SDL_SetVideoMode() accepts the following four arguments:

• Width (ie, 640)
• Height (ie, 480)
• Color Depth (aka: "bpp," "bits per pixel") (ie, 16)
• Flags, bitwise-ORed together:
  • SDL_ANYFORMAT - Try to set the requested color depth, but accept whatever's available.

  • SDL_HWSURFACE - Try to use video memory instead of system memory.

  • SDL_HWPALETTE - Try to guarantee that colors you create in the 8-bit color depth's palette are what you asked for.

  • SDL_FULLSCREEN - Use fullscreen, instead of a window.

  • SDL_DOUBLEBUF - Create an extra surface, and let you swap between the two.