▁various ▁types ▁of ▁data ▁buff ers ▁from ▁the ▁application ▁to ▁the ▁GPU ▁for ▁dec oding ▁or ▁encoding ▁a ▁com pressed ▁bit - stream . ▁ ▁Software ▁supporting ▁V A - API ▁▁▁ ▁Cl utter ▁( tool kit ) ▁J elly fin ▁media ▁server ▁ ▁Em by ▁media ▁server ▁( start ing ▁from ▁release ▁ 3 . 0 . 6 4 0 0 ) ▁▁ ▁Hel ix ▁media ▁player ▁( Linux ) ▁ ▁ff mpeg , ▁a ▁command ▁line ▁tool ▁from ▁the ▁FF mpeg ▁project , ▁supports ▁V A - API ▁encoding ▁through ▁CLI ▁with ▁version ▁starting ▁from ▁ 3 . 1 ▁and ▁also ▁lib av code c ▁( also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁FF mpeg ▁project ) ▁does ▁contain ▁code ▁that ▁other ▁applications ▁use ▁to ▁support ▁hardware ▁acceler ated ▁dec oding , ▁including ▁V A - API . ▁ ▁Fl u endo ▁▁ ▁G n ash ▁Flash ▁/ ▁SW F ▁player ▁ ▁G Stream er ▁through ▁g stream er - va api ▁▁ ▁K odi ▁( former ly ▁X B MC ▁Media ▁Center ) ▁( Linux ) ▁ ▁K od ib untu ▁( former ly ▁X B MC ▁Live ) ▁( Linux ▁Live ▁CD / U SB ▁operating - system ) ▁ ▁M Player ▁( v 1 ▁with ▁patch es ) ▁and ▁its ▁fork ▁mp v ▁( native ) ▁ ▁M yth TV ▁( start ing ▁from ▁release ▁ 0 . 2 5 ) ▁ ▁V LC ▁media ▁player ▁( start ing ▁from ▁release ▁ 1 . 1 . 0 ) ▁ ▁Blue cher