Hi,
Is there any way to check out, sprite by sprite, how much memory it does it takes? Let's say we have a jpg file with 50k optimized in Photoshop. In the final .exe compilation it will take exact 50k? Uncompressed PNG files will be compressed inside MMF2? We can check the sound data, size etc, but not with images
thanks
Hi,
Is there any way to check out, sprite by sprite, how much memory it does it takes? Let's say we have a jpg file with 50k optimized in Photoshop. In the final .exe compilation it will take exact 50k? Uncompressed PNG files will be compressed inside MMF2? We can check the sound data, size etc, but not with images
thanks
Well, if you use external pictures for sprites you can look up the size and such in the Data Elements tab, but as for Active Object sprites I don't think that's possible. It'd be an interesting feature to see in a future update though.
Well, if you use external pictures for sprites you can look up the size and such in the Data Elements tab, but as for Active Object sprites I don't think that's possible. It'd be an interesting feature to see in a future update though.
yeah, but if I use a highly optimized image, the file inside MMF2 will be optimized as well? Using less memory etc? or not? once in the system, it's all the same?
thanks
yeah, but if I use a highly optimized image, the file inside MMF2 will be optimized as well? Using less memory etc? or not? once in the system, it's all the same?
thanks
That depends on what you are talking about:
In MFA files, internal images are either compressed with a RLE compression algorithm, or even not compressed if they have an alpha channel. We will probably change this later in a future patch and zip them.
In CCN/EXE files, internal images are zipped, i.e. the compression is similar to PNG or GIF files. There is no JPEG-like compression. If you want your image to be stored in a JPEG format, you have to use an Active Picture object (for example).
In memory, the internal images are either not compressed (for example in an Active Picture object after it has loaded the image file), or compressed using a very simple RLE compression algorithm (for example in Active objects).
You can see the size of your frame in memory in the Debugger window: the size that is displayed is the size of your frame, except for the video memory and the hidden screen surfaces used by the runtime.
Yves.
That depends on what you are talking about:
In MFA files, internal images are either compressed with a RLE compression algorithm, or even not compressed if they have an alpha channel. We will probably change this later in a future patch and zip them.
In CCN/EXE files, internal images are zipped, i.e. the compression is similar to PNG or GIF files. There is no JPEG-like compression. If you want your image to be stored in a JPEG format, you have to use an Active Picture object (for example).
In memory, the internal images are either not compressed (for example in an Active Picture object after it has loaded the image file), or compressed using a very simple RLE compression algorithm (for example in Active objects).
You can see the size of your frame in memory in the Debugger window: the size that is displayed is the size of your frame, except for the video memory and the hidden screen surfaces used by the runtime.
Yves.
When I load a high optimized 800x600 JPG file for my background, I'd be loosing my time? Personally I don't care about the mfa size, but I do care a lot about the final .exe file.. and my first choice would be let all the images inside the .exe. You mean that my jpg would be converted to anything else if I don't use active picture? I didn't expect the image beign compressed as JPG, just let my optimized JPG there, with its few kb <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
When I load a high optimized 800x600 JPG file for my background, I'd be loosing my time? Personally I don't care about the mfa size, but I do care a lot about the final .exe file.. and my first choice would be let all the images inside the .exe. You mean that my jpg would be converted to anything else if I don't use active picture? I didn't expect the image beign compressed as JPG, just let my optimized JPG there, with its few kb <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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