Direct2D is a 2D and vector graphics application programming interface (API) designed by Microsoft and implemented in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and also Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (with Platform Update installed).[1]
Direct2D offers high quality and fast performance while maintaining interoperability with GDI/GDI+ APIs and Direct3D/DirectDraw APIs.[2] It can take advantage of hardware acceleration through compatible graphics cards. Unlike Direct3D and similarily to GDI/GDI+, Direct2D is an immediate rendering API with no concept of a "scene".
Internet Explorer 9 and a future version of Mozilla Firefox will use Direct2D and DirectWrite for improved performance and visual quality.[3]
See also
External links
- Blog of Direct2D Lead Developer Thomas Olsen
- Blog of Direct2D Developer Tom Mulcahy
- Direct2D White Papers
- Windows 7: Introducing Direct2D and DirectWrite - PDC 2008 video
- Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework - allows developing Direct2D apps in managed code
- Introducing Direct2D - June 2009 issue of MSDN Magazine
- Drawing with Direct2D - September 2009 issue of MSDN Magazine
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