DirectX

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by Dr. WPF

.NET 3.5 SP1 is here! It's time to break out your DirectX skills. This article provides the information necessary to get started using a new DirectX interop feature in WPF called D3DImage.

CPS1.NET: A C# Based CPS1 (MAME) Emulator

by shunninghuang

CPS1 emulator, ROM hacking

H.264 CUDA Encoder DirectShow Filter in C#

by Maxim Kartavenkov

Article describes how to make H.264 Video Encoder DirectShow Filter using NVIDIA encoder API in C#

Blowing the Doors Off 3D Math: Part I - Matrix Multiplication

by CMalcheski

Thinking outside the box can result in critical performance gains

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Machine Learning for C++ developers - the hard way: DirectML

by Michael Chourdakis

An introduction to machine learning with working C++ code that trains a linear regression model.

ScreenCapture: Single Header DirectX Library with HDR ability

by Michael Chourdakis

DirectX hardware screen capture and encoding with audio mixing capabilities. H264/H265/VP80/VP90/FLAC/MP3. HDR supported.

Lee Algorithm Mazesolver

by Shao Voon Wong

Lee Algorithm Mazesolver in MFC and Direct2D

RGFW | Singler-Header Lightweight Framework for Basic Window and Graphics Context Handling (like GLFW)

by ColleagueRiley

A multi-platform single-header very simple-to-use framework library for creating GUI Libraries or simple GUI programs.

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DirectX

Machine Learning for C++ developers - the hard way: DirectML

N 18 Apr 2024 by Michael Chourdakis

An introduction to machine learning with working C++ code that trains a linear regression model.

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Win64

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machine-learning

ScreenCapture: Single Header DirectX Library with HDR ability

20 Mar 2024 by Michael Chourdakis

DirectX hardware screen capture and encoding with audio mixing capabilities. H264/H265/VP80/VP90/FLAC/MP3. HDR supported.

Lee Algorithm Mazesolver

3 Mar 2024 by Shao Voon Wong

Lee Algorithm Mazesolver in MFC and Direct2D

RGFW | Singler-Header Lightweight Framework for Basic Window and Graphics Context Handling (like GLFW)

25 Feb 2024 by ColleagueRiley

A multi-platform single-header very simple-to-use framework library for creating GUI Libraries or simple GUI programs.

Winduino: A Tool to Prototype Arduino Projects on the PC

30 Sep 2023 by honey the codewitch

Run and develop Arduino code, including a display, on PC using this Windows PC shim and emulator.

Direct2d surface w/ bitmap not rendering

13 Sep 2023 by honey the codewitch

I have a little directX that is simply an overlapped window with a Direct2d surface on it. In WM_PAINT, I try to fill some memory with the color purple, and then copy that to a bitmap, before writing the bitmap to a display. Trouble is,...

C++

DirectX

Win32

Direct2d surface w/ bitmap not rendering

13 Sep 2023 by Maxim Kartavenkov

You should made proper question naming as your question is about Direct2D not the DirectDraw - different technologies. Anyway here is the simple workable example implementation of what you need. It trigger repaint event each second and update...

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DirectX

Win32

Diligent Engine: A Modern Cross-Platform Low-Level Graphics Library

18 Aug 2023 by EgorYusov

This article introduces Diligent Engine, a modern cross-platform graphics API abstraction library and rendering framework

Wpf diagramm high speed

23 Jul 2023 by Graeme_Grant

If you want pure perf, have a look at using openGL on WPF: Using OpenGL in a WPF Application | CodeProject[^] UPDATE You could look at using LiveCharts[^]. It could handle 100,000 points easily. This is now a dead library, as it is in the...

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DirectX

Wpf diagramm high speed

23 Jul 2023 by Patrice T

There is no magic language or library that is magically faster than others. Quote: I need an advice. I would like to show data as an line diagramm. The most important feature is speed. The word 'Speed' alone means nothing. How fast do you need...

WPF

DirectX

Wpf diagramm high speed

23 Jul 2023 by Member 14807608

Hello together, I need an advice. I would like to show data as an line diagramm. The most important feature is speed. What I have tried: I tried it with WinForms, no chance. With Delphi and a component from Steema (TeeChart), to slow. I...

WPF

DirectX

Unity Graphics Emulator for Native Plugin Development

12 Jul 2023 by EgorYusov

This article describes Unity low-level plugin interface and the Unity graphics interface emulator that facilitates native plugin development.

How can I implement my own UI hit-testing?

