The NVIDIA SDK includes hundreds of code samples, effects, and libraries to help you take advantage of the latest in graphics technology. This release includes several new code samples, bug fixes and improved documentation:

• GPU video and effects using shaders
• Image processing using discreet cosine transforms on the GPU
• Computing image histograms using occlusion queries

The complete collection of code samples include HDR using 2x fp16 render targets, DXSAS implementation, GPU video filtering, PBO texture performance analysis, relief mapping, dozens of new HLSL FX examples for FX Composer and more... The code samples also include Shader Model 3.0 examples, High Dynamic Range Rendering, Deferred Shading, Instancing, Multiple Render Targets, Vertex Texturing, Soft Shadows, Perspective Shadow Maps, and many more.