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help with SLOW graphics
January 12, 2003 05:39 PM
i have been messing around with my PixelFormatDescriptor to see if i could get my program to run faster. i implemented a renderer check. what it does is tell me whether the computer is software or hardware rendering. whenever i run it it tells me i am software rendering. could i be missing a file? are my settings right in the PixelFormatDescriptor?
722
January 12, 2003 07:19 PM
I would try:
16 and 16
32 and 24
24 and 24
see what happens.
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16 and 16
32 and 24
24 and 24
see what happens.
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January 12, 2003 08:23 PM
i hate to say it but those do not work either.
am i missing anything like a file or is there one little line wrong?
[edited by - adam17 on January 12, 2003 11:09:53 PM]
am i missing anything like a file or is there one little line wrong?
[edited by - adam17 on January 12, 2003 11:09:53 PM]
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January 13, 2003 12:35 AM
This might sound stupid, but is there an OpenGl32.dll in the same folder as the exe you''re making.
and on a side note, I''m using the GF2MX and find that the 30.82 drivers best. American McGee''s Alice worked like CRAP, and I mean CRAP...even the menu was slow like nasty. but with the 30.82 drivers it worked like a charm.
and on a side note, I''m using the GF2MX and find that the 30.82 drivers best. American McGee''s Alice worked like CRAP, and I mean CRAP...even the menu was slow like nasty. but with the 30.82 drivers it worked like a charm.
January 13, 2003 12:58 AM
Forgive me if this is something you did long ago, but make sure you are building the programs in release mode.
722
January 13, 2003 06:08 AM
thinking about it, it may be something different.
even in software an athlon should be able to push more than 28 tirangles a second..
does changing the resolution significantly have any great effect on the frame rate..?
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even in software an athlon should be able to push more than 28 tirangles a second..
does changing the resolution significantly have any great effect on the frame rate..?
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January 13, 2003 04:14 PM
i checked my build and i was doing both release and DEBUG mode. the only problem im having now is linking. it gives the error "unresolved external symbol _auxDIBImageLoadA@4". weird. i have no idea what it means. any clues? the textures are there.
January 13, 2003 06:24 PM
nevermind i fixed the problem.
1. i was running in debug mode
2. and i didnt link the libraries
thank you so much for helping me.
1. i was running in debug mode
2. and i didnt link the libraries
thank you so much for helping me.
722
January 13, 2003 06:35 PM
if you build your engine ''the right way'' it''s my opinion it still should be completly playable in a debug build...
of course if your only using glVertex then all that falls apart..
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of course if your only using glVertex then all that falls apart..
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January 14, 2003 10:39 PM
what do u mean "using glVertex makes it all fall apart"?
another thing is i have built in a test to see how my program is rendering. it determines whether it is rendering by software or hardware. checking them takes the following lines:
this is all that i have to check for rendering. am i missing anything like files? i have "glut32.dll, glut.dll, and opengl32.dll" in the root folder of my program.
another thing is i have built in a test to see how my program is rendering. it determines whether it is rendering by software or hardware. checking them takes the following lines:
PixelFormat = ChoosePixelFormat(hDC,&pfd); PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd_new; DescribePixelFormat (hDC, PixelFormat, sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR), &pfd_new); int generic_format = pfd_new.dwFlags & PFD_GENERIC_FORMAT; int generic_accelerated = pfd_new.dwFlags & PFD_GENERIC_ACCELERATED; if(generic_format && ! generic_accelerated) { MessageBox(NULL, "Software Rendering", "Rendering Mode", MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION); } else if(generic_format && generic_accelerated) { MessageBox(NULL, "Hardware Rendering - MCD", "Rendering Mode", MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION); } else if(!generic_format && generic_accelerated) { MessageBox(NULL, "Hardware Rendering - ICD", "Rendering Mode", MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION); } else if(!generic_format && !generic_accelerated) { MessageBox(NULL, "Software Rendering. Nothing is true", "Rendering Mode", MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION); } this is all that i have to check for rendering. am i missing anything like files? i have "glut32.dll, glut.dll, and opengl32.dll" in the root folder of my program.
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