HLSL and Pixel Shaders for XAML Developers

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• HLSL and Pixel Shaders for XAML Developers
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• Preface
  • Who This Book Is For
  • What You Need to Use This Book
  • Contents of This Book
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Using Code Examples
  • Safari Books Online
  • How to Contact Us
  • Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• 1. Shader 101
  • Why Should XAML Developers Learn HLSL?
  • The Tale of the Shader
  • HLSL and DirectX
  • Understanding the Graphics Pipeline
  • XAML and Shaders
  • Summary
• 2. Getting Started
  • Setting Up Your Development Computer
    • Silverlight Development
    • WPF Development
    • Expression Blend 4
  • Choosing a Shader Compiler
    • DirectX Compiler
    • WPF Build Task
    • Shazzam Shader Editor
  • Other Tools to Consider
    • FX Composer
    • NShader
    • Visual Studio 2012
  • A First Shader Project
    • Using Prebuilt Effects
    • Adding Effects
    • Debrief
  • Custom Shader
    • Create a Shader Algorithm
    • Compile the HLSL Code
    • Add to Visual Studio XAML Project
    • Create a .NET Wrapper Class
    • Compile the Project
    • Instantiate the Shader
  • Summary
• 3. Commonplace Pixel Shaders
  • A Word About Pseudocode
    • Our Sample Image
  • Color Modification
    • Common Techniques
    • Black, White, and Gray
      • Black-White
      • Grayscale
    • Color Replacement
    • Color Enhancement and Correction
    • Distinctive Effects
  • Distortion and Displacement
    • Magnify
    • Embossed
    • Testing Distortion Effects
    • Other Displacement Effects
  • Blurs
    • Motion Blur
    • Zoom Blur
    • Sharpening
  • Generative Effects
  • Multiple Inputs
  • Sampler Transition
  • Texture Map
  • Color Combination
    • Photoshop Blend Modes
    • Darken Modes
    • Lighten Modes
    • Contrast Modes
    • Comparative Modes
    • Other Modes
    • Blend Modes in HLSL
  • Practical Uses for Shader Effects
    • Motion Blur in Moving Parts
    • Blurs to Emphasize UI Focus
    • Desaturate for Emphasis
  • Summary
• 4. How WPF and Silverlight Use Shaders
  • Framework Effects
    • BlurEffect
    • DropShadowEffect
  • Nested Effects
    • Multiple Effects on One Element
  • Expression Blend Effects
    • Using a Blend Effect
  • Custom Effects
    • Creating a Custom ShaderEffect
      • Loading the .ps file
      • Using the ShaderEffect
    • Working with Samplers
      • Implicit input from ShaderEffect
      • Explicit input from ShaderEffect
      • Pipeline trivia
      • Explicit input revisited
    • Multi-Input Shaders
    • Understanding Sampler Size
    • Creating Parameterized Effects
      • UpdateShaderValue
      • Property Types
    • Padding
    • Effect Mapping
      • GeneralTransform class
      • GeneralTransform and EffectMapping property
  • Summary
• 5. Using Expression Blend and Visual Studio with Shaders
  • Creating a Project
    • New Project
    • Adding Assets
    • Adding Effects
    • Setting Effect Properties
  • Visual Studio Editor
  • Using Custom Effects in Blend
    • Multi-Input Effects
      • Setting brushes with Property window
  • Transition Effects in Blend
    • Create a State Group
    • Add the States
    • Set the Properties
    • Adding a Transition Effect
  • Summary
• 6. Using the Shazzam Shader Editor
  • UI Tour
  • Create a Custom Shader
    • Exploring the HLSL Code Editor
    • Compiling and Testing the Shader
    • Editor Status Bar
    • Exploring the Generated Code
    • Changing Options
    • Working with HLSL Parameters
    • Testing Parameters
    • Default Values for Parameters
      • Changing the test harness values
    • Shazzam Tags
    • Input Parameter Types
    • Influencing the .NET Type
    • Multi-Input Shaders
    • Shader Loader
      • Your Folder tab
      • Sample Shaders tab
      • The Tutorial tab
    • More Shazzam Tools
      • Fullscreen mode
      • Take a screenshot
    • Copying the Files into a Visual Studio Project
  • Summary
• 7. HLSL in Detail
  • Parallel Processing in Shaders
    • Parallelism and the GPU
    • One-Pixel-at-a-Time Algorithm
  • The Relationship Between DirectX and the GPU
  • Understanding Registers
  • Basic Structure of an HLSL Program
    • User-Defined Functions
    • Semantics
    • Data Types
      • Scalar type
      • Array type
      • Vector type
        • Initializing a vector
        • Swizzling
      • Matrix type
      • Object type
      • Custom type
  • Type Casting
    • Local Variables
  • Shader Inputs
    • TEXCOORD Input
    • Global Variables
    • Global Inputs
    • Texture and Sampler Input
    • Sampler Declarations
      • Other texture declarations
  • Other Code Constructs
    • Flow ControlBranching
      • The trouble with float
      • Parallel programming and branches
    • Flow ControlLoops
    • Operators
  • Built-in Functions
    • Texture Functions
    • Math Functions
    • Useful Built-in Functions
      • Clamp and saturate
      • Lerp
  • Summary
• 8. The Zen of Shader Programming
  • Zen of Pixel Programming
    • Sampling a Pixel Color
    • Sampling a Color from Another Texture
  • Colors
    • Color Channel Manipulation
    • Conditional Colors
      • Preserving the alpha channel
    • Replace a Color
    • Other Color Modifier Examples
      • Grayscale
      • Cartoon shader
      • Gloom shader
      • The premultiplied alpha dilemma
    • Coordinates
      • Drawing a vertical line
      • Pixelate
      • Convolution kernels
      • Defining a weighting matrix
      • Building a convolution effect
    • Distortion and Displacement Effects
    • Random Values
    • Noise Textures
      • Creating static texture map
      • Sampling the static map
    • Perlin Noise in Shaders
      • Noise lookup in a distortion shader
      • Noise lookup in a lighting shader
  • Summary
• A. Resources
  • Books
  • Programming
  • Premultiplied Alpha Blending
  • Convolution
  • Noise
  • Tools
• B. Shazzam Settings
• About the Author
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• Copyright

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