| # gst-msdk | |
| gst-msdk is a plugin for | |
| [Intel Media SDK](https://software.intel.com/en-us/media-sdk), a | |
| cross-platform API for developing media applications. The plugin has | |
| multiple elements for video hardware encoding leveraging latest Intel | |
| processors through Intel Media SDK. | |
| - MPEG2 encoding (*msdkmpeg2enc*) | |
| - H.264 encoding (*msdkh264enc*) | |
| - H.265 encoding (*msdkh265enc*) | |
| - VP8 encoding (*msdkvp8enc*) | |
| It requires: | |
| - Intel Media SDK | |
| # Giving it a try | |
| Encoding a simple video test source and saving it to a file. | |
| $ gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc ! msdkh264enc ! filesink location=test.h264 | |
| # License | |
| gst-mdk is freely available for download under the terms of the | |
| [BSD-3-Clause License](https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause.html). |