Re: [pygame] Sprites

["Glen Wheeler" <adsl5lcq@xxxxxxxxxx>]

From: "Peter Shinners" <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> On Sat, 2006-08-05 at 01:03 +0100, Brain Murphy wrote:
> > Is it possible to change the colour of a sprite starting at one end
> > and finishing at the other? so if I have a pipe, and want the pipe to
> > change to green or red or whatever, could I have it start the change
> > at one end and finish at another?
> > Is there a tutorial were this type of thing is posted?
> > I am really interested in this but am stuck at no were.
>
> [..]
>
> If possible, do this at init time, and keep a range of images with the
> colors you want. Bit if the images are large it could quickly eat up
> your memory.

 This is what I would do.  Take your image, perform all the manipulations 
you need to beforehand, and then save these in some data structure.  It adds 
a bit to loading time, and some memory (not much if you are careful) but the 
framerates are unreal.

> [..]

 Glen