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X To 3DMF Converter 4.0 (Mac)

You want to convert Direct3D X files Windows into 3DMF files Macintosh? Then X To 3DMF Converter is what you need! X To 3DMF Converter allows you to convert Direct3D X files into 3DMF files. - It converts files from the Direct3D X format Windows into the 3DMF format...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Direct3D, AlphaOmega Software, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-09

Drawing With Direct3D, Part 2: Lighting and Textures

In complicated scenes, displaying only specified colors can produce a poor result, because adjacent shapes that have the same colors blend together, making it difficult for viewers to discern what the scene represents. Imagine a cube where sides all have the same color displayed on a two-dimensional surface. The sides...

Tags: Direct3D, Jupitermedia Corp.

White papers 2007-12-13

GDC 2007: D3D10 Unleashed - New Features and Effects 1 (Windows)

Direct3D 10 has arrived in Windows Vista. Get up-to-speed on the latest graphics hardware and software infrastructure in Windows. Learn about the breadth of new Direct3D 10 features, everything from geometry shaders to resource views, and how to leverage those features for cutting-edge visual effects in your next Windows title....

Tags: Direct3D, Direct3D 10, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-08-24

GDC 2007: Rapid-Fire Material Systems with Direct3D 10 1 (Windows)

Direct3D 10 is designed from the ground up to empower you to blast way more unique objects, materials, and realistic clutter into your scene. Discover opportunities to get the best small batch performance and exploit the leap forward in shader programmability in shader model 4.0 to achieve a new level...

Tags: Direct3D, Direct3D 10, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management

Software downloads 2007-08-16

Microsoft hints at Vista SP1 beta in August

I’ve steered clear of the Vista SP1 snipe hunt so far, partly because Mary Jo seems to be doing a pretty good job of it, and partly because the hype and accompanying unreasonable expectations around SP1 are getting extreme. If history is any guide, SP1 will fix some annoyances. It will correct...

Tags: Direct3D, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Hardware, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2007-08-08

VideoLogic Apocalypse 5D Sonic Drivers 4.1.2 (9/25/98) (Windows)

This file contains the drivers for the VideoLogic Apocalypse 5D Sonic card for Windows. The Apocalypse 5D Sonic drivers are only to be used with the VideoLogic Apocalypse 5D Sonic card. Version 4.1.2 (9/25/98) has fixed TOCA Touring Car split screen 2 player mode. Direct3D 24 bit modes now available....

Tags: Card, Direct3D, Driver, Apocalypse 5D Sonic Driver, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-07-21

VideoLogic Apocalypse 5D Driver 4.1.2 (9/25/98) (Windows)

This file contains driver for the VideoLogic Apoclaypse 5D card, running under Windows 95/98. This release fixes the MS Baseball 3D flashing menus problem, improves Z support, and improves performance on several other games. Version 4.1.2 (9/25/98) has fixed TOCA Touring Car split screen 2 player mode. Direct3D 24 bit...

Tags: Direct3D, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-07-21

VideoLogic Apocalypse 3D Drivers 4.1.2 (9/25/98) (Windows)

This download contains the drivers for the VideoLogic Apocalypse 3D card running under Windows 95/98. This release fixes the MS Baseball 3D flashing menus problem. The Apocalypse 3D drivers are only to be used with the VideoLogic Apocalypse 3D card. Version 4.1.2 (9/25/98) has fixed TOCA Touring Car split screen...

Tags: 3D, Card, Direct3D, Driver, Apocalypse 3D Driver, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-07-21

VideoLogic Apocalypse 3Dx Drivers 4.1.2 (9/25/98) (Windows)

This file contains the drivers for VideoLogic's Apocalypse 3Dx card for Windows 95/98. The Apocalypse 3Dx drivers are only to be used with the VideoLogic Apocalypse 3Dx card. This release fixes the MS Baseball 3D flashing menus problem, improves Z support, and improves performance in several other games. Version 4.1.2...

Tags: Card, Direct3D, Driver, Apocalypse 3Dx Driver, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-07-21

WinDVD Media Center (exe)

WinDVD Media Center is a software network media player for DVDs, video, music and photos. Seamlessly connect PCs, laptops, PDAs and mobile phones over a UPnP Universal Plug and Play home network, and view and burn your videos and data to CDs and DVDs. Enjoy the clear and intuitive full-screen...

