Teared rendering results with artifacts when blend mode is translucent

[hannojg]

Describe the bug

When rendering content with filament with transparency the image is pixelated / is torn apart / has artifacts. In general it works, we were able to reproduce this especially on google pixel devices. The original discussion started here:

• https://github.com/google/filament/discussions/7729

To Reproduce

1. Run the sample-transparent-view demo on a google pixel device. We used a Pixel 7 Pro

Expected behavior

its rendered without tearing and artifacts.

Screenshots

https://github.com/google/filament/assets/16821682/845bd3aa-418d-4099-bf26-089a90ed61dd

https://github.com/google/filament/assets/16821682/93540204-6d84-44d0-b65f-aecc74b23383

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Providing those in a moment, will run the sample app with the debug flags enabled.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Android
• GPU: Mali-G710 MP7
• Backend: OpenGL

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

• Device: Pixel 7 Pro
• OS: Android 14.0

Additional context

The problem seems to be fixed on Pixel devices when either:

• turning off post processing effects altogether using view->setPostProcessignEnabled(false) (note: disabling each post processing effect doesn't fix the issue, only turning it off completely)
• using Vulkan as backend

[hannojg]

Note: not sure if its strictly the fact that its using transparency or the fact that no skybox is used. In our app I tried to set blending mode to opaque and set no clear options, and this still happened.

The other samples work, but they all use skyboxes if I am not mistaken

[hannojg]

Update:

In the multi-view example I was able to circumnavigate the issue by commenting out this line:

https://github.com/google/filament/blob/99eac62b4e0f58b3beaf1d49effe76b6dfdecaae/android/samples/sample-multi-view/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/multiview/MainActivity.kt#L136

So I assume it's not related to the skybox but really just to the translucent blending mode. (In our app I need to render the content with transparency, so just turning it off is not an option for me unfortunately)

[pixelflinger]

I can reproduce, the problem seems to be linked to our use of the framebuffer_fetch extension on these devices. Enabling any feature that turns that off will appear to fix the problem. For instance enabling MSAA, TAA, DoF or bloom. Also disabling post-processing or color grading. This needs more investigation...

[pixelflinger]

The problem also goes away when I change our internal format from RGBA16F to RGBA8. This starts looking like a driver bug.

[genesis-talsemgeest]

Hi, we are having the same issue. Is this going to be fixed on the Filament side, or are we waiting for Pixel to fix their driver?

[genesis-talsemgeest]

@pixelflinger ^