Surely, every amateur has come across such a concept as DirectX. Naturally, not everyone knows the purpose of this program, where it is unpacked and what exactly is installed at this time.
What is DirectX?
DirectX should be understood primarily as a set of necessary tools and technologies that allow a developer to create high quality picture and sound, for example, in a computer game. At its core, DirectX and its components are responsible for literally everything. It is divided into several parts, each of which performs a special function, these are: DirectDraw - serves to accelerate the display and processing of two-dimensional graphics, Direct3D - is used to accelerate three-dimensional graphics, DirectSound - works with sound, namely, it mixes and reproduces 3D sound, DirectInput - used to handle keyboard, mouse, joystick and other peripheral devices, DirectPlay - used mainly to serve network games, DirectAnimation - used to create animation effects in WEB pages, DirectShow - to apply multimedia in WEB, DirectMusic - a new section that serves to use music in games.
By the way, it should be said that DirectX was conceived and developed specifically in order to turn the Windows operating system into the main platform for developing and creating games and, of course, in order to play them. Fortunately, DirectX today comes with just about any software that needs it. In addition, DirectX is now updated automatically, which means that the user now does not even need to download a specific version of DirectX from the Internet and install it on his own, but in some individual cases manual installation of this software is required.
Where is DirectX installed and unpacked?
First you need to decide on the version of DirectX. Most often, DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 are used today, but it is desirable for the user to see the version of DirectX that is supported by the installed video card and download it from the official website. After starting, you need to unpack the DirectX archive to any folder on your hard drive. After launching a special application (dxsetup.exe), the program will indicate to the user the directory in which DirectX will be installed, or will be installed automatically. It is usually installed in the local drive C: / Windows /% SystemRoot% / system32. Once DirectX is installed, the user will be able to run a significant portion of demanding graphics applications and games.
