[Best Tool Asset Store Award] Amplify Shader Editor - Node-based Shader Creation Tool

Hey guys,
I trying to figure out how to make Sprite Renderer flip feature work with the shader.
Could someone help me?

 

That was fast, thanks a lot!
The only reason I'm still on 5.6 is that I develop some new tools for the asset store that will have ase support and I want to support as many versions I can. But I will switch to 2017.1 and only support older versions where is possible.

Thanks again !

 

One more question. Is there a way to have shadows when Custom Blend Mode is enabled and both Opacity and Opacity Mask are used in a custom lighting shader? What about semi transparent shadows?
The shadow is working when Standard lighting is used (right), but not in custom lighting(left). I also attached the scene if you want to take a look.

 

Hey, are there any performance implications by registering and getting lots of local variables within your shader?

 

Hello, the Sprite Renderer flip feature should work without issue, I've just tested flipping both X and Y axis on our SimpleSprite sample through the MySprite gameobject's inspector, and its working as expected.

Could you please provide any further information? Thanks!

Thank you for providing a sample, our developer will investigate this as soon as possible and we'll report back with our findings!

Hey! When you register a graph, even if you use several "gets", the registered graph's code will still only be created once in the shader, so there should be no impact at all on the shader's performance.

If by any case you notice any performance hit due to the use of these nodes, it would likely be an issue that we'd have to correct on our side.

 

Great thanks! No, I haven't noticed anything, I just wanted to double check incase I'm over-using the feature.

 

Yeah that strange, this did not work only in one project. So I tried to delete SpriteRender then add it again and it works... now everything ok

Anyway thank you ^_^

 

Hey,

Please share skin shader in default example.

 

Hello everyone.

I wasn't able to find the new "Melting" sample in the latest download, is it normal?

I was also wondering if we could have examples of samples using cleverly multi pass shaders in order to have an example of what is now achievable with this new feature? (I heard that a fur shader sample was in the making using it, but I might be wrong).

Keep up the good work!

 

Hello, I've registered your suggestion, thanks! Hopefully we can provide a skin sample in the near future!

I've just tested the latest build we provide through our website and the sample is present, did you download from our website or from the Asset Store? Have you tried to re-import the package? Please confirm in the package importer if the sample is present in Assets / AmplifyShaderEditor / Examples / Community / Melting, and if its contents are all selected, thanks!

Oh, we're also going to release a new build today, if you'd rather wait a little longer before importing ASE into your project.

Regarding your request, we're working on a few new samples that will make use of the new features, so stay tuned!

 

Hey guys,

A new build was just uploaded into our website.

Here are the release notes.

Release Notes v1.5.1 dev 06:

• Improvements:
  • Added preview to 'Noise Generator' node
  • Improved node internal data viewer performance
  • Improved the shader changed/dirty flag behavior
  • Improved graph canvas position adjust on loading from a previously different window configuration
  • Renamed 'Melting' sample shader to be in accordance with other community samples
• Fixes:
  • Fixed property node auto-register issue on 'Skybox - Cubemap Extended' sample
  • Fixed issues with 'World Normal' and 'World Reflection' nodes on PS4
  • Fixed multiple cast issues across multiple nodes
  • Fixed incorrect port behavior on 'Refract' node
  • Fixed issue on undoing instanced properties assignment
  • Fixed 'Break To Components' node duplicating code and generating errors

Hope you all have a great weekend and happy shader creations!

 

I've tried and it works.
Thank you
Anyway I've also sent to ASE support the shader so they can investigate better what's going on.

 

You should have in your support email.
Thanks in advance

 

Off topic... The team at Amplify is awesome... I can't wait to see this shader system evolve to greater heights... As a visual effects CG artist, I truly thank you guys for the products over the years I've been a dev. I still remember Amplify Motion in Unity 3/4... you guys are top tier... keep that going.

 

Thanks

 

Hi! First time writing here.
I'm making a shader that modifies a sprite color according its Z world position, and I'm using the node 'Blend Operations' for blending colors.
The shader works perfect, but I created a function in order to reuse the code, and now looks wrong.



But if I change the blending color type to Soft Light, it shows as expected:


But most of the blending types shows that alpha """error""" (only when I use my custom function (all blend types shows nice if I don't use a function).

I even tried to make an input in the function for the original alpha value, and appending it at the "end" of the function, just to be sure it's not modified, but don't work.

If I move the function's code to the original shader, works perfect.


