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I've installed the June 2010 SDK Enabled the Debug Runtime in the DirectX Control Panel set the Debug Output Level to maximum (More) Enabled unmanaged code debugging. Result: The debug output from Direct3D is missing However if I start the application externally and use dbgview.exe, the output is shown there. What could be the reason for that? After hours of trial and error I found a solution to my problem. Export your settings and check the value of the following setting: <PropertyValue name="OutputOnOutputDebugString">1</PropertyValue> I had 0 there. The most likely reason for this is that I

I am developing a WP8 application with a Native (DirectX/D3D) component and a C#/XAML component. The Native component draws to a UI element and the C#/XAML component has the controls of the app (and other things) surrounding it. Usually, I send information from the C#/XAML component down to the Native component. But there are certain times when I would like to trigger events in the C#/XAML component based on when processing is done in the Native component. In one planned feature, I envision a C#/XAML progress bar that is kept up to date by events triggered in the Native component.

I am trying to render a spaceship directly in front of a camera, with the model rotating with the camera's view. This works, as long as the player only yaws or rolls. If he does both, it goes into a tumble. A video of the problem is here: http://youtu.be/voKTsdy5TFY The relevant code follows, edited for clarity: D3DXMatrixRotationAxis(&playeryaw, &up, yawangle); D3DXMatrixRotationAxis(&playerpitch, &right, pitchangle); playerrot = playeryaw * playerpitch; D3DXMatrixTranslation(&playertrans, pos.x, pos.y, pos.z); D3DXMatrixScaling(&playerscale, 0.05 / ((float)i + 1), 0.05 / ((float)i + 1), 0.05

i use D3DXCreateSphere method to create sphere mesh. and i want to apply an earth texture on it. i calculate the texture coordinate in pixel shader with following code: sampler ShadeSampler = sampler_state { Texture = (ShadeTex); AddressU = Mirror; AddressV = Mirror; MinFilter = LINEAR; MagFilter = LINEAR; MipFilter = LINEAR; }; PS_OUTPUT PSMain(VS_OUTPUT input){ PS_OUTPUT output = (PS_OUTPUT)0; vector uv; uv.x = 0.5 + atan2(input.normal.z, input.normal.x) / piMul2; uv.y = 0.5f - asin(input.normal.y) / pi; vector b = tex2D(ShadeSampler, uv.xy); output.diffuse = b * input.diffuse; return output

I am trying to create a simple subsurface scattering effect using a shader but I am facing a small issue. Look at those screenshots. The three images represents three lighting states (above surface, really close to surface, subsurface) with various lighting colors (red and blue) and always the same subsurface color (red). As you might notice when the light is above the surface and really close to this surface its influence appears to minimize which is the expected behavior. But the problem is that is behaves the same for the subsurface part, this is normal according to my shader code but in my