Sorry, left out some details. On Trixie, the following command fails and
shows now QSV is supported:
> HandBrakeCLI --help | grep -A12 "Select video encoder"
[15:27:36] Compile-time hardening features are enabled
Cannot load libnvidia-encode.so.1
[15:27:36] vcn: not available on this system
[15:27:36] qsv: not available on this system
[15:27:36] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[15:27:36] thread 7f77728ec6c0 started ("libhb")
-e, --encoder <string> Select video encoder:
svt_av1
svt_av1_10bit
ffv1
x264
x264_10bit
x265
x265_10bit
x265_12bit
mpeg4
mpeg2
VP8
VP9
HandBrake has exited.
I do have the non-free Intel media driver installed from the trixie
non-free repo as well (which is required for encoding on Arc cards):
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
|
Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture
Description
+++-====================================-============-============-================================================
ii intel-media-va-driver-non-free:amd64 23.1.1+ds1-1 amd64 VAAPI driver
for the Intel GEN8+ Graphics family
As a contrast, here is ffmpeg from trixie showing that QSV is working:
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
|
Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-================================================================
ii ffmpeg 7:7.1.1-1+b1 amd64 Tools for transcoding,
streaming and playing of multimedia files
> ffmpeg -encoders|grep qsv
ffmpeg version 7.1.1-1+b1 Copyright (c) 2000-2025 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 14 (Debian 14.2.0-19)
configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=1+b1
--toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
--incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux
-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --disable-libmfx
--disable-omx --enable-gnutls --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-lib
bs2b --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libdav1d
--enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype
--enable-libfribidi -
-enable-libglslang --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libharfbuzz
--enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-l
ibopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine
--enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora -
-enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis
--enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2
--enable-libxvid
--enable-libzimg --enable-openal --enable-opencl --enable-opengl
--disable-sndio --enable-libvpl --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm
--enable-l
ibiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-ladspa
--enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-libdvdnav
--enable-libdvdread --e
nable-libjack --enable-libpulse --enable-librabbitmq --enable-librist
--enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libx264 --en
able-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-sdl2
--enable-libplacebo --enable-librav1e --enable-pocketsphinx
--enable-librsvg --enable-
libjxl --enable-shared
WARNING: library configuration mismatch
avcodec configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=1+b1
--toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
--incdir=/usr/include/
x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping
--disable-libmfx --disable-omx --enable-gnutls --enable-libaom
--enable-libass
--enable-libbs2b --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libdav1d
--enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-
libfribidi --enable-libglslang --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm
--enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa
--enable-libopenjpe
g --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-librubberband
--enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex
--enable
-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis
--enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --ena
ble-libxvid --enable-libzimg --enable-openal --enable-opencl
--enable-opengl --disable-sndio --enable-libvpl --enable-libdc1394
--enable-libdr
m --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r
--enable-ladspa --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-libdvdnav
--enable-li
bdvdread --enable-libjack --enable-libpulse --enable-librabbitmq
--enable-librist --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libsvtav1
--enable-
libx264 --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-sdl2
--enable-libplacebo --enable-librav1e --enable-pocketsphinx --enable-librs
vg --enable-libjxl --enable-shared --enable-version3 --disable-doc
--disable-programs --disable-static --enable-libaribb24 --enable-libopencor
e_amrnb --enable-libopencore_amrwb --enable-libtesseract
--enable-libvo_amrwbenc --enable-libsmbclient
libavutil 59. 39.100 / 59. 39.100
libavcodec 61. 19.101 / 61. 19.101
libavformat 61. 7.100 / 61. 7.100
libavdevice 61. 3.100 / 61. 3.100
libavfilter 10. 4.100 / 10. 4.100
libswscale 8. 3.100 / 8. 3.100
libswresample 5. 3.100 / 5. 3.100
libpostproc 58. 3.100 / 58. 3.100
V..... av1_qsv AV1 (Intel Quick Sync Video acceleration)
(codec av1)
V..... h264_qsv H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10
(Intel Quick Sync Video acceleration) (codec h264)
V..... hevc_qsv HEVC (Intel Quick Sync Video acceleration)
(codec hevc)
V..... mjpeg_qsv MJPEG (Intel Quick Sync Video
acceleration) (codec mjpeg)
V..... mpeg2_qsv MPEG-2 video (Intel Quick Sync Video
acceleration) (codec mpeg2video)
V..... vp9_qsv VP9 video (Intel Quick Sync Video
acceleration) (codec vp9)
Sorry for not including these details the first time.