Add a way to set the shadow sampling quality

android/filament-android/src/main/cpp/Material.cpp

@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ using namespace filament;
 
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_com_google_android_filament_Material_nBuilderBuild(JNIEnv *env, jclass,
-        jlong nativeEngine, jobject buffer_, jint size, jint shBandCount) {
+        jlong nativeEngine, jobject buffer_, jint size, jint shBandCount, jint shadowQuality) {
     Engine* engine = (Engine*) nativeEngine;
     AutoBuffer buffer(env, buffer_, size);
     auto builder = Material::Builder();
     if (shBandCount) {
         builder.sphericalHarmonicsBandCount(shBandCount);
     }
+    builder.shadowSamplingQuality((Material::Builder::ShadowSamplingQuality)shadowQuality);
     Material* material = builder
             .package(buffer.getData(), buffer.getSize())
             .build(*engine);

android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Material.java

@@ -344,9 +344,18 @@ public Material(long nativeMaterial) {
     }
 
     public static class Builder {
+        public enum ShadowSamplingQuality {
+            /** 2x2 PCF */
+            HARD,
+            /** 3x3 gaussian filter */
+            LOW,
+        }
+
         private Buffer mBuffer;
         private int mSize;
         private int mShBandCount = 0;
+        private ShadowSamplingQuality mShadowSamplingQuality = ShadowSamplingQuality.LOW;
+
 
         /**
          * Specifies the material data. The material data is a binary blob produced by
@@ -378,6 +387,18 @@ public Builder sphericalHarmonicsBandCount(@IntRange(from = 0) int shBandCount)
             return this;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Set the quality of shadow sampling. This is only taken into account
+         * if this material is lit and in the surface domain.
+         * @param quality
+         * @return Reference to this Builder for chaining calls.
+         */
+        @NonNull
+        public Builder shadowSamplingQuality(ShadowSamplingQuality quality) {
+            mShadowSamplingQuality = quality;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Creates and returns the Material object.
          *
@@ -390,7 +411,7 @@ public Builder sphericalHarmonicsBandCount(@IntRange(from = 0) int shBandCount)
         @NonNull
         public Material build(@NonNull Engine engine) {
             long nativeMaterial = nBuilderBuild(engine.getNativeObject(),
-                mBuffer, mSize, mShBandCount);
+                mBuffer, mSize, mShBandCount, mShadowSamplingQuality.ordinal());
             if (nativeMaterial == 0) throw new IllegalStateException("Couldn't create Material");
             return new Material(nativeMaterial);
         }
@@ -1041,7 +1062,7 @@ void clearNativeObject() {
         mNativeObject = 0;
     }
 
-    private static native long nBuilderBuild(long nativeEngine, @NonNull Buffer buffer, int size, int shBandCount);
+    private static native long nBuilderBuild(long nativeEngine, @NonNull Buffer buffer, int size, int shBandCount, int shadowQuality);
     private static native long nCreateInstance(long nativeMaterial);
     private static native long nCreateInstanceWithName(long nativeMaterial, @NonNull String name);
     private static native long nGetDefaultInstance(long nativeMaterial);

filament/include/filament/Material.h

@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ class UTILS_PUBLIC Material : public FilamentAPI {
         Builder& operator=(Builder const& rhs) noexcept;
         Builder& operator=(Builder&& rhs) noexcept;
 
+        enum class ShadowSamplingQuality : uint8_t {
+            HARD,   // 2x2 PCF
+            LOW     // 3x3 gaussian filter
+        };
+
         /**
          * Specifies the material data. The material data is a binary blob produced by
          * libfilamat or by matc.
@@ -152,6 +157,14 @@ class UTILS_PUBLIC Material : public FilamentAPI {
          */
         Builder& sphericalHarmonicsBandCount(size_t shBandCount) noexcept;
 
+        /**
+         * Set the quality of shadow sampling. This is only taken into account
+         * if this material is lit and in the surface domain.
+         * @param quality
+         * @return
+         */
+        Builder& shadowSamplingQuality(ShadowSamplingQuality quality) noexcept;
+
         /**
          * Creates the Material object and returns a pointer to it.
          *

filament/src/details/Material.cpp

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct Material::BuilderDetails {
     size_t mSize = 0;
     bool mDefaultMaterial = false;
     int32_t mShBandsCount = 3;
+    Builder::ShadowSamplingQuality mShadowSamplingQuality = Builder::ShadowSamplingQuality::LOW;
     std::unordered_map<
         utils::CString,
         std::variant<int32_t, float, bool>,
@@ -152,6 +153,11 @@ Material::Builder& Material::Builder::sphericalHarmonicsBandCount(size_t shBandC
     return *this;
 }
 
