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Update d3d_windows.rs
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11 changes: 6 additions & 5 deletions crates/compositor/src/d3d_windows.rs
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Expand Up @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use windows::core::Interface;
use windows::Win32::Foundation::HMODULE;
use windows::Win32::Graphics::Direct3D::{
D3D_DRIVER_TYPE, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_WARP, D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL,
D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0,
D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1,
};
use windows::Win32::Graphics::Direct3D11::{
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ fn try_create(
driver: D3D_DRIVER_TYPE,
flags: D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_FLAG,
) -> windows::core::Result<(ID3D11Device, ID3D11DeviceContext, D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL)> {
let levels = [D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1];
let levels = [D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1, D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0];
let mut device: Option<ID3D11Device> = None;
let mut context: Option<ID3D11DeviceContext> = None;
let mut got = D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL::default();
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -130,9 +131,9 @@ fn diagnose(err: &windows::core::Error) -> String {
);
}
format!(
"no Direct3D 11 feature level 11_1 display adapter ({err}). OpenScreen's compositor \
"no Direct3D 11 feature level 11_0 display adapter ({err}). OpenScreen's compositor \
requires one for both preview and export. Update the display driver, or run on a \
machine with a GPU that reaches feature level 11_1."
machine with a GPU that reaches feature level 11_0."
)
}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -201,8 +202,8 @@ impl Gpu {
Err(err) => bail!("{}", diagnose(&err)),
};

if got != D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1 {
bail!("feature level obtenu {:?} != 11_1", got);
if got.0 < D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0.0 {

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FFmpeg 8.1 d3d11va H264 unsupported profile get_format hardware decoder failure software fallback source

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- FFmpeg/libavcodec/vaapi_decode.c at master · FFmpeg/FFmpeg · GitHub — https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/libavcodec/vaapi_decode.c
- LAVFilters/decoder/LAVVideo/decoders/d3d11va.cpp at master · Nevcairiel/LAVFilters · GitHub — https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/blob/master/decoder/LAVVideo/decoders/d3d11va.cpp
- FFmpeg/libavcodec/dxva2.c at master · FFmpeg/FFmpeg · GitHub — https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/libavcodec/dxva2.c
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti video decode H264 maximum resolution 4096x4096 VP5 video decoder feature level 11_0

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- GeForce GTX 650 Ti | Specifications | GeForce — https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/geforce-gtx-650ti/specifications/
- Appendix H. VDPAU Support — https://http.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/256.38.02/README/vdpausupport.html
- Format support for Direct3D Feature Level 11.0 hardware - Win32 apps | Microsoft Learn — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/direct3ddxgi/format-support-for-direct3d-11-0-feature-level-hardware
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- FFmpeg: libavcodec/decode.c File Reference — https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/8.1/decode_8c.html
- FFmpeg: AVCodecContext Struct Reference — https://www.ffmpeg.org/doxygen/8.1/structAVCodecContext.html
- FFmpeg: libavcodec/decode.c Source File — https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/8.1/decode_8c_source.html
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NVIDIA GTX 650 Ti Kepler GK106 DirectX feature level 11_0 H.264 high 10 decode support DXVA 8 bit

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- FEATURES 17 — https://www.nvidia.com/content/geforce-gtx/gf_gtx_650_ti_user_guide.pdf
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- ffmpeg: libavcodec/h264_slice.c Source File - doxygen documentation | Fossies Dox — https://fossies.org/dox/ffmpeg-8.1.2/h264__slice_8c_source.html
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Fall back to software decoding for unsupported H.264 formats.

On an 11_0 GPU, a 10-bit H.264 recording can fail format negotiation because FFmpeg does not offer D3D11 for it. Preview then fails instead of using the previous WARP software path. Retry unsupported streams with software decoding and CpuFrames.

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Review comment at @crates/compositor/src/d3d_windows.rs at line 205:
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H.264 format negotiation also retries with software decoding and CpuFrames, even
on an 11_0 GPU. Preserve hardware decoding for streams whose formats are
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bail!("feature level obtenu {:?} < 11_0", got);
}

// §2 : multithread-protected. Le décodeur ffmpeg soumet depuis son thread,
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7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions crates/compositor/src/pipeline_windows.rs
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Expand Up @@ -1954,14 +1954,15 @@ mod tests {
fn raw_hardware_prerequisite() -> windows::core::Result<()> {
use windows::Win32::Foundation::{E_UNEXPECTED, HMODULE};
use windows::Win32::Graphics::Direct3D::{
D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE, D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL, D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1,
D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE, D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL, D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0,
D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1,
};
use windows::Win32::Graphics::Direct3D11::{
D3D11CreateDevice, ID3D11Device, ID3D11DeviceContext, D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_BGRA_SUPPORT,
D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_VIDEO_SUPPORT, D3D11_SDK_VERSION,
};

let levels = [D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1];
let levels = [D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1, D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0];
let mut device: Option<ID3D11Device> = None;
let mut context: Option<ID3D11DeviceContext> = None;
let mut got = D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL::default();
Expand All @@ -1978,7 +1979,7 @@ mod tests {
Some(&mut context),
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if device.is_none() || context.is_none() || got != D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1 {
if device.is_none() || context.is_none() || got.0 < D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0.0 {
return Err(windows::core::Error::from(E_UNEXPECTED));
}
Ok(())
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