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How to get other app's pixel output in Unity?
Is it possible, using Unity 3D, to grab the pixel output of another, external app's window? So that one could say snapshot a game's pixels at a given time to analyze the color values etc. Thanks!
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Philipp LenssenPhilipp Lenssen
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Is it possible, using Unity 3D, to grab the pixel output of another, external app's window? So that one could say snapshot a game's pixels at a given time to analyze the color values etc. Thanks!
unity3d
asked Jan 2 at 11:44
Philipp LenssenPhilipp Lenssen
3,46194057
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Is it possible, using Unity 3D, to grab the pixel output of another, external app's window? So that one could say snapshot a game's pixels at a given time to analyze the color values etc. Thanks!
unity3d
asked Jan 2 at 11:44
Philipp LenssenPhilipp Lenssen
3,46194057
Is it possible, using Unity 3D, to grab the pixel output of another, external app's window? So that one could say snapshot a game's pixels at a given time to analyze the color values etc. Thanks!
unity3d
unity3d
asked Jan 2 at 11:44
Philipp LenssenPhilipp Lenssen
3,46194057
asked Jan 2 at 11:44
Philipp LenssenPhilipp Lenssen
3,46194057
asked Jan 2 at 11:44
Philipp LenssenPhilipp Lenssen
3,46194057
asked Jan 2 at 11:44
Philipp LenssenPhilipp Lenssen
3,46194057
asked Jan 2 at 11:44
Philipp LenssenPhilipp Lenssen
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It is not possible using built in Unity APIs.
It is possible using OS specific APIs. For Windows, the Desktop Duplication API is the ideal source of pixel data for other applications. Documentation can be found https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/direct3ddxgi/desktop-dup-api
You would need to create a DLL that uses this API and exposes the needed data to your Unity app.
An active project that makes this easier to consume within Unity is located at
https://github.com/hecomi/uDesktopDuplication
answered Jan 2 at 14:37
Mike dgMike dg
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Thank you very much, I will try this! Do I understand correctly that using uDesktopDuplication, one would then not have to do the Create DLL step you describe?
– Philipp Lenssen
Jan 2 at 18:39
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@PhilippLenssen if you download the .unitypackage from the releases page, the author has gone through the trouble of building the DLL as well as providing a reasonable Unity C# interface.
– Mike dg
Jan 2 at 20:09
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It is not possible using built in Unity APIs.
It is possible using OS specific APIs. For Windows, the Desktop Duplication API is the ideal source of pixel data for other applications. Documentation can be found https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/direct3ddxgi/desktop-dup-api
You would need to create a DLL that uses this API and exposes the needed data to your Unity app.
An active project that makes this easier to consume within Unity is located at
https://github.com/hecomi/uDesktopDuplication
answered Jan 2 at 14:37
Mike dgMike dg
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Thank you very much, I will try this! Do I understand correctly that using uDesktopDuplication, one would then not have to do the Create DLL step you describe?
– Philipp Lenssen
Jan 2 at 18:39
1
@PhilippLenssen if you download the .unitypackage from the releases page, the author has gone through the trouble of building the DLL as well as providing a reasonable Unity C# interface.
– Mike dg
Jan 2 at 20:09
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It is not possible using built in Unity APIs.
It is possible using OS specific APIs. For Windows, the Desktop Duplication API is the ideal source of pixel data for other applications. Documentation can be found https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/direct3ddxgi/desktop-dup-api
You would need to create a DLL that uses this API and exposes the needed data to your Unity app.
An active project that makes this easier to consume within Unity is located at
https://github.com/hecomi/uDesktopDuplication
answered Jan 2 at 14:37
Mike dgMike dg
4,11721924
1
Thank you very much, I will try this! Do I understand correctly that using uDesktopDuplication, one would then not have to do the Create DLL step you describe?
– Philipp Lenssen
Jan 2 at 18:39
1
@PhilippLenssen if you download the .unitypackage from the releases page, the author has gone through the trouble of building the DLL as well as providing a reasonable Unity C# interface.
– Mike dg
Jan 2 at 20:09
add a comment |
It is not possible using built in Unity APIs.
It is possible using OS specific APIs. For Windows, the Desktop Duplication API is the ideal source of pixel data for other applications. Documentation can be found https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/direct3ddxgi/desktop-dup-api
You would need to create a DLL that uses this API and exposes the needed data to your Unity app.
An active project that makes this easier to consume within Unity is located at
https://github.com/hecomi/uDesktopDuplication
answered Jan 2 at 14:37
Mike dgMike dg
4,11721924
It is not possible using built in Unity APIs.
It is possible using OS specific APIs. For Windows, the Desktop Duplication API is the ideal source of pixel data for other applications. Documentation can be found https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/direct3ddxgi/desktop-dup-api
You would need to create a DLL that uses this API and exposes the needed data to your Unity app.
An active project that makes this easier to consume within Unity is located at
https://github.com/hecomi/uDesktopDuplication
answered Jan 2 at 14:37
Mike dgMike dg
4,11721924
answered Jan 2 at 14:37
Mike dgMike dg
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answered Jan 2 at 14:37
Mike dgMike dg
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answered Jan 2 at 14:37
Mike dgMike dg
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Thank you very much, I will try this! Do I understand correctly that using uDesktopDuplication, one would then not have to do the Create DLL step you describe?
– Philipp Lenssen
Jan 2 at 18:39
1
@PhilippLenssen if you download the .unitypackage from the releases page, the author has gone through the trouble of building the DLL as well as providing a reasonable Unity C# interface.
– Mike dg
Jan 2 at 20:09
add a comment |
1
Thank you very much, I will try this! Do I understand correctly that using uDesktopDuplication, one would then not have to do the Create DLL step you describe?
– Philipp Lenssen
Jan 2 at 18:39
1
@PhilippLenssen if you download the .unitypackage from the releases page, the author has gone through the trouble of building the DLL as well as providing a reasonable Unity C# interface.
– Mike dg
Jan 2 at 20:09
1
1
Thank you very much, I will try this! Do I understand correctly that using uDesktopDuplication, one would then not have to do the Create DLL step you describe?
– Philipp Lenssen
Jan 2 at 18:39
Thank you very much, I will try this! Do I understand correctly that using uDesktopDuplication, one would then not have to do the Create DLL step you describe?
– Philipp Lenssen
Jan 2 at 18:39
1
1
@PhilippLenssen if you download the .unitypackage from the releases page, the author has gone through the trouble of building the DLL as well as providing a reasonable Unity C# interface.
– Mike dg
Jan 2 at 20:09
@PhilippLenssen if you download the .unitypackage from the releases page, the author has gone through the trouble of building the DLL as well as providing a reasonable Unity C# interface.
– Mike dg
Jan 2 at 20:09
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