Intel Halts Vulkan Video Encode on Newer Hardware

Intel's ANV open-source Vulkan driver has taken a step back regarding Vulkan Video encode support for newer graphics cards. The functionality has been disabled due to deemed insufficient testing.

Vulkan Video is a cross-vendor, cross-platform video encode and decode API that is gaining popularity among multimedia applications and frameworks. Despite its increasing adoption, Intel has chosen to suspend support on its latest hardware to ensure the stability and reliability of deliveries.

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