Re: [pygame] Decrease in Performance

[Luke Paireepinart <rabidpoobear@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Many thanks for the reply.  I'm not sure that I fully understand the 
> answer.  However here are some further questions, answers to which 
> should clarify my thoughts.
>
> pygame uses SDL for 2D pixel operations and other multimedia type 
> tasks.   A given version of pygame is therefore tied to or associated 
> with a specific release of SDL.  It would appear that as of SDL 1.2.10 
> windib is the default video driver.  Can it be assumed that prior to 
> 1.2.10 the default was dx5, and that pygame 1.7 uses 1.2.10 and pygame 
> 1.6 uses an earlier release of SDL.
>
> If my assumptions are correct then I am presumably stuck with windib 
> and the associated performance hit - unless I use pygame 1.6.
Can we see your code and your test images?
There shouldn't be a noticable hit, I think.
> Bruce