I made a simple shader where happens the same, just in case you want to recreate it:
I'm using the sprite template, and I didn't change the blend modes of the shader.
Version is the last on Asset Store (1.5.1)


After replacing with the function:


Function:




Ah, another question. Everytime I modify a custom function, in order to see the changes, I must press "create and apply shader to material" on every shader/material (that uses the function) in order to refresh them and see the changes (I have enabled the automatic save on every shader). Is this normal?
If it's normal, it would be awesome to have some kind of button that automatically refresh all the shaders that have a reference to that function. I don't know if that could be possible, but it would be great.


Ah (again), another feature that I think that it would be super useful.
Sometimes I added an 'add' node (no pun intended) and then I realized that I wanted a multiply node instead (for example).
It would be awesome to have some option like "replace" when right-click on the node. It would show a list of possible nodes to replace the actual node. (With possible nodes I mean nodes that have the same inputs and outputs as the selected node (It wouldn't make sense to replace a multiply node with a vertex position node, for example)).

These are only suggestions that I personally would find useful, I don't know if they are possible to implement.

 

Hi suzuka, welcome!

About your issue, it seems like a bug, from the images you posted you seem to be doing everything right. I suspect something went wrong with the append node but this is just a guess. I'm going to investigate further and if I fail to replicate the issue I'll ask for your shader. Sorry for the inconvenience :|

About your suggestions:
That's a somewhat common request and we completely want to do it. The only reason it hasn't come yet is because it's technically time demanding and has a lower priority. What I mean is, in order to be possible to do that we need to create and maintain a local database that connects where each function is being use to be able to order a compilation for the shaders using them. This not only will take time to create but also raises other questions about how to use them (will they always update the shaders? can you choose? how do you choose? how do they compile? etc). So it's something that will reflect on other things and will take time, so for the time being we have our priorities set in features for shader creation and only when those get more stabilized we start on that.

Your other suggestion is also something we have been thinking on and might be closer to release. Currently the right click is only being used to pan so there are lots of potential on what we can do with a context menu, replacing nodes is just one of them. So we are totally on board with that, we just need some time to figure out how we wanna do it

Hope that makes sense. Keep the suggestions coming, even if they have been made before, in the very least it lets us measure what everyone wants.

cheers

 

Thanks for the answer @Amplify_Paulo

About my problem, don't worry, I've just found it's "solved" by adding this:


The append node I think it wouldn't be necessary (I don't think the blend operations affects the alpha), but since the issue only happened with some blend types, I added it just to be sure the alpha wasn't modified.
And since its not modified in the function, my solution shouldn't be doing anything, but it works. Somehow the alpha is being modified when enters the function, even If "ignore" any change with the append node.

About my 1st suggestion:
What about a button (or adding an option when right-click on save button (just to keep "clean" the UI)) that saves all shaders that are currently opened? Personally, that would be enough for me (specially if the creation of a database could in someway affect the editor performance).
We could have opened all shader we are working to (I use to) and then by selecting "save all" could save all tabs we have open.
It's much simpler.

Thanks for yout attention and keep up the good work. ASE is already awesome, looking forward to see what's coming next!

 

That is not a bad idea for an intermediary solution. Thx for the suggestion.

About the original issue, I can confirm my initial assumption about the append node. You already found a work around but we'll be fixing it anyway of course, you can expect a fix in the next release or so.

 

Hello!

Could you please confirm if you still have issues with the Sobel sample on the latest ASE version, available for download through our website? We've fixed a few issues that might have been related to yours, and haven't been able to replicate this on our side, thanks!

 

There was an issue with how the alpha port was being treated when in custom lighting mode, we've fixed this and it should work correctly in the next build, which will be released later today, thank you for reporting it and providing a sample!

 

Hey guys,

Hope you had a great weekend.

Here's a new build to start off the week. This one was also submitted to the Unity Asset Store and should soon be available over there.

Here are the release notes.
Release Notes v1.5.2 dev 01:

• Fixes:
  • Changed alpha generation for Custom Lighting to work correctly with alpha mask
  • Fixed issue on shader function reloading not being taken as a load operation
  • Fixed instanced properties not being correctly taken into account inside shader functions
• Improvements:
  • Improved shader function asset loading on Shader Function node

Happy shader creations!

 

After running some tests and confirming our findings with Polybrush's Developer, we've concluded that it's not possible to have GPU Instancing and Vertex Streams at the same time, however, he did point out that there's an option in Polybrush which deactivates additional Vertex Streams ( in the settings tab of the plugin ), making the brush create a new mesh instead.

