There are many books describing the theory behind the technique of rendering without walking the reader through the actual source code. Real Time Rendering Tricks and Techniques in DirectX bridge that gap by presenting more than 25 rendering techniques using the latest version of DirectX. Each chapter presents the theory behind the technique before walking the reader through the shader code and applications that make each technique possible. After studying the techniques are given, the reader will understand what these techniques, why it works, and how it works. CD includes several tools, as well as all application code, shader code, and the media needed to perform the techniques. Books and CD gives the reader a well rounded view of this interesting tricks and techniques of rendering.