OpenGL Tutorial #0a: Getting OpenGL Set Up on Windows

[dragon32078]

My only comment is that instead of showing us the search, because those change, if you would instead post the website, that would take this presentation from a 4 stars to 5 stars.

[TheLingaling]

When i do the environment variables, mine doesent have any semi-colons, its absolutely NOTHING like it should be, help me! :(

[xXmchateXx]

you have a very good speaking voice

[spencertron88]

the installer doesn't support 64 bit windows. what do I do?

[DruiDAlek]

@papano12 If u have sooooo much knowledge what the hell are you doing watching this video?

[ZomgGuitarz1234]

Anyway to do it without GLUT or anything like that?

[MrNintendoBurger]

ahhhhh to complicated for my tiny tiny brain

[JonasMohammed]

I dont get this... Im supposed to enter the directory I installed OpenGL in the path thing, but I DID NOT install OpenGL in any folder, I dont get to do so, because it just extract the files to some random place, and thats it. I cant find the files.

[TheBugError]

FINALY FIRST TUTORIAL WHAT WORK for me

[papano12]

bad fuking tutorial, u dont teach step by step.. 

[TsarStudio]

@papano12 It may be that he isn't used to teaching idiots

[papano12]

@TsarStudio I have over 24 C++ Tutorials in my channel.. But uhmm ok.

[TsarStudio]

@papano12 Ooh big man, 24 tutorials! Your mother must be proud. The reason I bitched at you is because you sounded like a 10 year old not getting what he wanted.

[papano12]

@TsarStudio Hey shouldn't you be watching the tutorial? Last time I checked I have knowledge to all OpenGL.. C++ to be exact.. Not getting what I want was far from it.. This guy is explaining what he knows.. Not teaching.

[TsarStudio]

@papano12 Teaching is passing on knowledge; he was teaching.

[famematt1]

@papano12 dude youre the biggest douchebag. You shit allover this guy for his openGL tutorials but yet you've only made one.... How about you finish your set then you bitch you lazy asshole!!

[ubuntuzelda]

I'm getting an error on linux.

When I cd to the directory with cube and type make, this error happens:

/tmp/cc5RTXkg.o: In function `handleResize(int, int)':

main.cpp:(.text+0x183): undefined reference to `gluPerspective'

collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

make: *** [cube] Error 1

when the file that main.cpp imports clearly imports a file with the prototype for gluPerspective(GLdouble, GLdouble, GLdouble, GLdouble), which is what it uses.

How can I fix it?

[nawaryoussef1]

please anybody can answer me . does the work on Open GL need VC++? or C++ enogh? please help me

[zllatan8]

do you need visual express for installing opengl and glut?

[BluCosmos]

Man someone needs to just make a "plug and play" for OpenGL....

[xrlmusic]

i had OPEN GL, then i tried software, now i cant even join cs.. =(

[ZTheFutureHedgehog]

Excuse me i downloaded a 3d game on the internet and i uninstalled OpenGL by accident can u tell me how to get it back onto my computer cause i can't play the game without it

[Grandboy3000]

WARNING TO EVERYBODY:

theres a virus on the website when you first visit it it made me have to delete my whole user account and it had important stuff!!! why did you put a virus on your website?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[MrNeppra]

plz...somebody help me...i tried to release the thing but am getting error:

------ Build started: Project: openglcube, Configuration: Release Win32 ------

LINK : warning LNK4075: ignoring '/INCREMENTAL' due to '/OPT:ICF' specification

LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt

CVTRES : fatal error CVT1100: duplicate resource. type:MANIFEST, name:1, language:0x0409

========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

[zlakieprograming]

Its virus on  his website!!!!!!!!

[NumNutzo101]

question if you use windows do u still have to download the opengl sdk? becuase the opengl32.dll file is alrdy installed on 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista and the opengl32.lib gets installed with the microsoft sdk

[superknife24]

will this work in visual c++2008? i do not have 2005

[cgoff87]

So is this going to correct my openGl errors that I get when I open certain apps?

[MrStephen1113]

I am using Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express. I am getting the following errors when I try to build your cube open gl program.

1>MSVCRT.lib(crtexew.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16 referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup

1>C:\Users\Desktop\cube\Releas­e\cube.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals

[IslandCave]

I don't get why you would need Windows SDK when Open GL is cross platform

[flodywan1]

I keep getting the message Error1fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'GL/glut.h': No such file or directory

Anyone know how to fix this??

[karmue]

EECE 478 of UBC says "Thanks!"

[jpsrpv18]

btw thank you for this!! I've been trying to get OpenGL to work like forever!!

[ComeForthAndDethklok]

I'm at 3:56 in this video. I'm using Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express beta 2 and it doesn't have VC++ directories? What do I do? It has VC++ Project Settings.

