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Using pixelbender in custom applications

Nov 5, 2011 4:19 AM

What are the options if you want to use pixelbender filters in your own host application? I'm in particular interested in being able to call evaluatePixel and not simply process whole images. I could add photoshop filter plugin support, but AFAIK that will only allow whole image processing (not single pixel/sample callbacks)

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    1. unique_screenname_here,
    Nov 6, 2011 10:08 AM   in reply to Sphinxmorpher
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    Outside Flash, there is no way to use Pixel Bender within your own application unless you're willing to write your own compiler and runtime.

     
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    2. Sphinxmorpher,
    Nov 7, 2011 2:47 AM   in reply to unique_screenname_here
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    Alright, so the After Effects and Photoshop Pixel Bender plugins actually compiles the filters? (I had hoped some sort of Pixel Bender runtime was called, which one could use).

    I think going through Flash somehow is the only way then (via ExternalInterface). I read somewhere in an old thread that Pixel Bender execution in Flash will not use GPU, how is status on that now?

     
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    3. unique_screenname_here,
    Nov 7, 2011 12:12 PM   in reply to Sphinxmorpher
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    Pixel Bender 2D is still not GPU accelerated in Flash.

     
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    4. Royi A,
    Nov 11, 2011 6:51 AM   in reply to unique_screenname_here
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    Is there a way to program a plug in to photoshop where the GUI and some auxiliary functions are don in flash and image processing computations are done in PB?

     
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    5. AIF Bob,
    Dec 12, 2011 12:10 PM   in reply to Royi A
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    You would need to do the image processing computations in the Flash version of Pixel Bender so this question really comes down to what Photoshop plugin mechanisms will allow you access to Flash. I'm not an expert on that side of things, you might try asking in the PS forums.

     
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    6. Royi A,
    Dec 12, 2011 9:57 PM   in reply to AIF Bob
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    It seems it is not possible to do so.

    Should be one of the first things in the "Feature Request" list.

     
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