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Wine 11.16 Debuts VA-API Hardware Video Decoding, Enhanced ARM64 Support

Wine 11.16 was released today as the latest bi-weekly development iteration. This version introduces VA-API hardware video decoding, allowing Windows applications and games running through Wine to lev...

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GNOME Shell Fixes VA-API H.264 Screencasting Efficiency Issue

A fix for GNOME Shell's screencasting service was merged today, April 20, 2026, addressing a significant file size discrepancy. Previously, H.264 recordings utilizing the Video Acceleration API (VA-AP...

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Flatpak 1.16.2 Enables VA-API Hardware Acceleration for Intel Xe GPUs

Flatpak 1.16.2, the Linux app sandboxing and distribution framework, was released in January 2025. This update introduced support for VA-API hardware video acceleration for Intel Xe GPUs. The release ...

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