[Cin] Testing Nvidia Nvenc encoding
Terje J. Hanssen
terjejhanssen at gmail.com
Sun Dec 29 12:29:47 CET 2024
Den 28.12.2024 21:37, skrev Phyllis Smith:
> Updated nv-codec-headers from 10.0.26.0 to 12.2.72.0 and checked into
> GIT. Andrey's builds should be automatically going now for newer O/S
> package creation.
>
> 550.54.14 is "supposedly" the minimum required driver version for
> Linux according to the README associated with the release. And this
> is the same as what was written for the previous version. So whatever
> worked before should still work. The previous information from a
> forum post said that the minimum nvidia driver is 520-56-06 BUT I have
> since reread that and determined that that was November 2022 - so out
> of date.
"Supported Products" for the latest Linux driver v. 550.142 is available
here
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/237853/
>
> On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 3:37 PM Andrew Randrianasulu
> <randrianasulu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> сб, 28 дек. 2024 г., 01:22 Phyllis Smith <phylsmith2017 at gmail.com>:
>
> Andrew, I am having difficulty interpreting the statement "min
> driver note". According to:
>
> https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/h264-nvenc-the-minimum-required-nvidia-driver-for-nvenc-is-520-56-06-or-newer/233144
>
> the minimum nvidia driver is 520-56-06.
>
> Is that what you mean should be included in the release notes?
>
>
>
> I think this is official supported minimum driver version , yes.
> But in slackware for example you can find older nvidia-legacy
> driver I used for my older card.
>
> Remember, NVIDIA, like all other companies, literally in business
> selling you new hardware! So they "dark pattern" their info for
> 'nudging' users into using new hardware .....
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 7:20 PM Andrew Randrianasulu
> <randrianasulu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> пт, 27 дек. 2024 г., 05:09 Phyllis Smith
> <phylsmith2017 at gmail.com>:
>
> Great so it will be included in the next release.
> Thank you very much.
>
>
> 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).
>
> Thanks and sorry for relative inactivity. I hope to pick
> up some steam ..... may he after formal New Year date?
>
> Have (good) holidays!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 17:10 Terje J. Hanssen
> <terjejhanssen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
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> Den 26.12.2024 23:15, skrev Phyllis Smith:
>> Here is the AppImage with the latest nvencoders
>> for Nvidia graphics that goes with ffmpeg.
>> https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/testing/cin-x86_64_nvencupdate.AppImage
>> For comparison, here is the appimage containing
>> the original nvencoders from 2020.
>> https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/images/CinGG-20241031-x86_64.AppImage
>
> 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.
>
>>
>> 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.
>
> Yes, nvenc works (as it correspondingly was
> expected to do with onevpl for Intel qsv/hw).
>
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 2:11 PM Terje J. Hanssen
>> <terjejhanssen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Den 24.12.2024 13:29, skrev Terje J. Hanssen:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Den 24.12.2024 00:58, skrev Phyllis Smith:
>>>> 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.
>>>
>> According to the /Readme
>> /https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers
>>
>> /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/
>>
>> As shown in my previous post, the legacy
>> (2015) NV-GF GTX 960 runs with the following
>> nv driver version on Slowroll:
>>
>> Graphics:
>> Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 driver:
>> i915 v: kernel
>> Device-2: NVIDIA GM206 [GeForce GTX
>> 960] driver: nvidia v: 550.135
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 4:04 PM Andrew
>>>> Randrianasulu <randrianasulu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> вс, 22 дек. 2024 г., 01:53 Phyllis
>>>> Smith <phylsmith2017 at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> Andrew,
>>>>
>>>> most likely our nv headers
>>>> drifted from that
>>>> ffmpeg-7.0/proprietary driver
>>>> assumes at runtime.
>>>>
>>>> I have been wondering about
>>>> nv-codec-headers as we are at:
>>>> https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers/releases/tag/n10.0.26.0
>>>> but I am unsure about updating to:
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> in theory it should give users of new
>>>> nvidia hardware av1 encoding ...... but
>>>> not sure how it will work with older
>>>> drivers and hardware.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> you can try to install
>>>> something like nv-codec-headers
>>>> and then add
>>>>
>>>
>>
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