[Cin] Testing Nvidia Nvenc encoding

Fri Dec 27 22:25:50 CET 2024

пт, 27 дек. 2024 г., 23:56 Terje J. Hanssen <terjejhanssen at gmail.com>:

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> Den 27.12.2024 21:37, skrev Terje J. Hanssen:
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> Den 27.12.2024 21:07, skrev Andrew Randrianasulu:
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> пт, 27 дек. 2024 г., 22:55 Phyllis Smith <phylsmith2017 at gmail.com>:
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>> Andrew, are you saying that nv-codec-headers at 10.0.26.0 in the current
>> CinGG work with your GT710? and that the newest 12.2.72.0 does not?  If so,
>> then maybe we should not upgrade.  When I look at the support matrix (url
>> below) it does not mention the GT710.
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> Do not worry, I only used proprietary driver from live dvd to see if nvenc
> ever work at all. I normally use built-in nouveau, even if it does not
> support encoding block on any hw.
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> Do not consider my oddball machine support as showstopper - I definitely
> can roll my own build ;)
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> https://gssparks.github.io/post/can-a-geforce-gt710-nvenc/
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> yeah, gt710 is sort of two-cards-under-same-name, mine is Kepler based so
> it worked ....
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> A side comment:
> Before I rebuilt my legacy SM workstation, I replaced a GT730 with GTX960
> on the MSI mobo (from my upgraded Chieftec workstation)
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> https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/asus/gt730-sl-2gd3-brk-evo/
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> And then, about 6 months ago, I had the following drivers for GT 730
> enabled on Leap15.5 and Slowroll respectively:
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> Device-1: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 730] driver: nvidia v: 470.256.02
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> isn't 470 < 550 ?

But I do not think opening desktop case just for this test  actually good
idea ...

do not worry, ff nvidia headers quite small tarball, I always can fish old
one from one of my backups ....

