can a pixel shader modify a texture?

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Started by walkingcarcass October 19, 2002 09:15 AM

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walkingcarcass

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October 19, 2002 09:15 AM

can a pixel shader modify a texture? ******** A Problem Worthy of Attack Proves It''s Worth by Fighting Back

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October 19, 2002 10:52 AM

You can set a texture as a render target and use pixel/vertex shaders to draw to it, if that''s what you mean.

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walkingcarcass

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October 19, 2002 05:46 PM

that would be ok if the render target was kept in hardware memory, and could then be used as a texture

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