Editing DirectX (section)

==Components==
DirectX is composed of multiple APIs:

* [[Direct3D]] (D3D): Real-time [[3D rendering]] API
* [[DXGI]]: Enumerates adapters and monitors and manages swap chains for Direct3D 10 and later.
* [[Direct2D]]: 2D graphics API
* [[DirectWrite]]: Text rendering API
* [[DirectCompute]]: API for [[general-purpose computing on graphics processing units]]
* DirectX Diagnostics (DxDiag): A tool for diagnosing and generating reports on components related to DirectX, such as audio, video, and input drivers
* [[Cross-platform Audio Creation Tool|XACT3]]: High-level audio API
* [[XAudio2]]: Low-level audio API
* [[DirectX Raytracing]] (DXR): Real-time [[ray tracing (graphics)|raytracing]] API
* [[DirectStorage]]: GPU-oriented file I/O API
* [[DirectML]]: GPU-accelerated machine learning and artificial intelligence API
* [[DirectSR]]: GPU-accelerated resolution upscaling API
* [[Media Foundation]]
** [[DXVA|DirectX Video Acceleration]] for accelerated video playback

Microsoft has deprecated the following components:
* [[DirectX Media]]: Consists of:
** DirectAnimation for 2D/3D<ref>[http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~RB6K-IID/space.html 3D Animation of SPACE FIGHTER by DIRECT ANIMATION]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=Darkmorpher |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> web animation, [[DirectShow]] for multimedia playback and [[streaming media]]
** DirectX Media Objects: Support for streaming objects such as encoders, decoders, and effects (Deprecated in favor of [[Media Foundation Transform]]s; MFTs)<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-06-05 |df=mdy |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/directshow/directx-media-objects |title=DirectX Media Objects |department=[[DirectShow]] |work=[[Microsoft Docs]] |quote=DMOs have been superseded by Media Foundation Transforms (MFTs).}}<!-- Specifically https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/win32/commit/27a9dfa3ef68240fbf09f1c64dff7b2232874ef4 --></ref>
** DirectX Transform for web interactivity, and Direct3D Retained Mode for higher level 3D graphics
** DirectX plugins for [[audio signal processing]]
* [[DirectDraw]]: 2D graphics API (Deprecated in favor of [[Direct2D]])
* [[DirectInput]]: Input API for interfacing with [[computer keyboard|keyboards]], [[computer mouse|mice]], [[joystick]]s, and [[game controller]]s (Deprecated after version 8 in favor of [[XInput]] for [[Xbox 360]] controllers or standard WM_INPUT window message processing for keyboard and mouse input)
* [[DirectPlay]]: Network API for communication over a local-area or wide-area network (Deprecated after version 8 in favor of [[Games for Windows Live]] and [[Xbox Live]])
* [[DirectSound]]: Audio API (Deprecated since DirectX 8 in favor of [[XAudio2]] and XACT3)
* [[DirectSound3D]] (DS3D): [[3D audio effect|3D sounds]] API (Deprecated since DirectX 8 in favor of XAudio2 and XACT3)
* [[DirectMusic]]: Components for playing soundtracks authored in DirectMusic Producer (Deprecated since DirectX 8 in favor of XAudio2 and XACT3)

DirectX functionality is provided in the form of [[Component Object Model|COM]]-style objects and interfaces. Additionally, while not DirectX components themselves, [[Managed code|managed objects]] have been built on top of some parts of DirectX, such as Managed Direct3D<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc164112.aspx|title=DirectX 9: Using the Managed Direct3D Graphics API in .NET|publisher=Microsoft|work=microsoft.com|date=October 22, 2019 }}</ref> and the XNA graphics library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.xna.framework.graphics.aspx|title=Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics Namespace|publisher=Microsoft|work=microsoft.com|date=September 29, 2011 }}</ref> on top of Direct3D 9.

Microsoft distributes debugging tool for DirectX called "PIX".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://devblogs.microsoft.com/pix|title=PIX}}</ref>