Visual Effects, 1.1B1, Mac OS 9

In version 1.0, I reported inconsistency in the visual effect WIPE (it sped up
as the window width increased).

Kevin replied:
>This problem should be fixed in Revolution 1.1 - let me know if the beta
version (due October 14th) still has this problem.

In 1.1B1, the visual wipe is now much slower than most of the other effects (a
wipe effect set to 1000 milliseconds completes in about 1500 milliseconds); In
addition, the visual effects in general have become very jerky.

Compare Rev versions 1.0 and 1.1B1 with the following recipe:

1. Create a new 640 x 480 stack with two cards.

2. On the first card, place a button with this script:

on mouseUp
get the milliseconds
set the effectRate to 1000
lock screen
go next card
unlock screen with visual effect iris open very slow
put "Time required:" && the milliseconds-it && "milliseconds"
end mouseUp

3. On the second card, place a 600 x 400 dark blue square.


In Rev 1.0, the above effect is as smooth as silk. In 1.1B1, the leading edge
of the effect paints very unevenly and jerkily. It appears to be painting in
about 20-pixel chunks. (This also happens with effects other than iris open.)

Ted



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