Device-1: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 730] driver: nouveau v: kernel
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>> https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-and-decode-gpu-support-matrix-new
>> BUT when I do a compare of the old one we have currently and the latest
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>>        https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers/releases/tag/n12.2.72.0
>> I get the following differences which DO NOT say anything about dropping
>> support for any previous Nvidia graphics boards.
>> Below list the comparison which shows what was changed from the older
>> version to the latest
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>>> *Bump for (in-dev) 10.0.26.1*
>>> Fix macOS build
>>> Add linker functions and types
>>> Fix CUdeviceptr definition for ARM64 CPU
>>> *Bump for (in-dev) 10.0.26.2*
>>> Update headers from Video SDK 11.0
>>> *Bump for (in-dev) 11.0.10.1*
>>> Add cuModuleGetGlobal
>>> Add texture alignment device attributes
>>> add cuMemcpy
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>> *Bump for (in-dev) 11.0.10.2*
>>> Fix UB lshift in nvenc struct version macros
>>> Add more memory functions
>>> Update headers from Video SDK 11.1
>>> Add timeline semaphore type
>>> Add CU_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_HANDLE_TYPE_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_WIN32
>>> Add a subset of CUDA EGLStreams interop API
>>> Update forgotten version number in README
>>> Fix codestyle
>>> Add D3D11 interop functions
>>> *Release 11.1.5.2*
>>> Prepare for SDK 12.0 update
>>> Preliminary update of nvEncodeAPI to SDK 12.0
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>> Add missing SDK 12.0 bits
>>> Update for final release of Video Codec SDK 12.0.16
>>> Remove AV1 High Profile GUID
>>> Update README
>>> Add cuArrayCreate
>>> *Bump for (in-dev) 12.0.16.1*
>>> Add functions to identify devices in more ways
>>> Add missing cuStreamWaitEvent function
>>> Update headers from Video SDK 12.1
>>> Add cuDriverGetVersion
>>> Add cuCtxGetCurrent function
>>> *Bump for (in-dev) 12.1.14.1*
>>> Update headers from Video SDK 12.2
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>> On Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:20 PM Andrew Randrianasulu <
>> randrianasulu at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> пт, 27 дек. 2024 г., 05:09 Phyllis Smith <phylsmith2017 at gmail.com>:
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>>>> Great so it will be included in the next release. Thank you very much.
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>>> Can you also please copypaste  min driver notes into our  release notes
>>> so it will be easier for me to track it in case my older gt710 still stuck
>>> at older driver version (not a blocker, I surely can swap headers back to
>>> 2020 version locally).
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>>> Thanks and sorry for relative inactivity. I hope to pick up some steam
>>> ..... may he after formal New Year date?
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>>> Have (good) holidays!
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>>>> On Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 17:10 Terje J. Hanssen <terjejhanssen at gmail.com>
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>>>>> Den 26.12.2024 23:15, skrev Phyllis Smith:
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>>>>> Here is the AppImage with the latest nvencoders for Nvidia graphics
>>>>> that goes with ffmpeg.
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>>>>> https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/testing/cin-x86_64_nvencupdate.AppImage
>>>>> For comparison, here is the appimage containing the original
>>>>> nvencoders from 2020.
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>>>>> https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/images/CinGG-20241031-x86_64.AppImage
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>>>>> I've did a quick test with h64_nvenc.mp4 and h265_nvenc.mp4 (w/setting
>>>>> format=Not Interlaced)
>>>>> Both AppImages works with similar fps speeds on my Nvidia GF GTX 960.
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>>>>> I am not sure if encoding with formats h264_nvenc.mp4, h265_nvenc.mp4,
>>>>> or h264_nvenc.qt actually work from an AppImage that was created on a
>>>>> computer that does not have an Nvidea graphics card or its software.  But
>>>>> for some reason, I do not think that that matters and it should work.
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>>>>> Yes, nvenc works (as it correspondingly was expected to do with onevpl
>>>>> for  Intel qsv/hw).
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>>>>> On Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 2:11 PM Terje J. Hanssen <
>>>>> terjejhanssen at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>> Den 24.12.2024 13:29, skrev Terje J. Hanssen:
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>>>>>> Den 24.12.2024 00:58, skrev Phyllis Smith:
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>>>>>> Downloaded latest version of nv-codec-headers release and built CinGG
>>>>>> with it and no problems here.  Unfortunately the 4 different computers I
>>>>>> attempted to test on did not have the correct Nvidia hardware or software.
>>>>>> Why? I do not know but will try one more later.
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>>>>>> *Readme *https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers
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>>>>>> *FFmpeg version of headers required to interface with Nvidias codec
>>>>>> APIs.*
>>>>>> *Corresponds to Video Codec SDK version 12.0.16.*
>>>>>> *Minimum required driver versions:*
>>>>>> *Linux: 550.54.14 or newer*
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>>>>>> As shown in my previous post, the legacy (2015) NV-GF GTX 960 runs
>>>>>> with the following nv driver version on Slowroll:
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>>>>>> Graphics:
>>>>>>   Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 driver: i915 v: kernel
>>>>>>   Device-2: NVIDIA GM206 [GeForce GTX 960] driver: nvidia v: 550.135
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>>>>>> If you want and have a test download, I can give it a try on my
>>>>>> legacy GF GTX 960 SkyLake workstation, to see if your new AppImage (still)
>>>>>> works as previously.
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>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 4:04 PM Andrew Randrianasulu <
>>>>>> randrianasulu at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>> вс, 22 дек. 2024 г., 01:53 Phyllis Smith <phylsmith2017 at gmail.com>:
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>>>>>>>> Andrew,
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>>>>>>>>> most likely our nv headers drifted from that
>>>>>>>>> ffmpeg-7.0/proprietary driver assumes at runtime.
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>>>>>>>> I have been wondering about nv-codec-headers as we are at:
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>>>>>>>> https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers/releases/tag/n10.0.26.0
>>>>>>>> but I am unsure about updating to:
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>>>>>>>> https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers/releases/tag/n12.2.72.0
>>>>>>>> because if you look at:
>>>>>>>>    https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers/releases/
>>>>>>>> the release versions go from 12.xx to 8.x and it is really weird
>>>>>>>> AND there is no year on the release dates but just day and month.
>>>>>>>> Since it is such an important part of ffmpeg inside CinGG, I am
>>>>>>>> concerned but will at least try the 12.2.72.0 just to see what it does.
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>>>>>>> in theory it should give users of new nvidia hardware av1 encoding
>>>>>>> ...... but not sure how it will work with older drivers and hardware.
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>>>>>>>>> you can try to install something like nv-codec-headers and then
>>>>>>>>> add
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