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Object Naming
One of the new features for the PIX for Windows tool for the upcoming June 2010 DirectX SDK release is support for object naming. This is a long-standing feature of the Direct3D 10.x and Direct3D 11...
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Announcement: DirectX SDK (June 2010) is live
The June 2010 release of the DirectX SDK is now available on Microsoft Downloads. This release introduces official support for Visual Studio 2010, an updated version of the HLSL compiler with numerous...
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DirectX 11.1 and Windows 7
Windows 8 includes an updated “DirectX 11.1 Runtime” that supports Direct3D 11.1, updates Direct2D and DirectWrite, DXGI 1.2, and a revision of the Windows Imaging Component (WIC).Portions of the...
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DirectX 11.1 and Windows 7 Update
As of today, IE 10 for Windows 7 has been officially released. IE10 for Windows 7 includes portions of the DirectX 11.1 runtime for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2015 RTM
Visual Studio 2015 RTM is now available for download, including the updated Community edition. The VS 2015 RTM Redistribution packages are also available (x86, x64), as well as the Remote Debugging...
View ArticleDXGI Debug Device
In my original post on using the debug layer, I mentioned several tricks for getting helpful behavior out of the Direct3D SDK debug layer for your applications. This best practice is demonstrated in my...
View ArticleWindows 10 SDK RTM
Last week saw the release of the final version of VS 2015, and yesterday was the release of the Windows 10 SDK (build 10240). The Windows 10 SDK is installed via VS 2015 Custom install options or as a...
View ArticleWhere is the DirectX SDK (2015 Edition)?
As noted on MSDN, the DirectX SDK is deprecated. The June 2010 release is the last release, and “DirectX” is now part of the Windows SDK. There are really only three scenarios where you should continue...
View ArticleDirectX Tool Kit: Keyboard and Mouse support
The GamePad abstraction in DirectX Tool Kit was designed to simplify implementing game controller input across the spectrum of platforms supported by DirectX Tool Kit: Windows desktop, Xbox One,...
View ArticleKnown Issues: XAudio 2.7
The XAudio2 library in the legacy DirectX SDK makes use of COM creation and reference counting for lifetime management, and a recent investigation has found a problem in this implementation. In short:...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2015 Update 1
VS 2015 Update 1 is now available for download, including the updated Community edition. The VS 2015 Update 1 Redistribution packages are also available (x86, x64), as well as the Remote Debugging...
View ArticleWindows 10 SDK (November 2015)
The Windows 10 SDK for the November 2015 update of Windows 10 (build 10586) is now available. It can be installed via an optional install with VS 2015 Update 1 or as a standalone installer. This...
View ArticleDirectXMath 3.08
DirectXMath version 3.08 is included in the Windows 10 SDK November 2015 update (10586) that ships with VS 2015 Update 1 with the Windows Tools 1.2 for Windows 10. This new version includes the...
View ArticleDirect3D Game Visual Studio templates (Redux)
Back in January, I released a D3D11Win32Game Visual Studio 2013 template for Win32 desktop development primarily to support my DirectX Tool Kit tutorials. I modeled it after the basic template that we...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2015 Update 2
VS 2015 Update 2 is now available for download, including the updated Community edition. The Visual C++ 2015 Update 2 Redistribution packages are also available (x86, x64), as well as the Remote...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2015 Update 3
VS 2015 Update 3 is now available for download, including the updated Community edition. The Visual C++ 2015 Update 3 Redistribution packages are also available (x86, x64), as well as the Remote...
View ArticleDirectX Tool Kit for DirectX 12
Since the release of DirectX Tool Kit four years ago, it has proven to be a very useful library for samples, indie and hobbyist projects, people moving from XNA Game Studio to C++, learning Direct3D...
View ArticleWindows 10 Anniversary Update SDK
Windows 10 Anniversary Update (build 14393, aka Version 1607) is now available along with a new Windows 10 SDK release. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update SDK (10.0.14393) can be installed via an...
View ArticleDirectXMath 3.09
DirectXMath version 3.09 is included in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update SDK (14393) that ships with VS 2015 Update 3 when you install the Windows Tools 1.4.1 and select the 10.0.14393 Target Platform...
View ArticleAnatomy of Direct3D 12 Create Device
Based on some questions I’ve been getting lately, it seems like now’s a good time to revisit my classic post Anatomy of Direct3D 11 Create Device updated for Direct3D 12! The first thing to note is...
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