Shader Pipeline with XSI and XNA
Gain a complete overview of shader pipelines and learn a time-saving workflow to building and integrating real-time shaders using XSI and XNA. Software required: XSI Mod tool or commercial version of XSI, XNA add-on for XSI, XNA Game Studio 2.0.
What you'll learn
Gain a complete overview of shader pipelines and learn a time-saving workflow to building and integrating real-time shaders using XSI and XNA. Contains over 5 hours of project-based training for technical artists learning the methods of real-time shading for use in games and pre-visualization. Popular highlights include: Working with Real-time Shaders; Setting up Models and Skinned Models; Using XSI FX Shader Presets; Using SAS Bindings; Writing Vertex and Pixel Shaders; Constant and Texture Shading; Lambertian Diffuse Shading Model; Blinn-Phong Shading Model; Using Normal Maps; Render to Texture; Drawing with Sprite Batch; Using Pixel Shaders for Post Effects; Problem-solving Approaches; Shader Analysis; Working with Textures and Clusters; Publishing XNA Models from XSI; Consolidation Techniques; Creating Animation Clips; Fine-tuning looping animation; Gaussian Blur; Shadow Projection; Programming and Choosing Techniques; Edit/Delete Message. Software required: XSI Mod tool or commercial version of XSI, XNA Addon for XSI, XNA Game Studio 2.0.
Table of contents
- Project Setup for Xsi 8m
- Building and Exporting Static Meshes 10m
- Loading Static Meshes into XNA (Part 1) 6m
- Loading Static Meshes into XNA (Part 2) 7m
- Building World; View and Projection Matrices 9m
- Fx Shader Assignment 6m
- Multiple Texture Setup 8m
- Exporting Animated Characters 11m
- Loading and Drawing the Exported Character 8m
- Applying Animation Data to Our Character 10m
- Using Xsi Sas Containers 8m
- Solving the Looping Issue 5m
- Fine-tuning Shader Parameters 6m
- Calculating the Camera Position 6m
- Starting Our Custom Fx Pipeline 6m
- Creating a Basic Constant Shader 8m
- Exposing Ppg Parameters with Sas Bindings 6m
- Testing the Custom_demo 8m
- Implementing Textures and Structs 10m
- Supporting Animation in Our Custom Shader 9m
- Testing the Animation Playback 9m
- Storing Animation Clips 4m
- Diffuse Calculation (Part 1) - Normal Direction 7m
- Diffuse Calculation (Part 2) - Light Direction 9m
- Calculating Specular Highlights 8m
- Exponents and Sliders 6m
- Composing the Tangent-binormal-normal Matrix 6m
- Using Normal Maps to Calculate Diffuse 8m
- Completing the Bump Shader 9m
- Testing Our Shader in XNA (Part 1) 6m
- Testing Our Shader in XNA (Part 2) 7m
- Loading and Drawing Easily (Part 1) 6m
- Loading and Drawing Easily (Part 2) 5m
- Exporting the Weapon 7m
- Creating the Shadowmap Technique 7m
- Drawing and Saving the Shadowmap 9m
- Drawing the Shadow Pass 3m
- Adding a Room and Casting Shadows on It 4m
- Softening the Shadows 6m
- Storing the Shadow Pass 6m
- Compositing Color and Shadow 8m
- Testing the Shadows 5m
- Adding a Glow Pass 7m
- Implementing Blur on Our Glow Pass 7m
About the author
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Sunder has made great headway in both the interactive game design and 3D animation worlds. Throughout his career, Sunder has earned degrees in computer information science, multimedia & game design, as well as 3D character animation. He's fully devoted to providing breathtaking and out-of-the-norm experiences to as many people as possible. With a powerful skillset in Houdini and years of educational clout, Sunder aims to give understandable solutions to complex to... more