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The WGF 1.0 subset named Direct3D 9.L will add a couple of new features beyond DirectX 9.0c. These new features include: cross-process shared surfaces, managed graphics memory (and virtualized graphics memory), prioritization of resources, text antialiasing, advanced gamma functions, and device removal (in order to gracefully recover from a failure the hardware can be "removed" and then "added"). WGF 2.0 is the next version of Microsoft's DirectX Application Programming Interface (API). It is currently being developed by Microsoft and leading graphics card manufacturers, such as ATI Technologies and NVIDIA Corporation . When the WGF is finalised, it will be included as standard in Windows Vista . Microsoft is also calling this version Direct3D 10 on their web site. Recently Microsoft announced that Direct3D will return to the DirectX name and WGF 2.0 (Direct3D 10) will be known as DirectX 10. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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