AMD Quad-Buffer SDK: New API for AMD HD3D

Barely half a year ... No, nonsense. It took much more than six months, and AMD has once again reminded of the existence of stereo 3D-technologies, today announced a package AMD Quad-Buffer SDK. With the new SDK, application developers are able to use the API quad buffer (AMD Quad-Buffer API) to support stereo output for 3D-displays with support for extensions DirectX 9,10 and 11.

Presented in a package developer API can be used to develop applications such as stereoscopic DirectX 3D-games, video and viewing images in 3D. In addition, API also defines support for different technologies of display interfaces, which in practice means completely transparent transport mechanism for creating stereo applications, so developers do not need to create a separate code to display the 3D-displays to the ports of DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI or VGA. From the application requires the creation of images for channels left and right eyes, which are then written in the same buffer Quad (Quad-Buffer).

The new API is supported by the graphics chip-based series of AMD Radeon HD 5000 and HD 6000, with the declared support of DirectX 9, 10 and 11, as well as HDMI 1.4a interface for 3D-displays if you use the latest AMD Catalyst drivers. With the current version of the drivers are guaranteed support for 3D-displays to the ports of HDMI 1.4a, DisplayPort and DVI.

A list of supported "hardware" can be found here . To date, it includes:

• Notebook HP Envy 17 3D (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850), MSI Wind Top AE2420 All-in-One (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730) and the Lenovo IdeaPad y560d (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730)
• Graphics cards AMD Radeon HD 5000 and HD 6000
• Monitors Zalman, Viewsonic (V3D241WM), Acer HS244HQ, Samsung (series 750 and 950), LG Cinema 3D (D2342P)
• Two or three dozen of 3D-TV production companies Mitsubishi, Samsung, LG, Sharp, Sony and Panasonic
• Two or three dozen 3D-production projectors Viewsonic, Optoma, BenQ, Infocus, Mitisubishi, Dell and Sharp
• Several models of shutter glasses, including XPand X102, XPand X103, Xpand X103x, Viewsonic, LG (AG-S100), Sharp AN3DG10S, Sony (TDGBR100), Panasonic (TY-EW3D2MU, TY-EW3D2SU), Samsung (SSG-2200AR/ZA ) and Acer

Download 32-/64-bitny AMD Quad Buffer SDK (. Zip-file, 1 MB) can be here .

 It would be desirable, of course, heartily wish AMD's success in the field of 3D-stereo technology, but looking "to slack off" HD3D development over the last year, and generally sluggish through the stump-pack of the company's attitude to 3D, is very weak believe in success. In addition, leaves serious doubts in the success and overall approach to the development of AMD technologies: passive form 3D-ecosystem on foreign components - rent it if not full, then surely the swamp.

However, AMD may just like catch-up role. Throughout. Although unlikely, there is more, the continued existence of the classical scheme of a set of talented engineers with mediocre marketing. That's ATI, for example, will probably never was.