After posting some recent ffmpeg SVT-AV1 vs -hwaccel AV1_QSV
encoding tests, here follows a simple comparison with AV1_VAAPI (and
opus audio default).
Comparable bitrates are used. The higher bitrate is selected on
VAAPI's default bitrate premise. Preset 4 quality setting is used
for QSV encoding, no other tuning or optimization is applied.
The first visual quality is so far reasonable IMO, while there may
be differences at a closer study.
The ffmpeg command line syntax I got working for AV1_VAAPI is based
on an VP9 encode (only) example at
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Hardware/VAAPI#Encode-only
So far I didn't succeed trying to apply the Hardware-only Transcode
examples. So the DV and HDV decode parts have possibly taken place
in the CPU rather than in the GPU(?)
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Hardware/VAAPI#Transcode
--------------------------
576i SD-DV -> AV1_VAAPI at bv1570k VBR
ffmpeg -hide_banner -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -i
dv01_07.dv -vf 'format=nv12,hwupload' -c:v av1_vaapi -b:v 1570k
dv01_07_av1_vaapi_bv1570k.webm
frame= 2832 fps=1959 q=-0.0 Lsize= 28133KiB time=00:01:53.28
bitrate=2034.5kbits/s speed=78.3x
576i SD-DV->AV1_QSV at bv1570k
ffmpeg -hide_banner -hwaccel_output_format qsv -qsv_device
/dev/dri/renderD128 -i dv01_07.dv -c:v av1_qsv -preset 4 -b:v
1570k dv01_07_av1_qsv_pr4_bv1570k.webm
frame= 2832 fps=1746 q=-0.0 Lsize= 23852KiB time=00:01:53.24
bitrate=1725.5kbits/s speed=69.8x
..........
576i SD-DV -> AV1_VAAPI at default VBR
ffmpeg -hide_banner -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -i
dv01_07.dv -vf 'format=nv12,hwupload' -c:v av1_vaapi
dv01_07_av1_vaapi.webm
frame= 2832 fps=1324 q=-0.0 Lsize= 81317KiB time=00:01:53.28
bitrate=5880.6kbits/s speed= 53x
576i SD-DV->AV1_QSV at bv5600k
ffmpeg -hide_banner -hwaccel_output_format qsv -qsv_device
/dev/dri/renderD128 -i dv01_07.dv -c:v av1_qsv -preset 4 -b:v
5600k dv01_07_av1_qsv_pr4_bv5600k.webm
frame= 2832 fps=1713 q=-0.0 Lsize= 81600KiB time=00:01:53.24
bitrate=5903.1kbits/s speed=68.5x
.......
du -sh dv*.dv dv*vaapi*.webm dv*qsv*.webm
389M dv01_07.dv
28M dv01_07_av1_vaapi_bv1570k.webm
80M dv01_07_av1_vaapi.webm
24M dv01_07_av1_qsv_pr4_bv1570k.webm
80M dv01_07_av1_qsv_pr4_bv5600k.webm
In this SD-DV
case, VAAPI encoding is 12% faster than QSV with 15% smaller file
size at bv1570k bitrate, while QSV is 29% faster than VAAPI at
bv5600k bitrate.
----------------------------
1080i HDV -> AV1_VAAPI at 3700k VBR
ffmpeg -hide_banner -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -i
hdv09_04.m2t -vf 'format=nv12,hwupload' -c:v av1_vaapi -b:v 3700k
hdv09_04_av1_vaapi_bv3700k.webm
frame= 5963 fps=631 q=-0.0 Lsize= 153106KiB time=00:03:58.77
bitrate=5252.8kbits/s speed=25.3x
1080i HDV->AV1_QSV at 3700k
fmpeg -hide_banner -hwaccel_output_format qsv -qsv_device
/dev/dri/renderD128 -extra_hw_frames 16 -i hdv09_04.m2t -c:v
av1_qsv -preset 4 -b:v 3700k hdv09_04_av1_qsv_pr4_bv3700k.webm
frame= 5963 fps=473 q=-0.0 Lsize= 113271KiB time=00:03:58.77
bitrate=3886.1kbits/s speed=18.9x
.......
