'3D Edit' - video editing suite written entirely in D3D/DX9

[Diplo]

Hexus have a review of 3D Edit a video editing suite that is written entirely in Direct3D (including the entire interface) and requires a DX9 compatible video card:

Like Pinnacle Liquid Edition, Tenomichi’s software harnesses the power of the system’s 3D graphics accelerator. But it does so at a much more fundamental level. In particular, it takes advantage of the power of DirectX 9 Shaders. These are algorithms that use the pixel-shader units in the graphics processors in modern graphics cards - designed to accelerate image processing. The latest graphics chips from ATI and Nvidia have 16 of these units, so it’s theoretically possible to render a lot of video effects at once.

But Tenomichi has gone one step further. Not only is DirectX 9 3D acceleration used to power the rendering of effects, it’s also used for the interface itself. The entire 3D Edit program has been created in Direct3D, the API used by most PC games titles. It’s even necessary to turn on anti-aliasing in the graphics card drivers to smooth the on-screen elements of the interface. So not only does 3D Edit have some revolutionary effects technology under the surface – it looks pretty revolutionary as well.

Hexus Review | 3D Edit Homepage

 

[Rys]

I'll have a short article on 3D Edit's innards ready to go soon. I beta tested for them for a while and have a fair idea how their effects pipeline works. Nothing inherently revolutionary, but interesting nonetheless. I suck at reviewing software, so I'm glad James did that for us