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1.2 SDK Announcement

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We are pleased to announce the AMD Alveo™ Media Acceleration portfolio (AMA) SDK 1.2 release—further expanding the AMD Alveo MA35D media accelerator capabilities.

SDK 1.2

In this release the SDK now supports:

  •  jpeg images in the video pipeline via decoding of still jpeg images through to encoding a video to still jpeg images
  • Running more complex ABR ladders that expend across multiple devices—making it easier for you to implement ladders that exceed the encoding capabilities of a single device  

Video Quality

Video quality is improved with:

  • A new -cabr encoding mode. In this mode, the encoder will cap content to VMAF ~= 90, saving bits on simple content
  • A preview of an ML-aware content encoding mode that adjusts bitrate based on frame complexity

OS Support

The SDK offers more host machine flexibility with expanded OS support including:

  • Support for Fedora 40 using the 6.9 kernel, adding another supported OS choice 
  • A new firmware providing PCI® passthrough support, increasing VM flexibility

Additional Updates

The release provides additional updates including:

  • An upgrade of ffmpeg to the 6.1.1 release
  • A revamp of the 2D pixel processing filters providing simpler easier to use command lines
  • A revamp of card management utilities, improving the output and capabilities

 

Please check out the latest release notes and try out our current SDK.