DirectAnimation Multimedia Controls

The Microsoft® DirectAnimation® multimedia controls give you the capability to deliver impressive vector graphics, images, and animation content over the Web without incurring long download times.

Path Control Move objects around the page over time, in geometric or spline patterns, with control over speed of motion, forward or reverse playback, looping and bouncing behavior. Click here to see a path control sample.
Sequencer Control Create complex sequences of action involving Microsoft ActiveX® controls, scripts, or dynamic HTML elements. Click here to see a sequencer control sample.
Sprite Control Add still and animated images to your Web page with control over playback speed, forward or reverse playback, dynamic seeking to different positions in the sprite playback, and user interactivity on a frame-by-frame basis. Click here to see a sprite control sample.
Structured Graphics Control Add extremely lightweight vector graphics to your Web page, fully capable of being scaled or rotated in three dimensions, and then easily apply solid colors, patterns, gradient fills, or bitmap textures to these graphics. Click here to see a structured graphics control sample.
Control Samples Main Page This is the control sample main page, which contains a list of all the control samples available. To return to the DirectAnimation documentation, choose the Documentation Home link below the contents list on the left.

You can also access individual control samples from this topic by clicking the name of the sample in the Control Samples table. This will display the sample, but will not take you out of the DirectAnimation documentation and will not display a table of contents listing all the language samples. For a list of samples and a description of each, see Control Samples.

Control Samples

All the control samples are contained in the DXMedia\Samples\Multimedia\DAnim\Controls folder. The following table shows the available control samples (click any link to display the sample).

Control sample	Description
AniFilt.htm	The AniFilt DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates how to use dynamic filtering for a cut-out effect on text.
Buttons.htm	The Buttons DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates three-state buttons using sprites.
Clock.htm	The Clock DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates time-accurate animation of a clock with a radially filled background.
Complex.htm	The Complex DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates structured graphics.
Count.htm	The Count DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates using structured graphics and sequencing to control multimedia event timing.
Filter.htm	The Filter DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates using filters, including filter information.
Globe.htm	The Globe DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates mouse interaction with sprites.
Mega.htm	The Mega DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates a splash page using structured graphics.
Path.htm	The Path DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates path controls that move objects around a page.
SG-DrawingSurface.htm	The SG-DrawingSurface DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates using the DirectAnimation library for Drawing Surface operations.
SG-Preserve.htm	The SG-Preserve DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates how to preserve an image's aspect ratio as the window is resized.
SpinIE.htm	The SpinIE DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates spinning the letter E in 3-D.
Textmask.htm	The TextMask DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates how to use text for clipping animate structured graphics on an image background.
Yoyo.htm	The Yoyo DirectAnimation control sample demonstrates mouse interaction with a sprite.