[Example] - Example request - Creating and applying graphics compositors

[JohnLudlow]

Similar to a game settings file, Stride projects in the editor generally come with a graphics compositor, which is a YAML file rendered in a UI, in this case as a visual scripting language.

Again like the game settings file, there's probably a way to work with it in C#, but it'd be nice to have an example

[VaclavElias]

What do you think about this one? https://github.com/VaclavElias/stride-community-toolkit/blob/feat-physics-refactoring/src/Stride.CommunityToolkit/Engine/GraphicsCompositorHelper2D.cs

[JohnLudlow]

I think that might have been the kind of thing I was looking for but unable to find. It'll be a starting point and maybe I can build a little sample to play with

Thanks

[VaclavElias]

Here you can see how is attached default compositor for 3D.

You can extract the code from stride source in this helper GraphicsCompositorHelper.CreateDefault(true); which could be used for other custom compositors but I don't have at the moment any idea what other example could be created as default compositor is ok for most of the cases. At least, we know we do can code compositor from the code!! 🤣

https://github.com/VaclavElias/stride-community-toolkit/blob/1e0c2d6d6728e551c98e01c855ddd8c114feee30/src/Stride.CommunityToolkit/Engine/GameExtensions.cs#L117-L126

[JohnLudlow]

Yeah that's great to know. It was just a little hidden if you're not familiar with the code base.

This article talks about using a compositor, and I think it's to do with creating a second camera:

https://doc.stride3d.net/4.0/en/Manual/graphics/graphics-compositor/render-textures.html

[VaclavElias]

Yeah! Make sure you are on the latest version, not 4.0 🤣

https://doc.stride3d.net/latest/en/Manual/graphics/graphics-compositor/render-textures.html