The SDL shows an example of a BMP image

lesson01.cpp

//Include SDL functions and datatypes
#include "SDL/SDL.h"
int main( int argc, char* args[] )
{
    //The images
    SDL_Surface* hello = NULL;
    SDL_Surface* screen = NULL;
    //Start SDL
    SDL_Init( SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING );
    //Set up screen
    screen = SDL_SetVideoMode( 640, 480, 32, SDL_SWSURFACE );
    //Load image
    hello = SDL_LoadBMP( "hello.bmp" );
    //Apply image to screen
    SDL_BlitSurface( hello, NULL, screen, NULL );
    //Update Screen
    SDL_Flip( screen );
    //Pause
    SDL_Delay( 2000 );
    //Free the loaded image
    SDL_FreeSurface( hello );
    //Quit SDL
    SDL_Quit();
    return 0;
}