vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR(3)

# vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR - Launch video encode operations

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## C Specification

To launch video encode operations, call:

    // Provided by VK_KHR_video_encode_queue
    void vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        const VkVideoEncodeInfoKHR*                 pEncodeInfo);

## Parameters

- `commandBuffer` is the command buffer in which to record the command.

- `pEncodeInfo` is a pointer to a VkVideoEncodeInfoKHR structure specifying the parameters of the video encode operations.

## Description

Each call issues one or more video encode operations. The implicit parameter `opCount` corresponds to the number of video encode operations issued by the command. After calling this command, the active query index of each active query is incremented by `opCount`.

Currently each call to this command results in the issue of a single video encode operation.

If the bound video session was created with `VK_VIDEO_SESSION_CREATE_INLINE_QUERIES_BIT_KHR` and the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` includes a VkVideoInlineQueryInfoKHR structure with its `queryPool` member specifying a valid `VkQueryPool` handle, then this command will execute a query for each video encode operation issued by it.

Active Reference Picture Information

  The list of active reference pictures used by a video encode operation is a list of image subregions used as the source of reference picture data and related parameters, and is derived from the VkVideoReferenceSlotInfoKHR structures provided as the elements of the `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` array. For each element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots`, one or more elements are added to the active reference picture list, as defined by the codec-specific semantics. Each element of this list contains the following information:

  - The image subregion within the image subresource referred to by the video picture resource used as the reference picture.

  - The DPB slot index the reference picture is associated with.

  - The codec-specific reference information related to the reference picture.

Reconstructed Picture Information

  Information related to the optional reconstructed picture used by a video encode operation is derived from the VkVideoReferenceSlotInfoKHR structure pointed to by `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot`, if not `NULL`, as defined by the codec-specific semantics, and consists of the following:

  - The image subregion within the image subresource referred to by the video picture resource used as the reconstructed picture.

  - The DPB slot index to use for picture reconstruction.

  - The codec-specific reference information related to the reconstructed picture.

Specifying a valid VkVideoReferenceSlotInfoKHR structure in `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` is always required, unless the video session was created with VkVideoSessionCreateInfoKHR::`maxDpbSlot` equal to zero. However, the DPB slot identified by `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot->slotIndex` is only activated with the reconstructed picture specified in `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot->pPictureResource` if reference picture setup is requested according to the codec-specific semantics.

If reconstructed picture information is specified, but reference picture setup is not requested, according to the codec-specific semantics, the contents of the video picture resource corresponding to the reconstructed picture will be undefined after the video encode operation.

| Note Some implementations may always output the reconstructed picture or use it as temporary storage during the video encode operation even when the reconstructed picture is not marked for future reference.

Encode Input Picture Information

  Information related to the encode input picture used by a video encode operation is derived from `pEncodeInfo->srcPictureResource` and any codec-specific parameters provided in the `pEncodeInfo->pNext` chain, as defined by the codec-specific semantics, and consists of the following:

  - The image subregion within the image subresource referred to by the video picture resource used as the encode input picture.

  - The codec-specific picture information related to the encoded picture.

Several limiting values are defined below that are referenced by the relevant valid usage statements of this command.

- Let `uint32_t activeReferencePictureCount` be the size of the list of active reference pictures used by the video encode operation. Unless otherwise defined, `activeReferencePictureCount` is set to the value of `pEncodeInfo->referenceSlotCount`.

- Let `VkOffset2D codedOffsetGranularity` be the minimum alignment requirement for the coded offset of video picture resources. Unless otherwise defined, the value of the `x` and `y` members of `codedOffsetGranularity` are `0`.

- Let `uint32_t dpbFrameUseCount[]` be an array of size `maxDpbSlots`, where `maxDpbSlots` is the VkVideoSessionCreateInfoKHR::`maxDpbSlots` the bound video session was created with, with each element indicating the number of times a frame associated with the corresponding DPB slot index is referred to by the video coding operation. Let the initial value of each element of the array be `0`.

  - If `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` is not `NULL`, then `dpbFrameUseCount[i]` is incremented by one, where `i` equals `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot->slotIndex`.