[jpsrpv18]

I used Visual C++ 2008 and quite surprisingly my program compiled perfectly the first time without any of the errors he gets...go figure...it runs perfectly too:):) Now on your question, are you sure you are pressing the + sign beside Projects and Solutions, that got me the first time, haha

[Mesiaste]

My god it worked THANK YOU!

(my windows sdk got inside two versions of libs 6.0A and 6.1 i choose to add the second one to the system path and it works yay!) 5 stars!!

[rrugaqi]

Fuckkkk you motherr i`ts not trueee videooo :@

[sevenmeyou]

i dont know how to download microsoft platform sdk for windows 2003

[Albesa81]

An Open GL tutorial very well done!Thanks :-)

[MrOnix9009]

watch the video in the related videos its much mucch easyer this guy is making it hard for everyone

[talleyho12]

oh.. my ..god it worked!!!

[zaneski13]

im confused. I downloaded the windows sdk thing but i don't have a folder called microsoft platform SDK for windows server 2003 r2\lib. (I went to the website and cliked on the link even. It took me to the right download page but when i download it downloads Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A

also with opengl, i don't have the lib and include folder. i just have 1 folder called opengl

glut is ok. i could follow that.

help please.

[Halo3WKWYL]

yeah but the limitations for xna suck ass

[apwhitelaw]

I don't know if someone already mentioned, but you have to take glut32.dll and put it in the system32 folder.

Otherwise it will say it is missing.

[field68]

Pfff. Headaches. Why not just install and run.

You, honorable Nerd are completely reprogramming windows thats too much for an easygoing guy like me

[Katianie9]

of course its complicated. u can just expect to jump into open gl. You have to start with an easier language.

[Halo3WKWYL]

im not saying it's complicated im saying the way he's phrasing it is more complicated than it actually is

[Katianie9]

ok that I agree with lol

[netsoj]

OpenGL is not a language newb.

[Halo3WKWYL]

I don't know ......

[Halo3WKWYL]

huh?

[Halo3WKWYL]

THIS IS TOO COMPLICATED!!!!!

[trancaothai]

what do you think? you are gonna learn stuff to create a game, not to create a "hello world" application

[Halo3WKWYL]

making opengl window is alot less complicated than how he does it in his tutorials .....

[Wulfgar12]

haha im so happy its difficult

It Makes it less likely for wanna-be-game-programmers- to succeed..:P

[onix9009]

I got it to work HaHa!!!!!!!! :P

[DarkMagic1996]

hey can you send us the link plz :)

[DarkMagic1996]

lol

[xgalba00]

So much energy and time just to set it up. It can be all automatized and then there will be more games

[VEGETADTX]

Thats what I always keep asking myself... - HOW HARD!? HOW HAAARD COULD IT BE!? to put it all in one instalation...

People are born to complicate things...

I mean don't get me wrong, props to people who made it all, but come on...if they could do such heavy job why couldn't they do one stupid installation with all you need for making 3D games/programs with openGL.

[Halo3WKWYL]

i think he's making it more complicated than it sounds :P i didn't do this i downloaded DevC++ because microsoft suck and i couldn't connect to their servers then what you need for OpenGL i just got from the updates/packs downloading thing with the program :P

[VEGETADTX]

Grrr you are lucky! :P

Well I am not sure what are the exact differences between Microsoft Visual C++ Express Edition 2008 and DevC++?

But I am sure both of them can make pretty much anything you want on a professional level...now do they?

So yeah maybe I consider using it but still I'd rather stick with C++ express

[Neomex000]

how to set up on ubuntu 8.10?

[renas97]

do this works on cs 1.6? everytime i open gl it says i dont have the specified video mode, plz help

[pakiss94]

do the OPENGL work on counter strike

[DARKlilution]

hey,in ur site u say you should also download microsoft platform sdk

[vladislavs2]

do you know in cs 1.6 everytime i open gl it says i dont have the specified video mode, plz help

[Thugelhoub]

so, if you do this, you willbe able to play games you first could NOT play ?

[Purestrnoob9]

im having problems with opening Wolfenstein ET. When i try to open it, it gives me the - GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem. Can you help me out so my game works without downloaing all that stuff. People say i have to download the latest drivers for my graphic card but i cant find the name of it. Desktop properties dont show it... and neither does anywhere else on my computer. HELP PLZ

[linky1hit]

can so easyer

[necrosynthesis]

In the beginning, when you're editing system variables. Do you need to add the directory of lib still, if you're using a diff IDE. If so you should probably include that in tutorial. Might cause confusion.

[pingu1444]

pleas the link

[mittrekkie]

That's an odd problem. I wonder if your computer has a virus.

[real3rdlife]

why do i have glut.dll is missing? it works firts then i turn off my computer next time i open the same projet i found this error what should i do plz

[Nathanael12]

@mittrekkie Sorry dude but hes right. Every time I go somewhere on your computer my Kaspersky finds a specific virus/trojan. Name of the virus is kdjkfjskdfjlskdjf.

