VkVideoEncodeAV1RateControlGroupKHR(3)

# VkVideoEncodeAV1RateControlGroupKHR(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkVideoEncodeAV1RateControlGroupKHR - AV1 encode rate control group

## C Specification

Possible AV1 encode rate control groups are as follows:

    // Provided by VK_KHR_video_encode_av1
    typedef enum VkVideoEncodeAV1RateControlGroupKHR {
        VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_AV1_RATE_CONTROL_GROUP_INTRA_KHR = 0,
        VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_AV1_RATE_CONTROL_GROUP_PREDICTIVE_KHR = 1,
        VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_AV1_RATE_CONTROL_GROUP_BIPREDICTIVE_KHR = 2,
    } VkVideoEncodeAV1RateControlGroupKHR;

## Description

- VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_AV1_RATE_CONTROL_GROUP_INTRA_KHR should be specified when encoding AV1 frames that use intra-only prediction (e.g. when encoding AV1 frames of type `STD_VIDEO_AV1_FRAME_TYPE_KEY` or `STD_VIDEO_AV1_FRAME_TYPE_INTRA_ONLY`).

- VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_AV1_RATE_CONTROL_GROUP_PREDICTIVE_KHR should be specified when encoding AV1 frames that only have forward references in display order.

- VK_VIDEO_ENCODE_AV1_RATE_CONTROL_GROUP_BIPREDICTIVE_KHR should be specified when encoding AV1 frames that have backward references in display order.

Note | While the application can specify any rate control group for any frame, regardless of the frame type, prediction mode, or prediction direction, specifying a rate control group that does not reflect the prediction direction used by the encoded frame may result in unexpected behavior of the implementation’s rate control algorithm.

## See Also

VK_KHR_video_encode_av1, VkVideoEncodeAV1PictureInfoKHR

## 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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