Flash acceleration on Linux? - Page 8

wantilles · 03-05-11, 12:14 PM

And all these are practically non-existent since they are x86 only.

There is no Adobe Flash with acceleration for amd64 architecture.

Therefore, it is useless.

gradinaruvasile · 03-05-11, 02:26 PM

Not that the hw acceleration does any good as it is now on x86 either... You have to flip-flop versions according what you want to do - browse the net - use the Chrome version ; watch Youtube (and possibly other) HD movies - use the Adobe version.

BTW it seems that getting the hw acceleration in 11 d0 is flaky - it worked for me when i did th etests, now all i get is undefined rendering with the mms.cfg set up...

Licaon · 03-08-11, 05:48 AM

hmm the adobe test page: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/f...0/live-player/ says Stage Video:True with 64bit Opera 11.10 beta 2000 + 32bit Flash 11.0.0.58

i'll retest some 1080p on Youtube too

thecapsaicinkid · 03-08-11, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Licaon

hmm the adobe test page: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/f...0/live-player/ says Stage Video:True with 64bit Opera 11.10 beta 2000 + 32bit Flash 11.0.0.58

i'll retest some 1080p on Youtube too

It does here also but cpu is still ~60%. The same video on YouTube (Big Buck Bunny) is higher cpu still ~90% so I'm guessing some acceleration happening but only on Adobe's videos.

gradinaruvasile · 03-08-11, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thecapsaicinkid

It does here also but cpu is still ~60%. The same video on YouTube (Big Buck Bunny) is higher cpu still ~90% so I'm guessing some acceleration happening but only on Adobe's videos.

On the Big Buck Bunny wait until the whole video is cached. There is a heavy overhead on caching.
And mind you not all videos on different sites have the same encoding and embedded flash player so the results may vary according to this.

BTW on youtube what does the video info say?

Licaon · 03-08-11, 01:03 PM

Opera 11.01 alpha 1190 ( latest *nix Opera alphas are really not usable )

Ok, so Adobe test page
Stage Video status : <empty!?>
StageVideo Running : true
stage on - uses about 25% of three cores
stage off - uses about 50% of three cores
video running at the same quality with both Stage on or off ( but worse than https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSGBVzeBUbk where is pushing 24fps@1080p perfectly after buffering anyway; maybe different codec? )
video memory usage rises with stage on

Youtube still says undefined rendering

gradinaruvasile · 03-08-11, 01:58 PM

I too had isues sometimes to make hw decoding work on Youtube. I dont know why, maybe the constant change in plugin versions has something to do with it. But it works now with the 11 d0 (as i find the 10.2 152 unbearably unstable). But i have 32-bit everything.

BTW Opera version 2014 is safe to use ( the newer ones have plugin problems for now):

http://snapshot.opera.com/arc/linux-freebsd/

Licaon · 03-09-11, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gradinaruvasile

BTW Opera version 2014 is safe to use ( the newer ones have plugin problems for now)

but 2014 has:

Quote:

Known issues
...
*KDE File selector can not save to a non-existing file on Linux/FreeBSD
...

and that's a no-go for me

2025 is out but the *nix problems are still there

thecapsaicinkid · 05-01-11, 03:38 AM

Still no hardware acceleration here.

thecapsaicinkid · 05-29-11, 01:12 PM

More Flash updates and still no working hardware acceleration, this is really getting frustrating.

thecapsaicinkid · 06-16-11, 03:09 PM

Got it working by installing the 32bit vdpau with getlibs. Very unstable though.

03-05-11, 12:14 PM	#85
wantilles Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 37	Re: Flash acceleration on Linux? And all these are practically non-existent since they are x86 only. There is no Adobe Flash with acceleration for amd64 architecture. Therefore, it is useless.

03-05-11, 02:26 PM	#86
gradinaruvasile Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 199	Re: Flash acceleration on Linux? Not that the hw acceleration does any good as it is now on x86 either... You have to flip-flop versions according what you want to do - browse the net - use the Chrome version ; watch Youtube (and possibly other) HD movies - use the Adobe version. BTW it seems that getting the hw acceleration in 11 d0 is flaky - it worked for me when i did th etests, now all i get is undefined rendering with the mms.cfg set up...

03-08-11, 05:48 AM	#87
Licaon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Between the keyboard and the chair. Posts: 490	Re: Flash acceleration on Linux? hmm the adobe test page: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/f...0/live-player/ says Stage Video:True with 64bit Opera 11.10 beta 2000 + 32bit Flash 11.0.0.58 i'll retest some 1080p on Youtube too

03-08-11, 01:03 PM	#90
Licaon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Between the keyboard and the chair. Posts: 490	Re: Flash acceleration on Linux? Opera 11.01 alpha 1190 ( latest *nix Opera alphas are really not usable ) Ok, so Adobe test page Stage Video status : <empty!?> StageVideo Running : true stage on - uses about 25% of three cores stage off - uses about 50% of three cores video running at the same quality with both Stage on or off ( but worse than https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSGBVzeBUbk where is pushing 24fps@1080p perfectly after buffering anyway; maybe different codec? ) video memory usage rises with stage on Youtube still says undefined rendering

03-08-11, 01:58 PM	#91
gradinaruvasile Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 199	Re: Flash acceleration on Linux? I too had isues sometimes to make hw decoding work on Youtube. I dont know why, maybe the constant change in plugin versions has something to do with it. But it works now with the 11 d0 (as i find the 10.2 152 unbearably unstable). But i have 32-bit everything. BTW Opera version 2014 is safe to use ( the newer ones have plugin problems for now): http://snapshot.opera.com/arc/linux-freebsd/

05-01-11, 03:38 AM	#93
thecapsaicinkid Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 47	Re: Flash acceleration on Linux? Still no hardware acceleration here.

05-29-11, 01:12 PM	#94
thecapsaicinkid Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 47	Re: Flash acceleration on Linux? More Flash updates and still no working hardware acceleration, this is really getting frustrating.

06-16-11, 03:09 PM	#95
thecapsaicinkid Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 47	Re: Flash acceleration on Linux? Got it working by installing the 32bit vdpau with getlibs. Very unstable though.