Simple splatting question

Troubleshooting graphics
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I know this has probably been answered somewhere, but my search didn't find it, so maybe one of you can help.



What function(s) do I use to get the different color channels in a single alphamap for splatting?  Right now I use 4 different alphamaps for 4 different textures, but I want to use 1 alphamap for all 4 (using the R, G, B, and A channels of that file).  I know it can be done, I just don't know how to access those channels individually.

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This would be done outside of jME.  We do it at work using Java 2d image code.

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If you're using a shader you can just load your alpha texture color into a vec4 and access the components individually to do splatting, e.g:


vec4 alpha = texture2D(alphamap, texCoord);
// ...
gl_FragColor = texture2D(colormap1, texCoord) * alpha.r + texture2D(colormap2, texCoord) * alpha.g // ... etc

4

Thanks, those answers were exactly what I needed to know  :smiley:

5

Ah, sorry I thought you'd asked how to merge the 4 images in jME.