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- Intel Skylake (9th Generation Core) CPU or later with Intel HD, Iris Xe or Arc graphics.
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- Intel Coffee Lake (9th Generation Core) CPU or later with Intel HD, Iris Xe or Arc graphics.
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- Windows 10 or Later
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- Please make sure your Intel GPU drivers are up-to-date. Driver version should be >= 31.0.x.x
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- Some Modern Linux versions.
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- Some Modern Linux versions.
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- FreeBSD
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Please note, these are not hard limits. Hardware encoding via Intel QSV *might* work on older series GPUs and older operating systems, but this is not officially supported.
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Please note, these are not hard limits. Hardware encoding via Intel QSV _might_ work on older series GPUs and older operating systems, but this is not officially supported.
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A plugin with all required components for Intel QSV encoding using the Flatpak distribution of HandBrake is available on the official [HandBrake website](https://handbrake.fr).
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<!-- .system-linux -->
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### Linux support for Low Power Encoding mode
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Alternatively, you can disable lowpower mode by adding the following option in the "More Settings" box on the video tab:
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- "lowpower=0"
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To avoid having to set this each time, we recommend you save this as a new preset.
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### Linux support for Intel ARC
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Making changes to your system kernel / drivers can be risky. As such, you do so at your own risk.
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- Linux Kernel version 6.2 or later is required.
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- Up-to-date MESA package
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- HuC firmware must be enabled.
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- Up-to-date MESA package
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- HuC firmware must be enabled.
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- Latest Intel GPU Firmware. (Available from https://github.com/intel-gpu/intel-gpu-firmware.git)
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## Enabling support
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- Video decoding (if QSV decode is disabled or your source is in a format which is not supported by the QSV hardware)
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- Most video filters
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- Audio encoding
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- Audio encoding
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- HandBrake's engine, A/V sync etc
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- Subtitles
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- Muxing
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It is also common, particularly on lower-end or older hardware, for the CPU to be a bottleneck which will cause lower than expected performance. To minimize this effect, disable any filters that you do not require.
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## Advanced options
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The QSV hardware encoder has a limited set of advanced encoder options. Generally speaking, it is not recommended to change these parameters, as the built-in presets offer a good range of options for common uses.
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If using HandBrake’s graphical interface, you can set the options in the `Advanced Options` field on the `Video` tab in the following format:
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option1=value1:option2=value2
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If using HandBrake’s command line interface, use the `--encopts` parameter as follows:
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