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Last Updated: 04 / 29 / 2008

NVIDIA Shader Debugger Beta for FX Composer 2.5

Shader_debugger_white_bkgrnd.jpg Debug your shaders just like CPU code! The NVIDIA Shader Debugger is a plug-in for FX Composer 2.5, which supports debugging HLSL10, HLSL9, CgFX, and COLLADA FX Cg pixel shaders.

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Features

  • Cross-language, cross-API Support
    • DirectX and OpenGL
    • HLSL(DX9 and DX10), CgFX, and COLLADA FX Cg language support
  • Run Control
    • Single Step
    • Run to Cursor
    • Run to Bookmark
  • Variable Inspection
    • View Globals, Parameters, and Local Variables
    • Watch Expressions
  • Visual Debugging
    • Multiple Pixel Debugging
    • Value Visualization (Map variables to colors)
    • Conditional Pixel Kill
    • Non-Peer Pixel Kill

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The NVIDIA Shader Debugger Beta in FX Composer 2.5 Beta


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Visualize Any Variable

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Conditionally Kill Pixels

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Create Custom Output Mappings



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