# VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR - Structure specifies H.265 encode frame parameters

Loading… please wait.

## C Specification

The VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR structure is defined as:

    // Provided by VK_KHR_video_encode_h265
    typedef struct VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR {
        VkStructureType                                    sType;
        const void*                                        pNext;
        uint32_t                                           naluSliceSegmentEntryCount;
        const VkVideoEncodeH265NaluSliceSegmentInfoKHR*    pNaluSliceSegmentEntries;
        const StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo*               pStdPictureInfo;
    } VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR;

## Members

- `sType` is a VkStructureType value identifying this structure.

- `pNext` is `NULL` or a pointer to a structure extending this structure.

- `naluSliceSegmentEntryCount` is the number of elements in `pNaluSliceSegmentEntries`.

- `pNaluSliceSegmentEntries` is a pointer to an array of `naluSliceSegmentEntryCount` VkVideoEncodeH265NaluSliceSegmentInfoKHR structures specifying the parameters of the individual H.265 slice segments to encode for the input picture.

- `pStdPictureInfo` is a pointer to a `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo` structure specifying H.265 picture information.

## Description

This structure is specified in the `pNext` chain of the VkVideoEncodeInfoKHR structure passed to vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR to specify the codec-specific picture information for an H.265 encode operation.

Encode Input Picture Information

  When this structure is specified in the `pNext` chain of the VkVideoEncodeInfoKHR structure passed to vkCmdEncodeVideoKHR, the information related to the encode input picture is defined as follows:

  - The image subregion used is determined according to the H.265 Encode Picture Data Access section.

  - The encode input picture is associated with the H.265 picture information provided in `pStdPictureInfo`.

Std Picture Information

  The members of the `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo` structure pointed to by `pStdPictureInfo` are interpreted as follows:

  - `flags.reserved` and `reserved1` are used only for padding purposes and are otherwise ignored;

  - `flags.is_reference` as defined in section 3.132 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

  - `flags.IrapPicFlag` as defined in section 3.73 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

  - `flags.used_for_long_term_reference` is used to indicate whether the picture is marked as “used for long-term reference” as defined in section 8.3.2 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

  - `flags.discardable_flag` and `cross_layer_bla_flag` as defined in section F.7.4.7.1 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

  - `pic_type` as defined in section 7.4.3.5 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

  - `sps_video_parameter_set_id`, `pps_seq_parameter_set_id`, and `pps_pic_parameter_set_id` are used to identify the active parameter sets, as described below;

  - `PicOrderCntVal` as defined in section 8.3.1 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

  - `TemporalId` as defined in section 7.4.2.2 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

  - if `pRefLists` is not `NULL`, then it is a pointer to a `StdVideoEncodeH265ReferenceListsInfo` structure that is interpreted as follows:

    - `flags.reserved` is used only for padding purposes and is otherwise ignored;

    - `ref_pic_list_modification_flag_l0` and `ref_pic_list_modification_flag_l1` as defined in section 7.4.7.2 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

    - `num_ref_idx_l0_active_minus1` and `num_ref_idx_l1_active_minus1` as defined in section 7.4.7.1 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

    - `RefPicList0` and `RefPicList1` as defined in section 8.3.4 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification where each element of these arrays either identifies an active reference picture using its DPB slot index or contains the value `STD_VIDEO_H265_NO_REFERENCE_PICTURE` to indicate “no reference picture”;

    - `list_entry_l0` and `list_entry_l1` as defined in section 7.4.7.2 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

  - if `flags.short_term_ref_pic_set_sps_flag` is set, then the `StdVideoH265ShortTermRefPicSet` structure pointed to by `pShortTermRefPicSet` is interpreted as defined for the elements of the `pShortTermRefPicSet` array specified in H.265 sequence parameter sets.

  - if `flags.long_term_ref_pics_present_flag` is set in the active SPS, then the `StdVideoEncodeH265LongTermRefPics` structure pointed to by `pLongTermRefPics` is interpreted as follows:

    - `used_by_curr_pic_lt_flag` is a bitmask where bit index i corresponds to `used_by_curr_pic_lt_flag[i]` as defined in section 7.4.7.1 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

    - all other members of `StdVideoEncodeH265LongTermRefPics` are interpreted as defined in section 7.4.7.1 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification;

  - all other members are interpreted as defined in section 7.4.7.1 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification.

