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Intel® Video Processing Library

Access Accelerated Decode, Encode, and Video Processing

Get the Most Out of Intel GPUs



The Intel® Video Processing Library (Intel® VPL) is part of a multilayer media portfolio that provides advanced access to specialized media hardware, plus encode, decode, and video processing features on Intel GPUs.  

  • Media Capabilities Supported by Intel Hardware
  • How to Choose Video Processing Software for Intel Hardware
  • Intel VPL Enabled in FFmpeg*: Achieving Great Streaming Quality on Intel GPUs


Note for Users of Intel® oneAPI Video Processing Library (oneVPL) and for Intel® Media SDK

oneVPL is now called the Intel® Video Processing Library (Intel® VPL). The library will no longer be part of the oneAPI specification so that Intel can focus on providing video processing features on Intel GPUs.

Intel VPL version 2.x is an API that is the successor to Intel® Media SDK. The Intel Media SDK project is no longer active and will not be updated. Packages and downloads are still available on GitHub*. For continued support and access to new features, Intel Media SDK users are encouraged to move to Intel VPL as soon as possible. 

  • Upgrade from Intel Media SDK to Intel VPL
  • Intel Media SDK Discontinuation Notice
  • Download from GitHub

Benefits

  • Boost media and video application performance with hardware-accelerated codecs and programmable graphics.
  • Improve frame rate (FPS) and lower power usage when compared to traditional CPUs
Download

The GitHub repositories for Intel VPL are the best place to find the latest updates and the recommended location to obtain Intel VPL: 

  • Dispatcher
  • GPU Runtime

For Linux*:

  • Media Graphics Stack Instructions
  • Additional Stack Setup Instructions for Linux

      

Benchmarks

 

  • Accelerate Media Delivery with Intel® Data Center GPU Flex Series
  • Accelerate Media Delivery with Intel® Iris® Xᵉ MAX Graphics

Documentation

  • API Reference
  • Intel® Deep Link Hyper Encode Feature Developer Guide
     

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Training

Understanding Intel VPL

  • Intel VPL Programming Model and Code Samples​ [6:29]​

​Video Pipeline Optimization​

  • Optimize and Accelerate Video Pipelines across Architectures [56:55]​
  • Unlock Media Features on More CPUs, GPUs, and Accelerators [54:46]​

News

VMware Horizon* Accelerates Media on Intel GPUs

Intel Deep Link in Action

Deliver High-Quality, High-Performance HDR with Intel VPL

Specifications

Graphics Processors:

Supported by Intel VPL

  • Intel® Iris® Xe graphics
  • Intel Iris Xe MAX graphics
  • Intel® Arc™ Graphics
  • Intel Data Center GPU Flex Series
  • 11th generation Intel® Core™ processors and newer using integrated graphics

Supported by Intel Media SDK

  • Intel® Server GPU
  • 5th to 11th generation Intel Core processors using integrated graphics

Supported Operating Systems:

  • Linux
  • Windows* 10, 11

Languages:

  • C API

Compilers:

  • GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)* version 7.4.0 or newer
  • Microsoft Visual Studio* 2019 and newer

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