Graphic filter not working on device for Android 6.0.1 w/ Nvidia Shield (?)

Solar2D Advanced Graphics
#1

I have been writing a UI library and noticed something today I was not expecting.   When using code like…

-- -- filter for shadow -- function newShadowShape( shape, options ) local g = display.newGroup() g.x, g.y = display.contentCenterX, display.contentCenterY local style = options.style or "filter.blurGaussian" local width, height = options.width, options.height local offsetX, offsetY = (options.offsetX or 0), (options.offsetY or 0) local size = options.size local cornerRadius = options.cornerRadius or 5 local opacity = options.opacity if shape == "rect" then display.newRect( g, offsetX, offsetY, width+size, height+size ).fill = {1,1,1,0} display.newRect( g, offsetX, offsetY, width, height ).fill = {0,0,0} elseif shape == "rounded\_rect" then display.newRoundedRect( g, offsetX, offsetY, width+size, height+size, cornerRadius ).fill = {1,1,1,0} display.newRoundedRect( g, offsetX, offsetY, width, height, cornerRadius ).fill = {0,0,0} elseif shape == "circle" then local radius = width \* 0.5 display.newCircle( g, offsetX, offsetY, radius \* 1.5 ).fill = {1,1,1,0} display.newCircle( g, offsetX, offsetY, radius ).fill = {0,0,0} end local c = display.capture( g ) g = display.remove( g ) c.fill.effect = style if style == "filter.blurGaussian" then c.fill.effect.horizontal.blurSize = size c.fill.effect.horizontal.sigma = size c.fill.effect.vertical.blurSize = size c.fill.effect.vertical.sigma = size elseif style == "filter.linearWipe" then c.fill.effect.direction = { 1, 1 } c.fill.effect.smoothness = 1 c.fill.effect.progress = 0.5 end c.alpha = opacity or 0.3 return c end local background = display.newRect( 0, 0, display.contentWidth, display.contentHeight) background.anchorX = 0 background.anchorY = 0 background.x, background.y = 0, 0 background:setFillColor( 0, .74, .83 ) local shadow = newShadowShape("rect", { width = 200, height = 200, size = 20, opacity = 0.4, }) shadow.x = 300 shadow.y = 200

In the simulator it works just great.  I create the APK for my Android 6.0.1 device and the effect doesn’t show? Any clues as to why?  Do I need to enable anything?

#2

It could be a highPrecision rendering problem. Have you tried adding the shaderPrecision variable to  your config.lua?
 

application = { content = { width = 320, height = 480, scale = "letterbox", shaderPrecision = "highp" }, }
#3

I added the “shaderPrecision” but no change. :frowning:   …and thanks for the quick reply!

I will try this on a Nexus 7 2013 and see what it does.

I also submitted a bug ticket.

#4

…and it didn’t work on Nexus 7 2013 w/ Android 6.0.1. 

#5

Any messages in the console log?

#6

How do I get the log from the App running on the device?  I think there is a “adb” android debugger from the command line, but I haven’t used it.  Any tips/web pages would be good so I can get the log.

#7

Here is the log from the debugger on the device:

09-28 09:18:53.715 677 1192 I ActivityManager: START u0 {act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards/com.ansca.corona.CoronaActivity (has extras)} from uid 10011 on display 0 09-28 09:18:53.722 1154 1154 D ShieldTech\_Services: Starting service 09-28 09:18:53.726 246 707 E nvaudio\_hw: nvaudio\_out\_set\_parameters: Could not find the usecase (0) in the list 09-28 09:18:53.726 677 1233 W BroadcastQueue: Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=com.android.launcher3.action.LAUNCH flg=0x10 (has extras) } from com.android.launcher3 (pid=1260, uid=10011) requires com.google.android.launcher.permission.RECEIVE\_LAUNCH\_BROADCASTS due to receiver com.google.android.gms/.icing.proxy.ApplicationLauncherReceiver 09-28 09:18:53.727 677 690 W BroadcastQueue: Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=com.android.launcher3.action.LAUNCH flg=0x10 (has extras) } from com.android.launcher3 (pid=1260, uid=10011) requires com.google.android.launcher.permission.RECEIVE\_LAUNCH\_BROADCASTS due to receiver com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/com.google.android.apps.gsa.search.core.icingsync.ApplicationLaunchReceiver 09-28 09:18:53.730 31180 31192 W SearchService: Abort, client detached. 09-28 09:18:53.732 31180 31180 I MicroDetector: Keeping mic open: false 09-28 09:18:53.732 31180 2627 I AudioController: internalShutdown 09-28 09:18:53.732 31180 4471 I DeviceStateChecker: DeviceStateChecker cancelled 09-28 09:18:53.732 31180 2627 I MicrophoneInputStream: mic\_close com.google.android.apps.gsa.speech.audio.ag@9050384 09-28 09:18:53.732 31180 1554 I MicroRecognitionRunner: Stopping hotword detection. 09-28 09:18:53.745 677 695 W ContextImpl: Calling a method in the system process without a qualified user: android.app.ContextImpl.bindService:1287 com.nvidia.ControllerMapper.MapperClient$ServiceClient.connect:849 com.nvidia.ControllerMapper.MapperClient.\<init\>:111 android.view.ViewRootImpl.handleWindowActivated:905 android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewRootHandler.handleMessage:3620 09-28 09:18:53.746 31180 4472 I MicroRecognitionRunner: Detection finished 09-28 09:18:53.748 677 11028 I ActivityManager: Start proc 4542:com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards/u0a141 for activity com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards/com.ansca.corona.CoronaActivity 09-28 09:18:53.828 4542 4542 I MultiDex: VM with version 2.1.0 has multidex support 09-28 09:18:53.828 4542 4542 I MultiDex: install 09-28 09:18:53.828 4542 4542 I MultiDex: VM has multidex support, MultiDex support library is disabled. 09-28 09:18:53.844 22966 22966 D QuickMenuService: IsTopFullScreen: true 09-28 09:18:53.879 4542 4542 I art : Thread[1,tid=4542,Native,Thread\*=0xb444a500,peer=0x73eb23b0,"main"] recursive attempt to load library "/data/app/com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards-2/lib/arm/libjnlua5.1.so" 09-28 09:18:53.884 4542 4542 I OpenAL\_SLES: alc\_opensles\_init 09-28 09:18:54.128 4542 4562 D OpenGLRenderer: Use EGL\_SWAP\_BEHAVIOR\_PRESERVED: true 09-28 09:18:54.143 1154 1154 D RSMouse : mFeatureEnabled=true mPackageEnabled=true 09-28 09:18:54.179 4542 4562 I OpenGLRenderer: Initialized EGL, version 1.4 09-28 09:18:54.286 4542 4558 V GLSurfaceView: glGetString(7937) returns NVIDIA Tegra; 09-28 09:18:54.316 677 695 I ActivityManager: Displayed com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards/com.ansca.corona.CoronaActivity: +586ms 09-28 09:18:54.317 4542 4558 V Corona : \> Class.forName: network.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.317 4542 4558 V Corona : \< Class.forName: network.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.318 4542 4558 V Corona : Loading via reflection: network.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.326 4542 4558 I Corona : Platform: SHIELD Tablet K1 / ARM Neon / 6.0.1 / NVIDIA Tegra / OpenGL ES 3.2 NVIDIA 361.00 / 2016.2963 / English | US | en\_US | en 09-28 09:18:54.331 31180 31180 I MemoryTrimmer: Trimming objects from memory, since app is in the background. 09-28 09:18:54.350 4542 4558 E linker : readlink('/proc/self/fd/41') failed: Permission denied [fd=41] 09-28 09:18:54.350 4542 4558 E linker : warning: unable to get realpath for the library "/data/app/com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards-2/lib/arm/liblicensing.so". Will use given name. 09-28 09:18:54.352 4542 4558 V Corona : \> Class.forName: CoronaProvider.licensing.google.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.352 4542 4558 V Corona : \< Class.forName: CoronaProvider.licensing.google.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.355 4542 4558 V Corona : Loading via reflection: CoronaProvider.licensing.google.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.747 31180 31180 I MemoryTrimmer: Trimming objects from memory, since app is in the background. 09-28 09:19:02.978 677 692 E BatteryStatsImpl: All kernel wakelocks had time of zero 09-28 09:19:02.979 677 692 E BatteryStatsImpl: All kernel wakelocks were set stale. new version=0 09-28 09:19:03.000 1110 1110 I DownloadManagerWrapper: onReceive() : Charging = true 09-28 09:19:03.015 31180 31180 I MemoryTrimmer: Trimming objects from memory, since app is in the background. 09-28 09:19:03.043 677 677 V NotificationService: pkg=mobi.infolife.taskmanager canInterrupt=false intercept=true 09-28 09:19:03.954 31180 31180 I MemoryTrimmer: Trimming objects from memory, since app is in the background.
#8

I see that you also filed a bug report on this. Our QA team verified it’s a bug and it’s been added to the bug tracker. I don’t know when it will get worked on however.

Rob

#9

Thanks for chasing it down Rob. I am glad it wasn’t just me.  I will continue forward with the UI library and see what alternative methods I can provide for shadows.

#10

Just thought I’d update…

After fiddling around and scanning the forums :).  I came up with a new solution for the shadow implementation.  The solution works in simulator, device and device suspend/resume (w/ textures intact).  It uses corona method display.newSnapshot() and attaches the event “applicationResume” for refreshing the shadow textures.

I can post an example if anyone wants to see it.  It has been implemented in the UI library I am making.

#11

It could be a highPrecision rendering problem. Have you tried adding the shaderPrecision variable to  your config.lua?
 

application = { content = { width = 320, height = 480, scale = "letterbox", shaderPrecision = "highp" }, }
#12

I added the “shaderPrecision” but no change. :frowning:   …and thanks for the quick reply!

I will try this on a Nexus 7 2013 and see what it does.

I also submitted a bug ticket.

#13

…and it didn’t work on Nexus 7 2013 w/ Android 6.0.1. 

#14

Any messages in the console log?

#15

How do I get the log from the App running on the device?  I think there is a “adb” android debugger from the command line, but I haven’t used it.  Any tips/web pages would be good so I can get the log.

#16

Here is the log from the debugger on the device:

09-28 09:18:53.715 677 1192 I ActivityManager: START u0 {act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards/com.ansca.corona.CoronaActivity (has extras)} from uid 10011 on display 0 09-28 09:18:53.722 1154 1154 D ShieldTech\_Services: Starting service 09-28 09:18:53.726 246 707 E nvaudio\_hw: nvaudio\_out\_set\_parameters: Could not find the usecase (0) in the list 09-28 09:18:53.726 677 1233 W BroadcastQueue: Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=com.android.launcher3.action.LAUNCH flg=0x10 (has extras) } from com.android.launcher3 (pid=1260, uid=10011) requires com.google.android.launcher.permission.RECEIVE\_LAUNCH\_BROADCASTS due to receiver com.google.android.gms/.icing.proxy.ApplicationLauncherReceiver 09-28 09:18:53.727 677 690 W BroadcastQueue: Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=com.android.launcher3.action.LAUNCH flg=0x10 (has extras) } from com.android.launcher3 (pid=1260, uid=10011) requires com.google.android.launcher.permission.RECEIVE\_LAUNCH\_BROADCASTS due to receiver com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/com.google.android.apps.gsa.search.core.icingsync.ApplicationLaunchReceiver 09-28 09:18:53.730 31180 31192 W SearchService: Abort, client detached. 09-28 09:18:53.732 31180 31180 I MicroDetector: Keeping mic open: false 09-28 09:18:53.732 31180 2627 I AudioController: internalShutdown 09-28 09:18:53.732 31180 4471 I DeviceStateChecker: DeviceStateChecker cancelled 09-28 09:18:53.732 31180 2627 I MicrophoneInputStream: mic\_close com.google.android.apps.gsa.speech.audio.ag@9050384 09-28 09:18:53.732 31180 1554 I MicroRecognitionRunner: Stopping hotword detection. 09-28 09:18:53.745 677 695 W ContextImpl: Calling a method in the system process without a qualified user: android.app.ContextImpl.bindService:1287 com.nvidia.ControllerMapper.MapperClient$ServiceClient.connect:849 com.nvidia.ControllerMapper.MapperClient.\<init\>:111 android.view.ViewRootImpl.handleWindowActivated:905 android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewRootHandler.handleMessage:3620 09-28 09:18:53.746 31180 4472 I MicroRecognitionRunner: Detection finished 09-28 09:18:53.748 677 11028 I ActivityManager: Start proc 4542:com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards/u0a141 for activity com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards/com.ansca.corona.CoronaActivity 09-28 09:18:53.828 4542 4542 I MultiDex: VM with version 2.1.0 has multidex support 09-28 09:18:53.828 4542 4542 I MultiDex: install 09-28 09:18:53.828 4542 4542 I MultiDex: VM has multidex support, MultiDex support library is disabled. 