Chapter 8 Special Video Topics

This chapter discusses the display drivers available in the Multimedia extensions. The first part describes what to consider when displaying images prepared for one display format in a different format. Other sections explain how to use specific Multimedia display-driver enhancements. The main topics include:

Evaluating images for display with the Multimedia display drivers

Working with color palettes

Working with the Multimedia display drivers

Working with images in memory

Using DisplayDib to display 256-color images on VGA displays