Force usage of a particular VA-API driver for video acceleration. Use together with <code>settings.ffmpeg.hwaccel_args</code>.Setting this is not required for VA-API to work, but it can help steer VA-API towards the correct card if you have multiple.:::{.note} For VA-API to work you must enable <a href="/nixpkgs/option/hardware.graphics.enable"><a href="/nixpkgs/option/hardware.graphics.enable" rel="nofollow">hardware.graphics.enable</a></a> (sufficient for AMDGPU) and pass for example <code>pkgs.intel-media-driver</code> (required for Intel 5th Gen. and newer) into <a href="/nixpkgs/option/hardware.graphics.extraPackages"><a href="/nixpkgs/option/hardware.graphics.extraPackages" rel="nofollow">hardware.graphics.extraPackages</a></a>. :::See also:<ul><li><a href="https://docs.frigate.video/configuration/hardware_acceleration" rel="nofollow">https://docs.frigate.video/configuration/hardware_acceleration</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.frigate.video/configuration/ffmpeg_presets#hwaccel-presets" rel="nofollow">https://docs.frigate.video/configuration/ffmpeg_presets#hwaccel-presets</a>.</li></ul>

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Force usage of a particular VA-API driver for video acceleration

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