New Version of DirectX released and new nVidia Drivers Released.

[Scott Vibert]

Pointed out by Tarkus on the FOFC board:


DirectX 9.0a

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dir...oads/drx90.asp

nVidia 43.45 Drivers (XP/2000)

http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=winxp-2k_43.45

nVidia 43.45 Drivers (95/98/ME)

http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=win9x_43.45


nVidia's Release highlights:

• The industry’s best Microsoft® DirectX® 9 support
• GeForce FX and Quadro FX support for cinematic computing
• Ultimate “The Way It’s Meant to be Played” experience
• NVIDIA’s patented Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) – supports all products in a single driver binary
• nView™ 2.0 multi-display technology increases productivity and provides the necessary tools to control the way users access and view applications.
• NVKeystone™ allows for real-time image correction on portable projectors and heads-up displays.
• Digital Vibrance Control™ allows users to adjust color controls to achieve accurate, bright colors under all conditions.

DirectX highlights:

Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX 9.0a includes security and performance updates to graphics and networking components. This release also resolves a connectivity issue using some network routers.