Extension and Version Dependencies
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Requires support for Vulkan 1.0
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Requires
VK_KHR_video_queue
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Requires
VK_KHR_synchronization2
to be enabled for any device-level functionality -
This is a provisional extension and must be used with caution. See the description of provisional header files for enablement and stability details.
Other Extension Metadata
- Last Modified Date
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2022-03-31
- IP Status
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No known IP claims.
- Contributors
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Ahmed Abdelkhalek, AMD
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Jake Beju, AMD
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Olivier Lapicque, NVIDIA
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Peter Fang, AMD
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Piers Daniell, NVIDIA
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Srinath Kumarapuram, NVIDIA
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Tony Zlatinski, NVIDIA
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Description
This extension builds upon the VK_KHR_video_queue
extension by
adding common APIs specific to video decoding and thus enabling
implementations to expose queue families supporting video decode operations.
More specifically, it adds video decode specific capabilities and a new command buffer command that allows recording video decode operations against a video session.
This extension is to be used in conjunction with other codec specific video decode extensions that enable decoding video sequences of specific video compression standards.
New Enum Constants
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VK_KHR_VIDEO_DECODE_QUEUE_EXTENSION_NAME
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VK_KHR_VIDEO_DECODE_QUEUE_SPEC_VERSION
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Extending VkAccessFlagBits2:
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VK_ACCESS_2_VIDEO_DECODE_READ_BIT_KHR
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VK_ACCESS_2_VIDEO_DECODE_WRITE_BIT_KHR
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Extending VkBufferUsageFlagBits:
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VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VIDEO_DECODE_DST_BIT_KHR
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VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VIDEO_DECODE_SRC_BIT_KHR
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Extending VkFormatFeatureFlagBits:
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_BIT_KHR
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_VIDEO_DECODE_OUTPUT_BIT_KHR
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Extending VkImageLayout:
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VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_KHR
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VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_DECODE_DST_KHR
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VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_VIDEO_DECODE_SRC_KHR
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Extending VkImageUsageFlagBits:
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VK_IMAGE_USAGE_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_BIT_KHR
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VK_IMAGE_USAGE_VIDEO_DECODE_DST_BIT_KHR
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VK_IMAGE_USAGE_VIDEO_DECODE_SRC_BIT_KHR
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Extending VkPipelineStageFlagBits2:
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VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_VIDEO_DECODE_BIT_KHR
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Extending VkQueueFlagBits:
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VK_QUEUE_VIDEO_DECODE_BIT_KHR
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Extending VkStructureType:
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_DECODE_CAPABILITIES_KHR
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VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_VIDEO_DECODE_INFO_KHR
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If VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2 is supported:
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Extending VkFormatFeatureFlagBits2:
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VIDEO_DECODE_DPB_BIT_KHR
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VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_VIDEO_DECODE_OUTPUT_BIT_KHR
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Issues
1) Why is there no VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VIDEO_DECODE_BIT_KHR
?
RESOLVED: This extension requires VK_KHR_synchronization2
because the
new access flags introduced did not fit in the 32-bit enum
VkAccessFlagBits
.
Accordingly, all new pipeline stage and access flags have been added to the
corresponding 64-bit enum and no new flags have been added to the legacy
32-bit enums.
While the new pipeline stage flag introduced uses bit #26 which would also
fit in the legacy VkPipelineStageFlagBits
enum, there is no real benefit
to include it.
Instead the bit is marked reserved.
Version History
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Revision 1, 2018-6-11 (Peter Fang)
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Initial draft
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Revision 1.5, Nov 09 2018 (Tony Zlatinski)
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API Updates
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Revision 1.6, Jan 08 2020 (Tony Zlatinski)
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API unify with the video_encode_queue spec
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Revision 1.7, March 29 2021 (Tony Zlatinski)
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Spec and API updates.
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Revision 2, September 30 2021 (Jon Leech)
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Add interaction with
VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2
tovk.xml
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Revision 3, 2022-02-25 (Ahmed Abdelkhalek)
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Add VkVideoDecodeCapabilitiesKHR with new flags to report support for decode DPB and output coinciding in the same image, or in distinct images.
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Revision 4, 2022-03-31 (Ahmed Abdelkhalek)
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Remove redundant VkVideoDecodeInfoKHR.coded{Offset|Extent}
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Document Notes
For more information, see the Vulkan Specification
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