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NVIDIA VA-API driver version 0.0.18 delivers more fixes and direct backend decode for Chrome and Chromium
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NVIDIA's VA-API driver reaches version 0.0.18 with additional fixes and direct backend decode support for Chrome and Chromium, arriving as Firefox begins supporting Vulkan Video decoding on Linux.
For engineers building or operating Linux desktop environments with NVIDIA hardware, this driver update improves video decode compatibility in Chromium-based browsers. The parallel move by Firefox to Vulkan Video decoding offers an alternative path for video acceleration on stacks where VA-API is unsupported.
Written by elseif from the cluster below · every claim links back to a sourceThe three things worth knowing
NVIDIA VA-API driver version 0.0.18 includes more fixes and direct backend decode for Chrome and Chromium.
Firefox has started supporting Vulkan Video decoding alongside its existing VA-API support on Linux.
NVIDIA has been the notable graphics vendor not supporting the Video Acceleration API natively.
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