  - For each element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots`, `dpbFrameUseCount[i]` is incremented by one, where `i` equals the `slotIndex` member of the corresponding element.

- Let `VkExtent2D maxCodingBlockSize` be the maximum codec-specific coding block size that may be used by the video encode operation.

  - If the bound video session object was created with an H.264 encode profile, then let `maxCodingBlockSize` be equal to the size of an H.264 macroblock, i.e. `{16,16}`.

  - If the bound video session object was created with an H.265 encode profile, then let `maxCodingBlockSize` be equal to the maximum H.265 coding block size that may be used by the video encode operation derived as the maximum of the CTB sizes corresponding to the VkVideoEncodeH265CtbSizeFlagBitsKHR bits set in VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`ctbSizes`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with.

  - Otherwise, `maxCodingBlockSize` is undefined.

- If `maxCodingBlockSize` is defined, then let `VkExtent2D minCodingBlockExtent` be the coded extent of the encode input picture expressed in terms of codec-specific coding blocks, assuming the maximum size of such coding blocks, as defined by `maxCodingBlockSize`, calculated from the value of the `codedExtent` member of `pEncodeInfo->srcPictureResource` as follows:

  - `minCodingBlockExtent.width` = (`codedExtent.width`
    `maxCodingBlockSize.width` - 1) / `maxCodingBlockSize.width`

  - `minCodingBlockExtent.height` = (`codedExtent.height`
    `maxCodingBlockSize.height` - 1) / `maxCodingBlockSize.height`

- If the bound video session object was created with an H.264 encode profile, then:

  - Let `StdVideoH264PictureType h264PictureType` be the picture type of the encoded picture set to the value of `pStdPictureInfo->primary_pic_type` specified in the VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pEncodeInfo->pNext` chain.

  - Let `StdVideoH264PictureType h264L0PictureTypes[]` and `StdVideoH264PictureType h264L1PictureTypes[]` be the picture types of the reference pictures in the L0 and L1 reference lists, respectively. If `pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists` specified in the VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pEncodeInfo->pNext` chain is not `NULL`, then for each reference index specified in the elements of the `pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists->RefPicList0` and `pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists->RefPicList1` arrays, if the reference index is not `STD_VIDEO_H264_NO_REFERENCE_PICTURE`, `pStdReferenceInfo->primary_pic_type` is added to `h264L0PictureTypes` or `h264L1PictureTypes`, respectively, where `pStdReferenceInfo` is the member of the VkVideoEncodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of the element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` for which `slotIndex` equals the reference index in question.

- If the bound video session object was created with an H.265 encode profile, then:

  - Let `StdVideoH265PictureType h265PictureType` be the picture type of the encoded picture set to the value of `pStdPictureInfo->pic_type` specified in the VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pEncodeInfo->pNext` chain.

  - Let `StdVideoH265PictureType h265L0PictureTypes[]` and `StdVideoH265PictureType h265L1PictureTypes[]` be the picture types of the reference pictures in the L0 and L1 reference lists, respectively. If `pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists` specified in the VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pEncodeInfo->pNext` chain is not `NULL`, then for each reference index specified in the elements of the `pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists->RefPicList0` and `pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists->RefPicList1` arrays, if the reference index is not `STD_VIDEO_H265_NO_REFERENCE_PICTURE`, `pStdReferenceInfo->pic_type` is added to `h265L0PictureTypes` or `h265L1PictureTypes`, respectively, where `pStdReferenceInfo` is the member of the VkVideoEncodeH265DpbSlotInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of the element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` for which `slotIndex` equals the reference index in question.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-None-08250
  The bound video session must have been created with an encode operation

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-None-07012
  The bound video session must not be in uninitialized state at the time the command is executed on the device

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-None-08318
  The bound video session parameters object must have been created with the currently set video encode quality level for the bound video session at the time the command is executed on the device

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-opCount-07174
  For each active query, the active query index corresponding to the query type of that query plus `opCount` must be less than or equal to the last activatable query index corresponding to the query type of that query plus one

