lets say for some reason you needed to draw a very small image and plot each pixel indivudually with code using directx. Is this possible and pick out that pixels colour and everything or do you need to use a supported format like a .bmp or something. all help is appreciated.

You don't even need Direct3D - the Windows API has your back:
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ok thanks man

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