At 08.58 15/01/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>At 06.05 15/01/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>
>>>Editing features like taking two or more
>>>successive "frames" from a game with flicker, and ORing them together
>>>are possible.
>>
>>Hmmm... couldn't an emulator have a "deflicker" feature, which does that
>>kind of thing in real time..? I think that it could work with some games
>>that have a regular flicker pattern..
>>
>That's an interesting idea, but don't you think you would run the risk of
>developing a geme that looks great on the emulator, but when run on a real
>Atari looks poor?
I was thinking about a feature that would improve the look of already
existing games when played on the emulator.
>And what would be the maximum number of frames that would
>need to be OR'd together?
This should depend on the game, and it could even be impossible for many of
them. But if there's a game where Sprite0 is always used for Shape1 in the
odd frames, and Shape2 in the others, then it should be possible..
>Each additional frame would require additional
>CPU power to process, and the graphics engine is already the hardest part to
>get to run fast. Of course, these days it's less of a problem.
Current 200MHz machines should be enough.. :)
P.
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