" of VLC (from git master) the only setting I've seen that supports ffmpeg is - enable-merge-ffmpeg.

Any idea for full support of vdpau in vlc?

thanks.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

ffmpeg -formats | grep vaapi

[calanor]

ffmpeg -formats | grep vaapi[/quote

Nothing

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[root@localhost vlc]# ffmpeg -formats | grep vaapi FFmpeg version UNKNOWN, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al. All the errors with this package you should report to ALT Linux bugzilla (https://bugzilla.altlinux.org)! libavutil 50. 3. 0 / 50. 3. 0 libavcodec 52.29. 1 / 52.29. 1 libavformat 52.33. 0 / 52.33. 0 libavdevice 52. 2. 0 / 52. 2. 0 libswscale 0. 7. 1 / 0. 7. 1 libpostproc 51. 2. 0 / 51. 2. 0 built on May 8 2010 07:05:35, gcc: 4.4.1

My configure options:

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./configure --enable-libva --enable-x11 --enable-xvideo --disable-gtk --enable-avcodec --enable-avformat --enable-swscale --enable-mad --enable-libdvbpsi --enable-libmpeg2 --enable-dvdnav --enable-faad --enable-faac --enable-mkv --enable-freetype --enable-fribidi --enable-flac --enable-live555 --enable-caca --enable-skins --enable-skins2 --enable-alsa --disable-kde --enable-qt4 --enable-ncurses --enable-release --enable-realrtsp --enable-twolame --enable-real --enable-cddax --enable-x264 --with-ffmpeg-tree=/home/myuser/mp/ffmpeg --disable-a52 --with-pic --enable-ffmpeg --enable-merge-ffmpeg

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

You diddn't compile ffmpeg with vaapi.

[calanor]

Some have tried to do tests between VLC and Mplayer with VDPAU integrated? What the results?

This 1080p trailer in a Atom 330 dual core with 2 GBytes RAM and nvidia ION:

mplayer : CPU at 98% (with playback problems)
mplayer with vdpau : CPU at 8% (Incredible but true, playback fine)

vlc: CPU at 108% (with playback problems )
vlc with vaapi and HW accel enabled : 65%

[calanor]

You diddn't compile ffmpeg with vaapi.

How to compile vlc with vaapi?
not is the option "--enable-libva " in ./configure?

thanks

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

--enable-vaapi

[calanor]

--enable-vaapi

configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --enable-x11, --disable-gtk, --enable-libdvbpsi, --enable-faac, --enable-skins, --disable-kde, --enable-release, --enable-cddax, --with-ffmpeg-tree, --enable--ffmpeg, --enable-vaapi

The source its from vlc git.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

--enable-vaapi is for your ffmpeg

[heaven87]

Hi. I have segmentation fault after VLC plays video in VC1 when vaapi enabled.

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[heaven@arch: ~$] vlc VLC media player 1.2.0-git Twoflower (revision 1.1.0-pre1-406-g29f84aa) Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS") Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE") [0x233d728] logger interface: using logger. Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "") Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0x7f3d73630ad0, 0x7f3d73630b70) Blocked: call to strerror(2) Blocked: call to strerror(2) Blocked: call to strerror(2) Blocked: call to strerror(2) Blocked: call to strerror(2) Blocked: call to strerror(2) Blocked: call to strerror(2) Blocked: call to strerror(2) Blocked: call to strerror(2) Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "") Blocked: call to strerror(2) Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() No accelerated IMDCT transform found libva: libva version 0.31.0-sds6 Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0". libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0 libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/va/drivers/nvidia_drv_video.so libva: va_openDriver() returns 0 [0x2845d58] avcodec decoder: Using VA API version 0.31 for hardware decoding. libva: libva version 0.31.0-sds6 Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0". libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0 libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/va/drivers/nvidia_drv_video.so libva: va_openDriver() returns 0 [0x2845d58] avcodec decoder: Using VA API version 0.31 for hardware decoding. [0x290af78] main subpicture error: Failed to create sub filter 'freetype' [0x290af78] main subpicture error: Failed while trying to append 'freetype' to filter chain Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() Warning: call to rand() [1] 11510 segmentation fault vlc

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Hey, could you provide a backtrace? Like running vlc inside gdb

[heaven87]

