----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Schulman"
> I have been presenting a simple moving circle, moving relatively slowly. My
> problem is that it seems to tear as it moves along. Is there a way to fix
> this?
For years I've been wondering: Am I the only person who has noticed how lousy a text
box (or a static graphic) looks when it's moving across a computer screen? I don't
recall ever seeing this issue brought up by another Director developer, and I'm
surprised it doesn't come up regularly.
Paul, the term is "video tearing." Basically, it means your monitor is displaying
parts of an image in two slightly different places at the same time. I agree, it's
an ugly effect.
In the past I've struggled with this quite a bit, and while I've discovered a few
techniques for minimizing tearing, it seems to be a fact of life. So instead of
moving images around the stage, I usually stick to other types of animation:
sequential images, simulating movement in 3D space, tweening different sprite
properties...
Terry Graham
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