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Geforce SDK Shadow Lib

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Agenda

Features
Comparison Screenshots
Integration
API
Artistic Requirements
Performance

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Features - Overview

Renders shadow maps


Application provides function pointer
containing draw calls
Excepts externally generated maps too!
Supported light types:
Spot
Directional (with cascades)
Renders shadow buffer
Application provides depth buffer
Filtering technique types:
Hard
PCF
PCSS+

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Features – PCSS+

Adapted to support directional light sources


Adaptive quality level for cascades
Aliasing reduction algorithm
Penumbra control as blocker depth reaches zero
Dramatic performance increases with convergence
testing algorithm

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Regular PCF - Fixed Filter Size

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PCSS+ - Physically Based Filter Size

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CHS – Fixed Filter Size

Fixed kernel
size is
problematic
for cascades

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PCSS+

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CHS – Upper Limit to Penumbra Size

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PCSS+

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CHS – Aliasing

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PCSS+ - Reduced Aliasing

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Integration - Overview

DirectX 11 capable engine


Shadow maps:
Provide a function pointer containing draw calls – let the
library do the rest
Provide your own rendered shadow maps – along with
information used to render them
Depth buffer (either single sample or MSAA)
Library produces fullscreen shadow buffer
Needs combining with color buffer

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Integration – How Long?
Providing your own shadow maps:
This is the path of least resistance
Only requires 1 full screen pass to render the shadow buffer
~1 day with engine programmer & technical artist
Library renders shadow maps:
Need to group draw calls in a function (passed to the lib)
~2-3 days with engine programmer & technical artist (really
depends on engine architecture...)
Tuning
Very quick when params can be changed at runtime
~1/2 a day

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Integration - Tips

Provide resolved depth buffer if it exists


Requires the max depth sub-sample
Resolve will occur if MSAA buffer is provided
Use the debug shaders:
linear depth, cascade view & light frustum view
Ensure matrices are identical to those used to
render shadow maps and main scene
Start with sensible default values as described in the
main header file
Tune params at runtime via the game console
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API – On Create Device

NV_ShadowLib_GetVersion()
Check that header file matches DLL version
NV_ShadowLib_OpenDX()
Pass in ID3D11Device & ID3D11DeviceContext
Returns a NV_ShadowLib_Ctx
NV_ShadowLib_AddBuffer()
Creates a shadow buffer
NV_ShadowLib_AddMap()
Optional – if not providing your own shadow maps

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API – On Resize Window

NV_ShadowLib_RemoveBuffer()
Release the existing shadow buffer
NV_ShadowLib_AddBuffer()
Create a new one of the correct size

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API – On Render

NV_ShadowLib_RenderMap()
Optional – if not providing your own shadow maps
NV_ShadowLib_ClearBuffer()
Clears the shadow buffer
NV_ShadowLib_RenderBuffer()
Can be called multiple times to composite from different
shadow maps
NV_ShadowLib_FinalizeBuffer()
Gives back the finalized shadow buffer

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API – On Destroy Device

NV_ShadowLib_RemoveMap()
Optional – if not providing your own shadow maps
NV_ShadowLib_RemoveBuffer()
Release the shadow buffer
NV_ShadowLib_CloseDX()
Fully release all resources and the NV_ShadowLib_Ctx

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API – On Debug!

NV_ShadowLib_DevModeDisplayMap()
NV_ShadowLib_DevModeDisplayMapFrustum()
NV_ShadowLib_DevModeDisplayBuffer()
NV_ShadowLib_DevModeToggleDebugCascadeShader()
...

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Artistic Requirements

Really just parameter tuning:


Light size and position
Penumbra size and gradient
Shadow map resolution
Overall shadow intensity

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Performance: Directional Light
PCSS+ CHS 15x15
5 6
4 5
4
3 GTX680 GTX680
3
2
2
1 HD7970 HD7970
GHz 1 GHz
0 0
Shadow Shadow Shadow Shadow
Map Buffer Map Buffer

- Performance numbers in miliseconds


- Shadow buffer resolution: 1920x1200
- Shadow map resolution: 2048x2048
- 4 Cascades
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Performance: Spot Light
PCSS+ CHS 15x15
2 4
1.5 3
GTX680 GTX680
1 2
0.5 HD7970 1 HD7970
GHz GHz
0 0
Shadow Shadow Shadow Shadow
Map Buffer Map Buffer

- Performance numbers in miliseconds


- Shadow buffer resolution: 1920x1200
- Shadow map resolution: 2048x2048

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