Hey, could you provide a backtrace? Like running vlc inside gdb

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[heaven@arch: ~$] gdb /usr/bin/vlc (gdb) r Starting program: /usr/bin/vlc [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] VLC media player 1.2.0-git Twoflower (revision 1.1.0-pre1-409-g9be49a5) Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS") /usr/bin/vlc(unsetenv+0x49)[0x401ca9] /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3(+0x2a745)[0x7ffff6f41745] Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE") /usr/bin/vlc(unsetenv+0x49)[0x401ca9] /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3(+0x2a745)[0x7ffff6f41745] [New Thread 0x7fffbaafd710 (LWP 18319)] [New Thread 0x7fffba9fc710 (LWP 18320)] [New Thread 0x7fffba8fb710 (LWP 18321)] [New Thread 0x7fffba7fa710 (LWP 18322)] [0x65d8c8] logger interface: using logger. [New Thread 0x7fffba6f9710 (LWP 18323)] [New Thread 0x7fffba5f8710 (LWP 18324)] Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "") /usr/bin/vlc(setlocale+0x6b)[0x401f2b] /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4(_ZN16QCoreApplication4initEv+0x1e)[0x7fffe4fbac3e] Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0x7fffba5f7ad0, 0x7fffba5f7b70) /usr/bin/vlc(sigaction+0xb6)[0x401ea6] /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4(+0x138567)[0x7fffe4f97567] Blocked: call to strerror(2) /usr/bin/vlc(strerror+0x48)[0x401f88] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x145)[0x7ffff74b3365] Blocked: call to strerror(2) /usr/bin/vlc(strerror+0x48)[0x401f88] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x145)[0x7ffff74b3365] Blocked: call to strerror(2) /usr/bin/vlc(strerror+0x48)[0x401f88] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x145)[0x7ffff74b3365] Blocked: call to strerror(2) /usr/bin/vlc(strerror+0x48)[0x401f88] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x145)[0x7ffff74b3365] Blocked: call to strerror(2) /usr/bin/vlc(strerror+0x48)[0x401f88] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x145)[0x7ffff74b3365] Blocked: call to strerror(2) /usr/bin/vlc(strerror+0x48)[0x401f88] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x145)[0x7ffff74b3365] Blocked: call to strerror(2) /usr/bin/vlc(strerror+0x48)[0x401f88] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x145)[0x7ffff74b3365] Blocked: call to strerror(2) /usr/bin/vlc(strerror+0x48)[0x401f88] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x145)[0x7ffff74b3365] Blocked: call to strerror(2) /usr/bin/vlc(strerror+0x48)[0x401f88] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x145)[0x7ffff74b3365] Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "") /usr/bin/vlc(setlocale+0x6b)[0x401f2b] /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.5(+0x17f505)[0x7fffb9279505] Blocked: call to strerror(2) /usr/bin/vlc(strerror+0x48)[0x401f88] /lib/libdl.so.2(dlerror+0x145)[0x7ffff74b3365] Warning: call to rand() /usr/bin/vlc(rand+0x21)[0x401d11] /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4(+0x23c6f5)[0x7fffe550a6f5] Warning: call to rand() /usr/bin/vlc(rand+0x21)[0x401d11] /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4(+0x23c6f5)[0x7fffe550a6f5] Warning: call to rand() /usr/bin/vlc(rand+0x21)[0x401d11] /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4(+0x23c6f5)[0x7fffe550a6f5] Warning: call to rand() /usr/bin/vlc(rand+0x21)[0x401d11] /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4(+0x23c6f5)[0x7fffe550a6f5] [New Thread 0x7fffb2ba4710 (LWP 18325)] [New Thread 0x7fffb2aa3710 (LWP 18326)] [New Thread 0x7fffb29a2710 (LWP 18327)] [Thread 0x7fffb2ba4710 (LWP 18325) exited] [Thread 0x7fffb29a2710 (LWP 18327) exited] [New Thread 0x7fffb2ba4710 (LWP 18328)] [New Thread 0x7fffb29a2710 (LWP 18329)] libva: libva version 0.31.0-sds6 [New Thread 0x7fffb286e710 (LWP 18330)] No accelerated IMDCT transform found Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0". libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0 libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/va/drivers/nvidia_drv_video.so libva: va_openDriver() returns 0 [0xb660f8] avcodec decoder: Using VA API version 0.31 for hardware decoding. libva: libva version 0.31.0-sds6 Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0". libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0 libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/va/drivers/nvidia_drv_video.so libva: va_openDriver() returns 0 [0xb660f8] avcodec decoder: Using VA API version 0.31 for hardware decoding. [New Thread 0x7fffaf77a710 (LWP 18331)] [0xc111d8] main subpicture error: Failed to create sub filter 'freetype' [0xc111d8] main subpicture error: Failed while trying to append 'freetype' to filter chain [Thread 0x7fffb2ba4710 (LWP 18328) exited] Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. [Switching to Thread 0x7fffb2aa3710 (LWP 18326)] 0x00007fffc48517b3 in Release () from /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/codec/libavcodec_plugin.so (gdb) bt #0 0x00007fffc48517b3 in Release () from /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/codec/libavcodec_plugin.so #1 0x00007fffc484e0b1 in ffmpeg_ReleaseFrameBuf () from /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/codec/libavcodec_plugin.so #2 0x00007ffff0ab2009 in MPV_common_end () from /usr/lib/libavcodec.so.52 #3 0x00007ffff08de81a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libavcodec.so.52 #4 0x00007ffff08de599 in avcodec_close () from /usr/lib/libavcodec.so.52 #5 0x00007fffc484c253 in CloseDecoder () from /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/codec/libavcodec_plugin.so #6 0x00007ffff7960adf in module_unneed () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #7 0x00007ffff7917812 in input_DecoderDelete () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #8 0x00007ffff7919871 in EsDestroyDecoder () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #9 0x00007ffff791c270 in EsUnselect () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #10 0x00007ffff791dd75 in EsOutControl () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #11 0x00007ffff79215de in es_out_Control () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #12 0x00007ffff79222ee in Control () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #13 0x00007ffff792447e in es_out_Control () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #14 0x00007ffff7924e05 in End () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #15 0x00007ffff792b08d in Run () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #16 0x00007ffff7965e54 in thread_entry () from /usr/lib/libvlccore.so.5 #17 0x00007ffff76bc97a in start_thread () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #18 0x00007ffff722401d in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6 #19 0x0000000000000000 in ?? 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[calanor]

--enable-vaapi is for your ffmpeg

Thanks,
now I have HW acceleration with vlc.

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[0x23975e8] avcodec decoder: Using VA API version 0.31 for hardware decoding.