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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

Starting DirectX with Visual Basic .NET

21 Feb 2011 by Abudreas

Create a DirectX device and draw some Primitives using VB!

Windows

DirectX

Basic Directx Transformation with VB.NET

15 Mar 2011 by Abudreas

Applying simple world transformation in 2D world using DirectX and VB.NET

How to create a DirectX 3D virtual world

17 Jul 2007 by Adrian Brutus

A project that alows the user to create a 3D world.

An app that reads out text for you

17 Jun 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

In this article, I would explain the steps to create a simple WPF application that can read out text for you; using .NET framework's Speech API and Installed voices.

A Beautiful Oscilloscope Based on DirectX

1 Nov 2009 by Ali Tavakol

Fast, real, and easy to connect to your application.

A Powerful Spectrum Analyzer Based on DirectX

7 Nov 2009 by Ali Tavakol

Fast, beautiful, real and easy to connect to your application

Create games with the AllegNet library for .NET 2.0

9 Dec 2005 by Allegnet

An article on how to use the AllegNet library to write games with managed languages for the .NET 2.0 framework.

Audio File Saving for the DirectX.Capture Class Library

23 Feb 2008 by almere109

Enhancements to the DirectX.Capture class for capturing audio to WMA files.

Video File Saving in Windows Media Video Format for the DirectX.Capture Class Library

27 Mar 2009 by almere109

Enhancements to the DirectX.Capture class for capturing audio and video to Windows Media files, using IWMProfile

DirectShow: TV Fine-tuning using IKsPropertySet in C#

31 Mar 2009 by almere109

Enhancements to the DirectX.Capture class for TV fine-tuning using IKsPropertySet.

Simulating Mirror in a Managed DirectX Application

14 Jul 2006 by AmitDey

Simulating Mirror in a Managed DirectX Application

MIDI Star

10 May 2009 by Amory Wong

An article on parsing MIDI files and using MIDI events.

Hands Gesture Recognition

22 May 2008 by Andrew Kirillov

Some ideas about Hands Gesture Recognition in still images and video feeds, using the AForge.NET framework (C#).

Lego Pan Tilt Camera and Objects Tracking

20 Nov 2008 by Andrew Kirillov

Turning regular USB web camera into a pan tilt camera using the Lego Mindstorms robotics kit and tracking simple objects using C#.

Camera Vision - video surveillance on C#

9 Oct 2006 by Andrew Kirillov

A C# video surveillance application, which allows monitoring several IP cameras simultaneously.

AViD

3 Mar 2009 by Andrew Rissing

An application for visualizing common dendrimer models

Android* Texture Compression - a comparison study with code sample

20 Jan 2015 by Android on Intel

Android* Texture Compression - a comparison study with code sample

Murl Engine* Cross-Platform Development Tool with Android* x86 Support

2 Mar 2015 by Android on Intel

The Murl Engine is a fresh and free solution for cross-platform development. It is focused on games and multimedia applications and is currently supporting Android, iOS, Windows, OS X and Linux* platforms.

Introduction to Resource Binding in Microsoft DirectX 12

13 May 2015 by Android on Intel

Introduction to Resource Binding in Microsoft DirectX 12

DirectX

product-showcase

Intel GPA 2015 R1 - OpenGL splits from DirectX - and it's all free!

1 Sep 2015 by Android on Intel

Which Intel software tool includes a new name, new features, and it's ALL available for FREE?

Brick by Brick: Building a Better Game with LEGO Minifigures Online

30 Oct 2015 by Android on Intel

The current generation of Intel® graphics hardware extends Intel’s leadership in enabling innovation across the industry, including being fully ready for DirectX 12 and driving the adoption of advanced features by next-generation games.

Adaptive Volumetric Shadow Maps for Android Using OpenGL ES 3.1

1 Dec 2015 by Android on Intel

As a follow-up to Adaptive Volumetric Shadow Maps for DirectX 11, we present a port of the same algorithm adapted for Android devices that support OpenGL ES 3.1 and the GL_INTEL_fragment_shader_ordering OpenGL extension.

Android

DirectX

OpenGL

Rendering 3D Graphic in .NET with C# and Igneel.Graphics

20 Jan 2017 by Ansel Castro

The article shows how to render 3D graphics with C# in .NET using an API Igneel.Graphics.

Height Map Rendering with Igneel Engine

7 Mar 2017 by Ansel Castro

Describes the basic steps to render height maps using the graphics engine of Igneel

DirectX 8 Template

26 Sep 2001 by Anthony Roach

A framework for writing apps using DirectX 8

DirectX 8 Template 2

18 Oct 2001 by Anthony Roach

An extension to the DirectX framework for adding backgrounds

A Brief Tutorial On How To Develop DirectShow Source Filter For Beginners

22 Feb 2010 by Aric Wang

The article will give you an idea on how to design a source filter.The source filter creates samples and outputs it from its output pin.

DirectSound Wrapper Classes

6 Aug 2006 by Arman S.

An article on multimedia - playing Waves by using the DirectSound component.

MIDI Wrapper Classes

3 Nov 2005 by Arman S.

An article that presents some C++ classes to play MIDI files.

