Help with ffmpeg and GPUs on Linux

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user671
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Help with ffmpeg and GPUs on Linux

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I'm a total noob when it comes to Linux and I need some help if anyone is willing.
I know when I installed a second drive into my machine running linux that I needed to partition and mount that drive in order to write to it. Is there something similar I need to do for an AMD or Nvidia GPU as well to use to hardware acceleration in zoneminder? I know that hardware acceleration in zoneminder is spotty, but's it's something I'd like to know how to do.

I was looking at this thread and I was just confused by it.
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=29029&hilit=gpu

I need to install ffmpeg on my own? Or does zoneminder already install its own?

Any help would be appreciated.
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burger
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Re: Help with ffmpeg and GPUs on Linux

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See: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/GPU_passthrough_in_VMWare

Forums has a bit written about it. Experts only atm.
fastest way to test streams:
ffmpeg -i rtsp://<user>:<pass>@<ipaddress>:554/path ./output.mp4 (if terminal only)
ffplay rtsp://<user>:<pass>@<ipaddress>:554/path (gui)
find paths on ispydb or in zm hcl

If you are new to security software, read:
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Dummies_Guide
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