Mathias > > On Tuesday, December 27, 2011 00:27:41 Stuart Buchanan wrote: > > Vivian - are you anticipating the materials-dds.xml file replacing > > materials.xml at some point? Any plans for further DDS texture work? > > Hmm, regarding dds. > I have to say, that not all OpenGL drivers support texture compression, > and > the models with dds files, are those that I cannot display, because of > that. > And in fact this will not happen to the open source drivers before > something > about 2020 because of patent issues. > > Sorry to step in this so late - probably way too late - but is there a > reason > that the on disk format must be compressed? > The previous strategy to have on disk an format that everybody can read > and to > make the driver compress them as needed/possible is better I think? > > So, for me the f16 lost its livery lately - where I can live with this for > the > f16, I hope that this does not happen to flightgear as a whole ... >
There is no intention to migrate as a whole to .dds: it is offered as an appearance and performance upgrade for those who wish to use it. It is up to aircraft developers to decide which format they will use. Indeed - they could provide models with either format so that the user could choose. That said - why use drivers that cannot handle .dds compression formats? I assume closed source drivers are OK? Vivian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
