Sphinx Shader v0.1 (alternative shader) by Sphinxmorpher

Sphinx Shader v0.1 (alternative shader) by Sphinxmorpher
http://www.filterforge.com/filters/4648.html

i'd also love to hear what definition of 'shader' you're using here, since there's more than one.

well, the 'shaders' i'm used to are not images but rather code. you have a 'glass' window pane and you make a shader to make the glass breakable. it's the 'breakable' part and how the pane breaks that is the shader.

Thanks for the compliments.. I may not be using the term conventionally, and what goes on in the filter really fits several labels, such as illumination model, reflection model and bumpmapping. However looking at some definitions, I don't think its far away - 'shader' is just not used in conjunction with the gfx hardware field:

Answers.com:

Shade:
"Light diminished in intensity as a result of the interception of the rays; partial darkness"

Shader: One who, or that which, shades.

Wikipedia:
From a technical view a "shader" is a part of the renderer, which is responsible for calculating the color of an object - as opposed to calculating the visibility of an object.

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Note that the actual bumpmaps/textures in the filter are really just to have something to illuminate

I will check in an updated version later today..

ok, that's a different kind of shader then.