This page quickly explains the current status of XVideo support.

Some more information regarding the work that has been done on NV04-NV40 XVideo implementation can be found on ArthurHuillet.

A note about overlays:

• The overlay support status written below refers to non-KMS setup. In KMS, overlays are disabled until the proper support is added to the DRM. Since Nouveau now requires the use of KMS, overlays are not supported for now. Blitters and texture adapters still work.

NV04/05

Overlay: supported by the hardware. Practically done (works, but not above some resolution, and does not have Xv attributes such as brightness).

Blitter: supported by the hardware and implemented.

NV1x, NV2x, NV3x

Overlay: fully functional, YUY2 format for NV10,11,15,20, and YV12 too for NV17, 18, NV25+

Some bandwidth problems were reported, seems that one of them is still unfixed.

Blitter: fully functional

NV4x

Overlay:

• NV40 -- implemented and fully functional.
• NV41 and beyond -- no overlay engine exists within those GPUs.

Blitter: fully functional

Texture adapter functional

NV5x

Overlay: No overlay engine. Xv has to be done via the 3D engine (i.e. provide a texture adapter), and we're not quite ready for this yet.

Blitter: No YUV blitter.

Xv should be fully functional.