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How to use H.264 encoding for NoMachine on Linux

I am running NoMachine server on Arch Linux and connecting it from NoMachine client on Windows10. I have set the encoding H.264 in server preference but it always picks up VP8 irrespective of my settings.

How can i enable H264 encoding on server and decoding in client?

Solution

  • H.264 will be used by default if: (i) the hardware or software H.264 encoder is available on server-side and (ii) the HW or SW H.264 decoder is present on client-side.

    If neither the server nor any of the clients support H.264, VP8 will be used as a fallback.

    So you should make sure you have the appropriate libraries built on the server side if you are using the free version. The free version doesn't ship them.