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    VGFX is a very fast graphic libary for Free Pascal

    Anyone tried the VGFX libraries from http://www.venomsoftware.de/index_main.htm?

    I've downloaded them and the demo looks quite nice.
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    VGFX is a very fast graphic libary for Free Pascal

    It'll take a bit of experimentation, but I think it will do nicely. Thanks for the link!

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    VGFX is a very fast graphic libary for Free Pascal

    I've got a simple example working quite nicely. It takes awhile for the library to settle down on a refresh rate but then its pretty good.

    I have spoken to the libraries creator and it is no longer supported in any way (he doens't even use FreePascal anymore).
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    VGFX is a very fast graphic libary for Free Pascal

    he doens't even use FreePascal anymore
    Then what is he using for his GL stuff? It looks cool, yet if it's not pascal...

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    VGFX is a very fast graphic libary for Free Pascal

    Some really impresive GL works. I'll see if he still works with Free Pascal and invite him to visit us here at the PGD community.
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    VGFX is a very fast graphic libary for Free Pascal

    He didn;t indicate what he was using.

    I basically asked if he was going to add support for BMPs and JPGs and his response was:

    Hello,

    I received your online message via icq. VGFX was written in FPC
    some years ago. I'm using neither VGFX nor FPC any more so if
    someone wants to load jpeg files he should search for free jpeg
    libraries for FPC. There is a ijl.dll (Intel JPEG Library) around which
    is maybe also available with pascal/delphi headers. But you won't
    find it on the Intel website cause it's obsolete. But google should
    find it and maybe you find some pascal header for this dll.


    Good luck !
    venom
    I'm now trying SDL in FreePascal.
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    VGFX is a very fast graphic libary for Free Pascal

    Hmm... what about Graphics32?
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    VGFX is a very fast graphic libary for Free Pascal

    Looks like its still part of the VCL and therefore possibly not an option for FreePascal. I havn't tried it yet because I am still trying to understand the freepascal language (some things just dont work quit the same).

    It looks like it coold be really nice for things like screen savers where flicker free animation is nice but you wouldn;t really want to use OpenGL or DirectX.
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    VGFX is a very fast graphic libary for Free Pascal

    Hello,

    I read this thread accidentally cause someone wrote me an email,
    asked some questions concerning VGFX and mentioned this forum.

    What are you exactly looking for ? If you're searching a graphic
    library for delphi/pascal I recommend looking for a hardware
    accelerated one.

    The thing is, I wrote my new 3D Engine VGFX_OpenGL (the successor of
    VGFX) with the Visual C++ language component of Visual Studio .NET
    2003 Professional. So I'm not able to make my new graphic library
    available to the FPC/Delphi community as I did with VGFX.

    I'm a little bit sad about this, cause I always liked the open source idea
    and contributing stuff to the FPC/Delphi scene.

    But I know a demo coder who writes his own OpenGL 2D/3D engines
    like I do BUT still in FreePascal and not C++ ! I don't know if his
    code is clean and the sources well written to suit as an open graphic
    library...I also don't know if he even thinks about making them available
    to the FPC community but I know he made some other tools available
    so you could try and ask him.

    His nickname is Toxie (Toxic Avenger) and his group is known as
    AINC (Apocalypse Inc) => www.ainc.de

    He is a friendly dude so it's worth a try if you're looking for a
    hardware accelerated pascal graphic library

    Best greetings,
    venom

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