NVIDIA Video Codec SDK v12.1

NVIDIA Video Codec SDK v12.0

NVIDIA Video Codec SDK v12.1


Deprecation Notices
Deprecation Notices of NVIDIA Video Codec SDK v12.1
License
The End User License Agreements of NVIDIA Video Codec SDK v12.1
Read Me
Read Me of NVIDIA Video Codec SDK v12.1

Video Decode API


NVDEC Application Note
This application note helps developers in knowing NVDEC HW capabilities and expected decode performance of NVIDIA GPUs.
NVDEC Video Decoder API Programming Guide
This guide provides a detailed discussion of the NVDEC Decode API programming interface and provides guidance on achieving maximum performance by writing an efficient application.

Video Encode API


NVENC Application Note
This application note helps developers in knowing NVENC HW capabilities and expected encode performance of NVIDIA GPUs.
NVENC Video Encoder API Programming Guide
This guide provides a detailed discussion of the NVENC programming interface, describes setting up hardware for encoding and provides guidance on achieving maximum performance.
NVENC Preset Migration Guide
This guide helps developers in knowing settings used in SDK v9.1 and their equivalents in SDK v10.0 and above.

FFmpeg with NVIDIA GPU


Using FFmpeg with NVIDIA GPU Hardware Acceleration
This guide explains ways to accelerate video encoding, decoding and end-to-end transcoding on NVIDIA GPUs through FFmpeg.

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