WAV = better performance?

imGuaimGua Member Posts: 1,089
edited May 2013 in Working with GS (Mac)
I've found this information in Unity 3d docs.
http://i.piccy.info/i7/16fcaa638d550ba605b94bb1c824af2c/4-59-332/60116698/fotografyia.png

Does this apply to Game Salad? I mean will give us better fps compared to ogg?

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  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250
    edited May 2013
    short answer yes.
    WAVs will load faster than OGG since the engine does not need to decompress them (WAVs)

    if you want to try it out for your self the most recent nightly build (if you are pro. if not good reason to upgrade) has wav support right now.
  • imGuaimGua Member Posts: 1,089

    WAVs will load faster than OGG
    And this could affect fps?
  • HoneyTribeStudiosHoneyTribeStudios Member Posts: 1,792
    I don't think wavs will help with fps. But your sounds will load quicker. Wavs take up more space in your app package so you decide what is best for your game. Smaller download size or faster loading for sounds.

    They are best for short sounds.
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    How does RAM usage get affected when using WAVs? will it take up more RAM?

    Roy.
  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922
    It takes the same amount of ram as once the game is loaded the OGGs are decompressed. The difference will be in the app package size. The savings as to process is there is no decompression going on which uses processor time.
  • JSprojectJSproject Member Posts: 730
    It makes more sense to me that OGGs would actually require more RAM than WAVs (at least initially) since the compressed files would need to be stored in RAM before they are decompressed.
  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922
    Well the new nightly build supports WAV so do a test.
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