OpenGL 1.3, 2.0 & DirectX 9

-TheDragon · 2001-01-19T15:29:31

Hey hey Long post, be weary. Also, this is not another DX OGL war. I''ve been reading about OpenGL quite extensivley latley, and I''ve liked what I''ve been reading. I''ve heard OpenGL 1.3 (or 2.0, as some call it) is either in development or ready for release - how so, in what form? I''ve read that windows 9x only supports 1.1, and I''m ill-informed about the NT(2K) implications of the graphics technology (does 2k support 1.2?) I''ve recently become an OpenGL advacist, and I was wondering how its progressing (in terms of 1.3). It just seems like such a noble API, yet I''m let down by it''s lack of support from the so called committee thats standardizing it. Remember now this is all opinion, and I''m probably misinformed on quite a few things here, but hopefully someone can clear this up for me and anyone passing through. I would also like to ask what input, sound, and newotrking API people use when doing 3D in OpenGl. I''ve been using DirectX for about 5 months now, learning windows multimedia along with the API, and now have a grudge against anything that approaches me that even LOOKS like COM. I''ve read people don''t use DirectX (as adversed to OpenGL) for 3d Graphics because many dislike COM. If thats the case, do they yield to these objections when they need something advanced to handle sound and input, or is there another input/sound API that I don''t know about? Just an inquiry. As of now I think people that use OpenGL for 3D graphics use OS independent sound routines and input routines (which CAN''T be right). Too much work in my opinion. Another thing, DX9 - can anyone speculate if this will be the version that D3D compares to OpenGL in functionality and (ease of use). I say this because I don''t ever think D3D will surpass OpenGL in ease of use because of the methods MS uses to get everything done (my 2D dos graphics engine was easier to use, and that was a mess). I only make this inquiry from what I''ve read - I don''t know the gritty details of either API''s 3D capability, but I''ve seen some comparisons in capabilities between both API''s by technical gurus. DX8 is agreed to be (by most) a heavy advancement in MS'' directX in terms of ease of use and functionality, but many say it''s still deriving most of its functionality from OpenGL. In this posters opinion, if DX9 is the significant progression that DX8 was (in terms of 3D) then I think the market will shift in favor of DX9. Personally I don''t want D3D to ever surpass OGL in capability and ease of use (although I think D3D has passed it in terms of standardization) but reality says that through MS'' frequent updates they''re making DX better and better, in which OGL can''t compare...... which is why I asked the question in this topic in the first place - OpenGL''s "soon to be" update. If anyone can shed any information on 1.3 (or 2.0, whichever) I''d be thankful for the information. BTW, after reading through my post I think I''ve treaded on a lot of sensitive territory, and ask any corrections be posted (I''m new to the subject, flames wouldn''t really help me... =) Adios -Phil Crosby www.philisoft.com www.graphics-design.com

Graphics and GPU Programming Programming OpenGL

Started by -TheDragon January 16, 2001 01:18 AM

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mhkrause

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January 19, 2001 03:29 PM

I don''t think extensions are in the best interests for the software developer.

They work great for IHV''s. IHV''s want their product to be different, unique. Extensions enable them to extend the API in some way to allow them to show off these selling points.

In general, software developers do not want hardware to be different, they want it to be the same. By including functionality in the core API, making every IHV feel a need to implement it, homogenizes the different pieces of hardware.

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