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08360
  If the bound video session was created with `VK_VIDEO_SESSION_CREATE_INLINE_QUERIES_BIT_KHR`, and the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` includes a VkVideoInlineQueryInfoKHR structure with its `queryPool` member specifying a valid `VkQueryPool` handle, then VkVideoInlineQueryInfoKHR::queryCount must equal `opCount`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08361
  If the bound video session was created with `VK_VIDEO_SESSION_CREATE_INLINE_QUERIES_BIT_KHR`, and the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` includes a VkVideoInlineQueryInfoKHR structure with its `queryPool` member specifying a valid `VkQueryPool` handle, then all the queries used by the command, as specified by the VkVideoInlineQueryInfoKHR structure, must be unavailable

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-queryType-08362
  If the bound video session was created with `VK_VIDEO_SESSION_CREATE_INLINE_QUERIES_BIT_KHR`, then the `queryType` used to create the `queryPool` specified in the VkVideoInlineQueryInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` must be `VK_QUERY_TYPE_RESULT_STATUS_ONLY_KHR` or `VK_QUERY_TYPE_VIDEO_ENCODE_FEEDBACK_KHR`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-queryPool-08363
  If the bound video session was created with `VK_VIDEO_SESSION_CREATE_INLINE_QUERIES_BIT_KHR`, then the `queryPool` specified in the VkVideoInlineQueryInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` must have been created with a VkVideoProfileInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of VkQueryPoolCreateInfo identical to the one specified in VkVideoSessionCreateInfoKHR::`pVideoProfile` the bound video session was created with

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-queryType-08364
  If the bound video session was created with `VK_VIDEO_SESSION_CREATE_INLINE_QUERIES_BIT_KHR`, and the `queryType` used to create the `queryPool` specified in the VkVideoInlineQueryInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` is `VK_QUERY_TYPE_RESULT_STATUS_ONLY_KHR`, then the `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must have been created with a queue family index that supports result status queries, as indicated by VkQueueFamilyQueryResultStatusPropertiesKHR::`queryResultStatusSupport`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08201
  `pEncodeInfo->dstBuffer` must be compatible with the video profile the bound video session was created with

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-commandBuffer-08202
  If `commandBuffer` is an unprotected command buffer and `protectedNoFault` is not supported, then `pEncodeInfo->dstBuffer` must not be a protected buffer

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-commandBuffer-08203
  If `commandBuffer` is a protected command buffer and `protectedNoFault` is not supported, then `pEncodeInfo->dstBuffer` must be a protected buffer

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08204
  `pEncodeInfo->dstBufferOffset` must be an integer multiple of VkVideoCapabilitiesKHR::`minBitstreamBufferOffsetAlignment`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08205
  `pEncodeInfo->dstBufferRange` must be an integer multiple of VkVideoCapabilitiesKHR::`minBitstreamBufferSizeAlignment`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08206
  `pEncodeInfo->srcPictureResource.imageViewBinding` must be compatible with the video profile the bound video session was created with

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08207
  The format of `pEncodeInfo->srcPictureResource.imageViewBinding` must match the VkVideoSessionCreateInfoKHR::`pictureFormat` the bound video session was created with

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08208
  `pEncodeInfo->srcPictureResource.codedOffset` must be an integer multiple of `codedOffsetGranularity`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08209
  `pEncodeInfo->srcPictureResource.codedExtent` must be between `minCodedExtent` and `maxCodedExtent`, inclusive, the bound video session was created with

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08210
  `pEncodeInfo->srcPictureResource.imageViewBinding` must have been created with `VK_IMAGE_USAGE_VIDEO_ENCODE_SRC_BIT_KHR`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-commandBuffer-08211
  If `commandBuffer` is an unprotected command buffer and `protectedNoFault` is not supported, then `pEncodeInfo->srcPictureResource.imageViewBinding` must not have been created from a protected image

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-commandBuffer-08212
  If `commandBuffer` is a protected command buffer and `protectedNoFault` is not supported, then `pEncodeInfo->srcPictureResource.imageViewBinding` must have been created from a protected image

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08377
  `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` must not be `NULL` unless the bound video session was created with VkVideoSessionCreateInfoKHR::`maxDpbSlots` equal to zero

