C++ Load Images?

[Kondziu]

So C++ can load images and then use them? How do I do it then, I propably have to use LoadImage or LoadBitmap functions?
anyone know how to do that?
thanks ;D

[hamsterman]

If you want to do graphics with c++ you have to get some library to do it for you. You could do it directly with OpenGl or DirectX, but for a beginner it would be better to start with something like SDL ( http://www.libsdl.org/ ).

[Kondziu]

actually i have been playing with windows.h shapes and a little with OpenGL. But I was thinking about loading a image (example jpg file image) to a c++ program then putting it into a shape instead of a colour for example.