** Description changed: - This is a Meta Bug for GPU accelerated video decoding on Ubuntu/Linux - browsers. + This is a Meta Bug for GPU accelerated video decoding on Ubuntu/Linux browsers. + We will close this bug when both browsers will have Va-api decoding working OOTB without user interaction like in WinOS and MacOS - In 2015 I opened this bug , no easy solution was available and battery - drained when playing video in browser was crazy. + Auhust 2022 : - In july 2020, things are getting better : + * Ubuntu 22.04 :Launch firefox snap on Intel Tiger lake -> Check with + intel_gpu_top that no codec are GPU decoded ( either VPA , H264 , H265 + or AV1 ) + + * In july 2020, things are getting better : - Chromium : A patch is used on most distro packages. Ubuntu now will integrate this patch on Snap chromium stable soon , more info here https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1816497 - - Firefox : Firefox team has done a great job and now Va-api decoding in Wayland is possible and X11 is possible in nightly ! Follow it here : https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1210727 - We shall close this bug when both browsers will have Va-api decoding - available in Stable. + * In 2015 I opened this bug , no easy solution was available and battery + drained when playing video in browser was crazy.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of UBUNTU - AL - BR, which is subscribed to Chromium Browser. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1424201 Title: Web browsers lacking hardware-accelerated video decoding Status in Chromium Browser: Unknown Status in Mozilla Firefox: Fix Released Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in chromium-browser package in CentOS: Unknown Bug description: This is a Meta Bug for GPU accelerated video decoding on Ubuntu/Linux browsers. We will close this bug when both browsers will have Va-api decoding working OOTB without user interaction like in WinOS and MacOS Auhust 2022 : * Ubuntu 22.04 :Launch firefox snap on Intel Tiger lake -> Check with intel_gpu_top that no codec are GPU decoded ( either VPA , H264 , H265 or AV1 ) * In july 2020, things are getting better : - Chromium : A patch is used on most distro packages. Ubuntu now will integrate this patch on Snap chromium stable soon , more info here https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium- browser/+bug/1816497 - Firefox : Firefox team has done a great job and now Va-api decoding in Wayland is possible and X11 is possible in nightly ! Follow it here : https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1210727 * In 2015 I opened this bug , no easy solution was available and battery drained when playing video in browser was crazy. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/chromium-browser/+bug/1424201/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~linux-traipu Post to : linux-traipu@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~linux-traipu More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
