| DirectDraw |
| Topic |
Author |
Description |
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16-bit Color
[Added: 11/23/1999]
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TANSTAAFL
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Another article covering 16-bit color? Considering how often the issue comes up, why not? Besides, it's by TANSTAAFL. |
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16-Bit Pixels
[Added: 7/25/1999]
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Sam Christiansen
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How to plot pixels in 16-bit DirectDraw modes |
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Bit Depth Independent Pixel Plotting in DirectDraw
[Added: 7/25/1999]
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Ron Hiler
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Describes how to plot pixels in DirectDraw, regardless of the bit depth. |
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Creating a Quake-like Console Using DirectDraw
[Added: 5/17/2000]
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Pranay Uppuluri
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You know you want a Quake-like console in your game. This article will show you how. |
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DirectDraw Programming Tutorial
[Added: 8/7/1999]
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Lan Mader
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A wonderfully comprehensive introduction to programming with DirectDraw. |
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Loading and blitting bitmaps
[Added: 7/5/2000]
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Matthew Allen
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Explains how to load bitmaps using the ddutil library. |
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Loading Bitmap Files into DirectDraw
[Added: 6/22/2000]
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Kieren Johnstone
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Describes how to use Windows functions to load a bitmap to a DirectDraw surface. |
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Plotting Pixels in Non-Palettized DirectDraw Surfaces
[Added: 7/31/1999]
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Nathan Davies
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Another look at 16 bit surfaces |
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Quick Example DirectX Code
[Added: 7/31/1999]
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Unknown
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A very useful page containing many oft-used bits of DirectX code. |
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Re: How do I use 16-bpp surfaces?
[Added: 7/25/1999]
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Dennis Muller
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A post explaining working directly with surface memory for 16-bit DD surfaces |
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Re: How do I use 16-bpp surfaces? (another response)
[Added: 7/25/1999]
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Nick Caldwell
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Another message from the same thread |
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Setting up DirectDraw 7
[Added: 7/5/2000]
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Matthew Allen
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Provides instructions and source code for setting up a basic DirectDraw application. |
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Using DirectDraw's Gamma Controls to Perform a Fade
[Added: 5/17/2000]
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Joseph Fernald
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Suggests using the gamma control for fades to avoid modifying surface data. |
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