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Why’s this downvoted? Is it not true? I thought lighting was done in software these days?
by chrisseaton 5y ago
Why’s this downvoted? Is it not true? I thought lighting was done in software these days?
- pjmlp 5y agoIt is true, although a specialized form of software that requires extra hardware, GPUs.
- tinus_hn 5y agoIt’s not really software vs hardware, it’s the fixed function pipeline api vs the shader api. The fixed function pipeline api only does one thing one way with a lot of limitations while the shader pipeline can basically do anything (doesn’t even have to be rendering a 3D scene) as long as it’s fast enough for your purpose.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> It’s not really software vs hardware, it’s the fixed function pipeline api vs the shader api. ...that sounds like software vs hardware though? Lighting used to run as a fixed (hardware) function and now it runs via a shader (software) function.