The name was part of a URL. But I can't give the rest of the name, without youtube denying me.

[MartyHITD]

Hi, Im starting on 3D Programming. I've been looking at Open GL and Direct X. So far Open Gl looks better. Does anyone no for sure which is the best and also in Open GL, Why Do You Somethings See Grey Along The Different Textures In The Draw Back Distance.

[peshgotgame]

THanks for the video.IF not i would have never figured out how to install it without reading a lot of stuff online.

[mcasual]

thanks, i'll save this video to g:\opengl

[bergice1]

I dont get it at the system variable thing.

Do i add the link to the glut.h file AND the library or to the lib dir and the link to the place where i have installed C++ visual studio express?

Thanks

[mittrekkie]

Really? If so, that was not my intention.

[emulator900]

You're doing it unconsciously then.

You should work on that; it's probably ruining a lot of social opportunities for you.

[Wulfgar12]

na he is more like "im gonna talk really fast for you,.. soooooooo I really wont get bored doing this shit for free....!"..

[Jermaine0061]

@mittrekkie what website did you download the opengl?!

[obiehound]

You seem really sensitive, perhaps you should take things like a tutorial on setting up OpenGL with an interest in learning rather than looking for reasons to be insulted

[emulator900]

obiehound: meh, since it's youtube and anonymous I'll just type in whatever comes to mind.

This way people get to see what's really up instead of seeing a bullshit facade.

[missswanson]

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[emulator900]

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[theglitchmixers]

halo 3 is not gay!

[missswanson]

halo 3 is gay, and it is from the land of gayz0r.

[theglitchmixers]

Then you must be from the planet of dumbshits, your just dissing it because you fucking suck at it you dick, Well then why dont you go play your gay lil ps3 , you faggot

[missswanson]

shut up virgin.

[theglitchmixers]

what kind of gay comeback is that, how do you know im a virgin lol. i mean commmon thats just bullcrap,you must be from dumbfuck island

[missswanson]

you want me dont you...

[theglitchmixers]

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[missswanson]

wheres the porn ? no porn is allowed on youtube, and if its on my page, it must be a fav not me. get a life.

[theglitchmixers]

dude your muessed up and you know it why dont you get the freaking life your the one whos acting like a gay freak

[missswanson]

lol stop talking about gays, you must be gay to keep talking about gays.

[theglitchmixers]

i said your bi dumbass

[missswanson]

ypu, defo a virgin,you play halo.

[Wulfgar12]

lol

[benton202]

dude it worked!!! it freakin worked all i had to do was download microsoft PSDK the compiler problems where all my fault entirely lol. i'll keep following ur tutorials.

[EvilNando]

why you compile on release?

and why dont you use directories for your build output, its kinda odd and will complicate things in the future

[mittrekkie]

I compile in release mode because I couldn't seem to get debug mode working. I don't locate the executable in a separate directory because the executable looks for an image file in the directory from which it is being run.

[Joroshira]

Ok, so I have a problem that I hope you can solve :P

First of all, where can I install OpenGL? I tried all the (crappy) links on the silicon webpage, but all of them is broken. So now I dont know what to do. Can you help me?

Also, is there a video that shows me HOW to install OpenGL? Because I want OpenGL on my (shitty) 713Mhz computer with 512mb of RAM. My old computer didnt come with OpenGL, only D3D. (back then this baby kicked ass :P )

Thanks if soemone helped me with this.

[smidge146]

none of the open gl links work.

[BillSparrow]

None of the links for OpenGL works for me, the second one just asks for a user name and password. Is there anywhere else for me to download it? I've looked everywhere and can't find it.

[mittrekkie]

Okay, I've added the download to videotutorialsrock dot com. Go to "Lesson 0a: Getting OpenGL Set Up on Windows", then "Watch the video now!", then "Download OpenGL".

[sonicandtails101]

i dont think v-c++ express from the msdn site is free, i think its only a 30-day trial isnt it?

[mittrekkie]

It is free. You have to register after 30 days, but registration is free. According to Wikipedia, "In line with popular demand since the Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions, [express] editions will always remain free-of-charge."

[1Rever]

yea but if I where you I would download Visual C++ 2008 ^^ Nice tuts btw

[garvess]

Disregard that last comment. :)

[garvess]

What us the SDK? I dont remember being asked to install an SDK.

[MrPickelnose]

The links on your website to the OpenGL install don't work.

[mittrekkie]

The second link works for me.

[supermot34]

It's true most of them don't work but the second one does.

[TheNemesiah]

its asking me for a username and a password

[supermot34]

That's new, it never did that for me...

