I get the same result as Olivier: about://gpu says "Hardware accelerated", but about://media-internals says FFmpegVideoDecoder.
Complete report ---------------
*GPU:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation WhiskeyLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics 620] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
*lsb_release:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu Kinetic Kudu (development branch) Release: 22.10 Codename: kinetic
*vdainfo:
libva info: VA-API version 1.14.0 libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_14 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 vainfo: VA-API version: 1.14 (libva 2.12.0) vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 22.4.2 () vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointEncPicture VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVP9Profile0 : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVP9Profile2 : VAEntrypointVLD
*Codec: H264
*Command line:
LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=iHD LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=/snap/chromium/current/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri LIBVA_MESSAGING_LEVEL=2 snap run chromium --enable-features=VaapiVideoDecoder
*about://gpu
Video Decode: Hardware accelerated
*about://media-internals
00:00:00.286 info "Failed to initialize DecryptingVideoDecoder" 00:00:00.286 info "Failed to initialize VaapiVideoDecoder" 00:00:00.286 info "Failed to initialize VpxVideoDecoder" 00:00:00.286 info "Failed to initialize Dav1dVideoDecoder" 00:00:00.289 kIsVideoDecryptingDemuxerStream false 00:00:00.289 kVideoDecoderName "FFmpegVideoDecoder" 00:00:00.289 kIsPlatformVideoDecoder false 00:00:00.289 info "Selected FFmpegVideoDecoder for video decoding, config: codec: h264, profile: h264 high, level: not available, alpha_mode: is_opaque, coded size: [1920,1080], visible rect: [0,0,1920,1080], natural size: [1920,1080], has extra data: false, encryption scheme: Unencrypted, rotation: 0°, flipped: 0, color space: {primaries:BT709, transfer:BT709, matrix:BT709, range:LIMITED}"
I get the same result as Olivier: about:/ /gpu says "Hardware accelerated", but about:/ /media- internals says FFmpegVideoDecoder.
Complete report
---------------
*GPU:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation WhiskeyLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics 620] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
*lsb_release:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Kinetic Kudu (development branch)
Release: 22.10
Codename: kinetic
*vdainfo:
libva info: VA-API version 1.14.0 x86_64- linux-gnu/ dri/iHD_ drv_video. so
VAProfileMPEG2 Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2 Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264M ain : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264M ain : VAEntrypointEnc SliceLP
VAProfileH264H igh : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264H igh : VAEntrypointEnc SliceLP
VAProfileJPEGB aseline : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileJPEGB aseline : VAEntrypointEnc Picture
VAProfileH264C onstrainedBasel ine: VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264C onstrainedBasel ine: VAEntrypointEnc SliceLP
VAProfileVP8Ve rsion0_ 3 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCM ain : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCM ain10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Pr ofile0 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Pr ofile2 : VAEntrypointVLD
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_14
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.14 (libva 2.12.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 22.4.2 ()
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
*Codec: H264
*Command line:
LIBVA_ DRIVER_ NAME=iHD LIBVA_DRIVERS_ PATH=/snap/ chromium/ current/ usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ dri LIBVA_MESSAGING _LEVEL= 2 snap run chromium --enable- features= VaapiVideoDecod er
*about:/ /gpu
Video Decode: Hardware accelerated
*about:/ /media- internals
00:00:00.286 info "Failed to initialize DecryptingVideo Decoder" ingDemuxerStrea m false oder" oDecoder false
00:00:00.286 info "Failed to initialize VaapiVideoDecoder"
00:00:00.286 info "Failed to initialize VpxVideoDecoder"
00:00:00.286 info "Failed to initialize Dav1dVideoDecoder"
00:00:00.289 kIsVideoDecrypt
00:00:00.289 kVideoDecoderName "FFmpegVideoDec
00:00:00.289 kIsPlatformVide
00:00:00.289 info "Selected FFmpegVideoDecoder for video decoding, config: codec: h264, profile: h264 high, level: not available, alpha_mode: is_opaque, coded size: [1920,1080], visible rect: [0,0,1920,1080], natural size: [1920,1080], has extra data: false, encryption scheme: Unencrypted, rotation: 0°, flipped: 0, color space: {primaries:BT709, transfer:BT709, matrix:BT709, range:LIMITED}"