What is DirectX?
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DirectX is a type of API called a hardware abstraction layer that acts for Windows 9x and various types of hardware. The DirectX standard includes Direct3D (which speeds up texture mapping and other 3D graphics processes), DirectSound (for audio cards), DirectDraw (for vector graphics), DirectVideo (for AVI files and other moving pictures), and the DirectPlay and DirectInput team (which simultaneously supports sound, drawing, video, networked gameplay, and joystick standards). Windows Microsoft DirectX is a set of low-level application programming interfaces (APIs) that enables Microsoft Windows programs to include fast and powerful multimedia features. DirectX provides access to your display and audio cards, enabling your programs to offer realistic three-dimensional (3-D) graphics and immersive music and audio effects. DirectX enables a program to determine the hardware capabilities of your computer, and then sets the program parameters to match. This makes it possible for multimedia programs to run on any Windows-based computer that contains hardware and drivers compatible with DirectX. It also ensures that multimedia programs take full advantage of your high-performance hardware. DirectX contains a set of APIs that provide access to the advanced features of high-performance hardware, such as 3-D graphics acceleration chips and sound cards. These APIs control low-level functions, including two-dimensional (2-D) graphics acceleration; support for input devices such as joysticks, keyboards, and mice; networking for multiplayer games; and control of sound mixing and sound output. The low-level functions are supported by these components that make up DirectX: |
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