# Enabling HAP Codec

HAP Codec is a collection of high-performance codecs optimized for high-resolution video playback that runs on the GPU, substantially reducing CPU usage for media playback. It has become the standard for high-performance, high-resolution movie playback. Reality 4.27 editor has HAP codec plugin which must be enabled to be able to use this codec using GPU accelerated encoding.

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HAP Media plugin will be set to **Enabled** by default in Reality editor.
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* Open your Project in the Reality Editor.
* From the main menu in the Unreal Editor, select **Edit > Plugins**.
* Under the **Media Player** category, find the **HAP Media** Plugin and check its **Enabled** box.

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In case HAP Media plugin was not pre-enabled, after enabling, click **Restart Now** as prompted to restart your Project and apply the change.