28 Aug 2022 by thebluetropics

Currently I learning how to build a native windows app using Win32 API along with Direct2D API. I was successfully built my component-based UI in my app. However, the big problem is I don't know how to check whether a button is clicked and not...

Camera_Net Library

28 Apr 2022 by free5lot

Camera_Net is a FLOSS library for using video-cameras and video-inputs in .NET projects easily

In directx 12, what is the expected range of local coordinates.

23 Oct 2021 by djc2032

I have downloaded a 3D model of the planet Jupiter from the NASA website, in the form of a glb file. When I try to display it using the header only library cgltf, I get a huge white blob. When I look at the vertices in the debugger, I see a range...

DirectX

CPS1.NET: A C# Based CPS1 (MAME) Emulator

3 Apr 2021 by shunninghuang

CPS1 emulator, ROM hacking

Ray Tracing has become Diligent

11 Jan 2021 by EgorYusov

An introduction to ray tracing API in Diligent Engine

DirectX MIDI - Simultaneously Play Multiple MIDI Files from Memory Using MCI Functions

10 Oct 2020 by LeisureBamboo

In this article, you will see the steps required to simultaneously play multiple midi file from memory using MCI functions.

Getting Started with Mesh Shaders in Diligent Engine

23 Sep 2020 by EgorYusov

Introduction to amplification and mesh shaders, the new programmable stages available in modern GPUs, and how to use them to implement view frustum culling and object LOD selection on the GPU using the Diligent Engine API

32-bit depth icons become visible/invisible while switching "extended"/”non-extended” multiple displays mode in windows7

28 Jan 2020 by Rick York

This is a real shot in the dark here but check the icons and see what their alpha channel looks like. If it is completely black they might be interpreted as being fully transparent.

C++

Windows

DirectX

32-bit depth icons become visible/invisible while switching "extended"/”non-extended” multiple displays mode in windows7

28 Jan 2020 by Tatyana Entin

32-bit depth Icons become invisible while connecting second display and choosing "Control Panel\Display\Change Display Settings\Multiple displays: extend these displays" setting. I draw icons in my MFC\C++\ATL Windows application using ::DrawIconEx( hDC, x, y, hIcon,W,H,NULL,NULL, DI_NORMAL)...

C++

Windows

DirectX

How to capture the active window of a win32 application using C++ and using directx 11

11 Nov 2019 by Member 14075717

I have done the active window capturing in Bitblt but i want to implement the active window capturing specifically in Direct 11 in c++. Can any one help with code in Directx 11 not in 9.Thank you given below is for Bitblt implementation Screen Capture (Simple Win32 Dialog Based)[^] What I...

C++

DirectX

How to capture the active window of a win32 application using C++ and using directx 11

11 Nov 2019 by Richard MacCutchan

See Directx 11 - Google Search[^]

C++

DirectX

Bring Your Existing Application to the Microsoft Store

21 Jul 2019 by Shao Voon Wong

Bring your existing WPF and Winform application to the Microsoft Store

How to transform vertices with matrices on the CPU?

1 Jul 2019 by Member 14131869

I have a working graphics pipeline with perspective projection. i wanted to get the transformed vertices on the CPU, now the only way to achieve that was to multiply the vector with my transformation matrices using DirectX::XMVector4Transform. I expected the resulting vectors to be normalized...

DirectX

Can't bind index buffer directx 11.

23 Jun 2019 by Member 14131869

I have rendered 3d objects numerous times before in DirectX but this time encountered a strange problem, on which I wasted a day figuring out and still have nothing. I have a DX11 Context in which I load 3d models from obj files. I had to make a skybox and figured out that a good starting point...

C++14

DirectX

Can't bind index buffer directx 11.

23 Jun 2019 by Shao Voon Wong

I notice that you did not set your normals, they are all zeroes. You can try setting the topology as trianglelist before setting input layout. direct3DDeviceContext->IASetPrimitiveTopology(D3D11_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLELIST); direct3DDeviceContext->IASetInputLayout(mInputLayout.Get()); ...

C++14

DirectX

How do I render/draw multiple meshes (from a 3d scene)

14 Jun 2019 by KarstenK

You should optimize your code. Like adding all meshes to a vector isnt a good idea. What about having an array of structs with a single mesh and shader. This would reduce looping times. And you should draw each mesh in a single step, but start the render engine once and draw ALL meshes. ...

