vertex shaders

OpenGL OpenGL: Advanced Coding
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Are there other ways to implement vertex shaders beside the vertex program extension and Cg?

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Yes, there are two possible ways:

  1. use directX
  2. do it yourself on the cpu…
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Thanks AdrianD!

:slight_smile: Vertex Shaders with opengl on nvidia cards.

Are vp or Cg then the only way?

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These provide similar functionality,

EXT_vertex_shader ( ATI, possibly others )
NV_vertex_program ( NV, 3Dlabs, others ? )
ARB_vertex_program ( most will likely have this )

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@PH: Are those possible on nvidia cards?

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ARB_vertex_program is the one to wait for. It will be supported by all the major companies ( those that have the hardware capable of supporting it ).

It’s a pretty new extension so it’s not available in any public drivers yet.

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Thanks.