Thread: OpenGL...optimizations?

  1. #1
    The Right Honourable psychopath's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Where circles begin.
    Posts
    1,071

    OpenGL...optimizations?

    I was wondering what some optimizations there are for OpenGL?
    I know about Octrees and far clipping, but are there any others?
    Also what is a good far clipping distance?

    any help will be very much appreciated,
    -psychopath
    M.Eng Computer Engineering Candidate
    B.Sc Computer Science

    Robotics and graphics enthusiast.

  2. #2
    Crazy Fool Perspective's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Location
    Canada
    Posts
    2,640
    >> I was wondering what some optimizations there are for OpenGL?
    display lists, vertex arrays, google, etc...

    >> I know about Octrees and far clipping, but are there any others?
    These are algorithms for graphics in general, they're not specific to OpenGL. In addition to those frustum culling comes to mind, backface culling, LOD rendering, the list goes on forever depending on what your doing specifically.

    >> Also what is a good far clipping distance?
    This really depends on the scale at which your rendering. Theres no single value thats better than another.

  3. #3
    The Right Honourable psychopath's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Where circles begin.
    Posts
    1,071
    ok, thanks, this helps....or at least has me thinking again

    -psychopath
    M.Eng Computer Engineering Candidate
    B.Sc Computer Science

    Robotics and graphics enthusiast.

  4. #4
    Registered User linuxdude's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Louisiana
    Posts
    926
    I read the thread title and though you meant video card specific extentions which opengl does support

Popular pages Recent additions subscribe to a feed

Similar Threads

  1. Linking OpenGL in Dev-C++
    By linkofazeroth in forum Game Programming
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 09-13-2005, 10:17 AM
  2. OpenGL Window
    By Morgul in forum Game Programming
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 05-15-2005, 12:34 PM
  3. OpenGL .dll vs video card dll
    By Silvercord in forum Game Programming
    Replies: 14
    Last Post: 02-12-2003, 07:57 PM
  4. OpenGL and Windows
    By sean345 in forum Game Programming
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 06-24-2002, 10:14 PM
  5. opengl code not working
    By Unregistered in forum Windows Programming
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 02-14-2002, 10:01 PM