[FFmpeg-devel] transcoding on nvidia tesla

[Zoltan NAGY]

Mike Melanson wrote:
> Zoltan NAGY wrote:
>   
>> Mike Melanson wrote:
>>     
>>> FLOP = floating point operation. Video codecs generally operate in
>>> integer space. No matter; the hardware can probably do wonders with
>>> integers, and with many more at a time than floats.
>>>
>>> I don't dispute that the card has exciting possibilities. But it will
>>> require someone knowledgeable, talented and interested to get ahold of
>>> some hardware before this initiative goes anywhere.
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> Maybe an other SoC? :-)
>>
>> I for one would be interested in something like that.
>>     
>
> Project: Nvidia Tesla parallelization and other optimizations
>
> Requirements: Student must be able to work within the unusually 
> stringest constraints of the FFmpeg team; student also must purchase 
> US$1600 piece of hardware, forsaking school tuition and food budgets if 
> necessary.
>
> At least we wouldn't have cause to doubt their commitment to the task.
>   
IIRC, Dan offered two teslas for free. That's why I suggested :)

Zoltan