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FFmpeg's FFV1 Vulkan Decoder Now 3x Faster On AMD GPUs (www.phoronix.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by just_another_person@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.world
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[–] nanook@friendica.eskimo.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not like the speed of decoding ffmpeg has ever been an issue to begin with even on ultra-low end cards.

[–] stevestevesteve@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not for normal playback but in particular ffv1 is used for archival stuff and is IMHO likely to be used with programmatic usage e.g. generating thumbnails for thousands of chapters of video and the like, where decoding speed does matter.

[–] nanook@friendica.eskimo.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

@stevestevesteve Ok granted, a use case I did not think of.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is FFV1 even used for anything? First time I am hearing about this codec and I have some experience in this area.

[–] tiddy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

From a comment on the article

I love compression, I love ffmpeg and I love more performance, but… FFV1 is ffmpegs own, old lossless compression format for archival purposes. It is not particularly bad, but it is also not particularly good or modern.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's used quite widely for archival purposes. It's the only open-source lossless codec available for HBR HD+ video afaik. Digital archives, Library of Congress, Movie Studios, production companies...etc.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I see. Cheers!

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Notnas exciting as I thought initially but still really good to hear. Very excellent news