Texture.GetPixels AFTER shading applied

[helmesjo]

Hi!

This might not be considered a "pure" NGUI-question but in case it's because of how UITexture works, I ask here anyways...

Basically, I want to "print" a Texture2D (UITexture.mainTexture), but not the raw, default texture, but the texture AFTER the shading has been applied (like alpha, texture-flip etc., everything that get's applied in a shader). I seriously have no clue at all how to go about this: Accessing the texture from the material (tested without success)?...

Any thoughts? Thanks!

Edit. Or is it just so easy that I wait for end of frame using a coroutine?

1. yield  return new WaitForEndOfFrame();
2.  

Edit2. Nope.

Edit3. To have a fallback-solution I read (which I knew would work, but want to avoid) the pixels directly from screen like this:

1. int previousDepth = depth;
2.                 depth = int.MaxValue;
3.  
4.                 yield return new WaitForEndOfFrame();
5.  
6.                 tex.ReadPixels(new Rect(0, 0, tex.width, tex.height), 0, 0);
7.                 tex.Apply();
8.  
9.                 depth = previousDepth;
10.                
11.                 yield return new WaitForEndOfFrame(); //<-- symbolic to be in correct state when "done"
12.  

Problem with this is that:

1. It flickers (barely noticeable though) and
2. It's more of a hack (I hate hacks).
3. It relies on the texture being at front.
4. It's just hard to maintain.

[beermoney]

you would want to draw the texture to a render texture (unity pro only), you could then save the render texture to PNG or draw it else where, upto you

[helmesjo]

you would want to draw the texture to a render texture (unity pro only), you could then save the render texture to PNG or draw it else where, upto you

Thanks, I'll check that out!