It's working here with an Intel Core i5-7200U CPU (Intel HD 620); "intel-gpu-top" confirms it is. Both VP9 and h264 are accelerated. CPU usage is around 20 to 35% while playing a 1080p video on Youtube (VP9), and a bit higher on Twitch (h264). Though it's way better than with software decoding.
$ LIBVA_MESSAGING_LEVEL=2 snap run chromium Gtk-Message: 12:18:38.213: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Gtk-Message: 12:18:38.215: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" libva info: VA-API version 1.7.0 libva info: Trying to open /snap/chromium/1163/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_7 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 [14314:14314:0520/121838.333051:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(374)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process. libva info: VA-API version 1.7.0 libva info: Trying to open /snap/chromium/1163/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_7 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 [14175:14175:0520/121838.439652:ERROR:browser_switcher_service.cc(238)] XXX Init() -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1816497 Title: [snap] vaapi chromium no video hardware decoding To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1816497/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
