FBO + MRT + Float textures
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In OpenGL, can you render to multiple float textures from a fragment shader? I have successfully rendered to multiple 8bit textures, but once I change my internal format from GL_RGBA8 to GL_FLOAT_RGBA32_NV (using a target of GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_NV for both), weird thigns start to happen. As in nothing appears and things become unresponsive until the program is closed. I am checking for GL errors (I see none) and verifying that my FBO is complete.
On Linux, latest nvidia drivers, tested on 7800 GTX.
Thanks
Can you render to a single floating point texture (fpt)?
If using fpt you should also, besides changing the internal format, make sure your type is GL_FLOAT. Also you might wanna try using GL_RGBA32F_ARB instead of GL_FLOAT_RGBA32_NV.
If using fpt you should also, besides changing the internal format, make sure your type is GL_FLOAT. Also you might wanna try using GL_RGBA32F_ARB instead of GL_FLOAT_RGBA32_NV.
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RGBA32F_ARB (or other float targets) does not make a difference. I can write to 1 float texture successfully. I can write to 2 float textures as longs as I write the same value (using gl_FragColor). But, if I write to both gl_FragData[0] and gl_FragData[1] it fails. And it only fails when writing to a float texture.
Oh well...
Oh well...
IIRC, when using MRT, the format/type of the render targetS must sum up to equal the same number of bytes of the framebuffer. So for example if your program is using a 32 bits framebuffer (let's say 8 bits per channel, with channels RGBA), your render targets could be (1. R8G8B8 & 2. Luminance8). That's something I read in some NVIDIA papers I think.
Can someone confirm this?
Can someone confirm this?
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Nvidia's paper on deferred shading (http://download.nvidia.com/developer/presentations/2004/6800_Leagues/6800_Leagues_Deferred_Shading.pdf#search=%22nvidia%20deferred%20shader%22) states that all render targets attached to a FBO must have the same number of bits. I don't see why it would need to match the framebuffer. Rendering to one float texture (128bits) works correctly, and the framebuffer is only 24bit.
I believe I had the same issue as you. Find the post here -> http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=412830
I filed a bug with nvidia, but they required a test case and my company refused to give out the source code; we moved to being windows only...
Its a shame really....
I filed a bug with nvidia, but they required a test case and my company refused to give out the source code; we moved to being windows only...
Its a shame really....
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I figured out my problem. I don't know if this is documented anywhere or not (and, if so, an GL error would be better than the current behavior), but calling glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT) after binding the fbo and setting the draw buffers was cauing my problem. Of course, this is not a problem if one is not doing MRT with float textures.
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