Tags: Consumer electronics, InterVideo, UPnP, DVD, CD, DVD-Video, video, home video, music, video clip, home network, media player, PDA, mobile phone, photograph, network, laptop computer, hard drive, software, mobile, PC, telephone, computer, Internet

Software downloads 2006-06-14

ATITool 0.24 (Windows)

ATITool is an overclocking utility designed for ATI video cards. Main features: no limits overclocking; finding maximum core and memory overclock by rendering into a Direct3D window and scanning the output for visual artifacts; temperature monitoring and fan speed control on supported cards; removal of Catalyst overclocking lock for 9000/9200/9550/9600...

Tags: Direct3D, Microsoft Windows, Overclocking, TechPowerUp, ATITool

Software downloads 2006-03-27

Keep Out (Direct3D) Screen Saver 2.3 (Windows)

Keep Out 2 (Direct3D) is a sequel to the popular Keep Out screen savers series. It shows a realistic 3D skull with crossed bones rotating on your screen. The skull looks like... like alive. Keep Out is a reliable guard of your PC.

Tags: Screensaver, Direct3D, Skull, Ergoworx, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2002-08-29

SciTech GLDirect 1.01 (Windows)

SciTech GLDirect is a utility package for Windows 95/98 that allows OpenGL-based games and applications to access 3D hardware acceleration using the Microsoft Direct3D 6.x drivers provided by your graphics hardware manufacturer. Many PC graphics cards only come with drivers for Microsoft Direct3D, Microsoft's 3D interface. OpenGL is a cross-platform,...

Tags: OpenGL, 3D, Direct3D, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, SciTech Software, SciTech GLDirect

Software downloads 1999-01-26

MSDN Webcast: Introduction to Game Development for Mobile Devices (Part 4 of 4): Developing a 3-D Game Using Direct3D Mobile (Level 200)

This webcast describes which Microsoft Direct3D resources are needed, and then deploy those resources to create moving 3-D objects on a mobile device and concludes with a look at the differences between the mobile 3-D code and the original 3-D code, and offers some useful tips and tricks for game...

Tags: Game, 3D, Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Mobile, Direct3D, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Webcasts

MSDN Webcast: Introduction to Game Development for Mobile Devices (Part 3 of 4): Converting Sprites From 2-D to 3-D Using Direct3D Mobile (Level 200)

This webcast continues to build on the understanding of game development concepts and the ability to work in the simpler 2-D environment by developing a 3-D game for Windows Mobile powered devices. It explains about the opportunities and challenges one is likely to encounter when making the transition to 3-D...

Tags: 3D, Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Mobile, 2D, Direct3D, Mobile Device, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing

Webcasts

FixedFuncEMU Sample

This sample attempts to emulate certain aspects of the Direct3D 9 fixed function pipeline in a Direct3D 10 environment. This sample attempts to emulate the following aspects of the Direct3D 9 fixed-function pipeline - Fixed-function Transformation Pipeline, Fixed-function Lighting Pipeline, AlphaTest, User Clip Planes, Pixel Fog, Gouraud and Flat shade...

Tags: Direct3D

Webcasts

Additional Resources

FastPictureViewer Pro (32-Bit) 1.0.119 (Windows)

FastPictureViewer was designed to speed up the workflow of professional photographers and provides full color management including support for custom profiled monitors, rating functions compliant with windows Vista and Adobe XMP standards, instant RGB histogram and EXIF windows, instant magnifier, image preloading/caching and optional Direct3D acceleration for ultimate viewing speed...

Tags: 32-bit, Speed, Axel Rietschin Software Developments, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Process Improvement, Quality, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-11-30

Will the GPU become the new CPU?

No mention of OpenCL?Oh well...Not right now, but will come soon.Not right now, but maybe will come soon.The current generation of GPUs are fantastically powerful, BUT:-Current GPUs use a technology called "stream processing," which essentially pre-loads the instructions into the processors and starts streaming data.This is unlike CPUs, where both...

Tags: Processors, GPU, CPU, NVidia Corp., OpenCL, ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

AMD turbo boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream technology

AMD seems to be the more viable choice nowThey certainly have improved their offerings over Intel and NVIDIA, which both seem to be up in the air at the moment. Intel isn't focused on offering good mainstream performance for the dollar - they're only working on Atom and the...

Tags: Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Macromedia Flash Player, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., AMD 785G, GPU, AMD Athlon, chipset

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Zune HD firmware 4.3 adds predictive text and desktop mode

Good UpdateIt's the minor things that make the difference, but the update definitely makes the browser a lot more usable just trying it out for the last day. Loading up mobile sites, such as for Twitter and Facebook, is much improved, let alone that one or two regular websites that...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, desktop mode, predictive text, hardware, firmware, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-11-07