That gives me a good start.  Thanks much.

Rodney

On 2/27/20 2:31 AM, Armin Novak via FreeRDP-devel wrote:
Hi,

the /video option allows the server to offload decoding to the client.
For that you need the following:
1. A server with support (obviously)
2. Software with support
3. A use case (e.g. viewing a youtube video in h264)

If all requirements are met, then the server MAY decide to use it.
(currently only h264 is supported)

It is best used in combination with /gfx:avc444 as that is the most recent codec (low bandwidth with high image quality) supported (which uses h264 and you need it for /video anyway)

So, usually the sequence is the following:
1. You play some video
2. The server decides that this task does not require decoding and re-encoding server side and sends the video directly to the client using the video channel

Step 2 is delayed for some seconds up to a minute.


So, to sum up:
1. /video is for reducing CPU/GPU encoding load on the server side
2. You will not see any difference on the client

regards
Armin

On 26.02.20 16:49, Rodney Barnett via FreeRDP-devel wrote:
I'm not clear on the requirements for using the /video command line option and wondering if anyone can provide some information or point me to some documentation.

Are other command line options required (e.g., /gfx)?  Are there particular external codecs or libraries required?

When I tried it, I didn't see any errors, but couldn't see any difference with or without the /video option.  Is there a good way to confirm that it's actually working?

Thanks for any help.

Rodney



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