VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR(3)

# VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR - Structure specifies H.264 encode frame parameters

## C Specification

The VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR structure is defined as:

    // Provided by VK_KHR_video_encode_h264
    typedef struct VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR {
        VkStructureType                             sType;
        const void*                                 pNext;
        uint32_t                                    naluSliceEntryCount;
        const VkVideoEncodeH264NaluSliceInfoKHR*    pNaluSliceEntries;
        const StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo*        pStdPictureInfo;
        VkBool32                                    generatePrefixNalu;
    } VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR;

## Members

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

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

- `naluSliceEntryCount` is the number of elements in `pNaluSliceEntries`.

- `pNaluSliceEntries` is a pointer to an array of `naluSliceEntryCount` VkVideoEncodeH264NaluSliceInfoKHR structures specifying the parameters of the individual H.264 slices to encode for the input picture.

- `pStdPictureInfo` is a pointer to a `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo` structure specifying H.264 picture information.

- `generatePrefixNalu` controls whether prefix NALUs are generated before slice NALUs into the target bitstream, as defined in sections 7.3.2.12 and 7.4.2.12 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification.

## 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.264 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.264 Encode Picture Data Access section.

  - The encode input picture is associated with the H.264 picture information provided in `pStdPictureInfo`.

Std Picture Information

  The members of the `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo` structure pointed to by `pStdPictureInfo` are interpreted as follows:

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

  - `flags.IdrPicFlag` as defined in section 7.4.1 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

  - `flags.is_reference` as defined in section 3.136 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

  - `seq_parameter_set_id` and `pic_parameter_set_id` are used to identify the active parameter sets, as described below;

  - `primary_pic_type` as defined in section 7.4.2 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

  - `PicOrderCnt` as defined in section 8.2 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

  - `temporal_id` as defined in section G.7.4.1.1 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

  - if `pRefLists` is not `NULL`, then it is a pointer to a `StdVideoEncodeH264ReferenceListsInfo` 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 7.4.3.1 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

    - `num_ref_idx_l0_active_minus1` and `num_ref_idx_l1_active_minus1` as defined in section 7.4.3 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

    - `RefPicList0` and `RefPicList1` as defined in section 8.2.4 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification where each element of these arrays either identifies an active reference picture using its DPB slot index or contains the value `STD_VIDEO_H264_NO_REFERENCE_PICTURE` to indicate “no reference picture”;

    - if `refList0ModOpCount` is not zero, then `pRefList0ModOperations` is a pointer to an array of `refList0ModOpCount` number of `StdVideoEncodeH264RefListModEntry` structures specifying the modification parameters for the reference list L0 as defined in section 7.4.3.1 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

    - if `refList1ModOpCount` is not zero, then `pRefList1ModOperations` is a pointer to an array of `refList1ModOpCount` number of `StdVideoEncodeH264RefListModEntry` structures specifying the modification parameters for the reference list L1 as defined in section 7.4.3.1 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

    - if `refPicMarkingOpCount` is not zero, then `refPicMarkingOperations` is a pointer to an array of `refPicMarkingOpCount` number of `StdVideoEncodeH264RefPicMarkingEntry` structures specifying the reference picture marking parameters as defined in section 7.4.3.3 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification;

  - all other members are interpreted as defined in section 7.4.3 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification.

Reference picture setup is controlled by the value of `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo`::`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 `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo`::`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 `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo` 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 SPS is the SPS identified by the key specified in `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo`::`seq_parameter_set_id`.

  - The active PPS is the PPS identified by the key specified by the pair constructed from `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo`::`seq_parameter_set_id` and `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo`::`pic_parameter_set_id`.

H.264 encoding uses explicit weighted sample prediction for a slice, as defined in section 8.4.2.3 of the ITU-T H.264 Specification, if any of the following conditions are true for the active PPS and the `pStdSliceHeader` member of the corresponding element of `pNaluSliceEntries`:

- `pStdSliceHeader->slice_type` is `STD_VIDEO_H264_SLICE_TYPE_P` and `weighted_pred_flag` is enabled in the active PPS.

- `pStdSliceHeader->slice_type` is `STD_VIDEO_H264_SLICE_TYPE_B` and `weighted_bipred_idc` in the active PPS equals `STD_VIDEO_H264_WEIGHTED_BIPRED_IDC_EXPLICIT`.

Valid Usage

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR-naluSliceEntryCount-08301
  `naluSliceEntryCount` must be between `1` and VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`maxSliceCount`, inclusive, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the used video profile

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR-flags-08304
  If VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`flags`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the used video profile, does not include VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H264_CAPABILITY_GENERATE_PREFIX_NALU_BIT_KHR, then `generatePrefixNalu` must be VK_FALSE

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR-flags-08314
  If VkVideoEncodeH264CapabilitiesKHR::`flags`, as returned by vkGetPhysicalDeviceVideoCapabilitiesKHR for the used video profile, does not include VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_H264_CAPABILITY_PREDICTION_WEIGHT_TABLE_GENERATED_BIT_KHR and the slice corresponding to any element of `pNaluSliceEntries` uses explicit weighted sample prediction, then VkVideoEncodeH264NaluSliceInfoKHR::`pStdSliceHeader->pWeightTable` must not be `NULL` for that element of `pNaluSliceEntries`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR-sType-sType
  `sType` must be VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_ENCODE_H264_PICTURE_INFO_KHR

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR-pNaluSliceEntries-parameter
  `pNaluSliceEntries` must be a valid pointer to an array of `naluSliceEntryCount` valid VkVideoEncodeH264NaluSliceInfoKHR structures

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR-pStdPictureInfo-parameter
  `pStdPictureInfo` must be a valid pointer to a valid `StdVideoEncodeH264PictureInfo` value

- VUID-VkVideoEncodeH264PictureInfoKHR-naluSliceEntryCount-arraylength
  `naluSliceEntryCount` must be greater than `0`

Structure Chaining

Extends the structure

  - VkVideoEncodeInfoKHR

## See Also

VK_KHR_video_encode_h264, VkBool32, VkStructureType, VkVideoEncodeH264NaluSliceInfoKHR

## 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 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

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