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win 7 direct2d

Windows 7 will be the next version of Microsoft Windows, an operating system produced by Microsoft Corporation for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, netbooks and media center PCs.

Direct2D is a 2D graphics application programming interface (API), part of DirectX designed by Microsoft for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Direct2D is designed to be fast and provide high quality 2D graphics while maintaining interoperability with GDI, GDI+ and Direct3D. Direct2D does not use the COM run time in any way.

Win 7 & Direct2D

Graphics processors in modern Windows PCs have also been evolving steadily, driven. So Microsoft designed Direct2D for Windows 7 as well as parts of the Windows experience.

In recent years end-users have begun to expect much greater visual fidelity in digital
experiences. To keep pace with these changes, developers are consistently being
asked to take their existing Windows applications to the next level of visual richness.

Direct2D is designed primarily for use by the following classes of developers:

Developers of large, enterprise-scale, native applications.
Developers creating control toolkits and libraries for consumption by
downstream developers.
Developers who require server-side rendering of 2-D graphics.
Developers primarily using Direct3D who need simple, high-performance,
2-D and text. rendering for menus, user-interface elements, and heads-up displays.

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