Hi guys, using a checker pattern I did a test like this:
// shrink
d3dDevice->StretchRect(renderTarget,NULL,auxSurface,NULL,D3DTEXF_LINEAR);
// expand to original size
d3dDevice->StretchRect(auxSurface,NULL,renderTarget,NULL,D3DTEXF_LINEAR);
The checker boxes get smaller and smaller from left to right and top to bottom. The smaller surface is exactly 25% of the original (1280x800 to 320x200).
I plan on shrinking, blurring, then expanding for a bloom effect. Should I be using StretchRect() for that ?
Thanks.
StretchRect() Discrepancy
I plan on shrinking, blurring, then expanding for a bloom effect. Should I be using StretchRect() for that ?
No, just use a full screen quad or triangle + a pixel shader.
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No, just use a full screen quad or triangle + a pixel shader.[/quote]
I plan on using a pixel shader for the blur. Most of the articles I've read say you should reduce the dimensions of the surface before you do a blur.
Yes, what I meant was that you should render a quad if you want to downscale before doing a blur as opposed to using StretchRect.
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Yes, what I meant was that you should render a quad if you want to downscale before doing a blur as opposed to using StretchRect.
Thank you. If you didn't clear that up for me I would have still been using StretchRect(). Everything works much better with the quads.
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