Upgrading from Intel® Media SDK to Intel® oneAPI Video Processing Library
ID
766165
Date
4/04/2023
Public
Use Intel® oneVPL Core API for the Best Portability
Intel(R) Media SDK API Features Removed from oneVPL
Key Features Added to oneVPL 2.x API
AV1 Encode Features Added to Intel® oneVPL
Other Differences Between Intel(R) Media SDK and oneVPL
oneVPL Hardware Support Details
Why oneVPL Dispatcher Is Safer
Timeline Summary
Intel® Media SDK is no longer active. Intel® oneVPL is the 2.x continuation of Intel(R) Media SDK. This guide provides details about the next steps.
In the picture below, you can see the transition window used for Intel® Media SDK and oneVPL:

The following changes are made:
Releases of Intel(R) Media SDK and oneVPL-CPU implementation stopped. Intel(R)These projects are no longer updated.
Strategy based on industry standards for cross-accelerator/cross-vendor instead of one library for all media roles.
Additional implications of these changes are shown below:
