DirectDraw

i havend came accross any bmp writing fnuctions yet...

writing your own would be simple - you just have to know the format of a bmp file - check www.wotsit.org for details on the bmp file format.

There is an example in the platform SDK help file under Graphics and Multimedia Services -> GDI -> Using Bitmaps -> Storing a Bitmap.

To get a bitmap off a surface simply GetDC the surface and do a StretchBlt to a bitmap structure in memory. You can create the bitmap area in memory with CreateBitmap.

Edited by - Hootie on July 7, 2000 9:26:28 PM

Thanks, i''ll have to try that sample out.

Shaw Mishrak

I thought I saw an article about how to do this posted on gamedev''s main page. It was about using the GDI to capture a DirectDraw surface to a .BMP I can''t find it on the previously featured articles section, and it''s really bothering me! If anyone knows the whereabouts of this lost article, post a reply!

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DirectX doesn''t have any functions for it.

Is this the article you were thinking of by chance?


http://www.tasteofhoney.freeserve.co.uk/screenshot.html