The D3DX DLL included in the SDK is automatically installed as part of Installing DirectX with DirectSetup. D3DX9.lib is still provided as the import library for the DLL which your application can statically link against. This allows for continued improvements to the library without imposing regression risk. Updates to D3DX in the future will continue to ship as uniquely-named DLLs that exist side-by-side on the system. Starting with this SDK release, D3DX is being released as a dynamic-link library (DLL).

New functions have been added to allow a developer to specify parameters to be ignored by the effects system and managed directly by the application. GPU-accelerated direct-lighting computation now supports normal maps.ĭ3DX math functions on X64 have been heavily optimized for 64-bit processors in this release.Ī series of improvements and bug fixes have been made to the HLSL compiler

New fast raytracing methods have been added for direct computation of ray/mesh intersections against a simulation scene. The precomputed radiance transfer (PRT) system has been enhanced: Save an exclusive-or comparison of two images to a file New command-line options are available to:Ĭonvert a. You can specify whether to show or hide the mouse cursor in the screenshot. You can specify whether to overwrite existing image files with the same filename. You can append an incrementing number, or the current frame number, to the screenshot filename. You can now capture the Microsoft Direct3D calls made by a single frame of your application and play them back within PIX. Updated 'Install-on-Demand for Games' and 'Gaming with Least-Privileged User Accounts' with information about patching New 'Top Issues for Windows Titles' article Windows 2000 is no longer a supported platform for the SDK.Īll of the DirectShow components (Header, Libs, Utilities, Tools, and Samples) were moved to the extras folder. The included developer runtimes and the DirectX Redistributable have also been updated to include the latest updates (DirectX 9.0c).įor a complete list of updates, please refer to the SDK Documentation 'What's New' sections. Primary areas of concentration for this release have been with the Library for Direct3D extensions (D3DX), Graphics Samples, Tools and documentation. Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK Update - (February 2005) MicrosoftÂ® DirectXÂ® is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements, such as full-color graphics, video, 3-D animation, and surround sound.

D3dx9.lib download