A DirectX Wrapper

18 Jul 2003 by arussell

A DirectX Wrapper

Box2D and Direct2D

10 Oct 2013 by arussell

Box2D DebugDraw Implemented using DirectX 2D and win32

Introducing Investigo: Using a Proxy DLL and embedded HTTP server for DirectX9 Performance Analysis, Debugging and Automated Performance Testing.

9 Nov 2012 by Ashley Davis

Introducing Investigo: Using a Proxy DLL and embedded HTTP server for DirectX9 Performance Analysis, Debugging and Automated Performance Testing

DirectShow Source Filter for Painting on DC

12 Sep 2004 by Ashok Jaiswal

How to paint in DC in source filter

DirectX10 Geometry Shader with Stream Output

10 Oct 2012 by Asif Bahrainwala

GS-SO tutorial for basic effects

Taming the tessellator

18 Mar 2012 by Asif Bahrainwala

Hull, Domain shader

DirectX 11 Compute Shaders

22 Feb 2013 by Asif Bahrainwala

HPC via Compute Shaders (GPGPU).

GUI Library for Managed DirectX Applications

24 Jul 2007 by AvengerDr

This article introduces the Odyssey User Interface, a library of controls that can be used in any Managed DirectX application.

MarbleMaze

31 Jul 2013 by Ayush001

Traditional game which becomes more interetsing.

Direct3D Rendering Cookbook

28 Apr 2014 by Bartlomiej Filipek

Short review of a very interesting book about DirectX 11 using C#

.NET

Windows

DirectX

Working with Stream Buffer engine - TIME SHIFT on Windows XP Service Pack 1

7 Jun 2004 by BeCapture

The new generation of capture device - MPEG2 capture that does time shift.

Preview and Record with MPEG2 Capture device

11 Jun 2004 by BeCapture

This article shows how to work with MPEG2 capture devices such as Preview, Record. Works with all video renderers. Grab picture and configure MPEG2 Demux.

A beginning DirectX application using MFC.

29 Mar 2004 by BlackDice

Lets user create and manipulate 3D DirectX models.

Conv3ds.exe Utility Helper

14 Jun 2004 by BlackDice

A front-end for Microsoft's Conv3ds utility.

QuickQuery - a database querying tool

7 Feb 2005 by BlackDice

A tool for querying all types of databases.

Capture Sample with DirectX and .NET

10 Aug 2003 by Blas5

A solution to capture video and frames simultaneously

A 3D-Enabled View Base Class for SDI Direct3D Development

6 Feb 2005 by Bob Ciora

Definition of the CDSSD3DView8 class, a CView-derived class to facilitate Direct3D development with SDI.

Developing 3D Games for Windows* 8 with C++ and Microsoft DirectX*

12 Sep 2014 by Bruno Sonnino

In this article, I show you how to develop a soccer penalties shootout game.

Sciter - multiplatform embeddable HTML/CSS/scripting UI engine

11 Nov 2015 by c-smile

Basics of Sciter embedding principles, high-level overlook of Sciter SDK structure.

Using DirectSound to Play Audio Stream Data

9 Mar 2005 by Cai Tao

An article on how to play audio stream data with DirectSound.

Interactive 3D Spectrum Analyzer Visualization for Windows Media Player

17 May 2009 by Carlo McWhirter

Interactive 3D Spectrum Analyzer for Windows Media Player using DirectX 9 and some light GPGPU.

C++

DirectX

Dev

Developing MIDI applications with DirectMusic

11 Apr 2008 by Carlos Jiménez de Parga

A wrapper class library for the DirectMusic MIDI.

Axiom

8 Dec 2007 by chazza_10101

How to setup an Axiom application

Ultra Rapid Object Detection in Computer Vision Applications with Haar-like Wavelet Features

9 Jul 2008 by Chesnokov Yuriy

The article describes the use of Haar-like wavelet features for ultra fast object detection using a cascade of artificial neural network classifiers.

Force Feedback in Managed DirectX

16 Mar 2008 by Chris McElligott Park

A C# example of working Force Feedback in Managed DirectX

Night Stalker

27 Jan 2010 by Christ Kennedy

A C# game using Sprite-Editor graphics, way-points for AI controlled characters, and a mini-map collision detection scheme.

Windows

DirectX

Dev

Grausteroids - an Asteroids game using DirectX and C++

7 Apr 2002 by Christian Graus

An Asteroid's clone which needs some work but will illustrate some points about writing games.

Problems in the AudioVideoPlayback namespace of managed DirectX9

13 Sep 2004 by Christian Graus

A guided tour of the many reasons NOT to use DirectX9 for your audio/video playback needs

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

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 IV(a)

15 Sep 2017 by CMalcheski

Initializing DirectX

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

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

10 Jul 2017 by CMalcheski

App Initialization and Main Window Creation

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

Multiplayer Snake in 3D using C# and Managed DirectX

12 Aug 2004 by Cr@zyIv@n

A new version of the old game.

