Turn any 2D image into convincing 2.5D with the help of depth mapscreated with Unity 6.2. web builds are not supported.🎁 Bundle Deal: This package is included in the Neko Legends - 3D & VFX Starter Bundle.Add parallax depth to any image and instantly lift your cards, portraits, and story scenes. Perfect for card and narrative games. Skip the 3D pipeline and ship with a polished, GPU-friendly shader.This shader require two inputs to create parallax, lighting, and depth-aware effects that make flat art “pop.” :(1) Any 2D image(2) Corresponding grayscale depth map.This asset does not generate 3D depth maps from 2D images for you; it is currently not possible without AI.However, you can generate depth maps with local or online AI models (e.g., Depth-Anything-V2 is what I used for the examples), or even paint them by hand.TipsIf depth looks flipped, toggle Invert Depth.A light blur on the depth map can hide banding and cutouts.Don’t overdo parallax—subtle motion sells the illusion.Accurate depth maps = cleaner edges, stronger 3D illusion.Lower resolution depth maps create smoother effects and decreases banding in some settings.This asset comes with 15 examples for you to learn from so that you can create your own!🔌 Master SwitchTurn the whole holo effect on/off.🖼️ Core InputsImage: Your main picture (with per-texture scale/offset).Depth Map: Greyscale map that tells what’s near/far (with scale/offset).Tint (HDR): Color-tint the image; optional extra HDR punch.Limit Brightness: Keep tint from blowing out (no glow look).Global Alpha: Overall transparency.🎚️ Depth MappingInvert Depth: Swap near and far if your map is reversed.Parallax Amount: How much 3D “wiggle” you get when viewing.Black/White Points: Calibrate darkest/lightest areas of the depth map.Midpoint (Bias): Slide the depth balance forward/back.Gamma (Curve): Curve the depth response (softer or steeper).Contrast (Gain): Boost depth contrast for stronger effect.Depth Offset: Nudge everything closer/farther.Depth Smooth (px): Blur the depth map to kill artifacts.🧭 3D Angle DepthEnable: Turn on angle-based distortion.Angle Parallax: Strength of the distortion from camera angle.Angle Clamp: Caps how wide the effect spreads.Angle Center X/Y: Move the hotspot left/right and up/down.Invert Direction: Flip the distortion direction.🪟 Parallax Edge HandlingEdge Shape: Choose the frame shape (square, circle, ovals, rounded, auto-ellipse, custom mask).Edge Softness: Feather the frame edges.Rounded Corner: Roundness for the rounded-rect shape.Oval Scale: Stretch squish for oval shapes (width/height).Auto-Aspect Strength: Auto-fit ellipse based on image aspect.Custom Edge Mask (R): Supply your own mask texture.💡 Depth LightingEnable: Add fake lighting from the depth map.Depth Normal Scale: How strong the surface “bumps” look.Light Dir (x,y): Direction the light comes from (in-plane).Light Strength / Ambient: Brightness and base fill light.Spec Boost: Extra “shine” highlight.✨ Glow / BloomEnable: Make brights bloom.Intensity / Threshold / Soft Knee / Radius: Control how much glows, what counts as “bright,” softness, and blur radius.🌀 Radial Masked BlurStrength: How much blur.Clear Radius: Sharp center size.Feather Width: How soft the blur ramps in.🌫️ Depth Fog & TintEnable: Colorize by distance.Near/Far Colors: Colors to blend between (near → far).Fog Start / End: Where fogging begins/ends along depth.Fog Curve: Ease the transition.Fog Intensity: How much tint is applied.Invert Fog Depth: Swap which side (near/far) gets which color.🧪 DebugShow Remapped Depth: Preview the processed depth as a greyscale image.📦 DependenciesTo experience this asset as intended as shown in the video and web demos, you’ll need the following free assets from the Neko Legends collection:✅ [Shared Assets URP (FREE)]Contains core demo GUI, reusable scripts, and shared 3D models and textures across all Neko Legends assets.🛠 Technical DetailsTested and created with Unity 6.2 URP.🎮 Web builds are not supported for this shader.🖼 Textures var from 2k, 3k, and 4096x4096Depth maps are in lower resolutions 1024+all art are AI generated, marketing, manual, and coding is AI assisted
