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Performance timer

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2 comments, last by JohnBolton 19 years, 7 months ago
Hi ya guys! What is the difference between a multimedia timer and a performance timer(besides the resolution),and how are them related to hardware. ThankX!
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John BoltonLocomotive Games (THQ)Current Project: Destroy All Humans (Wii). IN STORES NOW!
Well i made a water demo using GetTickCount timer because 1 ms of precision is enough for me but when i gave that demo to a friend of mine he told me it's to slow.
I kept all at 30fps
ThankX!
Quote:Original post by Hermes
Well i made a water demo using GetTickCount timer because 1 ms of precision is enough for me but when i gave that demo to a friend of mine he told me it's to slow.
I kept all at 30fps
ThankX!


GetTickCount and timeGetTime both return time in ms, but they are not generally that precise -- more like 17ms resolution (but it can vary).

The length of a tick returned by QueryPerformanceCounter can be found by calling QueryPerformanceFrequency.
John BoltonLocomotive Games (THQ)Current Project: Destroy All Humans (Wii). IN STORES NOW!

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