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Depth Texture

Depth Texture algorithmically estimates the depth of a Camera Input Texture.

depth texture demo

Import Depth Texture

  1. Go to the Assets panel
  2. Click the Add asset button [+]
  3. Go to Texture
  4. Click Depth Texture
add depth texture

How Depth Texture Works

Depth Texture adds algorithmically-predicted depth to your effect. The Depth Texture asset is a black and white texture, where the resulting grayscale texture predicts a real-world object’s distance from the camera. For example, the darker the texture, the closer it is to the camera.

depth texture preview
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Try using Depth Texture in Material Editor to achieve different results!

Demo

Start by downloading the following demo project:

DepthTexture_Demo.zip

depth texture demo

In this demo project, the R (red) values of Depth Texture is pulled to apply a blue strip between two estimated points. The darker the texture, or the lower the R value, the closer to the camera the blue strip will appear.

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