Is there a faster and object orientated alternative to SDL for C++ ?

Question

The current version of libsdl (1.2.x branch) is very, very slow with blending and per pixel alpha (as it uses software blending). Is there any other good alternative to it?

Answer 1

SFML is exactly what you need: http://sfml-dev.org/.

Skim through the tutorials, you'll see that it's way easier and more powerful than SDL.

Answer 2

There is SFML : http://www.sfml-dev.org/