 | | | adjusting animation speed across machines | adjusting animation speed across machines 2004-01-29 - By Paul Fortier
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That would make sense but I see a very noticeable difference in the
speed of the walk on the two machines I am testing on (fast G4 and
mid-range Windows machine) when the playrate is kept the same (for
keyframe and bonesplayer modifiers).
That's why I am wondering if there is something else that would be
making the difference (across machines).
BTW: I have put the game in #software on both machines also: Then the
fps is the same(both machines get around 9 fps during the walk sequence
in #software) and there is the same big difference in walk speed between
both machines.
Is this unusual? Does the processor speed affect the speed of a
time-based walk animation?
Paul
Brian Robbins wrote:
>>In other words: The character walks real slow on one machine
>>and very fast on another even though in both cases the
>>playrates for both animation modifiers are the same and the
>>game's fps are the same. How can I determine how fast I
>>should set the playrates for this walking character so that
>>it walks about the same speed in all machines?
>>
>>
>
>You shouldn't have to adjust the playRate at all. The bonesPlayer (and
>I'm pretty sure the keyframePlayer) is already time-based. So a
>playRate of 1.0 will play at exactly the same speed on every machine.
>With a higher framerate it will just be smoother.
>
>So for you project, you should just set the playRate to a fixed step,
>and leave it there.
>
> Brian Robbins
> Senior Creative Technologist, Fuel Industries
> <http://www.FuelIndustries.com>
>
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That would make sense but I see a very noticeable difference in
the speed of the walk on the two machines I am testing on (fast G4 and mid-range
Windows machine) when the playrate is kept the same (for keyframe and
bonesplayer
modifiers).<br>
<br>
That's why I am wondering if there is something else that would be making
the difference (across machines).<br>
<br>
BTW: I have put the game in #software on both machines also: Then the fps
is the same(both machines get around 9 fps during the walk sequence in
#software)
and there is the same big difference in walk speed between both machines.<br>
<br>
Is this unusual? Does the processor speed affect the speed of a time-based
walk animation?<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
Brian Robbins wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">In other words: The character walks real slow on one machine
and very fast on another even though in both cases the
playrates for both animation modifiers are the same and the
game's fps are the same. How can I determine how fast I
should set the playrates for this walking character so that
it walks about the same speed in all machines?
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You shouldn't have to adjust the playRate at all. The bonesPlayer (and
I'm pretty sure the keyframePlayer) is already time-based. So a
playRate of 1.0 will play at exactly the same speed on every machine.
With a higher framerate it will just be smoother.
So for you project, you should just set the playRate to a fixed step,
and leave it there.
Brian Robbins
Senior Creative Technologist, Fuel Industries
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.FuelIndustries.com"><
;http://www.FuelIndustries.com></a>
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