RtMipmapK
[Mipmapping]

Detailed Description

RtMipK Toolkit Overview

Requirements

There are four versions of the RtMipK libraries in the RenderWare Graphics SDK. They are fully featured versions on the RtMipK toolkit, and they contain identical APIs. However, because the rendering pipelines are large we've taken the step to compile different versions of the toolkit so that the user can select precisely the pipelines they will be using.

Requirements for rtmipk library

• Headers: rwcore.h, rpworld.h, rpmipkl.h, rtmipk.h
• Libraries: rwcore, rpworld, rpmipkl, rtmipk
• Plugin attachments: RpWorldPluginAttach, RpMipmapKLPluginAttach,

Requirements for rtmipkmatfx library

• Headers: rwcore.h, rpworld.h, rpmatfx.h, rpmipkl.h, rtmipk.h
• Libraries: rwcore, rpworld, rpmatfx, rpmipkl, rtmipkmatfx
• Plugin attachments: RpWorldPluginAttach, RpMatFXPluginAttach, RpMipmapKLPluginAttach,

Requirements for rtmipkpatch library

• Headers: rwcore.h, rpworld.h, rppatch.h, rpmipkl.h, rtmipk.h
• Libraries: rwcore, rpworld, rppatch, rpmipkl, rtmipkpatch
• Plugin attachments: RpWorldPluginAttach, RpPatchPluginAttach, RpMipmapKLPluginAttach,

Requirements for rpmipkpatchmatfx library

• Headers: rwcore.h, rpworld.h, rppatch.h, rpmatfx.h, rpmipkl.h, rtmipk.h
• Libraries: rwcore, rpworld, rppatch, rpmatfx, rpmipkl, rtmipkpatchmatfx
• Plugin attachments: RpWorldPluginAttach, RpPatchPluginAttach, RpMatFXPluginAttach, RpMipmapKLPluginAttach

Note:

Only one of the rtmipk libraries should be used in an application at once.

Overview

The set "K" value is calculated as the average "K" value for all the triangles using a RwTexture.

So we first calculate the screen texel ratio by:

   screen texel ratio :=        (video mode width * video mode height)
                         ----------------------------------------------------
                         ((view window width * 2) * (view window height * 2))
   

Then the triangle texel area is calculated, by calculating the screen pixel area per triangle:

    screen space pixel area := triangle area * screen texel ratio
   

Then the pixel to texel ratio for the triangle:

   pixel to texel ratio := screen space pixel area * texel area
   

The root of this the pixel to texel ratio is added to the sum for all the triangles referencing the texture.

Finally we calculate the average "K" value by:

   average "K" := - ( log( sum / count ) / log(2) )
   

This MipMap "K" value is then stored in the texture.

Function Documentation

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