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sudo apt-get install kodi vlc | sudo apt-get install kodi vlc | ||
* Kodi will support HW video acceleration out of the box | * Kodi will support HW video acceleration out of the box | ||
− | * In VLC you need to | + | * In VLC you need to go to Tools->Preferences->Input and Codecs->Hardware-accelerated decoding |
+ | and select "VA-API video decoder via X11" for Intel based devices or "VDPAU video decoder" for AMD based devices | ||
[[category:application notes]] | [[category:application notes]] | ||
[[category:products]] | [[category:products]] | ||
[[category:airtop]] | [[category:airtop]] |
Latest revision as of 11:32, 31 July 2016
Kodi and VLC
- Kodi (formerly known as XBMC) and VLC are well known free and open-source multimedia players
- Both of them use HW accelerated video decoding and give excellent playback quality
- Both of them compatible with the most popular video formats
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install kodi vlc
- Kodi will support HW video acceleration out of the box
- In VLC you need to go to Tools->Preferences->Input and Codecs->Hardware-accelerated decoding
and select "VA-API video decoder via X11" for Intel based devices or "VDPAU video decoder" for AMD based devices