//suedocode...
float delta;
float fps;
currentime-previoustime = delta;
fps = 1.0/delta.
I am I calculating my FPS correctly?
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I have a quick question and I am sure someone can answer it easily.
I am calculating my frames per second by taking inverse of the difference in time between 2 frames, like so:
It depends on the units you''re measuring time in. Assuming delta is in milliseconds, change the last line from fps=1.0/delta to fps=1000/delta
It depends on the units you''re measuring time in. Assuming delta is in milliseconds, change the last line from fps=1.0/delta to fps=1000/delta
Here's a varient of the FPS algorithm found LaMonthe's "3D Game Programming" that I used for an SDL project.
float framesSoFar = 1;
float startTime = SDL_GetTicks();
float framesPerSec;
float nowTime;
while(!done)
{
nowTime = SDL_GetTicks();
framesPerSec = ((float)framesSoFar / (float)(nowTime - startTime)) * 1000;
printf("fps = %3.1f\n", framesPerSec);
framesSoFar++;
}
I think that I too, stared out with a simple frame-to-frame calculation, but I found it unstable and it didn't seem to give proper results. I've ran something like this for hours and hours on multiple OS's and machines and it seems fairly correct.
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Edited by - Solstice on February 7, 2002 1:15:40 AM
float framesSoFar = 1;
float startTime = SDL_GetTicks();
float framesPerSec;
float nowTime;
while(!done)
{
nowTime = SDL_GetTicks();
framesPerSec = ((float)framesSoFar / (float)(nowTime - startTime)) * 1000;
printf("fps = %3.1f\n", framesPerSec);
framesSoFar++;
}
I think that I too, stared out with a simple frame-to-frame calculation, but I found it unstable and it didn't seem to give proper results. I've ran something like this for hours and hours on multiple OS's and machines and it seems fairly correct.
-Solstice
deninet.com
aeris.deninet.com
"...I was given three choices, the earth, the stars, or..."
Edited by - Solstice on February 7, 2002 1:15:40 AM
If delta is measured in seconds: jes.
If delta is measured in milliseconds: no.
(to convert to seconds do this: milliseconds/1000)
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Edited by - Gamekeeper on February 7, 2002 6:50:10 AM
If delta is measured in milliseconds: no.
(to convert to seconds do this: milliseconds/1000)
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Edited by - Gamekeeper on February 7, 2002 6:50:10 AM
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Yes, I think Delta is measured in seconds.
I just converted my code over from using timeGetTime() to the fancy PerformanceCounter thing. It definitly does have better precision. As soon as I get home I will post up the code on it to see if it is correct.
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I just converted my code over from using timeGetTime() to the fancy PerformanceCounter thing. It definitly does have better precision. As soon as I get home I will post up the code on it to see if it is correct.
Moe''s Site
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Ok, here is the code:
The main class object:
The functions:
Moe''s Site
The main class object:
class TIMER2{public: LONGLONG CurrentTime; DWORD TimeCount; LONGLONG PerformanceFrequency; LONGLONG NextTime; LONGLONG PreviousTime; double TimeElapsed; double TimeScale; float Delta; int InitTimer(); int CheckOneSecondTimer(); int CheckTimer(); void UpdateTimer();}; The functions:
//--------------------------------------------------//// Name: InitTimer()// Desc: function that sets up the timer to 1/30 of a second//--------------------------------------------------//int TIMER2::InitTimer(){ //set some default values first NextTime = 0; PreviousTime = 0; Delta = 0.0f; //check for a performance counter if(QueryPerformanceFrequency((LARGE_INTEGER *)&PerformanceFrequency)) { //it got the performance frequency, so continue TimeCount = (long)PerformanceFrequency/30; QueryPerformanceCounter((LARGE_INTEGER *)&NextTime); TimeScale = 1.0/PerformanceFrequency; } else { // it failed return TIMER_BAD; } //save the time of the last frame PreviousTime = NextTime; //return ok return TIMER_OK;}//--------------------------------------------------//// Name: CheckTimer()// Desc: function that checks the time to see if it // is time to return yes//--------------------------------------------------//int TIMER2::CheckTimer(){ //check to see if it is time yet if(CurrentTime >= NextTime) { //save the frame time PreviousTime = CurrentTime; //set the next time for the timer to fire NextTime = CurrentTime + TimeCount; return TIMER_OK; } else return TIMER_BAD;}//--------------------------------------------------//// Name: UpdateTimer()// Desc: function that updates the timer so that timeGetTime // doesn''t have to be called so many times//--------------------------------------------------//void TIMER2::UpdateTimer(){ //calculate the new Delta value Delta = (float)((CurrentTime-PreviousTime)*TimeScale); //now update the previous time PreviousTime = CurrentTime; //update the current time QueryPerformanceCounter((LARGE_INTEGER *)&CurrentTime);} Moe''s Site
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