[Cin] Prepping HW upgrade options for AV1 de-/encoding

[Andrew Randrianasulu]

вс, 10 дек. 2023 г., 20:32 Terje J. Hanssen via Cin <
cin at lists.cinelerra-gg.org>:

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> Den 03.12.2023 22:29, skrev Terje J. Hanssen:
>
> Already touched this topic barely in another thread
> https://lists.cinelerra-gg.org/pipermail/cin/2023-December/007346.html
>
> But so many SW and HW pieces are mentioned around, it is almost a
> full-time reading and study:
> VAAPI, MESA, VULKAN, Intel Quick Sync Video etc......
>
> I realize my aging hardware which is fast enough for other tasks, needs
> some "AV1 upgrade", if possible.
>
> But first I wonder, what is expected possible to do (obtain) with AV1
> de-/encoding on my existing 64bit hardware:
>
> 1) laptop 2018: Dell XPS 13-9370: quad core i7-8550U CPU (8. gen Kabylake)
> and Intel UHD Graphics
>
> 2) WS infinity:  MSI Z170A mobo:  quad core i7-6700K CPU (6. gen Skylake),
> NVIDIA GeForce GT-730 graphics
>
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> I continue the "AV1 de-/encoding on my existing 64bit hardware" question
> above as a branch here (instead of a new related thread).
>
> This part is also related to another 2021 thread, [Cin] tried to update
> av1.webm profile
> https://www.mail-archive.com/cin@lists.cinelerra-gg.org/msg02804.html
> which refere to FFmpeg's AV1 Video Encoding Guide
> https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/AV1
>
> To start with the workstation 2) above, I want suggestions how to test the
> possible AV1 encoding options (libaom, SVT-AV1, MESA, VAAPI, VDPAU) using
> my  system enabled ffmpeg 6.0.1 commands,, and also suggestions to required
> change in system/graphics settings.
>
> System output as background info:
>
> fmpeg -encoders -hide_banner | grep av1
>  V....D libaom-av1           libaom AV1 (codec av1)
>  V....D librav1e             librav1e AV1 (codec av1)
>
>
>From phoronix articles librav1e and SVT-AV1 should be faster, but sometimes
at  quality cost.

Sorry, not tried them personally due to svt demanding 64-bit system and
rav1e demanding rust.

So for this task you are on your own .. sorry!




>  V..... libsvtav1            SVT-AV1(Scalable Video Technology for AV1)
> encoder (codec av1)
>  V....D av1_nvenc            NVIDIA NVENC av1 encoder (codec av1)
>  V....D av1_amf              AMD AMF AV1 encoder (codec av1)
>  A....D wmav1                Windows Media Audio 1
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> libaom3 v. 3,7.1
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> libSvtAv1Enc1 v. 1.7.0
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> libva-vdpau-driver v. 0.7.4
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> vainfo
> Trying display: wayland
> error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is invalid or not set in the environment.
> Trying display: x11
> libva info: VA-API version 1.20.0
> libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib64/dri/nouveau_drv_video.so
> libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_20
> libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
> vainfo: VA-API version: 1.20 (libva 2.20.0)
> vainfo: Driver version: Mesa Gallium driver 23.2.1 for NV106
> vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
>       VAProfileNone                   :    VAEntrypointVideoProc
>
> ---------------
>
> inxi -zdGCS
> System:
>   Kernel: 6.6.1-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: GNOME v: 45.1
>     Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed-Slowroll 20231119
> CPU:
>   Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-6700K bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache:
>     L2: 1024 KiB
>   Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4200 cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4:
> 800
>     5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800
> Graphics:
>   Device-1: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 730] driver: nouveau v: kernel
>   Device-2: Microdia Camera driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
>   Device-3: MACROSILICON USB3.0 UHD
>     driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid,uvcvideo type: USB
>   Display: server: X.org v: 1.21.1.9 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.2 driver: X:
>     loaded: nouveau unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: nouveau gpu:
> nouveau
>     resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz
>   API: OpenGL v: 4.3 vendor: mesa v: 23.2.1 renderer: NV106
>   API: EGL Message: EGL data requires eglinfo. Check --recommends.
> Drives:
>   Local Storage: total: 8.8 TiB used: 5.02 TiB (57.1%)
>   ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVPV512HDGL-00000
>     size: 476.94 GiB
>   ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Intel model: SSDSA2CW160G3 size: 149.05 GiB
>   ID-3: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST3500418AS size: 465.76 GiB
>   ID-4: /dev/sdc vendor: Seagate model: ST3500418AS size: 465.76 GiB
>   ID-5: /dev/sdd vendor: Seagate model: Expansion HDD size: 7.28 TiB
>     type: USB
>   Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: HL-DT-ST model: BD-RE BH10LS30
>     dev-links: cdrom
>   Features: speed: 40 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes
>     rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram
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