Want to draw an image onto a window and not use OpenGL, how?

[AdrianM]

Is it possible to draw an image onto the screen using SFML, but not usin OpenGL at all? I'm asking that because i'm streaming some video using theora and i figure uploading the video frame through gdi(on windows) for example would be much faster than uploading it to video memory as a texture, on older less powerful video cards. Can i do this? If not is there a way i can access the hdc for example so i can implement this?

[Laurent]

There's no way to do this in SFML other than using a dynamic OpenGL texture.

i figure uploading the video frame through gdi(on windows) for example would be much faster than uploading it to video memory as a texture

Are you sure of that? Did you make tests?

[AdrianM]

There's no way to do this in SFML other than using a dynamic OpenGL texture.

Well, too bad!

i figure uploading the video frame through gdi(on windows) for example would be much faster than uploading it to video memory as a texture

Are you sure of that? Did you make tests?

No, i didn't i'm just guessing here .

[Laurent]

So you should just try before looking for another solution.