Tutorials

This section contains several tutorials demonstrating how to use PIX for gathering and analyzing data.

• Collect Data with the Basic View - Collect data with an experiment using the basic view. Use the basic view to get started learning PIX.
• Collect Customized Data with the Advanced View - Collect data using an experiment with the advanced view. This tutorial demonstrates how to choose custom triggers and actions to customize the data collected.
• Compare Visual Quality with Screen Shots - Use screen captures to compare images between two device types and debug rendering problems.
• Debug a Pixel Shader - Set breakpoints and step through a pixel shader using the shader debugger.
• Debug a Vertex Shader - Set breakpoints and step through a vertex shader using the shader debugger.
• View Buffer Data - View vertex buffer and index buffer data using HLSL to cast the data so that it is easily recognizable.
• View Depth-Buffer Data - View depth-buffer data. Vary the range and internsity of the data displayed to make the data more visible.
• View Mesh Data - View mesh data. See mesh data before and after a vertex shader runs. Launch the shader debugger to step through vertex shader code.
• View Pixel Data with Pixel History - View every event that causes a change in per-pixel data. This includes depth, stencil and color data.
• View Texture Data - View texture data using the texture viewer. Isolate RGB data, alpha data, or individual mip levels.

See Also

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