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Cg Toolkit 2.1, November 2008 Release
Introduction
The award-winning
Cg Toolkit provides a compiler for the Cg 2.1 language, runtime libraries
for use with both leading graphics APIs, runtime libraries for CgFX,
example applications, and extensive documentation. Supporting over 25
different OpenGL and DirectX profile targets, Cg 2.1 allows you to
incorporate stunning interactive effects into your 3D applications.
Downloads |
Supported Profiles |
The Cg Tutorial Book
The components of the Cg Toolkit include:
NVIDIA Cg Compiler Release 2.1- Cg/CgFX Runtime libraries for OpenGL and Direct3D
- Cg User's Manual
- Documentation for the Cg Language Specification, runtime APIs, Cg
standard library, CgFX states, and the Cg profiles.
- Cg examples
Cg 2.1 supports a broad range of desktop operating systems (Windows 2000,
XP, Vista, Mac OS X for Tiger and Leopard, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 Linux, and
x86 Solaris) so your shader-enabled applications can use the same shaders
no matter your choice of operating system or graphics API.
We hope that you will enjoy the exciting world of Cg programming.
Latest Cg Toolkit Features
The November 2008 version of Cg 2.1 corrects several issues found in the prior release:
- Fixed crash when cgGL routines were called without a current GL context
- Fixed a bug in compiling CgFX files with multiple geometry shaders
- Fixed D3D10 runtime's handling of the parameter buffer (cbuffer)
- D3D10 runtime now correctly deals with true integer parameters
- Shared parameter arrays were not being updated correctly
- Resolved an issue with changing the variability of matrices to CG_LITERAL
The 2.1 release of Cg introduces several new features and improvements:
- New Direct3D 10 profiles (vs_4_0 and ps_4_0) to cross-translate Cg to HLSL10
- New Runtime library for Direct3D 10
- Virtual file system for including source during shader compilation
- Improvements to the GLSL translation profile
- Documentation updates for all new API and features
- New examples demonstrating Direct3D10 usage and more
- Runtime performance improvements and bug fixes
- Compatibility with Cg 2.0
Please see the release
notes for details, known issues, and more.
New Profiles
|
Name |
Graphics API |
Domain |
Graphics hardware required |
| vs_4_0 |
Direct3D 10.0 |
Vertex |
Multi-Vendor DirectX 10 GPUs |
| ps_4_0 |
Direct3D 10.0 |
Fragment |
Multi-Vendor DirectX 10 GPUs |
Existing Profiles
|
Name |
Graphics API |
Domain |
Graphics hardware required |
| gp4vp |
OpenGL |
Vertex |
GeForce 8 series NV_gpu_program4 + NV_vertex_program4 |
| gp4gp |
OpenGL |
Geometry |
GeForce 8 series NV_gpu_program4 + NV_geometry_program4 |
| gp4fp |
OpenGL |
Fragment |
GeForce 8 series NV_gpu_program4 + NV_fragment_program4 |
| hlslv |
DirectX 9c |
Vertex |
Multi-vendor DirectX 9c GPUs |
| hlslf |
DirectX 9c |
Fragment |
Multi-vendor DirectX 9c GPUs |
| glslv |
OpenGL |
Vertex |
Multi-vendor OpenGL 2.0 / GLSL GPUs |
| glslf |
OpenGL |
Fragment |
Multi-vendor OpenGL 2.0 / GLSL GPUs |
| arbvp1 |
OpenGL |
Vertex |
Multi-vendor OpenGL 1.x GPUs ARB_vertex_program |
| arbfp1 |
OpenGL |
Fragment |
Multi-vendor OpenGL 1.x GPUs ARB_fragment_program |
| vp40 |
OpenGL |
Vertex |
GeForce 6 and up NV_vertex_program3 |
| fp40 |
OpenGL |
Fragment |
GeForce 6 and up NV_fragment_program2 |
| vp30 |
OpenGL |
Vertex |
GeForce 5 and up NV_vertex_program2 |
| fp30 |
OpenGL |
Fragment |
GeForce 5 and up NV_fragment_program |
| vp20 |
OpenGL |
Vertex |
GeForce 3, 4 Ti, and up NV_vertex_program |
| fp20 |
OpenGL |
Fragment |
GeForce 3, 4 Ti, and up NV_texture_shader + NV_register_combiners2 |
| vs_1_1 |
DirectX 8 & 9 |
Vertex |
Multi-vendor DirectX 8 & 9 GPUs |
| ps_1_1 |
DirectX 8 & 9 |
Fragment |
Multi-vendor DirectX 8 & 9 GPUs |
| ps_1_2 |
DirectX 8 & 9 |
Fragment |
Multi-vendor DirectX 8 & 9 GPUs |
| ps_1_3 |
DirectX 8 & 9 |
Fragment |
Multi-vendor DirectX 8 & 9 GPUs |
| vs_2_0 |
DirectX 9 |
Vertex |
Multi-vendor DirectX 9 GPUs |
| ps_2_0 |
DirectX 9 |
Fragment |
Multi-vendor DirectX 9 GPUs |
| vs_2_x |
DirectX 9 |
Vertex |
Multi-vendor DirectX 9 GPUs |
| ps_2_x |
DirectX 9 |
Fragment |
Multi-vendor DirectX 9 GPUs |
| vs_3_0 |
DirectX 9c |
Vertex |
Multi-vendor DirectX 9c GPUs |
| ps_3_0 |
DirectX 9c |
Fragment |
Multi-vendor DirectX 9c GPUs |
The Cg Tutorial
Book
Update! Now available in both print and free, online-readable
versions.
The Cg Tutorial: The
Definitive Guide to Programmable Real-Time Graphics takes a
tutorial-based approach to teaching Cg and high-level shading, and it comes
complete with a standalone application that allows you to try out and
modify the book's examples. To learn more about The Cg Tutorial or
for information on discounted print copies,
please visit the book's
home page.
Downloads
Documentation
[Download] Cg Release Notes
[Download] Cg Reference Manual
[Download] Cg Specifications (PDF)
[Download] Cg Users Manual (English) (old, not updated)
[Download] Cg Users Manual (Japanese) (not current)
[Download] Cg Bumpdemo Tutorial (old, not updated)
[Download] CgFX Bumpdemo Tutorial (old, not updated)
Install Packages
[Download] Windows
[Download] Mac OS X (Leopard and Tiger) Installer
[Download] Linux X86 (gzipped tar)
[Download] Linux X86-64 (gzipped tar)
[Download] Linux X86 (RedHat RPM)
[Download] Linux X86-64 (RedHat RPM)
[Download] Solaris X86 (SUN Package)
Cg Redistributable Binaries
Cg redistributable binaries package contains the libraries and executables for all supported platforms of a Cg release in a single zip file.
Go to the Cg Redistributable Binaries Page.
Previous Versions
Cg Toolkit 2.1 October 2008
Cg Toolkit 2.1 Beta
Cg Toolkit 2.0 May 2008
Cg Toolkit 2.0 Jan 2008
Cg Toolkit 2.0 Beta
Cg Toolkit 1.5 Sep. 2007
Cg Toolkit 1.5
Cg Toolkit Feb. 2007
Cg Toolkit Sep. 2006
Cg Toolkit 1.5 Beta 2
Cg Toolkit 1.5 Beta 1
Cg Toolkit 1.4.1
Cg Toolkit 1.2.1
Cg Toolkit 1.1
