BansheeEngine/Data/Raw/Engine/Includes/ReflectionCubemapCommon.bslinc

mixin ReflectionCubemapCommon
{
	code
	{
		float3 getDirFromCubeFace(uint cubeFace, float2 uv)
		{
			float3 dir;
			if(cubeFace == 0)
				dir = float3(1.0f, -uv.y, -uv.x);
			else if(cubeFace == 1)
				dir = float3(-1.0f, -uv.y, uv.x);
			else if(cubeFace == 2)
				dir = float3(uv.x, 1.0f, uv.y);
			else if(cubeFace == 3)
				dir = float3(uv.x, -1.0f, -uv.y);
			else if(cubeFace == 4)
				dir = float3(uv.x, -uv.y, 1.0f);
			else
				dir = float3(-uv.x, -uv.y, -1.0f);
				
			return dir;
		}
		
		/**
		 * Calculates a mip level to sample from based on roughness value.
		 *
		 * @param 	roughness	Roughness in range [0, 1]. Higher values yield more roughness.
		 * @param	numMips		Total number of mip-map levels in the texture we'll be sampling from.
		 * @return				Index of the mipmap level to sample.
		 */					
		float mapRoughnessToMipLevel(float roughness, int numMips)
		{
			// We use the following equation:
			//    mipLevel = log10(1 - roughness) / log10(dropPercent)
			//
			// Where dropPercent represent by what % to drop the roughness with each mip level.
			// We convert to log2 and a assume a drop percent value of 0.7. This gives us:
			//    mipLevel = -2.8 * log2(1 - roughness);
			
			// Note: Another value that could be used is drop 0.6, which yields a multiply by -1.35692. 
			// This more accurately covers the mip range, but early mip levels end up being too smooth,
			// and benefits from our cubemap importance sampling strategy seem to be lost as most samples
			// fall within one pixel, resulting in same effect as just trivially downsampling. With 0.7 drop
			// the roughness increases too early and higher mip levels don't cover the full [0, 1] range. Which
			// is better depends on what looks better.
			
			return max(0, -2.8f * log2(1.0f - roughness));
		}
		
		/**
		 * Calculates a roughness value from the provided mip level.
		 *
		 * @param 	mipLevel	Mip level to determine roughness for.
		 * @param	numMips		Total number of mip-map levels in the texture we'll be sampling from.
		 * @return				Roughness value for the specific mip level.
		 */				
		float mapMipLevelToRoughness(int mipLevel, int numMips)
		{
			// mapRoughnessToMipLevel() solved for roughness
			return 1 - exp2((float)mipLevel / -2.8f);
		}	
	};
};