By enabling this you may then deactivate GPU Instancing and let the Dynamic Batching kick in, which won't be as efficient but it's the only available solution. Please let us know if this helps, thanks!

 

hi guys, theres anyone knows how to create a Infinity led Mirror without the use of render texture?

 

Hello, one possible way to achieve this effect would be through the use of Parallax Mapping, I'm attaching a sample that makes use of this node, which you can examine and use as a starting point for your intended shader.



Do note that this shader is somewhat expensive in terms of performance.

Please let me know if this helps, thanks!

 

I hope this means I will be able to use opacity masks for my hair shader... that is the only thing that has kept me from using it.

 

Hi everyone,

We just uploaded a new build into our website.

Here are the release notes.

Release Notes v1.5.2 dev 02:

• Improvements:
  • Added Safe Normalize option to 'World Space Light Dir' node
    • Assures vector is not zero even if there's no lights in scene
  • Added Safe Normalize option to 'View Dir' node
    • Assures vector is not zero even if there's no cameras on scene
  • Property names can neither be or start with numerical values nor unity reserved names
  • Variables from 'Register Local Var' nodes cannot start or be numerical
• Fixes:
  • Fixed shader function subtitles not being shown after being set with the 'Function Subtitle' node
  • Fixed Custom Lighting using opacity and opacity mask duplicating code

Happy shader creations!

 

Hey there, as Rick pointed out above, we've just released a new build over at our website in which we've squashed this bug, thank you for taking the time to report it!

 

Can someone give me a hand with using a texture as a mask to overlay one color on top of another? Say I'm using a color for my diffuse, red for example. I would like green on top of that, but only show the green based on a black an white texture. Thoughts?

Thanks.

 

OMG! thanks, is there a way to array the parallax mapping for this instance?

performance in VR is great! no lost of framerate

 

Hello! You could accomplish this by using the Lerp node, which allows you to blend between two values according to a third one. Feel free to check our wiki page for this node as it contains more information regarding the Lerp operation, as well as a sample setup that should help you get started.

Let me know if you have any further questions!

No problem, thank you for sharing details regarding its performance!

Unfortunately, theres no way to array the parallax mapping.

 

Hello,
I have noticed when using functions it can mess up the inspector for the material, placing variables under the wrong headings. It appears to happen when you add a function inside of another.

 

Hey there, thank you for reporting this issue!

We've just confirmed it on our side and will look into possible solutions, thanks!

 

I just want to say that it is working properly with the new updates. Thanks again guys !!!

Is there an impact on shadow rendering performance if I render the object as Opaque, but I have a texture plugged in the Opacity Mask slot?

 

No problem, thank you for reporting back!

There will be an impact in rendering performance since the texture will have to be tested for when it occludes or not the shadow.

 

Hey. I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong there with the unpack scale normal but i fail to get the correct normals. I'm on Unity 2018.1.0b5
Any hint ? Thanks !

 

Hello,

Is there a tutorial or a sample on how to create the sparkle or glitter effect with amplify shader editor?

Similar to this


Thanks

 

Sorry for asking a really basic question, but I looked through all the nodes in the documentation online, and I can't find one which accepts separate values for r g b and a as input and produces rgba as output. I guess I'm missing something obvious, as I'm just trying to enable a per object fade out using an alpha float value:

 

Append node

 

Hello, could you please send us a sample with the texture included so we can test it on our side?

Thanks!

Hey there, you're in luck! We've recently introduced a glitter sample in our SRP Package, the SRP Lightweight GlintSparkle, which you may use as a good starting point for that sort of effect!



You need to be using Unity 2018 and have their Lightweight SRP package installed, then extract our SRP Samples.unitypackage in order to access this sample.

Feel free to check out our ASE SRP setup tutorial video for detailed instructions, and be sure to let me know if this helps or if you have any further questions, thanks!

No problem, we're here to help!

As Prodigga was kind enough to point out, the Append node seems to be what you're looking for!

 

Hey guys,

We've just uploaded a new build over our website.

Release Notes v1.5.2 dev 03:

• Fixes:
  • Fixed issue with 'Grab Screen Color' node on Lightweight SRP template
  • Fixed multiple issues with Shader Model selection over templates
  • Fixed issue on not correctly syncing module data from modified template
• Improvements:
  • Re-factored local variable creation over ports to make it more robust
  • Vertex ports are now analyzed before fragment ones
    • Vertex position dependent operations now take applied offsets into account
  • Pragmas, Includes and Defines are copied from linked nodes if Pass is set as invisible
  • Added preview to 'Vertex To Frag' node
  • Small optimization on drawing connections
  • Minor tweak over Particles Alpha Blended template
  • Assigned dynamic interpolators now take both sub shader and pass info into account
    • Modified Lightweight SRP template to share dynamic interpolators amount over hidden passes

WARNING!​

Yep, this is one of those builds ... we did quite some changes on how ports on the output node are analyzed and how local variables are generated.
We strongly advise to backup both shader and previous ASE version before trying out this one.
Please report any issues or strange behaviors and we will tackle them as soon as possible.

