Texture Server

Load textures fully off-main thread to upload images and video data to GPU memory without blocking. Background video playback is a core feature enabled by this architecture.

The Problem

Traditional texture loading blocks the main thread:

Read file from disk
Decode image/video
Upload to GPU
Block until complete

This causes stuttering during texture-heavy operations.

The Solution

Vulkan’s explicit memory model makes this architecture possible. Unlike OpenGL, Vulkan allows safe texture uploads from background threads without blocking the main rendering context. The Texture Server handles everything off-main-thread, and plugins receive a texture ID immediately to continue rendering while the texture loads in the background.

Key Features

Off-Main-Thread Processing

No main thread blocking
Smooth frame rates during loading
Priority-based scheduling

In Progress

Video Support

Video decoding is limited to formats supported by Vulkan Video Decode on the current hardware. No FFmpeg fallback - pure hardware decode only.

Decode video frames in background
Stream to GPU textures
Perfect for video wallpapers, previews

Use Cases

Desktop backgrounds
Image galleries
Game assets
UI textures

DRM Planes - Hardware overlay support
Shader Service - Texture processing