MPlayer vaapi on Slackware-current

Hello All,

I have re-compiled the default MPlayer that comes with Slackware. I've added vaapi support for new intel chips. If you want to try it out. Feel free to use the package with the 2 additional dependencies [Required].

The MPlayer package will replace the one that comes by default on a full Slackware install.
It does not have the gui enabled and does not have support for vdpau.

#MPlayer
#libva
#libva-intel-driver


After you are done. Just choose "vaapi" from SMPlayer video driver option.

Just for reference: My laptop Specs:

Intel Core i5 3210M (Ivy Bridge) Intel HD4000 (Inbuilt) 8GB Ram SNA Accel enabled in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf Kernel: Linux SamBox 3.10.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 1 18:06:03 IST 2013 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

Good Luck~
Do leave your feedback!

With all due respect good sir, I think most of us would be happier if you provided the Slackbuilds. Downloading binaries from someone you don't know is almost as bad as having sex with someone who's history you also don't know - it just ain't safe !

Originally Posted by Mark Pettit With all due respect good sir, I think most of us would be happier if you provided the Slackbuilds. Downloading binaries from someone you don't know is almost as bad as having sex with someone who's history you also don't know - it just ain't safe !

Mark,

I understand. I am uploading the files to my dropbox account. I am including the MPlayer source xz archive, as it's modified. I have a slow connection at home, so it will take a while to upload. Will update the post as soon as it is finished!

Here are the slackbuilds with the source files.


libva>
libva-intel-driver>
MPlayer>

Arranged according to the build order.

Make sure you read the slack-required file inside the MPlayer Slackbuild archive.

Good Luck

Well done. Your reputation rises ... a bit :-)

news about mplayer-vaapi with slackware64 current? this version not work

Why not just use mpv?

Originally Posted by orbea Why not just use mpv?

what is mpv?? link please

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'mpv' http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14...pv/?search=mpv

Originally Posted by tano70 what is mpv?? link please

In more words than knudfl's helpful link it is the continuation of the ideas presented in mplayer and mplayer2. I find it to be a much welcome replacement given its rather active development cycle, the dev's generally good taste and its ability to stream links supported by youtube-dl makes it quite invaluable. The only issue is that its advised to keep up with updating ffmpeg, mpv and youtube-dl where the scripts on SBo tend to lag behind the upstream releases. Though updating them yourself with the provided scripts should be really easy.

Originally Posted by tano70 news about mplayer-vaapi with slackware64 current? this version not work

You really should not reply to 2 year old threads. VAAPI is supported in -current without any additional packages for many configurations. You can use mpv if desired, but the mplayer included with -current should be capable of handling video acceleration since it is compiled with "--enable-vdpau".

You can also install Eric's (Alien Bob) vlc package on non-current machines, since he includes hardware acceleration software with it.

Originally Posted by bassmadrigal You really should not reply to 2 year old threads. VAAPI is supported in -current without any additional packages for many configurations. You can use mpv if desired, but the mplayer included with -current should be capable of handling video acceleration since it is compiled with "--enable-vdpau". You can also install Eric's (Alien Bob) vlc package on non-current machines, since he includes hardware acceleration software with it.

Video acceleration works with both, mpv auto-detects libva and vdpau when compiled. (I also didn't realize how old this thread is...)

Originally Posted by orbea Video acceleration works with both, mpv auto-detects libva and vdpau when compiled. (I also didn't realize how old this thread is...)

Oh, I agree that mpv is a great video player, however, mplayer comes with Slackware and has video acceleration included on -current. tano70, who necro'd this thread asked about mplayer in -current, which now no additional packages should be needed (except for possibly nvidia cards, since I can't remember if the open source driver support video acceleration).

I'm not sure about other free drivers, but the nouveau drivers do not work with video acceleration out of the box. You need the firmware provided by the nvidia installer, some distros package the firmware with the nouveau drivers or its pretty easy to install the firmware manually.

$ mkdir /tmp/nouveau
$ cd /tmp/nouveau
$ wget https://raw.github.com/imirkin/re-vp2/master/extract_firmware.py
$ wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/325.15/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-325.15.run
$ sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-325.15.run --extract-only
$ python2 extract_firmware.py  # this script is for python 2 only
# mkdir /lib/firmware/nouveau
# cp -d nv* vuc-* /lib/firmware/nouveau/

https://wiki.freedesktop.org/nouveau/VideoAcceleration/

However even then video acceleration with nouveau doesn't yet work on all models of nvidia cards, the G92 cards are not supported for instance.

i have intel graphics no nvidia!! however i have installed libvdpau-va-gl-0.3.4-x86_64-6_slack.txz and mplayer work with libva video acceleration