Displaying Image on VGA and/or Television through ARM Micro controllers(in C)(SD Card)

Question

I worked on 8051 micro controllers, a few months before, and found it quite interesting. Had a few projects, enjoyed while programming. I picked a project with the above title as my final project this year in my college. I am not much sure if i would be able to do it, so i need your help. Where should I start from, I know a little about ARM Micro-controllers. Interfacing SD Card wouldn't be a problem, in fact i would add a static ram too, but working with pictures and up to 16 bits per pixel, looks like huge to me. Suggest me, where should i start from, the most difficult part, as I guess, on my project is processing the image to show on VGA. Suggest me, anything you can. My personal email address is taha_rehman@writeme.com. Every suggestion is welcomed.

Answer 1

1. SoftVGA
2. TinyVGA
3. AvrVGA
4. Tellymate

Answer 2

Have a look at RBox. It's TV signal, not VGA, but is very simple to implement. VGA is trickier but possible too. Check also this discussion with more comments and links (about mbed, but the points generally apply to most ARM chips).