glPixelTransfer3x
Set pixel transfer modes
C specification
void glPixelTransferf( GLenum pname,
GLfloat param )
void glPixelTransferi( GLenum pname,
GLint param )
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Parameters
- pname
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Specifies the symbolic name of the pixel transfer parameter to be set. Must be one of the following:
GL_MAP_COLOR,GL_MAP_STENCIL,GL_INDEX_SHIFT,GL_INDEX_OFFSET,GL_RED_SCALE,GL_RED_BIAS,GL_GREEN_SCALE,GL_GREEN_BIAS,GL_BLUE_SCALE,GL_BLUE_BIAS,GL_ALPHA_SCALE,GL_ALPHA_BIAS,GL_DEPTH_SCALE, orGL_DEPTH_BIAS.
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Additionally, if the
GL_ARB_imagingextension is supported, the following symbolic names are accepted:GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_RED_SCALE,GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_GREEN_SCALE,GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_BLUE_SCALE,GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_ALPHA_SCALE,GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_RED_BIAS,GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_GREEN_BIAS,GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_BLUE_BIAS,GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_ALPHA_BIAS,GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_RED_SCALE,GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_GREEN_SCALE,GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_BLUE_SCALE,GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_ALPHA_SCALE,GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_RED_BIAS,GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_GREEN_BIAS,GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_BLUE_BIAS, andGL_POST_CONVOLUTION_ALPHA_BIAS.
- param
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Specifies the value that pname is set to.
Overview
glPixelTransfer sets pixel transfer modes that affect the operation of subsequent glCopyPixels, glCopyTexImage1D, glCopyTexImage2D, glCopyTexSubImage1D, glCopyTexSubImage2D, glCopyTexSubImage3D, glDrawPixels, glReadPixels, glTexImage1D, glTexImage2D, glTexImage3D, glTexSubImage1D, glTexSubImage2D, and glTexSubImage3D commands. Additionally, if the GL_ARB_imaging subset is supported, the routines glColorTable, glColorSubTable, glConvolutionFilter1D, glConvolutionFilter2D, glHistogram, glMinmax, and glSeparableFilter2D are also affected. The algorithms that are specified by pixel transfer modes operate on pixels after they are read from the frame buffer (glCopyPixels glCopyTexImage1D, glCopyTexImage2D, glCopyTexSubImage1D, glCopyTexSubImage2D, glCopyTexSubImage3D, and glReadPixels), or unpacked from client memory (glDrawPixels, glTexImage1D, glTexImage2D, glTexImage3D, glTexSubImage1D, glTexSubImage2D, and glTexSubImage3D). Pixel transfer operations happen in the same order, and in the same manner, regardless of the command that resulted in the pixel operation. Pixel storage modes (see glPixelStore) control the unpacking of pixels being read from client memory, and the packing of pixels being written back into client memory.
Pixel transfer operations handle four fundamental pixel types: color, color index, depth, and stencil. Color pixels consist of four floating-point values with unspecified mantissa and exponent sizes, scaled such that 0 represents zero intensity and 1 represents full intensity. Color indices comprise a single fixed-point value, with unspecified precision to the right of the binary point. Depth pixels comprise a single floating-point value, with unspecified mantissa and exponent sizes, scaled such that 0.0 represents the minimum depth buffer value, and 1.0 represents the maximum depth buffer value. Finally, stencil pixels comprise a single fixed-point value, with unspecified precision to the right of the binary point.
The pixel transfer operations performed on the four basic pixel types are as follows:
- Color
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Each of the four color components is multiplied by a scale factor, then added to a bias factor. That is, the red component is multiplied by
GL_RED_SCALE, then added toGL_RED_BIAS; the green component is multiplied byGL_GREEN_SCALE, then added toGL_GREEN_BIAS; the blue component is multiplied byGL_BLUE_SCALE, then added toGL_BLUE_BIAS; and the alpha component is multiplied byGL_ALPHA_SCALE, then added toGL_ALPHA_BIAS. After all four color components are scaled and biased, each is clamped to the range [0,1]. All color, scale, and bias values are specified withglPixelTransfer.
