NVIDIA Shader Debugger

Modern shaders are growing in complexity, making them harder to understand and debug.

The NVIDIA Shader Debugger was designed to be a full-featured pixel shader debugger that allows shaders to be debugged just like CPU code.

Here are some key features of "NVIDIA Shader Debugger":

Microsoft DirectX 9 & 10 (HLSL) OpenGL (CgFX & COLLADA FX Cg)

Single Step Examine control flow for a single pixel Run to Cursor Run to Bookmark Debugging of multiple shaders concurrently

View Globals, Parameters, and Local Variables Search Technique, Pass, and Function selection Watch Expressions Automatic variable selection

Multiple Pixel Debugging Value Visualization (Map variables to colors) Conditional Pixel Kill Non-Peer Pixel Kill

Requirements:

· 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)

Limitations:

· 30 days trial