====== Ubuntu - GPU - VA-API ======

**VA-API** (Video Acceleration API) is an open source application programming interface that allows applications such as VLC media player or GStreamer to use hardware video acceleration capabilities, usually provided by the graphics processing unit.

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[[Ubuntu:GPU:VA-API:Check if hardware decoding is active|Check if hardware decoding is active]]

[[Ubuntu:GPU:VA-API:Check the settings for VA-API|Check the settings for VA-API]]

[[Ubuntu:GPU:VA-API:Override the driver for VA-API|Override the driver for VA-API]]

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===== References =====

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Acceleration_API