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08213
  If `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` is not `NULL`, then `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot->slotIndex` must be less than the VkVideoSessionCreateInfoKHR::`maxDpbSlots` specified when the bound video session was created

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08214
  If `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` is not `NULL`, then `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot->pPictureResource->codedOffset` must be an integer multiple of `codedOffsetGranularity`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08215
  If `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` is not `NULL`, then `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot->pPictureResource` must match one of the bound reference picture resource

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-activeReferencePictureCount-08216
  `activeReferencePictureCount` must be less than or equal to the VkVideoSessionCreateInfoKHR::`maxActiveReferencePictures` specified when the bound video session was created

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-slotIndex-08217
  The `slotIndex` member of each element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` must be less than the VkVideoSessionCreateInfoKHR::`maxDpbSlots` specified when the bound video session was created

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-codedOffset-08218
  The `codedOffset` member of the VkVideoPictureResourceInfoKHR structure pointed to by the `pPictureResource` member of each element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` must be an integer multiple of `codedOffsetGranularity`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pPictureResource-08219
  The `pPictureResource` member of each element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` must match one of the bound reference picture resource associated with the DPB slot index specified in the `slotIndex` member of that element

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pPictureResource-08220
  Each video picture resource corresponding to the `pPictureResource` member specified in the elements of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` must be unique within `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-dpbFrameUseCount-08221
  All elements of `dpbFrameUseCount` must be less than or equal to `1`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08222
  The image subresource referred to by `pEncodeInfo->srcPictureResource` must be in the `VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_ENCODE_SRC_KHR` layout at the time the video encode operation is executed on the device

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08223
  If `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` is not `NULL`, then the image subresource referred to by `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot->pPictureResource` must be in the `VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_ENCODE_DPB_KHR` layout at the time the video encode operation is executed on the device

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pPictureResource-08224
  The image subresource referred to by the `pPictureResource` member of each element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` must be in the `VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_ENCODE_DPB_KHR` layout at the time the video encode operation is executed on the device

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08225
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR`, then the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` must include a VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-StdVideoH264SequenceParameterSet-08226
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR`, then the bound video session parameters object must contain a `StdVideoH264SequenceParameterSet` entry with `seq_parameter_set_id` matching `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo`::`seq_parameter_set_id` that is provided in the `pStdPictureInfo` member of the VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-StdVideoH264PictureParameterSet-08227
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR`, then the bound video session parameters object must contain a `StdVideoH264PictureParameterSet` entry with `seq_parameter_set_id` and `pic_parameter_set_id` matching `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo`::`seq_parameter_set_id` and `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo`::`pic_parameter_set_id`, respectively, that are provided in the `pStdPictureInfo` member of the VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08228
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR` and `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` is not `NULL`, then the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` must include a VkVideoEncodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR structure

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08229
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR`, then the `pNext` chain of each element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` must include a VkVideoEncodeH264DpbSlotInfoKHR structure

