Here are some of the new additions to Direct2D for Windows 8.
The list here shows these features and some related interfaces.
Starting with Windows 8, Direct2D is built on top of Direct3D 11.1.
Direct2D's semantics for devices and device contexts have been updated to more closely resemble the semantics used by Direct3D, and to provide concise operation on Windows Store apps. See Devices and device contexts for more info.
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The command list API allows you to share the rendering path for on screen rendering and printing. It also allows you to use primitives to create an image brush for filling primitives.
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Direct2D effects is a set of APIs, new in Windows 8, for applying high quality effects to images. It also includes APIs that allow you to make your own custom effects. See Introduction to Direct2D effects for more info.
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Starting with Windows 8, Direct2D includes additional APIs for building multithreaded apps. See Multithreaded Direct2D Apps for more info.
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