Shader Calibration Scene [5.0 beta]

Hello!

We've put together a calibration scene as well as some sample PBR materials for you to test all your new Standard Shader stuff with:



It's available on the asset store here -
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/25422

Post as much feedback as you can, we're happy to hear all your suggestions and comments!

 

Hi @Axiomatic!

The samples are all in the new default Metallic Standard Shader.

I also have the same set of materials with values measured and set for the Specular Standard Shader; if there's any demand for them, I'm happy to drop a link to a zip when I'm back in the office!

 

That's a great idea! I'll see if we can get a little time to implement that for the next update.

As @Axiomatic said, it gives you a consistent base to check various graphical elements - you can test shaders and material setups under one stable lighting setup, you can see how different skyboxes and cubemaps work in-scene and whether they've been exposed or post-processed optimally, you can load in phototextures and check their values against the calibration gradients, you can test image effects and tonemapping settings on a baseline scene setup, etc. there's probably more uses but those are a few off the top of my head!

 

Hi @3DLABS

I'll make a zip file of the Specular versions when I'm back in the office tomorrow for you!

 

Just a note to say that Peet has pushed an update to the package that contains Specular versions as well now. Check the asset store link for updated version shortly, if not now!

 

Hi @Andrey Kopysov

Most of the scene elements are there to be used as visual aids for multiple purposes and I'm guessing people may find different uses for each of them.

We plan to have a short video showing some of the ways to use the scene but for now you could see the black grid being used to test shadow directions and distances from light rigs, feed back on lens-based effects such as bulges, lens distortion, aberration, light incidence, etc. It's also useful as a relatively neutral background to work against. Elements such as the colour wheel provide constant reference values for both texture colours and material colours, regardless of how you set up lighting and skyboxes.

Generally speaking the real use of the scene is to give you the same starting point for each material and effect you make, and give you something consistent to work with. We're hoping to add more features to the scene over time to make it even more useful, so let us know if there's anything you feel would be useful!

 

Would it be possible for you to share what OS and beta version are you currently running? I can't replicate the issue in b18 but there are some strange issues in b17 on both windows and OSX.

I'll get a zip with the assets and project settings here for you in a moment, if it helps test it.

 

Here's a standalone zip of the Shader Calibration Scene's asset and project settings folders, for anyone currently having issues with the Asset Store package:

https://oc.unity3d.com/public.php?service=files&t=18b2bab9dfb976f05465244d0dd6344c

 

Well spotted! We recently shifted the official Unity projects over to a new category on the Asset Store but it appears to have caused some problems when we update them. The Complete Projects version is the one to use for now, whilst we work out what's broken with the new categories.