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DirectDraw Last modified: Thursday, September 06, 2001
A software interface standard for transferring video processing from a PC's CPU to the video adapter. The standard was first developed by Intel and called the Display Control Interface (DCI) and is now supported by Microsoft with the name DirectDraw as a registered trademark. When the CPU is not busy, the Windows Graphics Display Interface (GDI) updates the video display. If the CPU is busy, the DCI driver allows an application to send update information directly to the video adapter. DirectDraw can also provide applications such as games direct access to features of particular display devices.
3-D virtual reality DirectDraw application Contains demos and download links for a 3-D virtual reality DirectDraw ActiveX OCX control. DirectDraw programming paper This paper provides a high-level overview of DirectDraw and code samples to demonstrate its use.	Related Categories Graphics Standards Related Terms Direct3D GDI graphics accelerator video adapter Shopping DirectDraw Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Graphics Cards 2 Store Offers Input Adapters 1 Store Offers Computer Games 1 Store Offers