D3D->OpenGL...DirectDraw->???
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Hi all,
I know this may seem like a n00bish question, and that''s because it is. From what I understand Direct3D and OpenGL do pretty much the same thing. But is there an OpenGL-ish equivalent to DirectDraw? Thanks.
Not in the sense that DirectDraw is designed specifically for 2D rendering. However, you can use OpenGL (with an orthographic perspective mode specifically) to do effectively the same type of things.
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Later,
ZE.
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I can''t wait until DirectDraw is no longer in use.
James Simmons
MindEngine Development
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James Simmons
MindEngine Development
http://medev.sourceforge.net
I certainly never would, but you might be interested in providing something to back that up.
quote:Original post by neurokaotix
I can''t wait until DirectDraw is no longer in use.
James Simmons
MindEngine Development
http://medev.sourceforge.net
That will not be a very long wait ;-)
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Guess DirectX8 has already done too much damage. 
No one really expected DirectDraw to come back, and stept forward to Direct3D.
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No one really expected DirectDraw to come back, and stept forward to Direct3D.
.lick
DirectDraw was dropped in DX8 because everything that it could do, Direct3D can do.
The same thing happened with OpenGL (except that there never actually *was* a seperate 2D thing). It was dropped because everything that it could do, OpenGL could do too.
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The same thing happened with OpenGL (except that there never actually *was* a seperate 2D thing). It was dropped because everything that it could do, OpenGL could do too.
Superpig
- saving pigs from untimely fates, and when he''s not doing that, runs The Binary Refinery.
quote:Original post by superpig
DirectDraw was dropped in DX8 because everything that it could do, Direct3D can do.
The same thing happened with OpenGL (except that there never actually *was* a seperate 2D thing). It was dropped because everything that it could do, OpenGL could do too.
Superpig
- saving pigs from untimely fates, and when he''s not doing that, runs The Binary Refinery.
I may be wrong, but don''t Direct3D run off of DirectDraw? Look at all the DirectX 7x samples, you have to initialize DirectDraw to even run 3D. I don''t think DirectX 8x dropped DirectDraw but integrated it more to run behind the scene? Am I wrong? I have been wondering this myself...
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quote:Original post by ZealousElixir
I certainly never would, but you might be interested in providing something to back that up.
Cross Platform easy to use with OpenGL and 2d.
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