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I downloaded DirectX9.0 SDK in order to use the Reference Rasterizer, but when I try to take screenshots the display goes all black. Why is that?

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I downloaded DirectX9.0 SDK in order to use the Reference Rasterizer, but when I try to take screenshots the display goes all black. Why is that?

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Ref. rast. renders the 3D frames completely in software, which is very slow. When the screen is black, the system is rendering the frame you requested, but it can take from a couple of seconds up to several hours.