TextureLoaderLoadShaderResourceView(Device, String, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, TextureInfo) Method

public static ShaderResourceView LoadShaderResourceView(
	Device device,
	string fileName,
	bool loadDdsIfPresent,
	bool convertTo32bppPRGBA,
	bool generateMipMaps,
	out TextureInfo textureInfo
)

Parameters

device  Device

Direct11 Device

fileName  String

file name with full path to the file

loadDdsIfPresent  Boolean

When loadDdsIfPresent is set to true and file extension is not dds, then loader checks if there is a dds file with the same name but dds file extension present in the same folder as the specified fileName. If dds file exist, it is loaded instead of the file specified with fileName. This can greatly improve load performance and memory usage. Default value is false.

convertTo32bppPRGBA  Boolean

When true (by default) the image is converted into 32 bit pre-multiplied RGBA format (Format.R8G8B8A8_UNorm). Note that when file name is saved into a format that is not supported by DirectX, it will be always converted into R8G8B8A8_UNorm.

generateMipMaps  Boolean

When true (by default) the mipmaps are generated before a ShaderResourceView is created. Mipmaps are recommended because they can greatly improve texture quality.

textureInfo  TextureInfo

TextureInfo class that provides information about the loaded bitmap

Return Value

LoadShaderResourceViewFrom can load image png, jpg, tiff, gif, bmp, ico or dds file into ShaderResourceView. When loadDdsIfPresent is set to true and file extension is not dds, then loader checks if there is a dds file with the same name but dds file extension present in the same folder as the specified fileName. If dds file exist, it is loaded instead of the file specified with fileName. This can greatly improve load performance and memory usage.

When loading dds textures for diffuse texture, it is recommended to use the BC7_UNORM format with pre-multiplied alpha (it is also possible to use BC3 or when no alpha channel is used BC1).

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