DirectX: When, Why and What

hjpotter92 · 30-10-2008, 02:37 PM

DirectX is very necessary I know that, but why is it so necessary. What itdoes, what are its requirements. And most importantly, why is it used in Nero-7?

dheeraj_kumar · 30-10-2008, 05:00 PM

Wikipedia...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

Its used for Nero Vision.

hjpotter92 · 31-10-2008, 11:20 AM

But in my version of Nero, Nero Vision is not available.

ashu888ashu888 · 31-10-2008, 12:25 PM

Well, wat version of nero u hv ?? if its not ver 7 (Nero 7) then u will be having a different version of nero,

btw u wanna ask in general abt the requirement of DX in ur PC then the wiki link is jus the correct answer...

Zangetsu · 31-10-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by hjpotter92

DirectX is very necessary I know that, but why is it so necessary. What itdoes, what are its requirements. And most importantly, why is it used in Nero-7?

its very very necessary...
the 3D games,Sound...textures..bitmapping etc r all bcoz of DX....
u can its the basic building block of Windows OS

if u wanna check it by urself...how imp it is...just uninstall it then c wat happens

ashu888ashu888 · 31-10-2008, 12:34 PM

^^

good point added. (uninstall and see) ..lol...

hjpotter92 · 31-10-2008, 01:58 PM

I don't have it installed and everything is perfect. I can play GTA VC, Spider Man 2 The Game and a lot more games.... LOL

ashu888ashu888 · 31-10-2008, 02:00 PM

^^

goto run and type dxdiag
and see if anything pops up !!

also, Direct X is installed by default (wen the OS is installed) correct me if im wrong..

hjpotter92 · 31-10-2008, 02:10 PM

For that, I have DX 8.0 in my PC, and as per the requirements of GTAVC it wants DX 9.0

Zangetsu · 31-10-2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hjpotter92

I don't have it installed and everything is perfect. I can play GTA VC, Spider Man 2 The Game and a lot more games.... LOL

But..wats LOL for....

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Originally Posted by hjpotter92

For that, I have DX 8.0 in my PC, and as per the requirements of GTAVC it wants DX 9.0

So, uninstall dat version also & c if GTAVC runs or not...

hjpotter92 · 31-10-2008, 05:05 PM

Well, my question was that why is it needed in Nero? I don't have Nero Vision, Showtime or any of that rubbish. And, I can't find the place to uninstall DX8.0

Zangetsu · 31-10-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by hjpotter92

Well, my question was that why is it needed in Nero? I don't have Nero Vision, Showtime or any of that rubbish. And, I can't find the place to uninstall DX8.0

Search in nero.com mayb u get ur ans...
there is a tool for removing the DX....just google...its called DX eradicater...but beware...& b ready 2 face the consequences..bfore u uninstall...

thewisecrab · 31-10-2008, 05:29 PM

Why are you hell bent on removing directX?

It is a crucial component of your PC's UI, without which, well, you try if you must

Regarding GTA, Spiderman, etc,
They are running on your PC (but not at optimum I guess) as you have DirectX 8.0 installed.
Check out this link for a detailed explanation of DirectX (it's old, but the fundas are the same)
http://www.d-silence.com/feature.php?id=254

hjpotter92 · 31-10-2008, 05:32 PM

What does optimum mean. I can play as good as I can on 384 MB RAM.

thewisecrab · 31-10-2008, 05:35 PM

I mean at insane resolutions (AFAIK)
Anyway, have a look at the link I gave to answer your queries

ashu888ashu888 · 01-11-2008, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by hjpotter92

For that, I have DX 8.0 in my PC, and as per the requirements of GTAVC it wants DX 9.0

well, see tats wat i told in my earlier post (tat itsa must to hv DX onto ur system and its installed by default by the OS) also .net framework apart from many other s/ws..

AND brother, having an older version of DX does not mean u DO NOT hv DX..

all the games WILL play on ur PC coz they can atleast detect a DX be it an older version too..

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Cheers n e-peace...

Zangetsu · 01-11-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ashu888ashu888

well, see tats wat i told in my earlier post (tat itsa must to hv DX onto ur system and its installed by default by the OS) also .net framework apart from many other s/ws..

AND brother, having an older version of DX does not mean u DO NOT hv DX..

all the games WILL play on ur PC coz they can atleast detect a DX be it an older version too..

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Cheers n e-peace...

aur ye baat potter ke bheje main kyun nahi ghusti yaar...

hjpotter92 · 01-11-2008, 12:09 PM

Lekin, jab usski min. requirement DX 9.0 hai, toh fir woh DX 8 par kyun chalta hai?

Zangetsu · 01-11-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hjpotter92

Lekin, jab usski min. requirement DX 9.0 hai, toh fir woh DX 8 par kyun chalta hai?

yeh sawaal aap "Rockstar Games" aur "Microsoft" ko puccho...

thewisecrab · 01-11-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by hjpotter92

Lekin, jab usski min. requirement DX 9.0 hai, toh fir woh DX 8 par kyun chalta hai?

Dude, can you run the game with all effects on and without any lag?
This is not possible unless you update DirectX. (and your RAM, gfx card, etc..but thats a separate story)
The game is running on your PC (for now) as you atleast have 8.0 installed.

Sathish · 01-11-2008, 06:07 PM

wat are the basic requirements to learn DirctX .
is there any reputed institute / centre to teach this API.
what is the scope and future..
how does it differentiate from OpenGL.

dheeraj_kumar · 02-11-2008, 03:33 AM

Requirements - c++
There are these game programming institutes but you are MUCH better off learning by yourself.
Scope & future - graphics and game designing

http://www.google.com/search?client=...utf-8&oe=utf-8

DX is a microsoft proprietary technology, it can be used only on PCs running windows and xbox. OGL is, well, open, so can be used in native linux apps too. DX>>OGL as OGL is like 20 years old.

Sathish · 02-11-2008, 06:53 AM

thanks dheeraj..

ashu888ashu888 · 02-11-2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by KaranTh85

aur ye baat potter ke bheje main kyun nahi ghusti yaar...

lol..plz leave the poor guy alone yaar..

woh sirf apni confusion durr kar raha hain..

IronManForever · 02-11-2008, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dheeraj_kumar

DX>>OGL as OGL is like 20 years old.

What? You mean OpenGL right?
DX is more accepted because M$ is backing it up. Look at OpenGL, it works on virtually every platform.

20 years old, so? DX is also around 15...

dheeraj_kumar · 03-11-2008, 08:46 AM

DX is favoured because not only MS's backing, but also because microsoft-powered devices (pcs, xbox) are more dominant in the market.

There's this in depth wiki article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...L_and_Direct3D