1080i HDV -> AV1_VAAPI at default VBR
ffmpeg -hide_banner -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -i
hdv09_04.m2t -vf 'format=nv12,hwupload' -c:v av1_vaapi
hdv09_04_av1_vaapi.webm
frame= 5963 fps=629 q=-0.0 Lsize= 153106KiB time=00:03:58.77
bitrate=5252.8kbits/s speed=25.2x
1080i HDV->AV1_QSV at 12600k
ffmpeg -hide_banner -hwaccel_output_format qsv -qsv_device
/dev/dri/renderD128 -extra_hw_frames 16 -i hdv09_04.m2t -c:v
av1_qsv -preset 4 -b:v 12600k hdv09_04_av1_qsv_pr4_bv12600k.webm
frame= 5963 fps=476 q=-0.0 Lsize= 370043KiB time=00:03:58.77
bitrate=12695.6kbits/s speed= 19x
du -sh *.m2t hdv*vaapi*.webm hdv*qsv*.webm
745M hdv09_04.m2t
150M hdv09_04_av1_vaapi_bv3700k.webm
375M hdv09_04_av1_vaapi.webm
362M hdv09_04_av1_qsv_pr4_bv12600k.webm
111M hdv09_04_av1_qsv_pr4_bv3700k.webm
In this HDV case, VAAPI encoding is about 33% faster than QSV with
25% - 4% smaller file sizes.
Background info:
----------------
How to Identify & Find Graphics Drivers for Linux
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005520/graphics.html?wapkw=intel%20graphics%20installer%20for%20linux
lspci -k | grep -EA3 'VGA|3D|Display'
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation DG2 [Arc
A750] (rev 08)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device 6002
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915, xe
Vaapi and libva packages installed:
S | Name | Type | Version | Arch
| Repository
---+--------------------+---------+----------------------+--------+----------------------
i | intel-vaapi-driver | package | 2.4.1-5.13 | x86_64
| openSUSE-Slowroll-Oss
i | libva-drm2 | package | 2.21.0-1.1 | x86_64
| openSUSE-Slowroll-Oss
i | libva-glx2 | package | 2.21.0-1.1 | x86_64
| openSUSE-Slowroll-Oss
i+ | libva-utils | package | 2.20.1-1.3 | x86_64
| openSUSE-Slowroll-Oss
i | libva-wayland2 | package | 2.21.0-1.1 | x86_64
| openSUSE-Slowroll-Oss
i | libva-x11-2 | package | 2.21.0-1.1 | x86_64
| openSUSE-Slowroll-Oss
i | libva2 | package | 2.21.0-1.1 | x86_64
| openSUSE-Slowroll-Oss
i | Mesa-libva | package | 24.0.8-1699.384.pm.1 | x86_64
| Packman
Information for package intel-vaapi-driver:
-------------------------------------------
Summary : Intel Driver for Video Acceleration (VA) API for
Linux
Description :
Intel Driver for Libva is a library providing the VA API video
acceleration API.
Information for package libva-drm2:
-----------------------------------
Summary : DRM backend for the Video Acceleration API
Description :
The libva library implements the Video Acceleration API.
The library loads a hardware dependendent driver.
This is the VA/DRM runtime library.
Information for package libva-glx2:
-----------------------------------
Summary : GLX backend for the Video Acceleration API
Description :
The libva library implements the Video Acceleration API.
The library loads a hardware dependendent driver.
This is the VA/GLX runtime library.
Information for package libva-utils:
------------------------------------
Summary : A collection of utilities and examples to
exercise VA-API
Description :
libva-utils is a collection of utilities and examples to
exercise
VA-API in accordance with the libva project.
A driver implementation is necessary to properly operate.
Information for package libva-wayland2:
---------------------------------------
Summary : Wayland backend for the Video Acceleration API
Description :
The libva library implements the Video Acceleration API.
The library loads a hardware dependendent driver.
Information for package libva-x11-2:
------------------------------------
Summary : X11 backend for the Video Acceleration API
Description :
The libva library implements the Video Acceleration API.
The library loads a hardware dependendent driver.
This is the VA/X11 runtime library.
Information for package libva2:
-------------------------------
Summary : Video Acceleration API
Description :
The libva library implements the Video Acceleration API.
The library loads a hardware dependendent driver.
This is the core runtime library.
