fast drawing Bitmaps, Directshow source filter

Question

I need a method to render Bitmaps very fast. I use a Directshow filter graph for webcam and video images, it works great, but I need to draw other images, like diagrams, animations etc.. I can use Directshow for this purpose too, but it seems to me too difficult for this simple task. My questions: - What is the fastest, simplest, most conventional way to draw bitmaps on Windows? - Is there any Directshow source filter to render in memory bitmaps?

Answer 1

Try looking into Direct2D if you are on a newer machine.

You could also look into using Direct3D for 2D rendering if you are on an older machine.