ActionScript 3.0 :: Drawing Class That Is Passed An Image API Optimization
May 12, 2011
I'm building a drawing class that is passed an image, and it will run an ENTER_FRAME drawing lines of varying thicknesses and gradients to look as if it is being hand painted. All works well and is doing just what I'd hoped. My problem is after a while, it starts to hammer the CPU. I can understand why it could be taxing, but I thought the drawing API was meant to be rapid? Is there a way I can optimize the process? I am only using 1 enterframe, and it seems to get progressively worse the more lines are laid down. Does the Flash Player not render them as Bitmap after they are drawn? I'm just trying to work out why the more lines are drawn the heavier the swf runs.
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