GL_EXT_blend_func_separate

Name

    EXT_blend_func_separate

Name Strings

    GL_EXT_blend_func_separate

Version

    Date: 04/06/1999  Version 1.3

Number

    173

Dependencies

    None

Overview

    Blending capability is extended by defining a function that allows
    independent setting of the RGB and alpha blend factors for blend
    operations that require source and destination blend factors.  It
    is not always desired that the blending used for RGB is also applied
    to alpha.

New Procedures and Functions

    void BlendFuncSeparateEXT(enum sfactorRGB,
                              enum dfactorRGB,
                              enum sfactorAlpha,
                              enum dfactorAlpha);

New Tokens

    Accepted by the <pname> parameter of GetBooleanv, GetIntegerv,
    GetFloatv, and GetDoublev:

        BLEND_DST_RGB_EXT                  0x80C8
        BLEND_SRC_RGB_EXT                  0x80C9
        BLEND_DST_ALPHA_EXT                0x80CA
        BLEND_SRC_ALPHA_EXT                0x80CB

Additions to Chapter 2 of the 1.2 GL Specification (OpenGL Operation)

    None

Additions to Chapter 3 of the 1.2 GL Specification (Rasterization)

    None

Additions to Chapter 4 of the 1.2 GL Specification (Per-Fragment Operations and the Framebuffer)

    The RGB and alpha blend factors are separate.  The function
    BlendFuncSeparateEXT allows the specification of the four factors.
    Table 4.1 and Table 4.2 are modified as follows:

     Value                     RGB Factors                   Alpha Factors
     ------------------        ----------------------------  -------------
     ZERO                      (0, 0, 0)                     0
     ONE                       (1, 1, 1)                     1
     DST_COLOR                 (Rd/Kr, Gd/Kg, Bd/Kb)         Ad/Ka
     ONE_MINUS_DST_COLOR       (1-Rd/Kr, 1-Gd/Kg, 1-Bd/Kb)   1-Ad/Ka
     SRC_ALPHA                 (As/Ka, As/Ka, As/Ka)         As/Ka
     ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA       (1-As/Ka, 1-As/Ka, 1-As/Ka)   1-As/Ka
     DST_ALPHA                 (Ad/Ka, Ad/Ka, Ad/Ka)         Ad/Ka
     ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA       (1-Ad/Ka, 1-Ad/Ka, 1-Ad/Ka)   1-Ad/Ka
     CONSTANT_COLOR            (Rc, Gc, Bc)                  Ac
     ONE_MINUS_CONSTANT_COLOR  (1-Rc, 1-Gc, 1-Bc)            1-Ac
     CONSTANT_ALPHA            (Ac, Ac, Ac)                  Ac
     ONE_MINUS_CONSTANT_ALPHA  (1-Ac, 1-Ac, 1-Ac)            1-Ac
     SRC_ALPHA_SATURATE        (f, f, f)                     1

     Value                     RGB Factors                   Alpha Factors
     ------------------        ----------------------------  -------------
     ZERO                      (0, 0, 0)                     0
     ONE                       (1, 1, 1)                     1
     SRC_COLOR                 (Rs/Kr, Gs/Kg, Bs/Kb)         As/Ka
     ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR       (1-Rs/Kr, 1-Gs/Kg, 1-Bs/Kb)   1-As/Ka
     SRC_ALPHA                 (As/Ka, As/Ka, As/Ka)         As/Ka
     ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA       (1-As/Ka, 1-As/Ka, 1-As/Ka)   1-As/Ka
     DST_ALPHA                 (Ad/Ka, Ad/Ka, Ad/Ka)         Ad/Ka
     ONE_MINUS_DST_ALPHA       (1-Ad/Ka, 1-Ad/Ka, 1-Ad/Ka)   1-Ad/Ka
     CONSTANT_COLOR            (Rc, Gc, Bc)                  Ac
     ONE_MINUS_CONSTANT_COLOR  (1-Rc, 1-Gc, 1-Bc)            1-Ac
     CONSTANT_ALPHA            (Ac, Ac, Ac)                  Ac
     ONE_MINUS_CONSTANT_ALPHA  (1-Ac, 1-Ac, 1-Ac)            1-Ac
     SRC_ALPHA_SATURATE        (f, f, f)                     1

    The commands that control blending are

        void BlendFunc(enum src, enum dst)
        void BlendFuncSeparateEXT(enum sfactorRGB, enum dfactorRGB,
                                  enum sfactorAlpha, enum dfactorAlpha);

    The BlendFunc command sets both source factors (RGB and alpha) and
    destination factors (RGB and alpha) while BlendFuncSeparateEXT sets
    the RGB factors independently from the alpha factors.

Additions to Chapter 5 of the 1.2 GL Specification (Special Functions)

    None

Additions to Chapter 6 of the 1.2 GL Specification (State and State Requests)

    The state required is four integers indicating the source and
    destination blending functions for RGB and alpha.  The initial state
    for both source functions is ONE.  The initial state for both
    destination functions is ZERO.

Additions to the GLX Specification

    None

GLX Protocol

    A new GL rendering command is added. The following command is sent
    to the server as part of a glXRender request:

        BlendFuncSeperateEXT
            2           20              rendering command length
            2           4134            rendering command opcode
            4           ENUM            sfactorRGB
            4           ENUM            dfactorRGB
            4           ENUM            sfactorAlpha
            4           ENUM            dfactorAlpha

Errors

    GL_INVALID_ENUM is generated if either sfactorRGB, dfactorRGB,
    sfactorAlpha, or dfactorAlpha is not an accepted value.

    GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glBlendFunc is executed between
    the execution of glBegin and the corresponding execution of glEnd.

New State

    The get values BLEND_SRC and BLEND_DST return the RGB source and
    destination factor, respectively.

                                              Initial
    Get Value             Get Command   Type  Value       Attribute
    ---------             -----------   ----  -------     ------------
    BLEND_SRC_RGB_EXT     GetFloatv     Z     ONE        color-buffer
    BLEND_DST_RGB_EXT     GetFloatv     Z     ZERO       color-buffer
    BLEND_SRC_ALPHA_EXT   GetFloatv     Z     ONE        color-buffer
    BLEND_DST_ALPHA_EXT   GetFloatv     Z     ZERO       color-buffer

New Implementation Dependent State

    None

Implementation Support

   List of OpenGL implementations supporting the GL_EXT_blend_func_separate extension

Original File

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