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[Epic] Photography suite: Lightbox, VK photo effects, poser, camera tools #119

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opened 2026-09-27 17:16:19 +00:00 by backspace119 · 0 comments
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Bring a full photography toolset to the Vulkan viewer.

Decision (2026-09-27 comparison):

  • Base: upstream Alchemy develop (902e75e7db). Its Lightbox floater and effect suite (grading, 7 tonemappers, bokeh DoF, lens effects) and the Firestorm poser are more mature and more powerful than Black Dragon's photo tools: cohesive UI, unit tests, and every setting wired to code.
  • Extras from Black Dragon: its camera tools (cinematic, follow-joint, recorder) and poser extras (Pose Creator/.anim export, posing others).
  • All GLSL effects are algorithm references only. Each effect is a new VK pass.

Order:

  1. VK offscreen snapshots (the prerequisite);
  2. Lightbox UI plus the colour pipeline;
  3. DoF and bloom/lens effects;
  4. the poser;
  5. BD extras;
  6. later: motion blur, volumetrics, TAA.

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Overall size: L.

Bring a full photography toolset to the Vulkan viewer. **Decision (2026-09-27 comparison):** - **Base: upstream Alchemy `develop` (`902e75e7db`).** Its Lightbox floater and effect suite (grading, 7 tonemappers, bokeh DoF, lens effects) and the Firestorm poser are more mature and more powerful than Black Dragon's photo tools: cohesive UI, unit tests, and every setting wired to code. - **Extras from Black Dragon:** its camera tools (cinematic, follow-joint, recorder) and poser extras (Pose Creator/`.anim` export, posing others). - All GLSL effects are algorithm references only. Each effect is a new VK pass. **Order:** 1. VK offscreen snapshots (the prerequisite); 2. Lightbox UI plus the colour pipeline; 3. DoF and bloom/lens effects; 4. the poser; 5. BD extras; 6. later: motion blur, volumetrics, TAA. **Tickets:** - [x] #110 - [x] #111 - [x] #112 - [x] #113 - [x] #114 - [ ] #115 - [x] #116 - [ ] #117 - [ ] #118 Overall size: L.
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