How do I render/draw multiple meshes (from a 3d scene)

14 Jun 2019 by Member 14131869

I am working on a graphics engine in c++ and DirectX 11. While importing scenes (using Assimp) I have to render multiple meshes with separate shaders. I do this by the following method I have an std::vector to store shaders and another one for meshes. After I open the file I add all the meshes...

A Flexible Direct2D Pianoroll for Your Music Apps

9 May 2019 by Michael Chourdakis

Create music easily

Directx 11 model view projection not working

23 Mar 2019 by Member 14131869

I am trying to render a cube in c++ using DirectX 11. I managed to render it, however I am not able to transform the model to the world position with perspective projection. I followed the MSDN tutorial for this Here's the code : { DirectX::XMMATRIX g_World; DirectX::XMMATRIX g_View;...

C++11

DirectX

How to distinguish between left and right motors in joystick forcefeedback effects

8 Mar 2019 by Member 14073125

//using Microsoft.DirectX //using Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput DeviceList dList = Manager.GetDevices(DeviceClass.GameControl, EnumDevicesFlags.AttachedOnly); DeviceInstance dInstance; foreach (DeviceInstance deviceInstance in dList) { ...

DirectX

971029 - directx vs ffmpeg

18 Jan 2019 by ilostmyid2

hi i'm in the process of deciding how to decode received video frames, based on the following: 1. platform is Windows. 2. frames are encoded in H264 or H265. 3. GPU should be used as much 4. certainly we prefer less coding and simplest code. we just need to decode and show the result on screen....

DirectX

ffmpeg

971029 - directx vs ffmpeg

18 Jan 2019 by RickZeeland

Maybe the easiest way is to use LibVLC (which use ffmpeg too), see example here: .net - How to streaming video via VLC api in C# - Stack Overflow[^]

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ffmpeg

Create/trim a video file using directshow

10 Jan 2019 by Nizar Belhiba

And here we go, for those who need to do something similar It's not that difficult as I thought in the beginning, when you know what you have to do! And that was exactly my main issue. I had no idea what to do or how to approach the task. So to get started in DirectShow you need to build a graph...

DirectX

directshow

Create/trim a video file using directshow

10 Jan 2019 by Nizar Belhiba

I need to cut a sequence/period of an avi video file. Let's say the video is 5min long. I need to create a new video for example from time 1min to 2min. only images are mandatory, I don't care about the audio (my videos are without audio) by using iMediaSeek. GetDuration (out duration) and...

DirectX

directshow

Create/trim a video file using directshow

10 Jan 2019 by RickZeeland

See answers here: How to trim the video using Directshow!?[^] And here: C# Video TimeLine Control for DirectShow & VLC Like Adobe AfterEffects[^] It also might be needed to install an older DirectX version, like the DirectX 9 SDK. This should still be available for download as DXSDK_Jun10.exe.

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More Explicit Diligent Engine: Getting on Top of State Management in Direct3D12 and Vulkan

22 Dec 2018 by EgorYusov

This article introduces the problem of resource state management and synchronization in modern graphics APIs such as Direct3D12 and Vulkan and describes a solution offered by Diligent Engine.

Google Maps Offline Windows

11 Dec 2018 by omeecode

Google Maps Offline in windows discusses how one can download or save Google maps and then view these images offline

Render a WPF or win32 app inside either a unity or D3D application

14 Nov 2018 by solairx

Does anyone know if it is possible to render a WPF/Win32 inside a Unity or dx12 application ? We have a old WPF that we would like to Embedded as a part of a Mixed Reality Application. What I have tried: I've tried Noesis that seems great but that would mean a complete rewrite of our...

Unity

Unity3D

DirectX

Render a WPF or win32 app inside either a unity or D3D application

14 Nov 2018 by Gerry Schmitz

Any "old" Windows app (including WPF) can run in a "Mixed Reality" environment. Difference is, it can only run as a 2D "panel" (i.e. "window") in the MR space.

Unity

Unity3D

DirectX

How to capture desktop image in full-screen mode qucikily?

13 Sep 2018 by Member 13908153

I want to capture desktop image in win7 using Getfrontbufferdata, a interface function in DirectX9Ex. But I met the below two problems. 1. In Windowed Mode,I can capture desktop image correctly. Then I want to capture image in full-screen mode. So I changed the Windowed value into FALSE,But...

How to capture desktop image in full-screen mode qucikily?

13 Sep 2018 by KarstenK

Read the article and code about Capturing an Image. The trick is to use the full screen as device context.

