ShaderX

ATI Engineers contributed a number of chapters and sample code to the book ShaderX: Vertex and Pixel Shader Programming Tips and Tricks, edited by Wolfgang Engel. Now, all of these chapters are provided online for your reference.

»3D Textures and Pixel Shaders
»Animated Grass with Pixel and Vertex Shaders
»Blending Textures for Terrain
»Bubble Shader
»Character Animation with Direct3D Vertex Shaders
»Crystal/Candy Shader
»Accurate Environment Mapped Reflections and Refractions by Adjusting for Object Distance
»Diffuse Cube Mapping
»Image Processing with 1.4 Pixel Shaders in Direct3D
»Non-Photorealistic Rendering with Pixel and Vertex Shaders
»Rendering Ocean Water
»Per-Pixel Strand Based Anisotropic Lighting
»Per Pixel Fresnel Term
»Rippling Reflective and Refractive Water
»Shadow Volume Extrusion Using a Vertex Shader
»Texture Perturbation Effects

ShaderX2

ATI has contributed a number of chapters and sample code to the books ShaderX2: Introductions and Tutorials with DirectX 9.0 and ShaderX2: Shader Programming Tips and Tricks With Directx 9.0, edited by Wolfgang Engel.

»Introduction to the DirectX® 9 High Level Shading Language
»Simulation of Iridescence and Translucency on Thin Surfaces
»Motion Blur Using Geometry and Shading Distortion
»Advanced Image Processing with DirectX® 9 Pixel Shaders
»Layered Car Paint Shader
»Real-Time Depth of Field Simulation
»Shader Development Using RenderMonkey™

ShaderX3

ATI has contributed a number of chapters and sample code to the book ShaderX3: Advanced Rendering With DirectX And OpenGL from Charles River Media. A sample chapter from the book is available below.

»Drawing a Crowd