C Specification

To start video decode or encode operations, call:

// Provided by VK_KHR_video_queue
void vkCmdBeginVideoCodingKHR(
    VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
    const VkVideoBeginCodingInfoKHR*            pBeginInfo);

Parameters

  • commandBuffer is the command buffer to be used when recording commands for the video decode or encode operations.

  • pBeginInfo is a pointer to a VkVideoBeginCodingInfoKHR structure.

Description

Valid Usage (Implicit)

  • VUID-vkCmdBeginVideoCodingKHR-commandBuffer-parameter
    commandBuffer must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

  • VUID-vkCmdBeginVideoCodingKHR-pBeginInfo-parameter
    pBeginInfo must be a valid pointer to a valid VkVideoBeginCodingInfoKHR structure

  • VUID-vkCmdBeginVideoCodingKHR-commandBuffer-recording
    commandBuffer must be in the recording state

  • VUID-vkCmdBeginVideoCodingKHR-commandBuffer-cmdpool
    The VkCommandPool that commandBuffer was allocated from must support decode, or encode operations

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

  • VUID-vkCmdBeginVideoCodingKHR-bufferlevel
    commandBuffer must be a primary VkCommandBuffer

Host Synchronization

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

Command Properties
Command Buffer Levels Render Pass Scope Supported Queue Types

Primary

Outside

Decode
Encode

See Also

VK_KHR_video_queue, VkCommandBuffer, VkVideoBeginCodingInfoKHR

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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