How to use DirectComposition

Best practices for DirectComposition

This topic describes best practices for using DirectComposition.

How to initialize DirectComposition

This topic demonstrates how to create and initialize the minimum set of DirectComposition objects needed to create a simple composition.

How to build a simple visual tree

This topic demonstrates how to build a simple DirectComposition visual tree. The example in this topic builds and composes a visual tree that consists of a root visual and three child visuals.

How to clip with a rectangle clip object

This topic demonstrates how to use a rectangle clip object to clip a visual or visual tree.

How to apply 2D transforms

This topic demonstrates how to apply 2D transforms to a visual by using DirectComposition.

How to apply effects

This topic demonstrates how to use DirectComposition to apply effects and 3D transformations to a visual.

How to apply animations

This topic demonstrates how to animate the properties of a visual by using DirectComposition.

How to animate the bitmap of a layered child window

This topic describes how to create and animate a visual that uses the bitmap of a layered child window as the visual's content.