Canonical Stereo Code
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... // Sampler used to fetch stereo params, // and the required constant for txldl in c200.z dcl_2d s0 def c200, 1.0, 600, 0.0625, 0 ... // At this point r0 is the output position, correctly // placed, but without stereo. // To create stereo effects, we need to calculate: // Xnew = Xold + Separation * (W - Convergence) // Fetch the Separation (r30.x) and Convergence (r30.y) // using the Helix NVapi trick texldl r30, c200.z, s0 // (W - Convergence) add r30.w, r0.w, -r30.y // multiply that times Separation for: // Separation * (W - Convergence) mul r30.z, r30.x, r30.w // Add that to Xold for the complete: // Xold + Separation * (W - Convergence) add r0.x, r0.x, r30.z
Another variant that is more concise, but less clear. As you get more accustomed to seeing this sequence of code, or are sharing with an expert crowd, it's less necessary to fully document this part, as it is always the same sequence and easy to recognize because of the texldl of 0.0625.
... // Stereo correction constants dcl_2d s0 def c200, 1.0, 600, 0.0625, 0 ... // At this point r0 is the output position, correctly // placed, but without stereo. // To create stereo effects, we need to calculate: // Xnew = Xold + Separation * (W - Convergence) texldl r30, c200.z, s0 add r30.w, r0.w, -r30.y mad r0.x, r30.x, r30.w, r0.x
Another very common variant you'll see in HelixMod fixes is the four line version, with no comments. This is less optimal than the two above, but is worth seeing to be able to recognize it.
... // Stereo correction constants dcl_2d s0 def c200, 1.0, 600, 0.0625, 0 ... // At this point r0 is the output position, correctly // placed, but without stereo. texldl r30, c200.z, s0 add r30.w, r0.w, -r30.y mul r30.z, r30.x, r30.w add r0.x, r0.x, r30.z