What is the fastest way to draw a 2D array of color triplets on screen?

Question

The target language is C/C++ and the program has only to work on Linux, but platform independent solutions are preferred obviously. I run Xorg, XVideo and OpenGL are available.<

Answer 1

Other options apart from SDL (as mentioned)

• Cairo surfaces with glitz (in C, works on all plaforms but best in Linux)
• QT Canvas (in C++, multiplaform)
• OpenGL raw API or QT OpenGL (You need to know openGL)
• pure Xlib/XCB if you want to take into account non-opengl plaforms

My suggestion

1. QT if you prefer C++
2. Cairo if you prefer C