Reference picture setup is controlled by the value of `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`flags.is_reference`. If it is set and a reconstructed picture is specified, then the latter is used as the target of picture reconstruction to activate the DPB slot specified in `pEncodeInfo->pSetupReferenceSlot->slotIndex`. If `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`flags.is_reference` is not set, but a reconstructed picture is specified, then the corresponding picture reference associated with the DPB slot is invalidated, as described in the DPB Slot States section.

Active Parameter Sets

  The members of the `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo` structure pointed to by `pStdPictureInfo` are used to select the active parameter sets to use from the bound video session parameters object, as follows:

  - The active VPS is the VPS identified by the key specified in `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`sps_video_parameter_set_id`.

  - The active SPS is the SPS identified by the key specified by the pair constructed from `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`sps_video_parameter_set_id` and `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`pps_seq_parameter_set_id`.

  - The active PPS is the PPS identified by the key specified by the triplet constructed from `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`sps_video_parameter_set_id`, `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`pps_seq_parameter_set_id`, and `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo`::`pps_pic_parameter_set_id`.

H.265 encoding uses explicit weighted sample prediction for a slice segment, as defined in section 8.5.3.3.4 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification, if any of the following conditions are true for the active PPS and the `pStdSliceSegmentHeader` member of the corresponding element of `pNaluSliceSegmentEntries`:

- `pStdSliceSegmentHeader->slice_type` is `STD_VIDEO_H265_SLICE_TYPE_P` and `weighted_pred_flag` is enabled in the active PPS.

- `pStdSliceSegmentHeader->slice_type` is `STD_VIDEO_H265_SLICE_TYPE_B` and `weighted_bipred_flag` is enabled in the active PPS.

The number of H.265 tiles, as defined in section 3.174 of the ITU-T H.265 Specification, is derived from the `num_tile_columns_minus1` and `num_tile_rows_minus1` members of the active PPS as follows:

  (`num_tile_columns_minus1` + 1) × (`num_tile_rows_minus1` + 1)

Valid Usage

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR-naluSliceSegmentEntryCount-08306
  `naluSliceSegmentEntryCount` must be between `1` and VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`maxSliceSegmentCount`, inclusive, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the used video profile

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR-flags-08323
  If VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`flags`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the used video profile, does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H265_CAPABILITY_MULTIPLE_TILES_PER_SLICE_SEGMENT_BIT_KHR`, then `naluSliceSegmentEntryCount` must be greater than or equal to the number of H.265 tiles in the picture

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR-flags-08324
  If VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`flags`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the used video profile, does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H265_CAPABILITY_MULTIPLE_SLICE_SEGMENTS_PER_TILE_BIT_KHR`, then `naluSliceSegmentEntryCount` must be less than or equal to the number of H.265 tiles in the picture

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR-flags-08316
  If VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`flags`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the used video profile, does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H265_CAPABILITY_PREDICTION_WEIGHT_TABLE_GENERATED_BIT_KHR` and the slice segment corresponding to any element of `pNaluSliceSegmentEntries` uses explicit weighted sample prediction, then VkVideoEncodeH265NaluSliceSegmentInfoKHR::`pStdSliceSegmentHeader->pWeightTable` must not be `NULL` for that element of `pNaluSliceSegmentEntries`

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR-flags-08317
  If VkVideoEncodeH265CapabilitiesKHR::`flags`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the used video profile, does not include `VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H265_CAPABILITY_DIFFERENT_SLICE_SEGMENT_TYPE_BIT_KHR`, then VkVideoEncodeH265NaluSliceSegmentInfoKHR::`pStdSliceSegmentHeader->slice_type` must be identical for all elements of `pNaluSliceSegmentEntries`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR-sType-sType
  `sType` must be `VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_ENCODE_H265_PICTURE_INFO_KHR`

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR-pNaluSliceSegmentEntries-parameter
  `pNaluSliceSegmentEntries` must be a valid pointer to an array of `naluSliceSegmentEntryCount` valid VkVideoEncodeH265NaluSliceSegmentInfoKHR structures

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR-pStdPictureInfo-parameter
  `pStdPictureInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid `StdVideoEncodeH265PictureInfo` value

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH265PictureInfoKHR-naluSliceSegmentEntryCount-arraylength
  `naluSliceSegmentEntryCount` must be greater than `0`

## See Also

VK_KHR_video_encode_h265, VkStructureType, VkVideoEncodeH265NaluSliceSegmentInfoKHR

## 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 2014-2024 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0