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Re: Variance Shadow Mapping for the Sun [Re: Excessus] #176345 01/05/08 15:39 01/05/08 15:39
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 503 Australia A adoado User
adoado User A Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 503 Australia	Its wierd, it worked on my machine. I could list my specs but I doubt very very much this is a hardware issue Not sure why people are having trouble with it... Visit our development blog: http://yellloh.com

Re: Variance Shadow Mapping for the Sun [Re: Excessus] #176346 01/05/08 16:43 01/05/08 16:43
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,713 Lübeck Slin OP Expert
Slin OP Expert Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,713 Lübeck	Quote: Did you create the plugin with VC++? Maybe those users have to install the vcredist.exe? Or you have to distribute the libraries another way. I compiled the dll with VC++ 2008 Express... It doesn´t seem to help to install the vcredist.exe for vc++ 2005. But I didn´t find newer? Lite-C Tut. 1 Lite-C Tut. 2 Lite-C Tut. 3 (en) Shader Tutorial (ger) http://www.slindev.com

Re: Variance Shadow Mapping for the Sun [Re: Slin] #176347 01/05/08 20:23 01/05/08 20:23
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Slin OP Expert Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,713 Lübeck	Here is a new screenshot of the shadows with softer edges than before: Lite-C Tut. 1 Lite-C Tut. 2 Lite-C Tut. 3 (en) Shader Tutorial (ger) http://www.slindev.com

Re: Variance Shadow Mapping for the Sun [Re: Slin] #176348 01/05/08 22:01 01/05/08 22:01
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frazzle Expert Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,758 Antwerp,Belgium	Looks better and better Slin but the aliasing effect is still quite noticeble present But I hope you get a new demo soon which is capable of running on most of our machines ^^ Cheers Frazzle Antec® Case Intel® X58 Chipset Intel® i7 975 Quad Core 8 GB RAM DDR3 SSD OCZ®-VERTEX2 3.5 x4 ; HD 600 GB NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 295 Memory 1795GB

Re: Variance Shadow Mapping for the Sun [Re: frazzle] #176349 01/05/08 22:05 01/05/08 22:05
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Slin OP Expert Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,713 Lübeck	Thank you frazzle I have to play around with the parameters a bit more or maybe use a fourth depthmap... I just got the problem fixed that the shadows were one frame to late. Here is a new clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtBjXkKmYUw Lite-C Tut. 1 Lite-C Tut. 2 Lite-C Tut. 3 (en) Shader Tutorial (ger) http://www.slindev.com

Re: Variance Shadow Mapping for the Sun [Re: Slin] #176350 01/05/08 22:14 01/05/08 22:14
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frazzle Expert Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,758 Antwerp,Belgium	Looks quite good Slin Btw, will adding more depth maps not cause higher aliasing effects ?? Thanks in progress Frazzle Antec® Case Intel® X58 Chipset Intel® i7 975 Quad Core 8 GB RAM DDR3 SSD OCZ®-VERTEX2 3.5 x4 ; HD 600 GB NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 295 Memory 1795GB

Re: Variance Shadow Mapping for the Sun [Re: frazzle] #176351 01/06/08 01:19 01/06/08 01:19
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Slin OP Expert Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,713 Lübeck	Quote: Btw, will adding more depth maps not cause higher aliasing effects ?? Nope, that has nothing to do with each other It just allows me smoother steps between the different qualities. I compiled the dll with an other compiler and it seems to work now You can download the new Version here: http://files.filefront.com/VSM+Sun+V2/;9386545;/fileinfo.html I just swapped to an bigger depthmap resolution (1024102432) which makes it look a bit better but is quite slow and needs a good graphicscard. But there is quite a bit of space for optimisations Turn around with the mouse and move with WASD or the arrow keys. Move the sun around with q and e. I hope that it works this time And yeah I know there is still a lot to do... But I hope that I am on a good track Edit: If it doesn´t work try updating your DirecX version (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...;DisplayLang=en). Last edited by Slin; 01/06/08 01:39. Lite-C Tut. 1 Lite-C Tut. 2 Lite-C Tut. 3 (en) Shader Tutorial (ger) http://www.slindev.com

Re: Variance Shadow Mapping for the Sun [Re: Slin] #176352 01/06/08 01:48 01/06/08 01:48
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,939 planet.earth ello Senior Expert
ello Senior Expert Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,939 planet.earth	hi, ich hab folgendes problem hier: beim umschauen taucht die schattenmap mal hier und mal da auf. und wie im bild zu erkennen ist, ist der schatten zerschippelt und die position scheint nicht zu stimmen. gpu: gforce 6800 ultra

Re: Variance Shadow Mapping for the Sun [Re: ello] #176353 01/06/08 02:19 01/06/08 02:19
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Joozey Expert Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,134 Netherlands	With your first demo I got a crash with no specific details for the cause. This demo does not crash anymore, but there are some severe errors. ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Updated to DX 9.2xxwhatever Also installed the DLL somehwere in this thread Click and join the 3dgs irc community! Room: #3dgs

Re: Variance Shadow Mapping for the Sun [Re: Joozey] #176354 01/06/08 09:26 01/06/08 09:26
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chaotic_dragon Senior Member Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 305 newcastle nsw australia	Very nice work Slin i am truely impressed keep up the good work. - Dragon - looking for team members please send email to cdtjones69@hotmail.com or go to www.conflict-games.com Regards Chris Jones, Conflict Games

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