how to check whether hardware acceleration works?

[KoPim]

I have Pi 2B, OpenElec and Kodi; Confluence skin.
I bought a licence for hardware mpeg 2 coding and I put the code into config.txt with my windows PC.
Is on the confluence skin visible whether mpeg hardware decoding is enabled and functions? I do not see any indication.

[topguy]

The only *sure* way is to play a file containing the codec you bought a license for.
Example of what to look for here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zToVK6U7AM

[B.Goode]

I have Pi 2B, OpenElec and Kodi; Confluence skin.
I bought a licence for hardware mpeg 2 coding and I put the code into config.txt with my windows PC.
Is on the confluence skin visible whether mpeg hardware decoding is enabled and functions? I do not see any indication.

From http://www.raspberrypi.com/mpeg-2-license-key/:

This key will enable a single Raspberry Pi to decode MPEG-2 video in hardware.

Surely you will know whether it works when you try to play back a video that needs that form of decoding?

[6by9]

From a command line:

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vcgencmd codec_enabled MPG2
vcgencmd codec_enabled WVC1