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Firefox 137 To Support HEVC/H.265 Video Playback On Linux With VA-API (www.phoronix.com)
submitted 5 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/linux@programming.dev
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[–] taaz@biglemmowski.win 37 points 5 months ago

Finally

[–] cron@feddit.org 34 points 5 months ago (1 children)

VA-API is Video Acceleration API

[–] LaggyKar@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, it says so in the first paragraph

[–] cron@feddit.org 15 points 5 months ago

True. But at least for me, VA-API was not a known abbreviation, that's why I copied the long form here.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 5 months ago

only like.. a fucking decade late or something? jesus

[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 4 points 5 months ago

Firefox indeed.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Why do I want h265. Didnt the copyright on h264 finally run out, so now I can use it without a license finally?

I'm not going to be using h265

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's much more efficient space wise.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl -1 points 5 months ago

H264 is much more efficient space wise than webm. So I'll use h264 because I finally can legally

[–] Generous1146@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hell yeah, can't wait to transcode all my movies again 🥲

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 12 points 5 months ago

Why, use an open source standard. AV1 for the win