This release contains the full DirectX SDK which features the RC0 of the DirectX 9.0c developer runtime.
Areas of concentration in the DirectX 9.0 SDK Update (Summer 2004) RC0 release are:
- HLSL support for Pixel Shader & Vertex Shader 3.0
- Effects Framework performance improvements
- Pre computed Radiance Transfer improvements
- New Sample framework
- New & Updated Samples
- PIX tool for better debugging of Direct3D applications
- Introduction of the Preview Pipeline for easier content creation
We have a very short review period between now and the final release of DirectX 9.0 SDK Update (Summer 2004). Please take the time now to provide your bugs and feedback, so we may ship a Final Release without delay.
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