Build a real multithreaded splash, with the slow loading process and the animated splash running simultaniously.
Animated Multithread Splash
Published 02/11/2005
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A Splash Screen with Alpha Blending
Published 06/09/2003
Have you ever thought about creating a splash screen that melts with the background using an Alpha channel together with the splash bitmap? This three-class implementation could help you do this. Includes explanations of Alpha Blending routines and GDI functions such as GetDIBits and SetDIBits. (The demo project was updated.)
Adding a Splash Screen to Your Applications
Published 01/27/2003
Create splash screens for your applications without the use of MFC.
Dialog with Splash Screen Example Code
Published 08/07/1998
Dialog with Splash Screen Example Code
Splash Screen with 256 color support
Published 08/07/1998
Splash Screen with 256 color support
Splash screen with text on it that uses its own thread
Published 08/07/1998
Splash screen with text on it that uses its own thread
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