Concept: Switch MP2 to D3D11/D2D rendering (1 Viewer)

[morpheus_xx]

I will make some test binaries based on the SharpDX examples. They can then be run on different machines to check compatibility.

 

[morpheus_xx]

Please take a look at this thread: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/test-tool-directx-11-1-direct2d1-on-windows-7.128884/, run the example file and post your results there!
It's really important to get a wide range overview of supported hardware and drivers to make a decision!

 

[morpheus_xx]

I'm testing D2D and all kind of drawing stuff. I think D2D will bring a lot to MP2. Take this example screenshot:

Image, Shadow, Overlay Rectangle and Text. Looks good.

 

[FreakyJ]

I think it is worth the effort, doing this with shaders is also a loooot of work and would need some changes to MP

 

[morpheus_xx]

Isn't it crazy to bee happy if you see such rendering result on screen?

Although full of errors and missing things it's great to get anything rendered at all

 

[FreakyJ]

Haha the funny button is missing in tapatalk

 

[morpheus_xx]

Seems I can step on to Text (or any other missing content)

 

[morpheus_xx]

Fixed more issues with shapes and brushes and added a FPS counter to title bar

It will be much slower when all content is added back, but I think we well see a good performance in the end.

 

[morpheus_xx]

I can read again what's written on screen I'm very satisfied for the progress of 1.5 days...

 

[MJGraf]

This is amazing work, Morph! Go for it!