Hardware Acceleration not up to date

[ghost]

Others have already pointed out some missing documentation, but I think it needs a complete overhaul.

In the beginning there was only the none and VAAPI option and the docs were matching that.
Now there are a lot of other options. These are not even mentioned in the docs.
As a Ubuntu user, I am currently using VAAPI for my Intel CPU. Should I switch to Quick Sync? Maybe to docs could try to answer these use case questions.

[Artiume]

Part of the issue is the hardware itself. For some, VAAPI performs best while others live by QSV. Also, if you install the drivers for QSV, i'm fairly certain you can't use VAAPI without removing the Intel Media SDK. I maintain the majority of the docs but I don't have an intel cpu. my ryzen doesnt support hwa so my only source of hwa is omx with my Rpi4. I always welcome feedback and agree with you, but until someone is willing to put into the time to do a vaapi vs qsv comparison, it won't ever come to fruition,

[ghost]

Performance is not the most important thing in my opinion. But the docs could still describe what each option does. I would separate the options by OS. Under the OS section you can see the possible options and how to install them. Something like this:

Ubuntu

• VAAPI

Windows

• QSV
• NVENC
• AMF

Mac

• QSV
• NVENC
• AMF

Raspberry

• OMX

Shield

• MediaCodec Android