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Firefox on Linux to date has focused on the Video Acceleration API (VA-API) that works well for some vendors but lacks official support from NVIDIA unless using the independent NVIDIA-VAAPI driver project that layers VA-API on NVDEC. There are also various embedded drivers and more not supporting VA-API. Now with Firefox there is initial Vulkan Video decode support for that modern, cross-vendor and cross-platform video acceleration interface. Firefox 153 on Linux Firefox 153 also brings a number of PDF enhancements, continued enablement around JPEG-XL, HDR video playback on Windows, and more. Firefox 153 Labs Within the Firefox Labs area is where the experimental support for the JPEG-XL image format can be enabled. More details within the beta release notes. Firefox 153 release binaries can be downloaded from ftp.mozilla.org. 27 Comments Tweet IFRAME: //www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=https://www.phoronix.com/news/ Firefox-153-Downloads&width=200&height=46&colorscheme=light&layout=butt on_count&action=like&show_faces=false&send=true Related News Mozilla AI Releases Llamafile 0.10.4 With New Transcribefile Built On Transcribe.cpp Mozilla Firefox Usage Of zlib-rs For Better Safety & Performance Firefox 152 Now Available With JPEG-XL Support Built By Default, Modernized Settings UI Firefox Merges Support For Vulkan Video Decoding Firefox 153 Nightly Rolls Out New Settings UI Firefox 151 Now Available With Document Picture-in-Picture API About The Author Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience. 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