about shaders...

[mister3d]

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=shaders

[jynkks]

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=shaders


Hi mister3d

about google ok...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shader

You think that shader is a "software instruction to put more realistic effect" in the model?

I just want understand the word as general...

Greetings

[jeremybirn]

what the purpose of shader?
what shader is used for?

Shader can be confusing, because the word is used 2 different ways.

One way is to describe a material or surface definition. Whatever makes a model look as if it's made of plastic, metal, glass, etc. is a shader.

The other way the word "shader" is used is to describe a plug-in to a renderer. In Mental Ray, for example, many types of plug-ins are called shaders. Some of them define a surface material, but others could change the way the camera works, define a new type of light, change your geometry, or do any other thing that a plug-in to that renderer can be programmed to do.

-jeremy

[jynkks]

Shader can be confusing, because the word is used 2 different ways.

One way is to describe a material or surface definition. Whatever makes a model look as if it's made of plastic, metal, glass, etc. is a shader.

The other way the word "shader" is used is to describe a plug-in to a renderer. In Mental Ray, for example, many types of plug-ins are called shaders. Some of them define a surface material, but others could change the way the camera works, define a new type of light, change your geometry, or do any other thing that a plug-in to that renderer can be programmed to do.

-jeremy

thank you man!

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