About This Software YES - ShaderTool has reached FINAL STATUS!It capsulates a powerful node based system and an easy to use code editor to create shaders of any kind (except compute shader) with full Oculus Rift DK 2 support in addition!ShaderTool provides a flexible and editable node-powered pipeline that allows you to write shaders without also having to have written an engine. Use the integrated code editor to directly write shader code in either HLSL (DirectX) or GLSL (OpenGL).FeaturesWrite shaders and view results instantlySupport of HLSL and GLSL (DirectX and OpenGL)Latest shader models fully supported Code editor with syntax highlighting, warning and error outputEasy-to-use node-based render pipeline Import models, textures, audio files and other resources per drag'n dropExport your shaders and share them with othersCreate template projects for more efficient shader development Direct use of shaders in DirectX or OpenGL applications Oculus Rift DK 2 fully supported (Direct Acces Mode)Use audio streams for shader input to create stunning effectsPost-Effects fully supportedCreate multiple render-pipelines and combine them to create AAA shaders used in gamesFinally a modern shader IDE for programmers and FX artistsMaybe you are one of those who was looking without avail for a really good shader development environment. You might ended up with the FX Composer or RenderMonkey – both very powerful shader IDEs but with one big disadvantage – both are sadly not maintained anymore and therefore they do not support the newest shader models!So what else was out there? Sadly … almost nothing! Some IDEs are more after GLSL and very few after HLSL. Some IDEs only support the creation of post effects – but that is not enough for a professional shader developer!That is exactly what we were just thinking a year ago and we thought that it was time to change that. So we started to develop ShaderTool. And now its finished - get it and start coding!What is ShaderTool capable of?The current version of ShaderTool allows you to write HLSL and GLSL shaders of any kind. But you not only can write shaders by hand but also build up your own render pipeline through the easy-to-use node-based-system and combine multiple shaders to create state of the art effects.You can load or just drag and drop models, textures and audio files of any kind! The integrated code editor supports syntax highlighting, shows warnings and errors with quick jump functionality and other typical code editor stuff.Also, we are improving ShaderTool every day and if you have suggestions or ideas: PLEASE LET US NOW! During the alpha and beta phase a lot of ideas from users have been implemented - so your voice matters!There is so much more … try out for yourself! 7aa9394dea Title: ShaderToolGenre: UtilitiesDeveloper:Stefan Kraus, Timo ArmbrusterPublisher:BiteTheBytes GmbHRelease Date: 1 Apr, 2014 ShaderTool Download Tn Hindi Interesting software, but has problems. Menu buttons or the HUD in general fails to render at times, so it glitchyCan't maximize the window without the editor stretchingand currently doesn't support UNITY 3DStill, worth looking into. For a small and quick shader IDE that isn't part of a large integrated tool like UnrealEngine, ShaderTool can't really be beat. It's got a very pleasant to use node graph interface with real-time previews as well as a nice text editor for writing shader code, with syntax highlighting. The latest version brings some nice user interface refinements like when adding new nodes, they are shown as icons and the ability to modulate node\/shader inputs via mouse or by sound input (from wav\/ogg\/mp3) which makes for some fun experimentation.. Bought it for my linux dev pipeline and never got this SO version. Been nearly a year waiting for a 2 month deadline and now they say maybe end of 2016. Don't trust this dev.. DATE = 14\/10\/2014*** As stated by the developers its an Alpha product, If there was an Early Access program for software and not just games on Steam they would have used it.------ THE GOOD -------- That being said, this product is already at a very usable position. Its got an fantastic node based UI which makes chopping and changing your shaders a really easy experience.- The integrated Text Editor is fantastic. - I love the DARK UI, All of the tools I use i try and get the dark UI where possible (intellij, Sublime, Mono). Don't underestimate the productivity increase when you love the environment you work in ;)- The immediate feedback you get while seeing your effect on a model in real time is amazing. This is my first ever shader tool and im very happy.- THE DEVELOPERS ARE GREAT, this should not be played down at all. The day it released (at least when i found it), it had a huge bug that prevented AMD GPU users from using the GLSL part of the app, it was completely broken. After a few of us said so on the forum, the dev told us they were ON IT :) Then about 12 hours later there was an update that fixed it completely :) Ive also seen them do the same with other bugs other users have had. They are very competent.------THE BAD------- There is still a lot to do to get this product where I think it could be. At this point in time it only supports DX, and Open GL4. - In future I REALLY want to see OpenGL ES support for GLSL ES. I enjoy developing for mobile, so at this point in time I only use ShaderTool to mess about on PC. I really would love to use this for Android stuff :)-----------------------------------------------------------------THE ENDTLDR GOOD - Great App, Great Devs, Already VERY usable, TONS of potential..... GREAT DEVS ;)TLDR BAD - Still very early in development, NO OpenGL ES Support yet.. outstanding support, and very nice.. Pros:+ Great for begginers in shader writing+ Good examples+ Syntax debug+ Very handy in shader optimizationCons:- Uniforms are dissconected when no longer used (this is f***ing annoying, why they can`t be marked red or something?)- Poor documentation- Scene organization can be more advanced- No support for multi uvsBut in general i reccomend if you want to learn how to write shaders.. Update:The software is still rather buggy, but the developers seem to care, and things are getting fixed quite fast. No one should rely on this software for anything quite yet. There are still mountain piles of bugs. This early access is mostly early and not a lot of access.The concept is very good and the node-based UI design makes a whole lot of sense, so this software has a lot of potential. The developers simply have a rather poor testing plan, which probably involves closing eyes and just pressing the release button.EDIT: Latest update makes steam loop in "Preparing to launch shadertool" forever.Changing to negative review until this is fixed.
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