Documentation Docs/en/reference/video/validation.md

Video Validation Contract

Generated reference. Do not edit directly. Update BuildTools/VideoInterface.json, then run python BuildTools/docs_video.py --write.

Index

Formats

Stable ID	Rule	Requirement	Why	Source
`video.validation.raw-copy`	Delivered-byte validation	Bake and inspect the exact client resource path and bytes before runtime playback.	RawCopy is the only delivery transform and runtime paths are exact.	Source/Tools/RawCopyBaker.cpp
`video.validation.visible-client`	Visible-client requirement	Validate first frame, motion, end, skip, queue, resize, and texture cleanup in a visible client on every claimed platform.	No headless or source-only check proves texture upload and presentation.	Source/Client/Client.cpp
`video.validation.no-native-fixture`	Missing native video fixture	Treat the lack of Test_Video or Test_Theora as a coverage gap and keep visible regression evidence mandatory.	The current native test inventory contains no focused video decoder/playback source.	Source/Tests/README.md
`video.validation.loop-risk`	Looping requires explicit proof	Do not promise looping cinematics until a multi-cycle visible regression proves decoder rewind and frame continuity for the exact asset.	SetLooped is exposed through creation, but the current source has no focused loop fixture.	Source/Client/VideoClip.cpp
`video.validation.project-boundary`	Embedding-project acceptance	An embedding project owns cinematic triggers, recipients, skip/queue policy, subtitles, localization, aspect fit, audio strategy, save consequences, assets, provenance, budgets, and acceptance tests.	The Engine supplies decoder and presentation primitives, not a game cinematic system.	Source/Scripting/ClientGlobalScriptMethods.cpp

Validation commands

python BuildTools\docs_video.py --check
python -m unittest BuildTools.tests.test_docs_video
cmake --build <build-dir> --config RelWithDebInfo --target RunUnitTests

There is no focused native video decoder/playback fixture. A visible client must prove first frame, sustained motion, completion, skip, queue transitions, resizing, paired music behavior, cleanup, and multi-cycle looping for every exact asset and claimed platform.