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The filepaths are interpreted relative to the config file.
+#### video files
+Videos are fully uploaded to the GPU as 2D-array- or 3D textures.
+To save on GPU memory, textures are stored using GPU compression.
+Nevertheless, the resolution and length are limited.
+
+Loading most video formats is quite slow because the frames need to be compressed during upload.
+Videos encoded using HAP or HAP Alpha will load much faster since the image data is already in the GPU compressed format.
+
### commands
A message to `/-/reload` forces a reload of the shader source code.