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Configuring the Shader Development StudioAll Frames Always render all requested frames.4.1.2 CompilerThis preference pane sets options for the offline shader compiler. The offline shader compiler isused to check shader source files for errors and to report performance statistics of shaders. SeeFigure 4-2:Figure 4-2 Compiler preferences paneUse Offline Shader CompilerIf this box is checked, the offline shader compiler is used to check shaders for errors.Unchecking this box disables this behavior.Offline Shader Compiler ExecutableThe location of the offline shader compiler executable. The offline shader compiler is providedas part of the Mali Developer Tools.Hardware RevisionThe hardware revision of the Mali GPU to compile shader effects for. If you are not writingshader effects for the latest version of the Mali hardware, set this to the hardware revision youare developing for.This setting causes the compiler to report revision-specific errors. The Use latest revisionoption defaults to use the latest version of the Mali hardware. For more information, see thedocumentation for malisc.exe in the Mali Offline Shader Compiler User Guide.4.1.3 RenderersThe Renderers pane of the Preferences dialog box controls connections to available renderersthat are detected on the local network. See Figure 4-3 on page 4-4:DUI0504C Copyright © 2009-2011 ARM. All rights reserved. 4-3ID011412Non-Confidential - Beta