Hope you guys have the coolest of weekends and happy shader creations!

 

Sweet... I will take the latest changes for a spin. Particularly using opacity maps with custom lighting...

 

Hi. I understand that it can be limited but what is status with Amplify Shader Editor's deferred rendering path? I know the lighting is limited on that but I would like to find out if the asset do support it in some limited way or another?

Thanks.

 

hi devs, possible to have the GlintSparkle for 2017.3?

 

A sea of posts here so tough to search this out.

Is it possible to directly convert / open up a shader forge shader? or would it need to be manually done?

 

if u have shader forge before, replicate the nodes in amplify manually

 

Was afraid of the manual route haha. Wish there was a way to just import but I figured that was a long shot. I have shaderforge of course... because it was it in the past.

Thanks for the response. =)

 

Hello
There you go. Shader and texture. Thanks !
Unity 2018.1.0b5

 

Following on my question from last page, I can't seem to make my shader transparent (compare with the built-in Unity unlit transparent shader):



My goal is to make a transparent shader that I can fade out over time with an alpha value through script.

Also, new question:

Is it possible to create an outline effect in Amplify Shader Editor which can be applied to any object as a highlighter effect? Or does every object then have to have a "duplicate" standard shader made in Amplify with the addition of an outline that I have to enable/disable through script?

(I looked at how Valve does it for their SteamVR InteractionSystem highlight, and they seem to add a duplicate mesh of the object, to which they then apply a shader that only displays an outline and nothing else... but I use really heavy object so I don't think I can do that without affecting performance a lot, but it's a neat solution).

EDIT: Unlike Valve's outliner shader, yours do not respect multiple objects. How can I make it only draw a single silhouetted outline per material?

 

Hello! What do you mean by saying that "Lighting is limited? Are you looking for anything specific or simply asking if ASE supports the creation of Deferred shaders? If so, it's currently possible to create Deferred shaders. Please do elaborate, requests are very welcome!

Hey there! The GlintSparkle uses a shader template that supports the Lightweight SRP, however, it may be easily converted to a standard surface shader by following these steps in either Unity 2017 or 2018:

- Extract the SRPTemplates.unitypackage, which contains the LightWeightSRP.shader that you need to open the GlintSparkle Shader
- Extract the SRP Samples.unitypackage, containing the GlintSparkle Shader, scene and materials
- Ignore errors and warnings
- Open the SRP LightweightGlintSparkle.shader
- Take note of how the ports in the Output nodes are connected
- Select the Output node and change the Shader Type to Surface Shader
- Compile
- Reconnect the ports in the Output node
- Compile again

The shader will now be working as a Surface Shader, feel free to edit it or create a new material to assign it to.

Do note that, if you've opened the sample scene for this shader, the pink surfaces are from other Lightweight SRP materials.

Let me know if this helps, thanks!

Hello, I'm afraid you'll have to do this manually, apologies for the inconvenience!

Thank you for taking the time to send us the requested sample!

Upon testing your shader, I've noticed that there seems to be an issue with how the Unpack Normal node behaves on different Unity versions, this has been escalated to the developer for further investigation, we'll be sure to let you know as soon as we have any developments, thanks!

Hey there, you're on the right track, next you'll have to connect the Multiply's output to the Opacity port in the Output node in order to produce a transparent surface.

On a sidenote, we also provide some UI specific samples, achieved via Shader Templates, that are available in the following folders:

- AmplifyShaderEditor / Examples / Official / TemplateExamples / UI folder, and in the UISpriteFX
- AmplifyShaderEditor / Examples / Official / UISpriteFX

Feel free to check them out!


Regarding your other question, the Outline that we provide in ASE is per-object and limited to Forward rendering, however, it's definitely possible to develop a custom solution for an outline effect that respects multiple objects, but it does require some work.

As a good reference I recommend that you check out this post, where an outline shader was shared by another community member, which makes use of our Shader Templates to create a Post-Processing shader that draws an outline on any edges that are detected on the screen.

Please let me know if this helps, thanks!