Information for package Mesa-libva:
-----------------------------------
Summary : Mesa VA-API implementation
Description :
This package contains the Mesa VA-API implementation provided
through gallium.
vainfo
Trying display: wayland
error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is invalid or not set in the environment.
Trying display: x11
libva info: VA-API version 1.21.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib64/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_20
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.21 (libva 2.20.1)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics
- 24.1.3 ()
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc
VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointStats
VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointEncPicture
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP9Profile0 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile0 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP9Profile1 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile1 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP9Profile2 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile2 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP9Profile3 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile3 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCMain12 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain422_10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain422_10 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCMain422_12 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain444 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain444 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCMain444_10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain444_10 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCMain444_12 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCSccMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain10 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCSccMain444 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain444 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileAV1Profile0 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileAV1Profile0 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileHEVCSccMain444_10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCSccMain444_10 : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
FFmpeg
-------
ffmpeg -hide_banner -buildconf | grep vaapi
--enable-vaapi
ffmpeg -hide_banner -encoders | grep av1
V....D libaom-av1 libaom AV1 (codec av1)
V....D librav1e librav1e AV1 (codec av1)
V..... libsvtav1 SVT-AV1(Scalable Video Technology for
AV1) encoder (codec av1)
V....D av1_nvenc NVIDIA NVENC av1 encoder (codec av1)
V..... av1_qsv AV1 (Intel Quick Sync Video
acceleration) (codec av1)
V....D av1_amf AMD AMF AV1 encoder (codec av1)
V....D av1_vaapi AV1 (VAAPI) (codec av1)
A....D wmav1 Windows Media Audio 1
ffmpeg -hide_banner -h encoder=av1_vaapi
Encoder av1_vaapi [AV1 (VAAPI)]:
General capabilities: dr1 delay hardware
Threading capabilities: none
Supported hardware devices: vaapi
Supported pixel formats: vaapi
av1_vaapi AVOptions:
-low_power <boolean> E..V....... Use low-power
encoding mode (only available on some platforms; may not support
all encoding features) (default false)
-idr_interval <int> E..V....... Distance (in
I-frames) between IDR frames (from 0 to INT_MAX) (default 0)
-b_depth <int> E..V....... Maximum
B-frame reference depth (from 1 to INT_MAX) (default 1)
-async_depth <int> E..V....... Maximum
processing parallelism. Increase this to improve single channel
performance. This option doesn't work if driver doesn't implement
vaSyncBuffer function. (from 1 to 64) (default 2)
-max_frame_size <int> E..V....... Maximum frame
size (in bytes) (from 0 to INT_MAX) (default 0)
-rc_mode <int> E..V....... Set rate
control mode (from 0 to 6) (default auto)
auto 0 E..V....... Choose mode
automatically based on other parameters
CQP 1 E..V....... Constant-quality
CBR 2 E..V....... Constant-bitrate
VBR 3 E..V....... Variable-bitrate
ICQ 4 E..V....... Intelligent
constant-quality
QVBR 5 E..V....... Quality-defined
variable-bitrate
AVBR 6 E..V....... Average
variable-bitrate
-blbrc <boolean> E..V....... Block level
based bitrate control (default false)
-profile <int> E..V....... Set profile
(seq_profile) (from -99 to 255) (default -99)
main 0 E..V.......
high 1 E..V.......
professional 2 E..V.......
-tier <int> E..V....... Set tier
(seq_tier) (from 0 to 1) (default main)
main 0 E..V.......
high 1 E..V.......
-level <int> E..V....... Set level
(seq_level_idx) (from -99 to 31) (default -99)
2.0 0 E..V.......
2.1 1 E..V.......
3.0 4 E..V.......
3.1 5 E..V.......
4.0 8 E..V.......
4.1 9 E..V.......
5.0 12 E..V.......
5.1 13 E..V.......
5.2 14 E..V.......
5.3 15 E..V.......
6.0 16 E..V.......
6.1 17 E..V.......
6.2 18 E..V.......
6.3 19 E..V.......
-tiles <image_size> E..V....... Tile columns x
rows (Use minimal tile column/row number automatically by default)
-tile_groups <int> E..V....... Number of tile
groups for encoding (from 1 to 4096) (default 1)