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From: ScoTT Campbell <escotia@escotia.freeserve.co.uk>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics
Subject: Re: LoadImaga and FntPrint
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 20:11:05 +0100
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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It seems pretty obvious now you mention it, but for some reason it never crossed my mind.

Cheers

ScoTT

James Russell wrote:

> ScoTT Campbell wrote:
> >
> > I actually started off using GsSPRITEs, and creating a separate OT for the background.
> > But when I set the point field using GsClearOt(), merged that OT with the world OT  and then
> > tried to draw the result I just got a GPU timeout.
>
> Why merge the OT? If you know the background is going to be behind every 3D model (and it will be,
> after all, it IS the background), then just GsDrawOT the background OT, then GsDrawOT the foreground
> stuff. No merging required, and almost exactly the same CPU time.
>
> Cheers,
>
> James
>
> --
> == James_Russell@scee.sony.co.uk                +44 (171) 447-1626
> == Developer Support Engineer - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
>
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