Intel Quick Sync provides fast transcoding of video files in media (DVD, Blu-ray Disc) to another appropriate device, e.g. a smartphone. Intel Quick Sync requires dedicated hardware to ensure efficient video transcoding.
Operating Systems
➢Linux: Quick Sync support by Intel Media SDK on Linux, and as of November 2013, it is supported by Wowza Streaming Engine (formerly known as Wowza Media Server) for transcoding media streams using their transcoder add-on. The VA API for encoding and decoding also supports Quick Sync.
➢Microsoft Windows: Microsoft offers wide support for Quick Sync in Windows based on supporting driver software from Intel and good support through both DirectShow/DirectX and WMF (Windows Media Foundation). A wide range of applications are based upon this base support for the technology in Windows. Windows Vista and later have support for Quick Sync Video.
➢Mac OS X: Apple added Quick Sync support in OS X Mountain Lion for AirPlay Mirroring, FaceTime and QuickTime X iMovie 10 and Final Cut Pro X use Quick Sync when exporting videos.
CPU and Graphics Device
➢Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-12xx series with Intel HD Graphics 4200, motherboard with C226 chipset
➢4th Generation Intel Core™ Processors with Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics, Intel Iris Graphics or Intel HD Graphics 4200+ Series (with motherboards 8X chipset series (Q85, Q87, B85, H81, H87, Z87))
➢5th Generation Intel Core™ Processors with Intel Iris™ Pro Graphics, Intel Iris Graphics or Intel HD Graphics 5000/6000+ Series (with motherboards 8X chipset series (Q85, Q87, B85, H81, H87, Z87))
Note: Intel Quick Sync requires Intel HD Graphics as the default graphic device. If another graphics device (e.g. NVIDIA Graphic card) is installed, the system setting must be changed to use Inter HD Graphics as primary.
RAM: minimum 8 GB, recommended 32 GB
Storage: set aside 500 MB for Streambuilder software
Specification:
-Supported video format: H.264, MPEG-2, VC-1
-Output format: HTTP Live Streaming with multi-bitrate MPEG, DASH, RTMP, MPEG-TS
-Supported audio format: AAC, MPs