Optimization: Multiple actors or Just One?

guillopuyol

From what I've read, an image that is 48 x 32 would utilize the same memory as one that is 64 x 32.

Assuming I understood this correctly, would it be better in terms of performance to have an actor that is 16 x 32 constrained to a 32 x 32 actor to 'complete' the image? Or would it be better to take the memory hit to avoid the processing of the constraint?

jamie_c

Yes, I say go with the 1 larger size actor as the act of constraining two small actors together would likely be a worse 'hit' to performance.

JarrenH

I don't think actor size has anything to do with images using memory. If you use a large image, and scale it down in the actor, I believe it still takes up the same amount of RAM. I would love to be wrong though, so someone can correct me if that is the case.

SnapFireStudios

From what I understand, an image that is 48 x 32 would utilize the same memory as one that is 64 x 64. But still, I'd just say go with the larger actor.
- Thomas