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Adjusting Holographic Content Transparency
HI All,
I tried HoloTour apps and it was really amazing. One question popped-up in my mind after playing around HoloTour is how we can adjust the transparency of the Holographic Content? I see the 360 video in HoloTour look very sharp and solid (not transparent).
Any response will be highly appreciated and thank you so much.
Cheers,
Best Answer
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Jackson mod
Transparency of a hologram in the device is determined by 3 things:
How dark the color of the hologram is: black is the absence of light, so any hologram that is black will be transparent. Any hologram using bright colors will appear more solid.
What is the blend mode of the shader on the hologram. If your hologram is rendered with a color with an alpha channel, it can be rendered with a blend state respecting that alpha (and a destination blend of 1 - src alpha) If you want your hologram to appear more solid, do not render with an alpha channel on your material.
What is the brightness of your display. On the top left side of your device, press the forward most button to increase the brightness of your display and make your holograms appear more opaque.
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Transparency of a hologram in the device is determined by 3 things:
How dark the color of the hologram is: black is the absence of light, so any hologram that is black will be transparent. Any hologram using bright colors will appear more solid.
What is the blend mode of the shader on the hologram. If your hologram is rendered with a color with an alpha channel, it can be rendered with a blend state respecting that alpha (and a destination blend of 1 - src alpha) If you want your hologram to appear more solid, do not render with an alpha channel on your material.
What is the brightness of your display. On the top left side of your device, press the forward most button to increase the brightness of your display and make your holograms appear more opaque.
HI Jackson,
Thanks a lot for your answer. It's really helpful.
Hi Jackson,
Could you elaborate upon the 2nd point or provide some reference to detailed documentation which explains bend state (and alpha src).
Thanks in advance!
John