The current screen recording in VirtualBox uses software encoding, it would be good to have an option to encode using Intel QSV, NVENC or AMD's native encoding libraries to off-load from the CPU.
User story:
As a Virtualbox user I want screen captures that minimise the impact on CPU usage of the host.
As a VirtualBox user I want screen captures to be consistent in quality, independent of spikes in CPU usage or memory bandwidth.
As a VirtualBox user I want to be able to select which algorithm to use for encoding, including hardware acceleration
These might be interesting "As a Virtualbox user". However, until you're a Virtualbox "purchaser", this may not get anywhere. And a "purchaser" has to shell out at least a thousand dollars just to get in the door: take a look at their store website.
You can try posting an Enhancement request on the Virtualbox Bugtracker. But if it doesn't jive with the Oracle support customers' needs now, it probably won't go far.
Or do the screencapture from a 3rd-party program on your host OS, where the full GPU capabilities are present.
scottgus1 wrote:These might be interesting "As a Virtualbox user". However, until you're a Virtualbox "purchaser"...
Good one Scott, that's a keeper...
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Yes, Bob-cat, looking at this again today, I see I laid it on too thick. I'm really sorry about that.
Your ideas do sound good. I don't screen-capture guests myself, so I can't speak to the pros and cons of the present setup and what might be able to change.
Just to let you know, though, the stuff after my unnecessary snark was correct, as far as hoping to get your ideas, or something like them, implemented. Virtualbox development is driven by Oracle customers, so unless your ideas coincide with the Oracle customers' ideas, they won't get implemented by the developers, who have said they're overfull with customers' needs and don't have any leftover time for other things.
That said, folks can contribute code, and if the code is good it can be put in.
Bob_Cat wrote:"User story" / "As a Virtualbox user ..."
Well, I guess there has been a misunderstanding here that could be seen as a kind of generation conflict: scottgus1 and socratis (and fth0 as well ) didn't grow up with the Agile software development methodology. In consequence, your actually perfect wording probably sounded ... funny to them and invited to comments. Right or am I right?
I definitely read Bob-cat's post differently than his likely intent.
fth0 wrote:Agile software development
What's this? Calisthenics while coding?
Jumping jacks! Up! Down! Start that subroutine! Left Foot! Right foot! Declare those variables! Floating push-ups! And type a line before you come back down!
) didn't grow up with the Agile software development methodology. In consequence, your actually perfect wording probably sounded ... funny to them and invited to comments. Right or am I right? 