I have spent days researching this and switch off the PC more confused than when I powered it up...sigh!
this was about as close as to an answer I got, but I didn't fully understand.
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Given that the Pi is supposed to introduce the world of computing to hobbyists with no prior experience, please can someone explain in laymen terms , and answer to the following:-
I am using a Pi3 , as-downloaded OSMC (v2017.03-1) , and an as-downloaded Kodi 17 Krypton - i.e. no more additions other than installing libav. Now, if I use avconv with the h264 codec , is the encoder/decoding making use of HW encoding/decoding and does Kodi play media with this HW acceleration on ? If not, or if unsure, what simple steps can I take to make this happen
thank you all