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Hey everybody,
I need to use alot of sprite frames for my project. Would it be wiser to trace the bitmap and use vector equivelants of the animation (pixel-accurate drawings) or vector masks over the actual bitmap?
If I use bitmaps, how can I use large bitmaps that are repositioned in each frame to reveal a region without dealing with slowdown? Do I have to use a large amount of bitmaps, one for each frame, to avoid this?
I'm thinking of major lag during rotation, etc.
Thanks,
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Bitmaps will be faster, what you should do is export as .png with a transparent background, i think that would be the easiest way to get rid of any borders, without overflowing on memory
In terms of memory, I think it depends on the quality of the trace. A really complex trace will use more memory than a bitmap. A low quality one will use less, but look very abstract.
I say if your using bitmaps (unless your going for some sort of style), stick with bitmaps. Like Phlook said, they're faster to throw around.
How big is the image? What is meant to do? Is it a mask.Quote:
If I use bitmaps, how can I use large bitmaps that are repositioned in each frame to reveal a region without dealing with slowdown? Do I have to use a large amount of bitmaps, one for each frame, to avoid this?
trace bitmap is more for that abstract effect than to actually make the bitmap vector