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[[Category:File formats]]

[[Category:File formats]]

The SHBIN (SHader BINary) format is used to contain compiled and linked shader programs. These can include vertex shaders and geometry shaders. In commercial applications, SHBIN files can be found as standalone files with the extension .shbin, or within container formats like, for example, [[CGFX]]. They are typically compiled from .vsh files, .gsh files, and sometimes .asm files.

The SHBIN (SHader BINary) format is used to contain compiled and linked shader programs. These can include vertex shaders and geometry shaders. In commercial applications, SHBIN files can be found as standalone files with the extension .shbin, or within container formats like, for example, [[CGFX]] (with the extension .bcsdr). They are typically compiled from .vsh files, .gsh files, and sometimes .asm files.

A SHBIN's structure starts with a binary header (DVLB), then a single program header (DVLP), then one or more executable headers DVLE(s). The binary header specifies the number and location of DVLEs. The program header specifies the generic parts of the shader (i.e. the shader program data, the operand descriptor data, and a filename symbol table). The executable headers specify the contextual details (i.e. entry point, constant values, debug symbols, etc). There may be multiple executable headers, so in this sense multiple shaders sharing the same program code can be stored in a single SHBIN. Hence for the following, note the distinction between "program" and "executable".

A SHBIN's structure starts with a binary header (DVLB), then a single program header (DVLP), then one or more executable headers DVLE(s). The binary header specifies the number and location of DVLEs. The program header specifies the generic parts of the shader (i.e. the shader program data, the operand descriptor data, and a filename symbol table). The executable headers specify the contextual details (i.e. entry point, constant values, debug symbols, etc). There may be multiple executable headers, so in this sense multiple shaders sharing the same program code can be stored in a single SHBIN. Hence for the following, note the distinction between "program" and "executable".