Comparing GPU Resource Update Strategies in Diligent Engine

11 Sep 2018 by EgorYusov

This article describes several strategies to update GPU resources in Diligent Engine (a modern low-level graphic library) as well as important internal details and performance implications related to each method.

I've updated your code to work with windows 10. I'd like to re-post on github, are you ok if I do this?

18 Aug 2018 by OriginalGriff

Don't post this under Quick Answers - if you got the code from an article, then there is a "Add a Comment or Question" button at the bottom of that article, which causes an email to be sent to the author. They are then alerted that you wish to speak to them. Posting this here relies on them...

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I've updated your code to work with windows 10. I'd like to re-post on github, are you ok if I do this?

18 Aug 2018 by Member 13951607

Hi I've taken your code and 'remoulded' it so that it works with Windows 10 and the current version of the Windows SDK (Which includes the latest direct x versions). What I would like to do, is place the code in a github repository so that other users may find it's approach useful. Obviously...

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WPF

DirectX

Problem drawing with sharpdx

27 Jul 2018 by xXxRevolutionxXx

I am trying to draw boxes, triangles and text using SharpDx. The documentation seems very vague for me, and through several examples I came up with a code that I cannot understand why it does not work. What I have tried: My code so far is: using System; using System.Collections.Generic;...

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SharpDX

Does the transform() function decrease the frame rate of real-time video?

11 Jul 2018 by Member 13775524

I have a question related to DirectShow transform filter. I use USB2.0 camera to get the real-time video at 30fps (1920x1080) and I want to process the video image by inserting a transform filter. But after the insertion, the frame rate is decreased. For example, the processing time is about...

DirectX and Pure Assembly Language: Doing What Can't be Done - Part IV(b): the Full DirectX App

26 Jun 2018 by CMalcheski

A Full DirectX Sample Application Created in Pure Assembly Language

I need book recommendations on C++ 3D books

14 Jun 2018 by Rick York

Personally, I would go with old-style OpenGL. I think that is the simplest 3D libary/engine to get started with and easiest to get things done with quickly. There are a fair number of sample programs that use OpenGL here. Two of them are compilations of fifty different sample programs and they...

C++11

DirectX

I need book recommendations on C++ 3D books

14 Jun 2018 by BerthaDusStuf

I am reading jumping into C++ currently but I have a computing project for school where I will need to program in 3D so I want to learn to program in 3D ASAP. I dont have any experience in 2D programming and would like to skip that if possible and then return to it after I have completed my...

C++11

DirectX

I need book recommendations on C++ 3D books

13 Jun 2018 by Maciej Los

An answer to such of "question" (see my comment to the question) is opinion based only. If you need to learn 3D programming ASAP, i'd suggest to buy any book... which is already accessible to you. When i typed "C++ 3D programming book" in Google, it returned me, for example: What books should I...

C++11

DirectX

I need book recommendations on C++ 3D books

13 Jun 2018 by Richard MacCutchan

directX - Google Search[^]

C++11

DirectX

Window capture with embeded (setparent) directx game C#

22 May 2018 by SHCruz

After use SetParent with Directx window, need to refresh the winform. Just: this.Refresh();

DirectX

screenshot

Window capture with embeded (setparent) directx game C#

22 May 2018 by SHCruz

Goal: - Capture a winform window containing a directx game window (like screenshot, but specific handle). Scenario: - Inside a winform I insert a panel1 normally. - I used the winapi SETPARENT to insert a directx main game window inside the penel1 Problem: When capturing the winform window...

DirectX

screenshot

Making scoreboards and other dynamic graphics in directshow

15 May 2018 by Christian Graus

I think you should look at WPF. It uses DirectX to display everything and makes it easy to superimpose video on things.

DirectX

graphics

directshow

Making scoreboards and other dynamic graphics in directshow

15 May 2018 by Member 13752082

We're working on a system to stream live sports events from the local high school stadium. We're feeding three IP streaming cameras into a laptop and switching between them with a DirectShow application we built in Visual Studio. We would like to superimpose a scoreboard and subtitles...

DirectX

graphics

directshow

XNA fps game question

14 Apr 2018 by Member 13755707

Hey I need some advice here How can I make more bigger map from my worldmap.cs file using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content; namespace...

Xna fps game "shooting function, enemys add"

13 Apr 2018 by Member 13755707

Hey I need to know how to add a function for my fps xna game so my pistol model can shoot and I need a function for adding monsters in the game to shoot with there own health... my main game.cs file using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using...

