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Big Video Encoding Rework Lands For AMD Open-Source Mesa 24.3 Driver

A set of a dozen patches have reworked the video encode handling within Mesa 24.3 for the Video Acceleration (VA) front-end and the RadeonSI/VCN driver code

This rework aims to enable new features moving forward, enhance the overall driver, and bring "significant" memory savings for H.265/HEVC video encoding. Open-source developer David Rosca has seen his dozen patches merged for reworking video encoding in Mesa 24.3 with a particular focus on the AMD Radeon driver support. As of this morning this video encoding rework has landed in Mesa 24.3-devel for debut as part of the Q4-2024 driver feature release.About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience.

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