is there some sort of formula to use that can determine your current framerate? i''m using a timer to render at 60FPS but i want to check and see if it actually goes at that speed and if it ever slows down thanks NiNo

Keep a variable that has the time elapsed since the last frame was drawn. Then divide 1 by this variable and you''ll have you''re framerate.


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thanks but i''m not sure i understand what you mean could you be more specific?

thanks
NiNo

nino,

Have a read about timers - you can find out about them in the docs of your compiler.

If you check the timer before you draw a frame, then check the timer after the frame you get a start and end time for one frame. Subtract the start time from the end time to get the time elapsed. Divide the time elasped (usually in ms) into 1000ms or 1 second to get the number of frames which will be drawn in a second. You may want to average this a little so it is less eratic.

Alternatively, you can get the start time for a particular frame, then each time you draw a frame add 1 to a frames counter, and get another timer (end time). Do this until the end time = start time + 1000ms.

Is that clearer?
Paulcoz.

i wrote a small function/tutorial to do this which uses nehe's timer function from lesson 21

it displays the fps as a bar at the bottom of the screen (which i find easier to read than a constantly changing number)

alistair

Edited by - alistair b on November 3, 2000 6:06:38 PM