09-28 09:18:53.844 22966 22966 D QuickMenuService: IsTopFullScreen: true 09-28 09:18:53.879 4542 4542 I art : Thread[1,tid=4542,Native,Thread\*=0xb444a500,peer=0x73eb23b0,"main"] recursive attempt to load library "/data/app/com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards-2/lib/arm/libjnlua5.1.so" 09-28 09:18:53.884 4542 4542 I OpenAL\_SLES: alc\_opensles\_init 09-28 09:18:54.128 4542 4562 D OpenGLRenderer: Use EGL\_SWAP\_BEHAVIOR\_PRESERVED: true 09-28 09:18:54.143 1154 1154 D RSMouse : mFeatureEnabled=true mPackageEnabled=true 09-28 09:18:54.179 4542 4562 I OpenGLRenderer: Initialized EGL, version 1.4 09-28 09:18:54.286 4542 4558 V GLSurfaceView: glGetString(7937) returns NVIDIA Tegra; 09-28 09:18:54.316 677 695 I ActivityManager: Displayed com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards/com.ansca.corona.CoronaActivity: +586ms 09-28 09:18:54.317 4542 4558 V Corona : \> Class.forName: network.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.317 4542 4558 V Corona : \< Class.forName: network.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.318 4542 4558 V Corona : Loading via reflection: network.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.326 4542 4558 I Corona : Platform: SHIELD Tablet K1 / ARM Neon / 6.0.1 / NVIDIA Tegra / OpenGL ES 3.2 NVIDIA 361.00 / 2016.2963 / English | US | en\_US | en 09-28 09:18:54.331 31180 31180 I MemoryTrimmer: Trimming objects from memory, since app is in the background. 09-28 09:18:54.350 4542 4558 E linker : readlink('/proc/self/fd/41') failed: Permission denied [fd=41] 09-28 09:18:54.350 4542 4558 E linker : warning: unable to get realpath for the library "/data/app/com.anedix.cardwell.paul.cards-2/lib/arm/liblicensing.so". Will use given name. 09-28 09:18:54.352 4542 4558 V Corona : \> Class.forName: CoronaProvider.licensing.google.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.352 4542 4558 V Corona : \< Class.forName: CoronaProvider.licensing.google.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.355 4542 4558 V Corona : Loading via reflection: CoronaProvider.licensing.google.LuaLoader 09-28 09:18:54.747 31180 31180 I MemoryTrimmer: Trimming objects from memory, since app is in the background. 09-28 09:19:02.978 677 692 E BatteryStatsImpl: All kernel wakelocks had time of zero 09-28 09:19:02.979 677 692 E BatteryStatsImpl: All kernel wakelocks were set stale. new version=0 09-28 09:19:03.000 1110 1110 I DownloadManagerWrapper: onReceive() : Charging = true 09-28 09:19:03.015 31180 31180 I MemoryTrimmer: Trimming objects from memory, since app is in the background. 09-28 09:19:03.043 677 677 V NotificationService: pkg=mobi.infolife.taskmanager canInterrupt=false intercept=true 09-28 09:19:03.954 31180 31180 I MemoryTrimmer: Trimming objects from memory, since app is in the background.
#17

I see that you also filed a bug report on this. Our QA team verified it’s a bug and it’s been added to the bug tracker. I don’t know when it will get worked on however.

Rob

#18

Thanks for chasing it down Rob. I am glad it wasn’t just me.  I will continue forward with the UI library and see what alternative methods I can provide for shadows.

#19

Just thought I’d update…

After fiddling around and scanning the forums :).  I came up with a new solution for the shadow implementation.  The solution works in simulator, device and device suspend/resume (w/ textures intact).  It uses corona method display.newSnapshot() and attaches the event “applicationResume” for refreshing the shadow textures.

I can post an example if anyone wants to see it.  It has been implemented in the UI library I am making.