[FFmpeg-trac] #6823(avcodec:new): Hardware encoded HEVC video on latest Mac through FFmpeg fails (videotoolbox)

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#6823: Hardware encoded HEVC video on latest Mac through FFmpeg fails
(videotoolbox)
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             Reporter:  AlexisMay    |                     Type:
               Status:  new          |  enhancement
            Component:  avcodec      |                 Priority:  normal
             Keywords:  HEVC, Mac,   |                  Version:
  macOS 10.13,                       |  unspecified
             Blocking:               |               Blocked By:
Analyzed by developer:  0            |  Reproduced by developer:  0
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 Platform : macOS 10.13
 Adding a hwenc requires an annoying number of small changes to some FFmpeg
 files, but main logic is in libavcodec/videotoolboxenc.c

 I was trying to use -c:v hevc_videotoolbox on my Kaby Lake Mac. Any
 suggestions to make it work out of the box?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/6823>
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