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NVIDIA Shader Debugger
Modern shaders are growing in complexity, making them harder to understand and debug. To help developers address this problem, NVIDIA offers a full-featured pixel shader debugger that allows shaders to be debugged just like CPU code.
The NVIDIA Shader Debugger is a plug-in for FX Composer 2.5.
The NVIDIA Shader Debugger: Now Free
The NVIDIA Shader Debugger is now completely free for all users, including commercial, non-commercial, or academic.
To activate the Shader Debugger, please select the 'Non-commercial' license type in the Activation dialog.
Downloads
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Download] Shader Debugger 2.51 + FX Composer 2.51 Bundle
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Overview
Modern shaders are growing in complexity, making them harder to understand and debug. To help developers address this problem, NVIDIA offers a full-featured pixel shader debugger that allows shaders to be debugged just like CPU code.
The NVIDIA Shader Debugger is a plug-in for FX Composer 2.5 that supports debugging of pixel shaders in the following shading languages:
- Microsoft DirectX 10 HLSL
- Microsoft DirectX 9 HLSL
- CgFX
- COLLADA FX Cg
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Documentation
Features
The Shader Debugger offers the following features:
- Cross-Language, Cross-API Support
- Microsoft DirectX 9 & 10 (HLSL)
- OpenGL (CgFX & COLLADA FX Cg)
- Debugging Control
- Single Step
- Examine control flow for a single pixel
- Run to Cursor
- Run to Bookmark
- Debugging of multiple shaders concurrently
- Variable Inspection
- View Globals, Parameters, and Local Variables
- Search
- Technique, Pass, and Function selection
- Watch Expressions
- Automatic variable selection
- Visual Debugging
- Multiple Pixel Debugging
- Value Visualization (Map variables to colors)
- Conditional Pixel Kill
- Non-Peer Pixel Kill
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Recommended System Specifications
Platform: Windows XP/Vista
GeForce 6 Series equivalent or better GPU
2+ GHz Dual-Core Processor
2 GB System Memory
Requires FX Composer 2.5, which is bundled with the Shader Debugger download
360 MB free disk space (installer includes FX Composer 2.5)
Support Information
Technical Support: ShaderDebugger-Support@nvidia.com
Licensing Inquiries: ShaderDebugger-Licensing@nvidia.com
