NVIDIA Releases New Video API For Linux

Ashmash writes "Phoronix is reporting on a new Linux driver nVidia is about to release that brings PureVideo features to Linux. This video API will reportedly be in nVidia's 180 series driver for Linux, Solaris, and *BSD. PureVideo has been around for several nVidia product generations, but it's the first time they're bringing this feature to these non-Windows operating systems to provide an improved multimedia experience. This new API is named VDPAU, and is described as: 'The Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix (VDPAU) provides a complete solution for decoding, post-processing, compositing, and displaying compressed or uncompressed video streams. These video streams may be combined (composited) with bitmap content, to implement OSDs and other application user interfaces.'"

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too late, I won't buy nvidia now

[TheGratefulNet]

your hardware is, uhh, not long-term viable. all your modern chipsets are ticking timebombs.

while it was nice to have nv binary drivers for linux while ATI was the hated one, ATI is now our darling (sort of) and nv, well, you can't seem to build hardware that will LAST. you know what I'm talking about.

feh. at best, it will make linux guys want to revisit their 6 and 7 series but the 8's and 9's are still timebombs.

thanks but no thanks. maybe if you give an infinite warranty, MAYBE I'll consider your video products again. I already swore off your bad-by-design chipsets for motherboards (forcedeth is a travesty and is still reverse engineered).

nvidia for the lose, please, alex.