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If
GL_MAP_COLORis true, each color component is scaled by the size of the corresponding color-to-color map, then replaced by the contents of that map indexed by the scaled component. That is, the red component is scaled byGL_PIXEL_MAP_R_TO_R_SIZE, then replaced by the contents ofGL_PIXEL_MAP_R_TO_Rindexed by itself. The green component is scaled byGL_PIXEL_MAP_G_TO_G_SIZE, then replaced by the contents ofGL_PIXEL_MAP_G_TO_Gindexed by itself. The blue component is scaled byGL_PIXEL_MAP_B_TO_B_SIZE, then replaced by the contents ofGL_PIXEL_MAP_B_TO_Bindexed by itself. And the alpha component is scaled byGL_PIXEL_MAP_A_TO_A_SIZE, then replaced by the contents ofGL_PIXEL_MAP_A_TO_Aindexed by itself. All components taken from the maps are then clamped to the range [0,1].GL_MAP_COLORis specified withglPixelTransfer. The contents of the various maps are specified withglPixelMap.
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If the
GL_ARB_imagingextension is supported, each of the four color components may be scaled and biased after transformation by the color matrix. That is, the red component is multiplied byGL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_RED_SCALE, then added toGL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_RED_BIAS; the green component is multiplied byGL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_GREEN_SCALE, then added toGL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_GREEN_BIAS; the blue component is multiplied byGL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_BLUE_SCALE, then added toGL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_BLUE_BIAS; and the alpha component is multiplied byGL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_ALPHA_SCALE, then added toGL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_ALPHA_BIAS. After all four color components are scaled and biased, each is clamped to the range [0,1].
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Similiarly, if the
GL_ARB_imagingextension is supported, each of the four color components may be scaled and biased after processing by the enabled convolution filter. That is, the red component is multiplied byGL_POST_CONVOLUTION_RED_SCALE, then added toGL_POST_CONVOLUTION_RED_BIAS; the green component is multiplied byGL_POST_CONVOLUTION_GREEN_SCALE, then added toGL_POST_CONVOLUTION_GREEN_BIAS; the blue component is multiplied byGL_POST_CONVOLUTION_BLUE_SCALE, then added toGL_POST_CONVOLUTION_BLUE_BIAS; and the alpha component is multiplied byGL_POST_CONVOLUTION_ALPHA_SCALE, then added toGL_POST_CONVOLUTION_ALPHA_BIAS. After all four color components are scaled and biased, each is clamped to the range [0,1].
- Color index
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Each color index is shifted left by
GL_INDEX_SHIFTbits; any bits beyond the number of fraction bits carried by the fixed-point index are filled with zeros. IfGL_INDEX_SHIFTis negative, the shift is to the right, again zero filled. ThenGL_INDEX_OFFSETis added to the index.GL_INDEX_SHIFTandGL_INDEX_OFFSETare specified with
glPixelTransfer.
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From this point, operation diverges depending on the required of the resulting pixels. If the resulting pixels are to be written to a color index buffer, or if they are being read back to client memory in
GL_COLOR_INDEX, the pixels continue to be treated as indices. IfGL_MAP_COLORis true, each index is masked by $2 sup n ~-~ 1$, where $n$ isGL_PIXEL_MAP_I_TO_I_SIZE, then replaced by the contents ofGL_PIXEL_MAP_I_TO_Iindexed by the masked value.GL_MAP_COLORis specified withglPixelTransfer. The contents of the index map is specified withglPixelMap.
