There should be easy way to install VA-API helper packages

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Trere should be easy way to install VA-API helper packages for nVidia, AMD and Intel GPU's (I don't have information about level of Broadcom Crystal HD support in Ubuntu).

I propose to provide item in Jockey that help to install xvba-va-driver or vdpau-va-driver or libva-intel-vaapi-driver if supported hardware detected.

[Alberto Milone (albertomilone)]

I'm afraid I can't do this, as xvba-va-driver is in multiverse and vdpau-va-driver is in universe. Both nvidia and fglrx are in main and, as such, they cannot depend on packages that are not in main.

[RussianNeuroMancer (russianneuromancer)]

Maybe there possible other way to make install of acceleration video support easy?

Just for example:
Now Jockey show nVidia or AMD proprietary drivers in the list, when there is supported hardware and when drivers is available. So maybe when multiverse/universe repo is avilable AND there is supported hardware AND proprietary driver is already istalled, Jockey will suggest to install one of this packages (xvba-va-driver or vdpau-va-driver) as "Additional package for video acceleration"?

Please think about it.

[Ma Hsiao-chun (mahsiaochun)]

I filed MIRs for gstreamer-vaapi, intel-vaapi-driver and vdpau-video.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gstreamer-vaapi/+bug/1075774
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/intel-vaapi-driver/+bug/1075780
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vdpau-video/+bug/705754

I don't know how to deal with multiverse packages like xvba-video and cedarview-vaapi-driver.

[Ma Hsiao-chun (mahsiaochun)]

The bug for vdpau-video MIR should be
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vdpau-video/+bug/1075783

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.