Do you know, that you can improve video texture with the help of Avisynth scripting language? In this way you can
make standard various video filter operation (blur,sharpen,spatial soften and many other) in your video texture or video playing.
The procedure is following:
1. Install Avisynth.
See detail:
http://math.berkeley.edu/~benrg/avisynth.html
2. Write your own script file "yourfile.avs", as discribed in
http://math.berkeley.edu/~benrg/avisynth-tutorial.html
If you want to use AVI file write:
AVISource("yourfile.avi")
If you want to use DV file write:
DirectShowSource("yourfile.avi")
Then add lines with video filter you want.
See detail:
http://math.berkeley.edu/~benrg/avisynth-reference.html
3. In your DarkBasic application instead
LOAD ANIMATION "yourfile.avi",1
use
LOAD ANIMATION "yourfile.avs",1
Then use "PLAY ANIMATION" or "PLAY ANIMATION TO IMAGE"
And enjoy the improve video texture.
With the help of this technique is possible to use various video effects in your game depends of your fantasy.