problems getting the depth buffer
Post: #1
I've been trying to grab the depth buffer, but have had some problems. Whenever I try to grab it, it shows up as pure white, but I know the depth buffer is working since the scene renders without problems. Lately, it's even frozen: not just the app, but the entire computer! This even happens on both my PowerMac and my MacBook Pro! (talk about making it difficult to debug :/) Anyways, I was hoping you guys might be able to catch where I go wrong.
I use texture rectangles, and I this is what I use for the allocation and parameters of the texture.
This is the code that I use to grab it.
I think it started to freeze when I used glCopyTexSubImage as opposed to glCopyTexImage. I'll test that, but I'll do so after I press post so I don't loose what I've written so far if it is the case.
I also tried setting my viewable area to 512x512 and using GL_TEXTURE_2D rather than GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, and there was no difference.
For the record, I also tried FBOs, and the depth texture still showed up as all white. However, I've been moving away from FBOs since I learned you can't have higher than a 16 bit depth buffer, which was certainly noticeable, even when I moved the far plane forward. (I still use them when I don't need the depth buffer, though; fortunately the performance hit so far has been minimal) Any suggestions would be appreciated. I suppose if it turns out to always have problems I can always create my own depth buffer with a pixel shader, but I would prefer not to since it would require another pass.
Edit: yup, the problem with the freezing was indeed using glCopySubImage. Here is my new line for the copying:
Still has the problem.
I use texture rectangles, and I this is what I use for the allocation and parameters of the texture.
Code:
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, depthTexture);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, GL_DEPTH_TEXTURE_MODE, GL_INTENSITY);
glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, 0, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT16, width, height, 0, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, NULL);This is the code that I use to grab it.
Code:
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, depthTexture);
glCopyTexSubImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, width, height);I think it started to freeze when I used glCopyTexSubImage as opposed to glCopyTexImage. I'll test that, but I'll do so after I press post so I don't loose what I've written so far if it is the case.
I also tried setting my viewable area to 512x512 and using GL_TEXTURE_2D rather than GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, and there was no difference.For the record, I also tried FBOs, and the depth texture still showed up as all white. However, I've been moving away from FBOs since I learned you can't have higher than a 16 bit depth buffer, which was certainly noticeable, even when I moved the far plane forward. (I still use them when I don't need the depth buffer, though; fortunately the performance hit so far has been minimal) Any suggestions would be appreciated. I suppose if it turns out to always have problems I can always create my own depth buffer with a pixel shader, but I would prefer not to since it would require another pass.
Edit: yup, the problem with the freezing was indeed using glCopySubImage. Here is my new line for the copying:
Code:
glCopyTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE_ARB, 0, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT, 0, 0, width, height, 0);
Post: #2
Alright, I think I figured out the problem: it turns out that I just had my near plane too close. When I went really close, it showed up correctly, so I changed it from 0.1 to 1. It now shows up correctly from a sane distance. I would have liked it to be a little closer, but it shouldn't provide any problem. Unfortunately, when the depth buffer is 16 bits (such as with FBOs) it still has some problems. (when I was still trying to be able to use FBOs, I tried it, and it still had errors 
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Post: #3
The GLUT examples has a program (decal) that shows one way to do this.
Sir, e^iπ + 1 = 0, hence God exists; reply!
The problem was the near plane being too close, causing it to show all white.
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