Questions related to images, including creation and modification
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Can a high FPS negatively affect how a program runs?
Yeah I know this is a broad question and will get down rated, I'm just hoping for some answer before it gets closed.
Anyway, I'm using Slick 2D/Java to play around with graphics. I'm having some ...
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How to code a 4x shader/filter which emulates arcade crt display behavior?
I want to write a shader/filer probably in adobe Pixel Bender that will do the best job possible in emulating the fill of an oldskul monochromatic arcade CRT screen. Much like this here:
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OpenGL 3.0+ framebuffer to texture/images
I need a way to capture what is rendered on screen, i have read about glReadPixels but it looks really slow.
Can you suggest a more efficient or just an alternative way for just copying what is ...
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Lost transparency in SDL surfaces drawn manually
I want to create SDL_Surface objects for each layer of my 2d tile-based map so that I have to render only one surface per layer rather than too many tiles. With normal tiles which do not have ...
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How do I increase the size of a buffered image to the left and upwards?
I need to know how to increase the size of my buffered image to the left and up, not just the right and down.
bI = new BufferedImage(yMax*size*5, xMax*size*5, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
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Multiple images written and read from one meta-file?
Short version:
I need a way to store multiple image files in one bigger file, to be used using C#, preferably easily compatible with XNA. The files will be read, written to, but also adaitional files ...
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Dealing with new animations in html5
Wish I knew of a better title, but the issue is rather specific.
So the producer of the game I'm working on has given me new animations to put in the game. I knew there might be issues right off when ...
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there is a BLOB standard to store images in memory?
I would like to abstract all the images in memory, to do so i would like to have just 1 format of reference without talking about the usual file formats for the filesystem like JPG, TGA, and so on.
I ...
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What algorithms exist for generating collision geometry from an image?
I am currently working on a game using SFML and Box2D. I am interested in generating collision geometry from the sprite data that I load into SFML. So, for example, an algorithm that would do this ...
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How to combine image with a gradient? Or make it more featured in a different way
I generate an abstract 128x128 image, that is in general two-color (it uses values scaled between "blue" and "white", or other similar color pair). I need to make the image more "featured".
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Best practice for image compression
Which is the best format or best technique to compress images without loss of quality for iPhone/iPad games?
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Managing text-maps in a 2D array on to be painted on HTML5 Canvas
So, I'm making a HTML5 RPG just for fun. The map is a <canvas> (512px width, 352px height | 16 tiles across, 11 tiles top to bottom). I want to know if there's a more efficient way to paint the ...
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Where to get PNG icons/graphics for game development for kids? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find free sprites and images?
I'm teaching kids to program using Ruby and the gaming framework Gosu/Chingu. Kids love it, including the part where they have ...
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Split Texture2D Across Line
Background
I'm using a texture as a damage map represented by an array of floats for displaying damage effects on a space ship in a process.
An upside of this is being able to 'slice' ships in ...
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Slick2D - Cannot instantiate the type Image
I am getting this strange error and I cannot for the life of me figure out why:
Cannot instantiate the type Image
CODE:
import java.awt.Image;
import org.newdawn.slick.GameContainer;
import ...