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If the resulting pixels are to be written to an RGBA color buffer, or if they are read back to client memory in a other than
GL_COLOR_INDEX, the pixels are converted from indices to colors by referencing the four mapsGL_PIXEL_MAP_I_TO_R,GL_PIXEL_MAP_I_TO_G,GL_PIXEL_MAP_I_TO_B, andGL_PIXEL_MAP_I_TO_A. Before being dereferenced, the index is masked by $2 sup n ~-~ 1$, where $n$ isGL_PIXEL_MAP_I_TO_R_SIZEfor the red map,GL_PIXEL_MAP_I_TO_G_SIZEfor the green map,GL_PIXEL_MAP_I_TO_B_SIZEfor the blue map, andGL_PIXEL_MAP_I_TO_A_SIZEfor the alpha map. All components taken from the maps are then clamped to the range [0,1]. The contents of the four maps is specified withglPixelMap.
- Depth
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Each depth value is multiplied by
GL_DEPTH_SCALE, added toGL_DEPTH_BIAS, then clamped to the range [0,1].
- Stencil
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Each index is shifted
GL_INDEX_SHIFTbits just as a color index is, then added toGL_INDEX_OFFSET. IfGL_MAP_STENCILis true, each index is masked by $2 sup n ~-~ 1$, where $n$ isGL_PIXEL_MAP_S_TO_S_SIZE, then replaced by the contents ofGL_PIXEL_MAP_S_TO_Sindexed by the masked value.
The following table gives the type, initial value, and range of valid values for each of the pixel transfer parameters that are set with glPixelTransfer.
| pname | Type | Initial Value | Valid Range |
| GL_MAP_COLOR | boolean | false | true/false |
| GL_MAP_STENCIL | boolean | false | true/false |
| GL_INDEX_SHIFT | integer | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_INDEX_OFFSET | integer | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_RED_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_GREEN_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_BLUE_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_ALPHA_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_DEPTH_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_RED_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_GREEN_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_BLUE_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_ALPHA_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_DEPTH_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_RED_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_GREEN_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_BLUE_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_ALPHA_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_RED_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_GREEN_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_BLUE_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_ALPHA_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_RED_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_GREEN_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_BLUE_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_ALPHA_SCALE | float | 1 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_RED_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_GREEN_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_BLUE_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
| GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_ALPHA_BIAS | float | 0 | (-∞,∞) |
glPixelTransferf can be used to set any pixel transfer parameter. If the parameter type is boolean, 0 implies false and any other value implies true. If pname is an integer parameter, param is rounded to the nearest integer.
Likewise, glPixelTransferi can be used to set any of the pixel transfer parameters. Boolean parameters are set to false if param is 0 and to true otherwise. param is converted to floating point before being assigned to real-valued parameters.
Notes
If a glColorTable, glColorSubTable, glConvolutionFilter1D, glConvolutionFilter2D, glCopyPixels, glCopyTexImage1D, glCopyTexImage2D, glCopyTexSubImage1D, glCopyTexSubImage2D, glCopyTexSubImage3D, glDrawPixels, glReadPixels, glSeparableFilter2D, glTexImage1D, glTexImage2D, glTexImage3D, glTexSubImage1D, glTexSubImage2D, or glTexSubImage3D. command is placed in a display list (see glNewList and glCallList), the pixel transfer mode settings in effect when the display list is executed are the ones that are used. They may be different from the settings when the command was compiled into the display list.
Errors
GL_INVALID_ENUM is generated if pname is not an accepted value.
GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glPixelTransfer is executed between the execution of glBegin and the corresponding execution of glEnd.
Associated gets
glGet with argument GL_MAP_COLOR
glGet with argument GL_MAP_STENCIL
glGet with argument GL_INDEX_SHIFT
glGet with argument GL_INDEX_OFFSET
glGet with argument GL_RED_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_RED_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_GREEN_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_GREEN_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_BLUE_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_BLUE_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_ALPHA_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_ALPHA_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_DEPTH_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_DEPTH_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_RED_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_RED_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_GREEN_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_GREEN_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_BLUE_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_BLUE_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_ALPHA_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_POST_COLOR_MATRIX_ALPHA_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_RED_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_RED_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_GREEN_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_GREEN_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_BLUE_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_BLUE_BIAS
glGet with argument GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_ALPHA_SCALE
glGet with argument GL_POST_CONVOLUTION_ALPHA_BIAS