Discover the internal structure of a 24-bit uncompressed bitmap file, as well as how you can load such a file and store RGB values into a linear array. Load the pixels of a bitmap without using Win32 API functions or other third-party classes (such as MFC).

This tutorial teaches you how to create a DirectDraw interfaceand attach it to a normal SDI window with Doc/View architecture. You'll use the Win32 API, MFC and DirectX to draw 2D graphics in the view window.