
# 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).
