DirectX is a collection of APIs for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms.
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Extern “C” Error DirectX
I have been trying to use DirectX for general game programming and have been following the tutorials on the Microsoft website (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh452790.aspx). ...
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Directx Wont Install [closed]
I tried to install the DirectX many time
however always i get this
'Error - An internal system error occurred. Please refer to DXError.log and DirectX.log, while installing DirectX.'
and in my ...
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Skybox is in Perspective View
My Skybox is in perspective view, the closer i go it comes near. I have disabled the D3DRS_ZWRITEENABLE also.
Device->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD,GetTransform());
Device->SetRenderState( ...
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DrawInstanced versus DrawIndexed and mixing them together
Let say i have a complex object with many vertices and i'd like to draw many instances of this object. I'm wondering which method would be faster: one DrawInstanced or many DrawIndexed. Also which ...
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Is my skill level suitable for either Directx of XNA? [closed]
Im in the beginning process of starting my A2 coursework project (basically last year of high school before uni) And im currently trying to decide on a project to do, one of my ideas has ended up ...
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creating directx form drwing on SDL window [closed]
i have a query regarding SDL window.
i am having a DirectX form that draws a triangle on it.
i have a dll project that contains some water simulation and i have called that dll in the DirectX form. ...
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How do constant shaders need to be padded in order to avoid a E_INVALIDARG?
I am investigating a E_INVALIDARG exception that is thrown when I attempt to create a second constant buffer that stores the information for my lights:
// create matrix stack early
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Direct3D: Output 4 color channels and a separate alpha?
Something I'm wondering about, that's probably not possible unfortunately, but thought I'd ask - I'm setting up a deferred lighting shader that takes in 2 textures and outputs to 2 render targets. ...
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Missing files, DirectX SDK (d3dx9.lib, d3dx9.h)
I installed the directx sdk june 10, but when i include the d3dx9.h file, the compiler can't found it...
I checked the SDK directory and i didnt found it either.
files missing: d3dx9.lib, d3dx9.h, ...
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Directx9 Reset Device
I have a problem when resetting device after the state was lost. I can reset the Direct3D device but when i call OnLostDevice function on ID3DXFont i get an error.
First-chance exception at ...
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Conservative depth DirectX <11 availability or emulation
I am outputting depth per fragment in my shader. However to speed things up, I would like to make use of conservative depth, or emulate it someway.
Is there a way to achieve what I need with DirectX ...
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DirectX - halfs instead of floats in vertex buffer
Recently I decided to compress my vertex data to make rendering more efficient, and I came across a solution - using half (specifically, half4 and half2) instead of float for storing my vertex data. ...
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Drawing library for C#
Will someone please point me the way to the best 2D drawing library that can be used in C#? I started to look into System.Drawing.Drawing2D but then I read that I should use DirectX for best ...
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How do I make blender operate in Left Hand
so I'm having a small problem with blender.
The coordinate plan seems to be messed up (y is forward, z is up). I've done some research, and apparently this is a "right-hand" system, and you can ...
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DirectX: How to make a 2D image constantly pan / scroll in place
I am trying to find an efficient way to pan a 2D image in place using DirectX 9
I've attached a picture below that hopefully explains what I want to do. Basically, I want to scroll the tu and tv ...
