How to load image data as an IMaterial?

[MysteryPancake]

I'm not sure if this question needs it's own thread, but here's what I want to know:

Is it possible to load image data (such as the string generated by [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/render/Capture]render.Capture[/url]) as an IMaterial without having to save the image data and then load it again?

Currently I have to do this:

local data = render.Capture( {
	format = "jpeg",
	quality = 100,
	h = ScrH(),
	w = ScrW(),
	x = 0,
	y = 0,
} )

file.Write( 'lol.jpg', data )

RunConsoleCommand( 'mat_reloadmaterial', 'data/lol' )

local mat = Material( 'data/lol.jpg' )

But it's very slow to run and it seems a bit stupid... I'd like to simply do something like

local data = render.Capture( {
	format = "jpeg",
	quality = 100,
	h = ScrH(),
	w = ScrW(),
	x = 0,
	y = 0,
} )

local mat = Material( data )

But that doesn't work since Garry's Mod always likes making things unnecessarily complicated

Also, it needs to be an IMaterial because I'm using [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img] [url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/surface/SetMaterial]surface.SetMaterial[/url] to draw a textured rect with the material

Any help would be appreciated!

[Nak]

Sometimes you just have to make one giant ugly hack to get simple things don. I'm even unsure if I should release my clothes-addon based on how ugly the code is.

I guess the "easiest" and best way, is to use a html-page to render the texture. Something like BlackAwps solution.
[QUOTE=BlackAwps;40691671]It works fine for me without a hook.

[lua]concommand.Add( "bp_map_icon", function( ply, cmd, args, raw )
render.RenderView( {
angles = EyeAngles(),
origin = EyePos(),
x = 0,
y = 0,
w = 128,
h = 128,
drawhud = false,
drawviewmodel = false,
aspectratio = 1,
fov = 70,
} )

local data = render.Capture( {
format = "jpeg",
quality = 100,
x = 0,
y = 0,
w = 128,
h = 128,
} )

data = util.Base64Encode( data )

local frame = vgui.Create( "DFrame" )
frame:SetTitle( "Icon" )
frame:SetSize( 128 + 10, 128 + 31 + 26 )
frame:Center()
frame:MakePopup()

local html = frame:Add( "HTML" )
html:SetHTML( [[
<style type="text/css">
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
</style>

<img src="data:image/jpg;base64,]] .. data .. [[">
]] )
html:Dock( FILL )

local upload = frame:Add( "DButton" )
upload:SetHeight( 26 )
upload:SetText( "Upload" )
upload:Dock( BOTTOM )

function upload:DoClick()
net.Start( "BPMapIcon" )
net.WriteString( data )
net.SendToServer()
print( "Sent image data to the server, verifying.." )
end
end )[/lua][/QUOTE]

[Rubat]

IMaterial cannot contain texture data, so obviously you cannot give it texture data.

IMaterial represents .vmt file, ITexture represents .vtf

[MysteryPancake]

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;50192578]IMaterial cannot contain texture data, so obviously you cannot give it texture data.

IMaterial represents .vmt file, ITexture represents .vtf[/QUOTE]

So are you saying it's possible with an ITexture?