Directx shader "advice" "I need some help on this thanks"

12 Apr 2018 by KarstenK

It isnt a simple task that you want to do, but some high skilled software. You need to learn the basics about HDR Lighting and Displays. Maybe that HDRCubeMap sample shows you some useful techniques. You are at the start of a big journey ;-)

Directx shader "advice" "I need some help on this thanks"

12 Apr 2018 by Member 13755707

Hey, I need to know how to add shaders to my game. So, for example, I have tried some DirectX wrappers where you just drag and drop the d3d9.dll, or d3d8.dll and the ini file to your game directory of choice and you can add support for stuff like anti alies hdr lighting bloom ect.. I need to...

How do I bind, load, compile a shader for my program

12 Apr 2018 by Member 13755707

my code below I need to bind a shader to my program... My code below has no shader code only code for my menu hook only 'gui interface" #include "MenuClass.h" oReset pReset; oEndScene pEndScene; QmoMenu dMenu; LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 g_pDevice = 0; int xFontOffSet = 15; int hackopt1; int...

Can I use visual studio .NET framework to make node system like visual programming

29 Mar 2018 by _GX_

can i use visual studio .net framework to make node system like visual programming (""the visual part of it not the logic part of it"") or i need to implement opengl or directx or etc......... What I have tried: n--------------o------------t---------------h------------i-------------n------------g

Can I use visual studio .NET framework to make node system like visual programming

29 Mar 2018 by KarstenK

You should stick to OpenGL and avoid directX. Interesting is that OpenGL works similar on other platforms and even other languages. Thats why mastering OpenGL is a precious skill, so take the time to understand its resources and buffering architecture. Here is a outstanding article about...

Can I use visual studio .NET framework to make node system like visual programming

28 Mar 2018 by Patrice T

Quote: Can I use visual studio .NET framework to make node system like visual programming Your answer: No. The question show that you lack the necessary knowledge. Technically, one can do about anything with any language and framework combination. But from what I understand of your project, it...

Direct3d 10 create device and swap chain

11 Dec 2017 by FrankieTheSkin

Okay, I'm going insane here, there seems to be absolutely nothing wrong, yet D3D10CreateDeviceAndSwapChain() keeps failing because of 'invalid' parameters (0x887A0001), even though I've searched the web and everything I find seems to confirm that my code is just fine. Someone please tell me what...

C++14

DirectX

How can you stream live video from a webcam using C#

23 Nov 2017 by Member 9927463

Greetings,I am currently working on a project in which we need to stream live video off of a USB device and I was wondering, how I could go about doing it. I was able to accomplish the task using dynamic web twain(Trial Version) but I was wondering if there's another way that would be less...

Implementing Dynamic Resources with Direct3D12

23 Nov 2017 by EgorYusov

This article describes how to implement dynamic resources with Direct3D12 API using ring buffers.

C++

Windows

DirectX

Integration of Blackmagic Video Frames into DirectX Scene

30 Oct 2017 by Member 13443508

I am going to explain how to get hand on a texture containing Blackmagic captured frame, so you can display it into your DirectX scene

Blowing the Doors Off 3D Math: Part I - Matrix Multiplication

4 Oct 2017 by CMalcheski

Thinking outside the box can result in critical performance gains

DirectX

graphics

game

DirectX and Pure Assembly Language: Doing What Can't be Done - Part IV(a)

15 Sep 2017 by CMalcheski

Initializing DirectX

DirectX and Pure Assembly Language: Doing What Can't be Done - Part III

10 Jul 2017 by CMalcheski

App Initialization and Main Window Creation

Issue with port. Tcp port show image only using 6000 port number why?

22 Jun 2017 by RickZeeland

In Windows Firewall configure your app to allow it to use a port.

DirectX

C# how do I add image, audio, video to dotnetzip zip file without the original filepath?

18 Jun 2017 by RickZeeland

I don't know about DotNetZip, but 7zip can do it, you can call it with Process.Start(). Examples from 7zip help: 7z a archive1.zip subdir\ adds all files and subfolders from folder subdir to archive archive1.zip. The filenames in archive will contain subdir\ prefix.7z a archive2.zip .\subdir\*...

.NET4.6

DirectX

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C# how do I add image, audio, video to dotnetzip zip file without the original filepath?

18 Jun 2017 by Heather Czerniak

I'm writing a C# .NET WinForms app where I need to create a zip file (using DotNetZip) consisting of items of the following types: System.Drawing.Image someimage Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback.Audio someaudio Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback.Video somevideo Problem: In all the code...

