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== Installation ==
== Installation ==
=== Intel ===
=== Intel ===
{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
{
  pkgs,
  ...
}:
{
{
   hardware.graphics = {
   hardware.graphics = {
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     ];
     ];
   };
   };
   environment.sessionVariables = { LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "iHD"; }; # Optionally, set the environment variable
   environment.sessionVariables = {
    LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "iHD";
  }; # Optionally, set the environment variable
}
}
</nowiki>}}
</nowiki>}}
Note, <code>intel-vaapi-driver</code> still performs better for browsers (gecko/chromium based) on newer Skylake (2015) processors.<ref>https://github.com/intel/media-driver/issues/1024</ref>
Note, <code>intel-vaapi-driver</code> still performs better for browsers (gecko/chromium based) on newer Skylake (2015) processors.<ref>https://github.com/intel/media-driver/issues/1024</ref>


For 32-bit support, use {{nixos:option|hardware.graphics.extraPackages32}}:
For 32-bit support, use {{nixos:option|hardware.graphics.extraPackages32}}:
{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
{
  pkgs,
  ...
}:
{
{
   hardware.graphics.extraPackages32 = with pkgs.pkgsi686Linux; [ intel-vaapi-driver ];
   hardware.graphics.extraPackages32 = with pkgs.pkgsi686Linux; [ intel-vaapi-driver ];
}
}
</nowiki>}}
</nowiki>}}
=== AMD ===
=== AMD ===


AMD configuration (at least for Ryzen 5 iGPUs) works out of the box:
AMD configuration (at least for Ryzen 5 iGPUs) works out of the box:
{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
{
{
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Users with only an NVIDIA GPU can attempt to use the third party implementation; the package is added to <code>hardware.graphics.extraPackages</code> by default, but it requires some additional setup to be useful<ref>https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver#configuration</ref>:
Users with only an NVIDIA GPU can attempt to use the third party implementation; the package is added to <code>hardware.graphics.extraPackages</code> by default, but it requires some additional setup to be useful<ref>https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver#configuration</ref>:


{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
{{file|3=<nowiki>
{ config, lib, ...}: {
{
   environment.variables.LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "nvidia"
  config,
  lib,
  ...
}:
 
{
   environment.variables.LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "nvidia";


   # If used with Firefox
   # If used with Firefox
   environment.variables.MOZ_DISABLE_RDD_SANDBOX = "1";
   environment.variables.MOZ_DISABLE_RDD_SANDBOX = "1";


   programs.firefox.preferences = let
   programs.firefox.preferences =
    ffVersion = config.programs.firefox.package.version;
    let
  in {
      ffVersion = config.programs.firefox.package.version;
    "media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled" = lib.versionOlder ffVersion "137.0.0";
    in
    "media.hardware-video-decoding.force-enabled" = lib.versionAtLeast ffVersion "137.0.0";
    {
    "media.rdd-ffmpeg.enabled" = lib.versionOlder ffVersion "97.0.0";
      "media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled" = lib.versionOlder ffVersion "137.0.0";
      "media.hardware-video-decoding.force-enabled" = lib.versionAtLeast ffVersion "137.0.0";
      "media.rdd-ffmpeg.enabled" = lib.versionOlder ffVersion "97.0.0";


    "gfx.x11-egl.force-enabled" = true;
      "gfx.x11-egl.force-enabled" = true;
    "widget.dmabuf.force-enabled" = true;
      "widget.dmabuf.force-enabled" = true;


    # Set this to true if your GPU supports AV1.
      # Set this to true if your GPU supports AV1.
    #
      #
    # This can be determined by reading the output of the
      # This can be determined by reading the output of the
    # `vainfo` command, after the driver is enabled with
      # `vainfo` command, after the driver is enabled with
    # the environment variable.
      # the environment variable.
    "media.av1.enabled" = false;
      "media.av1.enabled" = false;
  };
    };
}
}
</nowiki>}}
</nowiki>|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}


== Testing your configuration ==
== Testing your configuration ==


You can test your configuration by running: <code>nix-shell -p libva-utils --run vainfo</code>
You can test your configuration by running: <code>nix-shell -p libva-utils --run vainfo</code>
See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_acceleration#Verification Arch Linux wiki#Hardware video acceleration] for more information.
See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_acceleration#Verification Arch Linux wiki#Hardware video acceleration] for more information.
== Applications ==
== Applications ==
=== Chromium ===
=== Chromium ===
See [[Chromium#Accelerated_video_playback]].
See [[Chromium#Accelerated_video_playback]].
=== Firefox ===
=== Firefox ===


See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Firefox#Hardware_video_acceleration Arch Linux wiki#Firefox].
See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Firefox#Hardware_video_acceleration Arch Linux wiki#Firefox].
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=== MPV ===
=== MPV ===
You can place the following configuration in {{ic|~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf}}:
You can place the following configuration in {{ic|~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf}}:
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<syntaxHighlight lang=ini>
<syntaxHighlight lang=ini>
hwdec=auto
hwdec=auto
</syntaxHighlight>
</syntaxHighlight>


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See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/mpv#Hardware_video_acceleration Arch Linux wiki#mpv].
See [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/mpv#Hardware_video_acceleration Arch Linux wiki#mpv].
== Also see ==
== Also see ==
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_acceleration Arch Linux wiki#Hardware video acceleration].
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_acceleration Arch Linux wiki#Hardware video acceleration].
* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/VAAPI Gentoo Wiki#VAAPI.]
* [https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware nixos-hardware] has example configurations for various types of hardware.
* [https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware nixos-hardware] has example configurations for various types of hardware.


[[Category:Video]]
[[Category:Video]]
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