AMD Media SDK v1.0 Release Notes 1 Overview The AMD Media SDK is a software package with multimedia framework components and libraries that allow developers to use the AMD platform for multimedia processing. The AMD Media SDK allows developers to use: • Media Foundation Transforms (MFTs) for video encoding and decoding. • Video Quality (VQ) MFT for video pre- and post-processing. • AMF-DEM library for low-latency video capture and encode. • Optimized sample applications for targeted use cases. 2 Operating System Support AMD Media SDK v1.0 supports the following operating systems. • Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32- and 64-bit) • Microsoft® Windows® 8 (32- and 64-bit) • Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 (32- and 64-bit) 3 Device Support AMD Media SDK v1.0 supports the following devices. Family Devices Kaveri Desktop APU A10-7850, A10-7700 Kabini Mobile APU E1-2100, E1-2200, E1-2500, E2-3000, E2-3800, A4-5000, A4-5100, A6-5200 Temash Mobile APU A4-1200, A4-1250, A4-1350, A6-1450 Richland Mobile APU A4-5150M, A6-5350M, A6-5357M, A8-5550M, A8-5557M, A10-5750M, A10-5757M, A4-5145M, A6-5345M, A8-5545M, A10-5745M Richland Desktop APU A4-4000, A6-6300, A6-6400, A8-6500, A8-6600, A10-6700, A10-6790, A10-6800 Trinity Mobile APU A4-4300M, A6-4400M, A8-4500M, A10-4600M, A4-4355M, A6-4455M, A8-4555M, A10-4655M Trinity Desktop APU A4-5300, A6-5400, A8-5500, A8-5600, A10-5700, A10-5800 Cape Verde Discrete GPU HD 7730, 7750, 7770, R7 250x Pitcairn Discrete GPU HD 7850, 7870, R9 270x/270 Tahiti Discrete GPU HD7950, 7970, R9 280x Bonaire Discrete GPU HD7790, R9 260x/260 Hawaii Discrete GPU R9 290x/290 Release Notes Copyright © 2014 by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 of 2 AMD MEDIA SDK 4 Dependencies AMD Media SDK v1.0 requires the following software components and tools. • AMD Catalyst Driver. For information on driver support for the Media SDK, visit http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/heterogeneous-computing/media-sdk/. • Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 or later. 5 Known Issues and Limitations • The VQ MFT is supported only on devices with Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture. • The AMF-DEM library does not work on APU + discrete GPU configuration when the monitor is connected to the APU. • The H.264 encode MFT does not support interlaced video inputs. 6 Support Please post your questions and feedback on the Media SDK at http://devgurus.amd.com/community/media-sdk. Contact 2 of 2 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. One AMD Place P.O. Box 3453 Sunnyvale, CA, 94088-3453 Phone: +1.408.749.4000 For AMD Media SDK: The contents of this document are provided in connection with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (“AMD”) products. AMD makes no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this publication and reserves the right to make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice. The information contained herein may be of a preliminary or advance nature and is subject to change without notice. No license, whether express, implied, arising by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this publication. Except as set forth in AMD’s Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale, AMD assumes no liability whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to its products including, but not limited to, the implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or infringement of any intellectual property right. AMD’s products are not designed, intended, authorized or warranted for use as components in systems intended for surgical implant into the body, or in other applications intended to support or sustain life, or in any other application in which the failure of AMD’s product could create a situation where personal injury, death, or severe property or environmental damage may occur. AMD reserves the right to discontinue or make changes to its products at any time without notice. Copyright and Trademarks © 2014 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, ATI, the ATI logo, Radeon, FireStream, and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. OpenCL and the OpenCL logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. used by permission by Khronos. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Release Notes Download: developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/heterogeneous-computing/media-sdk Forum: devgurus.amd.com/community/media-sdk