.NET4.6

DirectX

bytes

C# how do I add image, audio, video to dotnetzip zip file without the original filepath?

18 Jun 2017 by Heather Czerniak

Rick, if you mean copy the files to the app's executable path, that means I'll still have a filepath rely on. Is it possible to write the value of a DirectX Audio or DirectX Video variable to a file? I read the value into a variable from a filepath, now I want to write the value of that variable...

.NET4.6

DirectX

bytes

C# how do I add image, audio, video to dotnetzip zip file without the original filepath?

17 Jun 2017 by Heather Czerniak

Rick, the problem is that the end user might open the zip archive in my app on a different computer where those image, audio and video files may not exist. If they open the zip, those files won't load because they won't exist on another computer. Once I add an image, audio or video to a file in...

.NET4.6

DirectX

bytes

C# how do I add image, audio, video to dotnetzip zip file without the original filepath?

16 Jun 2017 by Heather Czerniak

Dave, I know that the original filepath is not saved in the .zip, only what's at the end of it. Apparently, DotNetZip will only allow me to add a file from a filepath, so I need to find a way to write the value of a variable to a temp file so I can read it into a byte array from that temp file...

.NET4.6

DirectX

bytes

C# how do I add image, audio, video to dotnetzip zip file without the original filepath?

16 Jun 2017 by Dave Kreskowiak

Ummm...it seems you have no idea how .ZIP files work. Either that or you're doing a terrible job of describing the problem. The original path is not saved in the .ZIP. If you add folders to a .ZIP the RELATIVE path is saved. That means the files are unzipped to a path relative to where the...

.NET4.6

DirectX

bytes

Direct X and Pure Assembly Language: Doing What Can't be Done - Part II

14 Jun 2017 by CMalcheski

Part II - Laying the Foundation for the Migration to Assembly

DirectX and Pure Assembly Language: Doing What Can't be Done - Part I

8 Jun 2017 by CMalcheski

How to Create a Complete DirectX Game in Assembly Language

Retrieve FPS of a program from external program?

6 Jun 2017 by Buddhi Chaturanga

I am developing Win32 C++ Program which creates child process of a Game Program(i.e "Game.exe"),using CreateProcess(...) function in Windows API.(This Game was developed by an external party therefore,I don't have the source code of the program and also it uses direct3D for 3D-drawing...

C++

DirectX

Win32

Retrieve FPS of a program from external program?

6 Jun 2017 by David 'dex' Schwartz

I realise it's not great to just post a link but the content is long. Instrumenting Direct3D applications Here is a short excerpt of the initial steps to achieve your goal. The code we have provided starts the target process in suspended mode, and hooks the Direct3DCreate9 entry point in the...

C++

DirectX

Win32

What is the direct3d equivalent of glreadpixels

30 May 2017 by trident99

I am in the middle of porting over my openGL 3d viewer to a DirectX 10 equivalent. I have come across the fact that there is no glReadPixels equivalent. After a lot of searching on the internet I still haven't found an answer. I use the glReadPixels to get z depth of a pixel under the mouse....

DirectX

What is the direct3d equivalent of glreadpixels

30 May 2017 by barneyman

in dx9 (sorry, but that should get you started) you'd render to a texture (using SetRenderTarget) then get to that texture's surface (GetSurfaceLevel), then lock that and read from it (LockRect)

DirectX

Vb.net directx audiovideoplayback problem

18 Apr 2017 by Atakutabrak

I build project with video Imports Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback when developing I can play video why in the client video cannot played? I get this error in client: "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue. the application will ignore this error and...

[ERROR] unhandled exception has occured in your application..

17 Apr 2017 by Atakutabrak

I build project with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and get this Error "Unhandled exception has occured in your application.." when play video in project, problem solve with disable LoaderLock in VS2010 toolbar Debug, Exceptions.. , Managed Debugging Assistants, Uncheck LoaderLock but after I...

[ERROR] unhandled exception has occured in your application..

17 Apr 2017 by Jochen Arndt

Your complete approach is wrong. Instead of disabling the exception you should find the cause and fix that. Ignoring the execption may lead to a deadlock: loaderLock MDA[^]: Effect on the Runtime Typically, several threads inside the process will deadlock. One of those threads is likely to be...

Managing Descriptor Heaps in Direct3D12

17 Apr 2017 by EgorYusov

Descriptors and descriptor heaps are key components of a new resource binding paradigm introduced in Direct3D12. This article describes an efficient system for managing descriptor heaps.