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* gnu/packages/video.scm (svt-hevc): Add a warning comment, as well as some
extra explanation to the description.
[home-page]: Update URL.
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@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ (define-public transcode
"https://linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/multimedia/transcode.html")
(license license:gpl2+)))
;;; Warning: this package shouldn't be added as an input anywhere, as it can
;;; only be used for recent x86_64 CPUs implementing the AVX2 instruction!
(define-public svt-hevc
(package
(name "svt-hevc")
@ -341,11 +343,12 @@ (define-public svt-hevc
(synopsis "SVT HEVC encoder")
(description "Scalable Video Technology (SVT) is a software-based video
coding technology that is highly optimized for Intel's Xeon processors. Using
the SVT-HEVC encoder, it is possible to spread video encoding processing across
multiple Intel's Xeon processors to achieve a real advantage of processing
efficiency.")
(home-page "https://01.org/svt")
;; Specifically targets x86_64 Intel hardware.
the SVT-HEVC encoder, it is possible to spread video encoding processing
across multiple Intel's Xeon processors to achieve a real advantage of
processing efficiency. Note that this package @emph{requires} the AVX2
instruction, which means it will @emph{not} work on older x86_64 CPUs such as
the Core 2 Duo.")
(home-page "https://github.com/OpenVisualCloud/SVT-HEVC/")
(supported-systems '("x86_64-linux"))
(license (license:non-copyleft "file:///LICENSE.md"))))