Intel® oneAPI Video Processing Library

Accelerated Video Processing with a Unified Programming API

State-of-the-Art Video Codecs


The Intel® oneAPI Video Processing Library (oneVPL) is the successor to Intel® Media SDK. This library takes you from abstractions for integrated graphics to using oneVPL to unlock media features on a much broader range of accelerators.

oneVPL provides a single, video-focused API for encoding, decoding, and video processing that works across a wide range of accelerators. The library is perfect for applications spanning broadcasting, streaming, video on demand (VOD), in-cloud gaming, and remote desktop solutions.

Highlights:

  • Provides backwards compatibility with the familiar Intel Media SDK core API
  • Includes the same range of video codecs and filters as in Intel Media SDK
  • Supports deployment on CPU, integrated GPU, discrete GPUs, and other accelerators

New features:

  • Initialization improvements to support a wider range of implementations
  • Preview of new memory abstractions and related decode simplifications

Removed features previously included in Intel Media SDK:

  • Audio support, plug-in APIs, Flexible Encode Infrastructure (FEI), and opaque memory support

For more information, see Upgrade from Intel Media SDK to oneVPL.

Backward compatibility between Intel Media SDK and oneVPL gives you a migration path for existing code using the Common Media API. You can also take advantage of new software and upcoming hardware features in oneVPL, such as extended AV1 encoding, easier device enumeration, and video processing initialization.

Download as Part of the Toolkit

oneVPL is included in the Intel® oneAPI Base Toolkit, which is a core set of tools and libraries for developing high-performance, data-centric applications across diverse architectures.

Download the Stand-Alone Version

A stand-alone download of oneVPL is available. You can download binaries from Intel or choose your preferred repository.

      

Runtime Version Linux* | Windows*

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Help oneVPL Evolve

oneVPL is part of the oneAPI industry standards initiative. We welcome you to participate.

Specification

Open-Source Version

oneVPL focuses on video elementary stream operations only. It is one of many options for you to access hardware acceleration for media operations.

How to Choose Video Processing Software for Intel Hardware

oneVPL Codecs for Intel Hardware

Intel® Deep Link in Action

Specifications

Processors:
  • Intel Core processors
  • Intel® Xeon® processors

New features are supported on 11th generation processors and beyond.

 

Graphics Processors:
  • Intel Iris Xe graphics
  • Intel Iris Xe MAX GPU
Host & target operating systems:
  • Linux*, Windows® 10
Languages:
  • C API

For more information, see the system requirements.

Compilers:
  • GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)* version 7.4.0 or newer
  • Microsoft* compilers

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Product and Performance Information

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Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.