# VkImageCompressionFixedRateFlagBitsEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkImageCompressionFixedRateFlagBitsEXT - Bitmask specifying fixed rate image compression rates

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## C Specification

Bits which can be set in VkImageCompressionControlEXT::`pFixedRateFlags`, specifying allowed compression rates for an image plane, are:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_image_compression_control
    typedef enum VkImageCompressionFixedRateFlagBitsEXT {
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_NONE_EXT = 0,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_1BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000001,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_2BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000002,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_3BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000004,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_4BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000008,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_5BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000010,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_6BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000020,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_7BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000040,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_8BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000080,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_9BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000100,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_10BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000200,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_11BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000400,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_12BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00000800,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_13BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00001000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_14BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00002000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_15BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00004000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_16BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00008000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_17BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00010000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_18BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00020000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_19BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00040000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_20BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00080000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_21BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00100000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_22BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00200000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_23BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00400000,
        VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_24BPC_BIT_EXT = 0x00800000,
    } VkImageCompressionFixedRateFlagBitsEXT;

## Description

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_NONE_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression must not be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_1BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [1,2) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_2BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [2,3) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_3BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [3,4) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_4BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [4,5) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_5BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [5,6) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_6BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [6,7) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_7BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [7,8) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_8BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [8,9) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_9BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [9,10) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_10BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [10,11) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_11BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of [11,12) bits per component may be used.

- `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_12BPC_BIT_EXT` specifies that fixed-rate compression with a bitrate of at least 12 bits per component may be used.

If the format has a different bit rate for different components, VkImageCompressionControlEXT::`pFixedRateFlags` describes the rate of the component with the largest number of bits assigned to it, scaled pro rata. For example, to request that a `VK_FORMAT_A2R10G10B10_UNORM_PACK32` format be stored at a rate of 8 bits per pixel, use `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_2BPC_BIT_EXT` (10 bits for the largest component, stored at quarter the original size, 2.5 bits, rounded down).

If `flags` includes `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_EXPLICIT_EXT`, and multiple bits are set in VkImageCompressionControlEXT::`pFixedRateFlags` for a plane, implementations should apply the lowest allowed bitrate that is supported.

Note | The choice of “bits per component” terminology was chosen so that the same compression rate describes the same degree of compression applied to formats that differ only in the number of components. For example, `VK_FORMAT_R8G8_UNORM` compressed to half its original size is a rate of 4 bits per component, 8 bits per pixel. `VK_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM` compressed to half its original size is 4 bits per component, 16 bits per pixel. Both of these cases can be requested with `VK_IMAGE_COMPRESSION_FIXED_RATE_4BPC_BIT_EXT`.

## See Also

VK_EXT_image_compression_control, VkImageCompressionFixedRateFlagsEXT

## 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

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