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-constantQp-08269
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR` and the current rate control mode is not `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_RATE_CONTROL_MODE_DISABLED_BIT_KHR`, then VkVideoEncodeH264NaluSliceInfoKHR::`constantQp` must be zero for each element of the `pNaluSliceEntries` member of the VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-constantQp-08270
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR` and the current rate control mode is `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_RATE_CONTROL_MODE_DISABLED_BIT_KHR`, then VkVideoEncodeH264NaluSliceInfoKHR::`constantQp` must be between VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`minQp` and VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`maxQp`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, for each element of the `pNaluSliceEntries` member of the VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-constantQp-08271
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`flags` does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H264_CAPABILITY_PER_SLICE_CONSTANT_QP_BIT_KHR`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then VkVideoEncodeH264NaluSliceInfoKHR::`constantQp` must have the same value for each element of the `pNaluSliceEntries` member of the VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-naluSliceEntryCount-08302
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR`, then the `naluSliceEntryCount` member of the VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` must be less than or equal to `minCodingBlockExtent.width` multiplied by `minCodingBlockExtent.height`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-naluSliceEntryCount-08312
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`flags` does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H264_CAPABILITY_ROW_UNALIGNED_SLICE_BIT_KHR`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then the `naluSliceEntryCount` member of the VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` must be less than or equal to `minCodingBlockExtent.height`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08352
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR`, the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` includes a VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure, and `pEncodeInfo->referenceSlotCount` is greater than zero, then VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR::`pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists` must not be `NULL`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08339
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR`, the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` includes a VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure, and VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR::`pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists` is not `NULL`, then each element of the `RefPicList0` and `RefPicList1` array members of the `StdVideoEncodeH264ReferenceListsInfo` structure pointed to by VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR::`pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists` must either be `STD_VIDEO_H264_NO_REFERENCE_PICTURE` or must equal the `slotIndex` member of one of the elements of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08353
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR`, the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` includes a VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure, and `pEncodeInfo->referenceSlotCount` is greater than zero, then the `slotIndex` member of each element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` must equal one of the elements of the `RefPicList0` or `RefPicList1` array members of the `StdVideoEncodeH264ReferenceListsInfo` structure pointed to by VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR::`pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-maxPPictureL0ReferenceCount-08340
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`maxPPictureL0ReferenceCount` is zero, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then `h264PictureType` and each element of `h264L0PictureTypes` and `h264L1PictureTypes` must not be `STD_VIDEO_H264_PICTURE_TYPE_P`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-maxBPictureL0ReferenceCount-08341
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`maxBPictureL0ReferenceCount` and VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`maxL1ReferenceCount` are both zero, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then `h264PictureType` and each element of `h264L0PictureTypes` and `h264L1PictureTypes` must not be `STD_VIDEO_H264_PICTURE_TYPE_B`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-flags-08342
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`flags` does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H264_CAPABILITY_B_FRAME_IN_L0_LIST_BIT_KHR`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then each element of `h264L0PictureTypes` must not be `STD_VIDEO_H264_PICTURE_TYPE_B`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-flags-08343
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H264_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`flags` does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H264_CAPABILITY_B_FRAME_IN_L1_LIST_BIT_KHR`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then each element of `h264L1PictureTypes` must not be `STD_VIDEO_H264_PICTURE_TYPE_B`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08230
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR`, then the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` must include a VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-StdVideoH265VideoParameterSet-08231
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR`, then the bound video session parameters object must contain a `StdVideoH265VideoParameterSet` entry with `vps_video_parameter_set_id` matching `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`sps_video_parameter_set_id` that is provided in the `pStdPictureInfo` member of the VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-StdVideoH265SequenceParameterSet-08232
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR`, then the bound video session parameters object must contain a `StdVideoH265SequenceParameterSet` entry with `sps_video_parameter_set_id` and `sps_seq_parameter_set_id` matching `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`sps_video_parameter_set_id` and `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`pps_seq_parameter_set_id`, respectively, that are provided in the `pStdPictureInfo` member of the VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-StdVideoH265PictureParameterSet-08233
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR`, then the bound video session parameters object must contain a `StdVideoH265PictureParameterSet` entry with `sps_video_parameter_set_id`, `pps_seq_parameter_set_id`, and `pps_pic_parameter_set_id` matching `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`sps_video_parameter_set_id`, `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`pps_seq_parameter_set_id`, and `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`pps_pic_parameter_set_id`, respectively, that are provided in the `pStdPictureInfo` member of the VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-08234
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR` and `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` is not `NULL`, then the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot` must include a VkVideoEncodeH265DpbSlotInfoKHR structure

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08235
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR`, then the `pNext` chain of each element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` must include a VkVideoEncodeH265DpbSlotInfoKHR structure

