Andy Shein (ashein++at++orac.boston.sgi.com)
Fri, 12 Sep 1997 08:55:29 -0700
Who said anything about OpenGL Optimizer ?
>
> Honestly, I wish both the Performer and OpenGL Optimizer FAQs would
> have a discussion about which is more appropriate for a given app.
> I'm much more inclined to use OpenGL Optimizer for walkthrus, but
> since OGLO is so new, I don't see as much model support as I do for
> Performer (I can only determine there's a loader for Wavefront/Alias
> .obj format and the .iv format, any others?).
Optimizer has loaders for pfb, csb and iv. You could
always write one for obj :)
>
> There doesn't seem to be much "Cross-feed" between the Performer and
> OGLO camps other than "Yeah, we know about that other group".
Actually they talk a lot and are in the same hallway.
I spent part of my summer writeing a csb loader for
Performer, so you could use Optimizer to create models to
be loaded into Perfomer. It should be out w/ Perf 2.2
Andy
>
> Perhaps Mike Jones, or somebody from the OGLO camp, would be kind
> enough to clear up this matter?
>-- End of excerpt from David Weller
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