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I am a relatively inexperienced VB programmer and I need to draw images to
the screen at a lighting fast rate as to avoid flicker. However, I have been
unable to figure out how to use Direct X, especially since tutuorials in
directX often come bundled with other things that I do not need that
complicate the matter. All I need is some simple code to draw an image from a
given path to the screen (and preferably be able to use a Rectangle to
indicate which part of the image to draw) at a fast rate. Any advice?
Apr 30 '06 #1
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Go to this site and browse the articles there. It is very helpful:

www.bobpowell.net

May 1 '06 #2
Have you tried copying images to the screen using the BitBlt...it's lighting
fast and you probbly won't notice any flicker. Assume you are drawing to a
picture box or form and can use double buffering.
--
Dennis in Houston
"Anagnos" wrote:
I am a relatively inexperienced VB programmer and I need to draw images to
the screen at a lighting fast rate as to avoid flicker. However, I have been
unable to figure out how to use Direct X, especially since tutuorials in
directX often come bundled with other things that I do not need that
complicate the matter. All I need is some simple code to draw an image from a
given path to the screen (and preferably be able to use a Rectangle to
indicate which part of the image to draw) at a fast rate. Any advice?

May 2 '06 #3

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