[nawwaf225]

To Mittrekkie:

Hello,

Do you have any experience in VS2005? Y/N

if(Y)

Does it require the same settings you've just made in visual c++ IDE?

[mittrekkie]

I don't have very much experience with Visual Studio. I suspect that the process of setting up OpenGL and GLUT is similar in the two IDE's.

[JontheJonathanJNT]

Isn't the best thing to do just add the OpenGL and GLUT directories in the VC project solution directories? I mean, instead of playing around with the environment variables?

[mittrekkie]

Changing the PATH environment variable is supposed to ensure that the executable is able to find the DLL files, which is a separate matter from getting Visual C++ to find the DLLs.

[JontheJonathanJNT]

Ah, now I get it!

[Devourer09]

Wow you are an amazing tutorial narrator. You don't stall and keep on track. You seem to know a lot about the IDE as well.

[ThunderDonkey]

Great man, all links for opengl are broken?

[mittrekkie]

The second link works for me.

[ThunderDonkey]

Just found that link, working now. kinda slow tho. But I get 2 .exe programs, what to do with it?

[doug65536]

glut.dll needs to be in c:\windows\system32

I just put the glut.h in my visual c++ include/GL directory, and glut.lib in the visual c++ lib directory. That way, you don't need to play with the path environment

[MMOkings]

Hello,

I am having trouble where when I run it it says "The application cannot start because glut.dll cannot be found." I tried reinstalling putting it on my desktop instead of C drive nothing. Pelase help!

[Shmallowman]

if it comes with vc++ (which i just got 2 days ago) than why doesnt it work/ why doesnt it recognize it...

can you tell me where it would be in my harddrive by default so i can find it and mention it in the code?

thanks

[Shmallowman]

I cannot find a link to download opengl anyware...the one mentioned is down and i cant find it on the opengl website.

can someone post a link???

[amarnamriju]

yea i can't find a link either anywhere online...wtf...can someone please help?

[amarnamriju]

never mind...i tried compiling a code which included gl.h and it worked...so i guess it comes with windows or vc++e atleast

only need to get glut separately

[Chrijz]

Thanks, but isn't the step with downloading OpenGL unnecessary, because that's only important for Windows 95 and NT?! The files glu32.dll and opengl32.dll is already integrated in (C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM) all new Windows (2000, XP, Vista).

[Chrijz]

I meant in C:\WINDOWS\system32

[mittrekkie]

You also need the header files for OpenGL. Do those come with Windows as well?

[Chrijz]

Where are those header-files installed? Do you mean OpenGL.h?! I didn't need them for your cube-source.

[mittrekkie]

Yeah, OpenGL.h. That's weird that you didn't need it. I don't know why that is.

[NulTien]

maybe because it was included in his version of VisualStudio

[trocket1]

Everytime i wantto change(by renderer)from software to openGL,my computer say that it isn't supporting the video mode.

[mittrekkie]

I've done some Google searching, and it looks like the error message you're getting is "The selected OpenGL mode is not supported by your video card". Is that the case?

You shouldn't have to do anything in this video. The video is for if you want to program something for OpenGL.

Based on my searching, it looks like you should try (a) upgrading the drivers for your graphics card and (b) reinstalling Counter-Strike. Have you tried playing other 3D games on your computer? Do they work?

[successiveaspect]

I must say a big thank you for this tutorial. I got mvc++ yrs ago and jst didnt get it. Followed this tutorial and it's up and running. I am now happily using it with mvc++. Very cool.

Where did you learn all of this?

[mittrekkie]

Trial and error, mostly.

[trocket1]

I have a problem,i don't have openGL on my computer,if i want download openGL ,i don't have to download visual c++ express?Or must i install everything what the guy said?

thnx

[mittrekkie]

Sorry, I accidentally removed your other comment. You said that you have been having trouble running CounterStrike because it says there are problems with OpenGL. Could you be more specific about what error message CounterStrike is giving you?

[trocket1]

Everytime i wantto change(by renderer)from software to openGL,my computer say that it isn't supporting the video mode.

[TwistedTiger07]

Sry, I found it now.

Nice Vids. Helped me MUCH!

[TwistedTiger07]

Hello!

Where can I download the cube and the other projects you use? I can't find them on the website!!! please help me

[jonesystar23]

Nice tutorial man.

[wwweeewww2]

Nevermind lol shoulda watched the whole thing first.. i feel like an idiot

[wwweeewww2]

Hey not sure if im mistaken or not.. but for glut couldnt you have gone to Tools > options > expand products and solutions > and goto vc++ directories and add goto the drop down that says executable files by default and scrolled down to include files and added the include directory for glut by clicking the new line option then went to library files and added the lib directory? I prefer that method to modifying the windows path directories

[Dannyboy5554]

thank you help somewhat i think im a noob to this...im only 13 and am working with my 11 year old cousin but anyways...thank you