• ▼MSDN Library - April 2000
    • ▶Welcome to the MSDN Library
    • ▶Visual Studio 6.0 Documentation
    • ▶Office Developer Documentation
    • ▶Windows CE Documentation
    • ▼Platform SDK
      • ▶Getting Started
      • ▶Design Strategies and Standards
      • ▶Base Services
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        • ▶Broadcast Architecture
        • ▶Image Color Management
        • ▼DirectX
          • ▶DirectX Start Page
          • ▶Introducing DirectX Foundation
          • ▼Direct3D
            • ▼Direct3D Immediate Mode
              • About Direct3D Immediate Mode
              • Why Use Direct3D Immediate Mode?
              • ▶Getting Started with Immediate Mode
              • ▶Direct3D Immediate Mode Architecture
              • ▼Direct3D Immediate Mode Essentials
                • Immediate Mode Changes for DirectX 7.0
                • ▶Direct3D and DirectDraw
                • ▶Direct3D Devices
                • ▶Geometry Pipeline
                • ▶Lighting and Materials
                • ▶Vertex Formats
                • ▶Textures
                • ▶Depth Buffers
                • ▶Stencil Buffers
                • ▶Vertex Buffers
                • ▶Common Techniques and Special Effects
                • GUIDs
                • ▼Performance Optimization
                  • Databases and Culling
                  • Batching Primitives
                  • Lighting Tips
                  • Texture Size
                  • General Performance Tips
                  • Z-Buffer Performance
                • ▶Troubleshooting
              • ▶Direct3D Immediate Mode Tutorials
              • ▶Direct3D Immediate Mode Reference
              • ▶Direct3D Immediate Mode Tools and Samples
            • ▶Direct3DX Utility Library [C++]
            • Direct3D Retained Mode Documentation
          • ▶DirectDraw
          • ▶DirectInput
          • ▶DirectMusic
          • ▶DirectPlay
          • ▶DirectSetup
          • ▶DirectSound
          • ▶Glossary
          • ▶Appendix
          • ▶DirectX Media SDK
        • ▶Windows Media Services
        • ▶Windows Media Encoder
        • ▶Windows Media Player Control
        • ▶Windows Media Format SDK
        • ▶NetShow Theater Server Administration
        • ▶OpenGL
        • ▶Still Image
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        • ▶Windows Multimedia
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