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-constantQp-08272
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR` and the current rate control mode is not `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_RATE_CONTROL_MODE_DISABLED_BIT_KHR`, then VkVideoEncodeH265NaluSliceSegmentInfoKHR::`constantQp` must be zero for each element of the `pNaluSliceSegmentEntries` member of the VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-constantQp-08273
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR` and the current rate control mode is `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_RATE_CONTROL_MODE_DISABLED_BIT_KHR`, then VkVideoEncodeH265NaluSliceSegmentInfoKHR::`constantQp` must be between VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`minQp` and VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`maxQp`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, for each element of the `pNaluSliceSegmentEntries` member of the VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-constantQp-08274
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`flags` does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H265_CAPABILITY_PER_SLICE_SEGMENT_CONSTANT_QP_BIT_KHR`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then VkVideoEncodeH265NaluSliceSegmentInfoKHR::`constantQp` must have the same value for each element of the `pNaluSliceSegmentEntries` member of the VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-naluSliceSegmentEntryCount-08307
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR`, then the `naluSliceSegmentEntryCount` member of the VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` must be less than or equal to `minCodingBlockExtent.width` multiplied by `minCodingBlockExtent.height`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-naluSliceSegmentEntryCount-08313
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`flags` does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H265_CAPABILITY_ROW_UNALIGNED_SLICE_SEGMENT_BIT_KHR`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then the `naluSliceSegmentEntryCount` member of the VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure included in the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` must be less than or equal to `minCodingBlockExtent.height`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08354
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR`, the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` includes a VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure, and `pEncodeInfo->referenceSlotCount` is greater than zero, then VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR::`pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists` must not be `NULL`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08344
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR`, the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` includes a VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure, and VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR::`pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists` is not `NULL`, then each element of the `RefPicList0` and `RefPicList1` array members of the `StdVideoEncodeH265ReferenceListsInfo` structure pointed to by VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR::`pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists` must either be `STD_VIDEO_H265_NO_REFERENCE_PICTURE` or must equal the `slotIndex` member of one of the elements of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pNext-08355
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR`, the `pNext` chain of `pEncodeInfo` includes a VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure, and `pEncodeInfo->referenceSlotCount` is greater than zero, then the `slotIndex` member of each element of `pEncodeInfo->pReferenceSlots` must equal one of the elements of the `RefPicList0` or `RefPicList1` array members of the `StdVideoEncodeH265ReferenceListsInfo` structure pointed to by VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR::`pStdPictureInfo->pRefLists`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-maxPPictureL0ReferenceCount-08345
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`maxPPictureL0ReferenceCount` is zero, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then `h265PictureType` and each element of `h265L0PictureTypes` and `h265L1PictureTypes` must not be `STD_VIDEO_H265_PICTURE_TYPE_P`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-maxBPictureL0ReferenceCount-08346
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`maxBPictureL0ReferenceCount` and VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`maxL1ReferenceCount` are both zero, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then `h265PictureType` and each element of `h265L0PictureTypes` and `h265L1PictureTypes` must not be `STD_VIDEO_H265_PICTURE_TYPE_B`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-flags-08347
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`flags` does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H265_CAPABILITY_B_FRAME_IN_L0_LIST_BIT_KHR`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then each element of `h265L0PictureTypes` must not be `STD_VIDEO_H264_PICTURE_TYPE_B`

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-flags-08348
  If the bound video session was created with the video codec operation `VK_VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_ENCODE_H265_BIT_KHR` and VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`flags` does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H265_CAPABILITY_B_FRAME_IN_L1_LIST_BIT_KHR`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the video profile the bound video session was created with, then each element of `h265L1PictureTypes` must not be `STD_VIDEO_H265_PICTURE_TYPE_B`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-commandBuffer-parameter
  `commandBuffer` must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-pEncodeInfo-parameter
  `pEncodeInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkVideoEncodeInfoKHR structure

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-commandBuffer-recording
  `commandBuffer` must be in the recording state

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-commandBuffer-cmdpool
  The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support encode operations

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-renderpass
  This command must only be called outside of a render pass instance

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-videocoding
  This command must only be called inside of a video coding scope

- VUID-vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR-bufferlevel
  `commandBuffer` must be a primary `VkCommandBuffer`

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `commandBuffer` must be externally synchronized

- Host access to the `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must be externally synchronized

Command Properties

Command Buffer Levels | Render Pass Scope | Video Coding Scope | Supported Queue Types | Command Type
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Primary | Outside | Inside | Encode | Action

## See Also

VK_KHR_video_encode_queue, VkCommandBuffer, VkVideoEncodeInfoKHR

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2023 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0