Fast and good looking custom parallax shader

Hi all, I’ve been working for a fast and good-looking solution Parallax mapping shader. As u can see from my previous post my solutions were often heavy to compute on normal gpus, so I started thinking to a new algorithm.

Check it out here —> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvffT4EYpUA

It should run pretty fast on almost every machine that support SM3, has the same ALU count as the normal parallax shader and gives a better depth accuracy without aliasing problems(as in the previous methods)

PROS
Fast
Cheap
Requires only a additional texture
No “pancake” problems

CONS
Doesn’t work well with high-frequency maps (only 0 or 1)
depth cannot be a extremely large value
pixel swimming articrafts at low angles

Hope u enjoy and share your thoughts :slight_smile:

EDIT added webplayer https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91501658/Parallax%2014-3-14/Parallax.html

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new update

Another update

Looks pretty interesting, how easy can it be integrated with other shaders?

Wow, that really breathes some new life into the ground texture. Very nice. I love the depth that it brings out. Could it do the same effect with say a short grass texture? Not like the grass with the unity terrain that can move in the wind, just like a 2d grass texture mixed with some “dirt” or whatever. I really am new to shaders, so I’m just wondering if it looks as good with something other than rocks.

Thanks.

If it’s cheap(or free :slight_smile: ) I’d buy it!

how does it perform on mobile?

I am definitely interested in this and would buy it as well.

I have no idea how I ended there:

New Update!
http://youtu.be/-622Teb9LzQ

I have not tried it yet, but I think it’s quite expensive, although I never tested it

Mmm, what do you exactly mean? Can you post a screenshot as example?

It can be used for almost everything: diffuse, bump diffuse, cutout, transparent, emissive, rim, etc.

wow very nice :slight_smile:

Looks awesome! Is this shader available yet?

the demo is finally out, even if it only shows 4 types of different shader in action

check it out—> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/91501658/Parallax%2014-3-14/Parallax.html

Let me know your stats!

Looks really cool, I bet that the blending looks awesome on native resolution. It gives the game more living appearance.

I want.

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Soon?
Can’t wait…