NVIDIA Cg Toolkit 3.0 February 2011 and OptiX 2.1 RC2
Categories: SDK Tags: cg, gpu, NVIDIA, OptiX, Programming, ray tracing, sdk, shader, toolkit

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Terrain Rendering Demo With Perlin Noise, SSAO and SSDM
Categories: NVIDIA CUDA, OpenGL, tech demo Tags: cg, cuda, demo, opengl, perlin noise, ray casting, rendering, shader, ssao, ssdm, terrain

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NVIDIA Cg 2.2 Toolkit Available
Categories: Game Development, Microsoft DirectX, OpenGL, SDK Tags: cg, game development, gpu, Programming, real time 3d, shader, shading language

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NVIDIA NVSG 5 and Cg 2.2 Available NOW
Categories: Microsoft DirectX, OpenGL, SDK Tags: 3d, cg, cgfx, game development, NVIDIA, nvsg, opengl, Programming, real-time, sdk, shader


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Cg 2.1 Beta Now Available
Categories: Game Development, Microsoft DirectX, OpenGL, Programming, SDK Tags: 3d graphics programming, c for graphics, cg, game development, glsl, gpu, hlsl, NVIDIA, real time shader, shader, toolkit

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Collada 1.5 Specifications
Categories: Game Development, Modeling Tags: 3d authoring tool, 3d visualization, cg, cgfx, collada, exchange 3d format, game development, gamedev, glsl, opengl, xml
The Khronos Group announced the release of a new COLLADA specification, which includes new features and expanded functionality designed to further broaden the applicability of the 3D digital asset standard.
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COLLADA defines an XML-based schema to make it easy to transport 3D assets between applications – enabling diverse 3D authoring and content processing tools be combined into a production pipeline. The intermediate language provides comprehensive encoding of visual scenes including: geometry, shaders and effects, physics, animation, kinematics, and even multiple version representations of the same asset.COLLADA FX enables leading 3D authoring tools to work effectively together to create shader and effects applications and assets to be authored and packaged using OpenGL Shading Language, Cg, CgFX, and DirectX FX.

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NVIDIA ShaderPerf 2
Categories: Microsoft DirectX, OpenGL, Programming Tags: cg, fragment program, game development, gamedev, glsl, graphics programming, hlsl, Microsoft DirectX, pixel shader, profiling, shaderperf, vertex program, vertex shader
NVIDIA ShaderPerf is a command-line shader profiling utility and C API that reports detailed shader performance metrics for a wide range of GPUs.
ShaderPerf wokrs with GLSL vertex and fragment programs, HLSL vertex and pixel shaders and Cg shaders.
ShaderPerf 2.0 includes several new features:
* GeForce 8 series support
* Pixel Shader Differencing
* Vertex Shader Analysis
ShaderPerf outputs the following for any shader that you analyze:
* Cycle count
* Register usage
* Driver-optimized shader instruction list
* Vertex and pixel throughput estimates
More information and download HERE.
The Cg Tutorial – Now Readable Online
Categories: Microsoft DirectX, OpenGL Tags: cg, gpu, Programming, shader, tutorial

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