On Mon, 2011-03-21 at 17:50 -0600, syd adams wrote: > Interesting.I just did my own quick test ... converted 1 out of 3 > livery (png) files to a dds with Gimp plugin .Had to flip the image > vertically before converting. I changed liveries with the dialog , and > the 2 png files took several seconds to change , the dds changed > instantly.I saw no difference in quality , but the load time was > impressive.The original png file is 158.6 KB , the dds is 16.8 MB.This > should swell fgdata significantly , unless Tim does (hopefully) does > the /Aircraft split...
Maybe a better idea would be to use .dds as a local cached version of texture files but that requires instant conversion upon loading, and dds writing code. Erik ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
