June 2023

• Added TEX_FILTER_RGB_COPY_ALPHA flag and support for DXGI_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM
• DDS loader now supports 'swizzled' DXT5 variant FourCCs
• CMake project updates
• texconv: Added -f BC3n, -f DXT5nm, and -f RXBG support; .ddx file extension; and -tgazeroalpha switch
• texassemble/texconv/texdiag: Fix minor display issue with error messages
• texassemble/texconv/texdiag: Supports Long Paths on Windows 10, Version 1607 or later

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2023.6.14

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• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

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April 2023

• Updated D3DX12 internal copy with latest changes from DirectX-Headers GitHub
• CMake project updates and fixes for clang/LLVM v16 warnings
• texassemble/texconv/texdiag: Windows on ARM64 version

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2023.4.28

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March 2023

• Fix for SRGB_IN / SRGB_OUT flag handling for GPU BC7 compressor
• Fix to clamp negative values when encoding with the GPU BC6H compressor
• GPU BC6H/BC7 encoder updated to make optional use of DirectCompute 5.0
• CMake project updates
• Code review
• Retired VS 2017 legacy Xbox One XDK projects
• texassemble/texconv/texdiag: Updated to support Windows or UNIX-style path separators

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2023.3.30

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• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 for Windows 10 / DX 12
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg. Note this update to the port adds a tools feature for the installation of the command-line tools.

January 2023

• Fixed memory overwrite bug in ConvertToSinglePlane that can lead to a potential security issue for untrusted planar video format DDS files
• Make sure ScratchImage zero-fills image memory
• Fix DirectX12 GPU-validation warnings for texture loaders
• Minor fix for non-Win32 builds
• ddsview: Updated sample app with a -forcesrgb command-line switch

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2023.1.31

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This is the last release that will support building for the legacy Xbox One XDK using VS 2017. See this issue for details or feedback.

December 2022

• ARM/ARM64 platform fix for 16bpp pixel conversion
• Updated D3DX12 internal copy with latest changes from DirectX-Headers GitHub
• CMake project updated to require 3.20 or later
• CMake and MSBuild project updates
• Added Azure Dev Ops Pipeline YAML files
• Auxiliary folder added with DirectXEXR.h/.cpp optional module
• Test suite updated with CTest support
• Spectre-mitigated libraries added to NuGet packages
• texassemble: added commands v-cross-fnz, h-tee, and cube-from-*
• texconv: Fixed minor printf output issue

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.12.18

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October 2022

• Minor fix for CompileShaders.cmd to address additional 'paths with spaces' issues
• Minor CMake and CMakePresets updates
• Code review

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.10.18

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July 2022

• Added MakeLinear DXGI_FORMAT utility function.
• breaking change CreateTextureEx and CreateShaderResourceViewEx functions now use CREATETEX_FLAGS instead of a bool forceSRGB parameter.
• Updates for MinGW ABI fixes for DirectX12 in the latest DirectX-Headers.
• CMake and MSBuild project updates
• Code review
• DDSTextureLoader11 and DDSTextureLoader12 sync'd up with DirectX Tool Kit July 2022 changes.

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.7.30

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May 2022

• TGA reader updated to support 24-bit paletted uncompressed color-mapped images (used by a DCC application)
• Added IsBGR utility method
• Workaround for driver issue on some systems using DirectX 11 Capture method
• Fix for problem with resizing/mipmaps generation for HDR content using box/fant filter which should avoid going through WIC code paths
• Minor updates for VS 2022 (17.2)
• CMake project updates (now supports MSVC, clang/LLVM, and MinGW)
• Updated D3DX12 internal copy with latest changes from DirectX-Headers GitHub
• Retired VS 2017 projects
• Code cleanup
• Reformat source using updated .editorconfig settings
• texconv: Improve -nmap handling for 16-bit sources going to BC formats

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.5.10

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March 2022

• Fixed end-point bounds issue with BC6H CPU compressor if none of the pixels are in 0-1 range
• Fixed bug in alpha-to-coverage computation
• Add support for installable WIC codecs for HEIF and WEBP (if present)
• Update build switches for SDL recommendations
• CMake project updates and UWP platform CMakePresets
• Code cleaup for tools
• Optional C++17 usage in a few places

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.3.24

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• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2017, VS 2019, or VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.

This is the last release I plan to support for VS 2017. See this issue for details and feedback.

February 2022

• Updated D3DX12 internal copy with latest changes from GitHub
• Code and project review including fixing clang v13 warnings
• Added CMakePresets.json

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.3.1

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• Windows desktop app using VS 2017, VS 2019, or VS 2022 for Windows 10 / DX 12
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This version is available via vcpkg.