VA-API in AppVM

[Sebastian Jug]

Hey guys,

A big problem for me with Qubes is being able to do random mundane tasks like watching YouTube videos. Is it possible to get video acceleration working in appvm specifically VA-API?

I know the 3d acceleration is not possible unless it's in a HVM but this may be more straightforward?

Thanks.

[Andrew David Wong]

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Can you be more specific about the problem you're currently
encountering? A lot of people here watch YouTube videos in
AppVMs without any problem (myself included).

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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[Sebastian Jug]

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for the response.

I can watch youtube a variety of different ways with different codecs and decoders, however, they all use a ton of CPU usage at 720p or greater.

VAAPI is hardware decoding acceleration for Intel, so that way it uses 1-3% CPU vs 30-80%.

I realize that 3d acceleration is not an option, but is VAAPI possible?

[Andrew David Wong]

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On 2016-09-19 19:15, Sebastian Jug wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> Thanks for the response.
> I can watch youtube a variety of different ways with different codecs and
> decoders, however, they all use a ton of CPU usage at 720p or greater.
> VAAPI is hardware decoding acceleration for Intel, so that way it uses 1-3%
> CPU vs 30-80%.
> I realize that 3d acceleration is not an option, but is VAAPI possible?
>

Not sure about VAAPI, but I haven't noticed the kind of CPU usage
you're describing. Have you made sure to disable hardware acceleration
in your browser's settings?

P.S. - Please try to avoid top-posting.

>
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 4:34 AM Andrew David Wong <a...@qubes-os.org> wrote:
>
> On 2016-09-14 10:42, Sebastian Jug wrote:
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>>
>>>> A big problem for me with Qubes is being able to do random mundane
>>>> tasks like watching YouTube videos. Is it possible to get video
>>>> acceleration working in appvm specifically VA-API?
>>>>
>>>> I know the 3d acceleration is not possible unless it's in a HVM but
>>>> this may be more straightforward?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>
> Can you be more specific about the problem you're currently
> encountering? A lot of people here watch YouTube videos in
> AppVMs without any problem (myself included).
>

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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