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See <I>VertexShaderReferenceManual.pdf</I> for details on how to create the shader binary.<br/><br/> 57 </li> 58 <li>Create a shader intermediate file from the created shader binary in CreativeStudio.<br/> Select <B>Create</B> > <B>Expert</B> > <B>User shader</B> to open the Shader Creation panel.<br/> The item settings for this shader intermediate file are described below.<br/><br/> 59 <p class="notice">Note: Parts surrounded in red in the figure indicate where the UserShader sample has changed.</p><br/> 60 61 <a href="images/ShaderCreationPanel.png"><img src="images/ShaderCreationPanel.png" width="400" border="0"/></a> 62 <ul> 63 <li><B>Vertex shader index</B><br>Specify the vertex shader index contained in the shader binary.<br/> When doing so, you must assign the shader kind in the same order you linked the shaders when generating the shader binary.<br/> For example, when linking the four vertex shaders <CODE>gfx_UserShader0.vsh</CODE>, <CODE>gfx_UserShader1.vsh</CODE>, <CODE>gfx_UserShader2.vsh</CODE>, and <CODE>gfx_UserShader3.vsh</CODE> to the shader binary, create the description by specifying the index numbers for each vertex shader index in order as 0, 1, 2, and 3.<br/><br/> 64 </li> 65 <li><B>Geometry shader index</B><br>Specify the geometry shader index contained in the shader binary.<br/> What is specified here is the index number of the geometry shader assigned by <B>Shader types</B>.<br/><br/> 66 </li> 67 <li><B>Maximum number of vertex lights</B><br>Specify the maximum number of vertex lights that the shader supports.<br/> Specify <CODE>0</CODE> if you are not using vertex lights.<br/> You can use up to 9 vertex lights (54 registers).<br/><br/> 68 </li> 69 <li><B>Starting offset for user registers</B><br>Specify the starting offset for user registers.<br/> What is specified is the first register in the universal registers that will be used as a user register.<br/> You can specify values from <CODE>1</CODE> through <CODE>60</CODE>, depending on the number of bones and vertex lights.<br/> You must set the same value as in <CODE>nw_user_register_start</CODE> in <CODE>ShaderConfig.h</CODE>.<br/><br/> 70 </li> 71 <li><B>Rigid skinning</B><br>Enable this to support rigid skinning.<br/><br/> 72 </li> 73 <li><B>Smooth skinning</B><br>Enable this to support smooth skinning.<br/><br/> 74 </li> 75 <li><B>Hemispherical lighting</B><br>Enable this to support hemispherical lighting.<br/> Disable this when the register used for hemispherical lighting is to be used for a different purpose.<br/><br/> 76 </li> 77 <li><B>Vertex morphing</B><br>Enable this to support vertex morphing.<br/> This is not supported in the current version.<br/><br/> 78 </li> 79 </ul> 80 </li> 81 <li>Assign the created shader intermediate file to a mesh.<br/> Select a shader category and apply the the created shader and program index.<br/> 82 83 84 For the program index, specify the shader index number configured in the Shader Creation panel.<br/><br/> 85 </li> 86 <li>Specify shader parameters for the newly added register.<br/> With <CODE>UserShader</CODE>, add <CODE>NDeform</CODE> and <CODE>ExColor</CODE> as <CODE>Vector4</CODE> values.<br/> Select <B>Vertex shader output result</B> for the source in the texture combiner settings in order to apply color additions according to the <CODE>ExColor</CODE> parameter.<br/><br/> <a href="images/ShaderSetting.png"><img src="images/ShaderSetting.png" width="600" border="0"/></a> 87 </li> 88 </ol> 89 </div> 90 <hr><p>CONFIDENTIAL</p></body> 91</html>
