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Version 4 (Broadwell) The Broadwell microarchitecture adds VP8 hardware decoding support. This generation of Quick Sync supports the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, VC-1 and H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2video standards. Version 3 (Haswell) The Haswell microarchitecture implementation is focused on quality, with speed about the same as before (for any given clip length vs. Version 2 (Ivy Bridge) The Ivy Bridge microarchitecture included a 'next-generation' implementation of Quick Sync. Version 1 (Sandy Bridge) Quick Sync was initially built into some Sandy Bridge CPUs, but not into Sandy Bridge Pentiums or Celerons. The older Clarkdale microarchitecture had hardware video decoding support, but no hardware encoding support it was known as Intel Clear Video. You need two cards to capture and encode in pure hardware, or combine capture mode with another available HW encoder.Quick Sync was first unveiled at Intel Developer Forum 2010 (September 13) but, according to Tom's Hardware, Quick Sync had been conceptualized five years before that. Note the capture cards cannot function as capture card and encoder at the same time. Hardware requirements: AVerMedia capture card (see list above), latest drivers. 1080p30FPS and 720p60FPS are supportedĪvermedia’s H.264 hardware encoder is available on the Live Gamer HD and Live Gamer HD Lite. Supported for local recordings in the latest 1.3 version. 30 FPS is the maximum supported frame rate Supported for local recordings and live streaming.

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Hardware requirements: AMD APU/GPU (see list above), latest Radeon drivers and Catalyst Control Center

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VCE (Video Codec Engine) is AMD’s hardware implementation of H.264 and is available in Trinity APUs, Tahiti XT GPUs (79XX, 7870 XT), Cape Verde GPUs (77XX) and the newer RX 200 series GPUs.

Hardware requirements: NVIDIA GPU (see list above), latest GeForce drivers (min. NVENC (aka NVidia ENCoder) is Nvidia’s hardware implementation of H.264 and is available with all Nvidia GPUs starting from Kepler (GTX 650+). Supported for local recordings and live streaming

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Also, always install the latest Intel HD3xxx or HD4xxxx GPU driver from Intel’s driver page. Hardware requirements: Intel CPU, Sandy Bridge compatible motherboard with 圆8 or z67 chipset, or newer.

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Below is a short video that can be used to check if Quick Sync is available and how to activate it on desktops. On desktops, it may require additional settings. On laptops with Intel processors and a single discrete graphics card, Intel Quick Sync will always be enabled and ready.

Quick Sync is Intel’s hardware implementation of H.264 and is available on most Intel® Core™ processors starting from second generation Sandy Bridge processors. In the event of an undesired performance hit when streaming using x264, hardware encoders are available at the expense of some image quality (and larger filesizes). For streaming however, it is recommended to use x264 as this will generally provide much better quality for the same bit rate versus hardware encoders. All hardware encoders are available for use with a free XSplit license.Īs a side note, hardware encoders enable users to record high quality videos with virtually no performance hit. As of now XSplit has support for all publicly and commonly available HW encoders counting Nvidia NVENC, Intel Quick Sync, AMD VCE and of course AVerMedia’s Liver Gamer HD (C985) and Game Broadcaster (C127). The following guide will give details on each hardware encoder and how they each interacts with XSplit products. With a variety of hardware encoders now available, it can be a bit confusing to know if you have the appropriate components to use these encoders, and how they are used with XSplit products.

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