+Material::Builder& Material::Builder::shadowSamplingQuality(ShadowSamplingQuality quality) noexcept {
+    mImpl->mShadowSamplingQuality = quality;
+    return *this;
+}
+
 template<typename T, typename>
 Material::Builder& Material::Builder::constant(const char* name, size_t nameLength, T value) {
     FILAMENT_CHECK_PRECONDITION(name != nullptr) << "name cannot be null";
@@ -999,7 +1005,11 @@ void FMaterial::processSpecializationConstants(FEngine& engine, Material::Builde
             +ReservedSpecializationConstants::CONFIG_STEREO_EYE_COUNT,
             (int)engine.getConfig().stereoscopicEyeCount });
     mSpecializationConstants.push_back({
-            +ReservedSpecializationConstants::CONFIG_SH_BANDS_COUNT, builder->mShBandsCount });
+            +ReservedSpecializationConstants::CONFIG_SH_BANDS_COUNT,
+            builder->mShBandsCount });
+    mSpecializationConstants.push_back({
+            +ReservedSpecializationConstants::CONFIG_SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD,
+            (int32_t)builder->mShadowSamplingQuality });
     if (UTILS_UNLIKELY(parser->getShaderLanguage() == ShaderLanguage::ESSL1)) {
         // The actual value of this spec-constant is set in the OpenGLDriver backend.
         mSpecializationConstants.push_back({

libs/filabridge/include/private/filament/EngineEnums.h

@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ enum class ReservedSpecializationConstants : uint8_t {
     CONFIG_DEBUG_DIRECTIONAL_SHADOWMAP = 6,
     CONFIG_DEBUG_FROXEL_VISUALIZATION = 7,
     CONFIG_STEREO_EYE_COUNT = 8, // don't change (hardcoded in ShaderCompilerService.cpp)
-    CONFIG_SH_BANDS_COUNT = 9
+    CONFIG_SH_BANDS_COUNT = 9,
+    CONFIG_SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD = 10
+    // check CONFIG_MAX_RESERVED_SPEC_CONSTANTS below
 };
 
 enum class PushConstantIds : uint8_t  {

libs/filamat/src/shaders/CodeGenerator.cpp

@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ utils::io::sstream& CodeGenerator::generateProlog(utils::io::sstream& out, Shade
     generateSpecializationConstant(out, "CONFIG_SH_BANDS_COUNT",
             +ReservedSpecializationConstants::CONFIG_SH_BANDS_COUNT, 3);
 
+    generateSpecializationConstant(out, "CONFIG_SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD",
+            +ReservedSpecializationConstants::CONFIG_SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD, 1);
+
     // CONFIG_MAX_STEREOSCOPIC_EYES is used to size arrays and on Adreno GPUs + vulkan, this has to
     // be explicitly, statically defined (as in #define). Otherwise (using const int for
     // example), we'd run into a GPU crash.

shaders/src/shadowing.fs

@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
 #define SHADOW_SAMPLING_RUNTIME_DPCF    2u
 #define SHADOW_SAMPLING_RUNTIME_PCSS    3u
 
-// TODO: this should be user-settable, maybe at the material level
 #define SHADOW_SAMPLING_PCF_HARD        0
 #define SHADOW_SAMPLING_PCF_LOW         1
-#define SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD          SHADOW_SAMPLING_PCF_LOW
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // PCF Shadow Sampling
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ float sampleDepth(const mediump sampler2DArrayShadow map,
     return texture(map, vec4(uv, layer, saturate(depth)));
 }
 
-#if SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD == SHADOW_SAMPLING_PCF_HARD
 // use hardware assisted PCF
 float ShadowSample_PCF_Hard(const mediump sampler2DArrayShadow map,
         const highp vec4 scissorNormalized,
@@ -38,9 +35,7 @@ float ShadowSample_PCF_Hard(const mediump sampler2DArrayShadow map,
     // note: shadowPosition.z is in the [1, 0] range (reversed Z)
     return sampleDepth(map, scissorNormalized, layer, position.xy, position.z);
 }
-#endif
 
-#if SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD == SHADOW_SAMPLING_PCF_LOW
 // use hardware assisted PCF + 3x3 gaussian filter
 float ShadowSample_PCF_Low(const mediump sampler2DArrayShadow map,
         const highp vec4 scissorNormalized,
@@ -77,7 +72,6 @@ float ShadowSample_PCF_Low(const mediump sampler2DArrayShadow map,
     sum += uw.y * vw.y * sampleDepth(map, scissorNormalized, layer, base + vec2(u.y, v.y), depth);
     return sum * (1.0 / 16.0);
 }
-#endif
 
 // use manual PCF
 float ShadowSample_PCF(const mediump sampler2DArray map,
@@ -523,11 +517,12 @@ float shadow(const bool DIRECTIONAL,
         const int index, highp vec4 shadowPosition, highp float zLight) {
     highp vec4 scissorNormalized = shadowUniforms.shadows[index].scissorNormalized;
     uint layer = shadowUniforms.shadows[index].layer;
-#if SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD == SHADOW_SAMPLING_PCF_HARD
-    return ShadowSample_PCF_Hard(shadowMap, scissorNormalized, layer, shadowPosition);
-#elif SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD == SHADOW_SAMPLING_PCF_LOW
-    return ShadowSample_PCF_Low(shadowMap, scissorNormalized, layer, shadowPosition);
-#endif
+
+    if (CONFIG_SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD == SHADOW_SAMPLING_PCF_HARD) {
+        return ShadowSample_PCF_Hard(shadowMap, scissorNormalized, layer, shadowPosition);
+    } else if (CONFIG_SHADOW_SAMPLING_METHOD == SHADOW_SAMPLING_PCF_LOW) {
+        return ShadowSample_PCF_Low(shadowMap, scissorNormalized, layer, shadowPosition);
+    }
 }
 
 // Shadow requiring a sampler2D sampler (VSM, DPCF and PCSS)