Rendering terrains with Managed DirectX

5 Sep 2004 by Cr@zyIv@n

With use of the High Level Shader Language, this article will help you create almost photorealistic terrains.

Asynchronous Progress Using Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback in C#

3 Dec 2010 by CRayGoodwin

Custom windows control that mimics Windows 7 diming & asynchronous aero progress animation

Porting Code Through XML

14 Jul 2007 by daluu

Framework for porting code between different languauges and platforms through a standard XML schema.

Extracting still pictures from movie files, with C#

23 Feb 2005 by daniel049

Sample application to extract still pictures from most movie file formats.

Media files conversion using C#

28 Jul 2005 by daniel049

Demonstrates building DirectShow filter graphs for file conversion.

Programming DirectShow applications in C#: A set of tutorials

6 Oct 2005 by daniel049

A collection of tutorials for programming DirectShow in C#.

Prototyping DirectShow filters in C#

14 Dec 2005 by daniel049

This article shows how to implement a DirectShow filter in C#.

Using third-party filters in a video application in C#

4 Jan 2006 by daniel049

A simple application to test DirectShow filters.

The ultimate Managed DirectSound 9 Tutorial. Part 1: a full introduction to Playback

28 Sep 2005 by Dario Solera

How to playback sounds, apply effects and more with the Managed DirectSound 9.

The Ultimate Managed DirectSound 9 Tutorial Part 2: managing 3D Sounds

2 Aug 2005 by Dario Solera

How to playback sounds with 3D audio management.

SpaceWarrior - A 2D DirectDraw Game

21 Dec 2006 by darkoman

An article on a simple 2D space shooting game under DirectDraw.

SpaceWarrior - 2D DirectDraw Game - Part I

3 Jan 2007 by darkoman

An article on creating a simple 2D DirectDraw game (the beginning).

SpaceWarrior - 2D DirectDraw Game - Part II

3 Jan 2007 by darkoman

An article on creating a simple 2D DirectDraw game (the game elements).

SpaceWarrior - 2D DirectDraw Game - Part III

3 Jan 2007 by darkoman

An article on creating a simple 2D DirectDraw game (the DirectX).

A Cool Vista Sidebar Gadget Style CPUInfo Animate Control! (Fixed)

8 May 2008 by Davidwu

A Cool Vista Sidebar Gadget Style CPUInfo Animate Control! (Fixed)

Creating a Game Design for the Future

9 Feb 2006 by Davin Eastley

Want to learn about the current game industry and how to design a formula for a great game? Come here for ideas on formulating your strategy.

Fabrika LAB: WebCam Video

22 May 2013 by Dejan Mauer

Free and easy way to access a web camera by using the Aforge library.

NormalMapCompressor - A tool to automatically compress normal maps

4 Jul 2005 by DeltaEngine

Normal maps are used for realtime 3D rendering (mostly in games) to improve the visual quality, but compressing them makes the 3D content look ugly, this tool helps to fix that problem.

Features of DVB-T2 application development using C# and DirectShow.NET library

24 Sep 2014 by Denis Lysikov

In this article I'm going to tell about the features of working with DVB-T2 TV tuners and the nuances that you can expect in this work.

How To Create a NT(Win) Service Using C++ with Managed Extensions

26 Jul 2002 by DGoins

This article explains how to create a NT Service also known as a Windows Service using C++ with Managed Extensions.

Capture Live Video from various Video Devices.

20 May 2004 by Dillip Kumar Kara

LiveVideo is an application to capture live video from various video capture devices.

The Console Reinvented

26 Mar 2009 by Dmitri Nеstеruk

A multi-view console written in C# and DirectX.

DirectX Tutorial Part I: DirectX Dialog Template for fast pixelwise drawing to DirectX surfaces

16 May 2006 by Doga Arinir

CDirectXDialog is a base class for dialog classes in which you want to use DirectX.

DirectX Tutorial Part II: Using the CDirectXDialog class in a pinball game

19 May 2006 by Doga Arinir

CDirectXDialog is a base class for dialog classes in which you want to use DirectX. This example gives a profound describtion about the features of this class.

Introduction to D3DImage

11 Aug 2008 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.

Sound Experiments in Managed DirectX

16 Feb 2007 by DrGary83

Using static and streaming sound buffers in Managed DirectX.

Unmanaged Vista Power

22 Feb 2007 by DYSEQTA

How to access the power of Vista and the DWM without WPF and .NET

Simple VB.NET MIDI & Wave Play Class

7 Oct 2004 by EcoSys

MIDI & Wave Player for VB.NET.

Terrain Rendering

21 Aug 2012 by Egor Yusov

Terrain Rendering is a game technology code sample that demonstrates how to render large-scale terrains in real time by efficiently distributing the tasks between the CPU and the GPU. This article provides an overview of the terrain-rendering application and includes a link to the free code.

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

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.

Managing Lifetimes of Direct3D12 Resources

16 Apr 2017 by EgorYusov

This article describes a low-overhead strategy for managing lifetimes of resources in Direct3D12.

C++

Windows

DirectX

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.

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.

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

Unity Graphics Emulator for Native Plugin Development

12 Jul 2023 by EgorYusov