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Graphics: vkd3d 1.17 Released and Chromium Adds Native HDR Support for Linux Wayland
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Linuxiac ☛ Direct3D-to-Vulkan Library vkd3d 1.17 Released with Shader Enhancements
The team behind vkd3d has announced the release of version 1.17. Developed and maintained by the Wine project, it’s an open-source library that translates Microsoft’s Direct3D graphics calls to Vulkan, thus allowing Windows applications and games that use Direct3D 12 to run on systems where only Vulkan is available.
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It's FOSS ☛ Chromium Adds Native HDR Support for Linux Wayland
Wayland has been steadily replacing X11 as the default display server protocol across major Linux distributions. Beyond improved security and performance, it brings modern display technologies to Linux desktops, including better support for high refresh rates, fractional scaling, and color management.
The protocol's modular design allows for extensions that enable features previously unavailable on Linux systems.
In comparison, support for HDR in Linux has been a long-standing challenge, with most applications relying on basic color handling and failing to display HDR content properly.