Questions regarding hardware decoding

[Hzemby 4]

Does decoding by Intel Quick Sync count as hardware decoding? If so, does it mean only Premiere account can use Intel QuickSync decoding?  I am running Emby server on my i7-4770K (yes, almost 10-year old CPU) withtout HEVC decoding. If I upgrade to a newer Intel CPU with hardware HEVC, I still gets sofware decoding unless I upgrade to Premiere, right?

(I interchangably used Quick Sync and hardware HEVC support on Intel CPU, I am not exactaly sure what the relationship is between them)

 

Thanks

[Abobader 3470]

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[GrimReaper 4749]

28 minutes ago, Hzemby said:

Does decoding by Intel Quick Sync count as hardware decoding?

It does.

29 minutes ago, Hzemby said:

If so, does it mean only Premiere account can use Intel QuickSync decoding?

It does.

29 minutes ago, Hzemby said:

If I upgrade to a newer Intel CPU with hardware HEVC, I still gets sofware decoding unless I upgrade to Premiere, right?

Right. 

[Luke 42083]

@Hzembyhave your questions been answered?

[Hzemby 4]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

@Hzembyhave your questions been answered?

Yes I got the answer from @GrimReaper, thanks!