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Re:Vulkan video extensions for accelerated H.264 and H.265 e... by deskamess on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @07:13PM (#38703812)
Could anyone elaborate on the difference between software decoding and CPU decoding? Software decoding uses the CPU right?
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Re:Vulkan video extensions for accelerated H.264 and H.265 e... by mattst88 on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @07:38PM (#38704048)
That's right. "Software decoding" means the decoding algorithms run on the CPU. (As opposed to "hardware decoding" which typically means the work is done by some fixed-function video units on e.g. a GPU)
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