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gSPSprite2DBase
Format#include "gbi.h" gSPSprite2DBase(Gfx *gdl, usprite *SpritePointer) gsSPSprite2DBase(usprite *SpritePointer)Arguments
- gdl is the pointer to the graphics display list
- SpritePointer is the pointer to the sprite structure that sets the parameters
It gains access to the sprite microcode. The optimized, full-featured 2D sprite geometry microcode supports automatic subdivision and loads any size of all of the texture format sizes and types supported in the macro, and sends it directly to the RDP. Additionally, images can be scaled up or inverted in the X or Y directions.
You can gain access to the sprite microcode through a combination of four macros:
- guSprite2DInit initializes a specified sprite structure.
- gSPSprite2DBase sends the sprite microcode to the initialized sprite structure to start actual processing. It initialize the common sprite parameters but does not perform actual screen drawing.
- gSPSprite2DScaleFlip specifies the X/Y scaling and/or flipping parameters for a sprite but does not perform actual screen drawing.
- gSPSprite2DDraw specifies the screen coordinates where the sprite is to be drawn, and starts actual screen drawing using the parameters specified by gSPSprite2DBase and gSPSprite2DScaleFlip
To display a sprite, use this code:
#include "gu.h"
#include "gbi.h"
uSprite MySprite;
guSprite2DInit(Mysprite,
ImagePointer, TlutPointer,
ImageWidth, RectangleWidth,
RetangleHeight,
ImageType, ImageSize,
TextureStartS, TextureStartT);
gSPSprite2DBase(glistp++,
OS_K0_TO_PHYSICAL(MySprite));
gSPSprite2DScaleFlip (glistp++,
ScaleX, ScaleY,
FlipTextureX, FlipTextureY);
gSPSprite2DDraw (glistp++,
PScreenX, PScreenY)
typedef struct {
void *SourceImagePointer;
void *TlutPointer;
short Stride;
short SubImageWidth;
short SubImageHeight;
char SourceImageType;
char SourceImageBitSize;
short SourceImageOffsetS;
short SourceImageOffsetT;
/* 20 bytes for above */
/* padding to bring structure size
to 64-bit alignment */;
char dummy[4];
} uSprite_t;
typedef union {
uSprite_t s;
/* make sure this is 64-bit aligned */;
long long int
force_structure_alignment[3];
} uSprite;
void guSprite2DInit(uSprite *SpritePointer,
void *SourceImagePointer,
void *TlutPointer,
int Stride,
int SubImageWidth,
int SubImageHeight,
int SourceImageType,
int SourceImageBitSize,
int SourceImageOffsetS,
int SourceImageOffsetT);
NotesThe sprite microcode does not directly support Z-Buffering. This is unnecessary as Z-Buffering can be accomplished outside of the sprite microcode by setting up the proper rendering mode and making use of the hardware primitive depth registers. The following is a code fragment for doing Z-Buffering:
gDPSetRenderMode(glistp++, G_RM_AA_ZB_OPA_SURF, G_RM_AA_ZB_OPA_SURF2); gDPSetDepthSource(glistp++, G_ZS_PRIM); gDPSetCombineMode(glistp++, G_CC_DECALRGB, G_CC_DECALRGB); gDPSetPrimDepth(glistp++, ZBufferValue, 0); guSprite2DInit(MySprite, ImagePointer, TlutPointer, ImageWidth, RectangleWidth, RectangleHeight, ImageType, ImageSize, TextureStartS, TextureStartT); gSPSprite2DBase(glistp++, OS_K0_TO_PHYSICAL(MySprite)); gSPSprite2DScaleFlip(glistp++, ScaleX, ScaleY, FlipTextureX, FlipTextureY); gSPSprite2DDraw(glistp++, PScreenX, PScreenY);Warnings, Limitations, and Workarounds
Images that have been non-unit scaled and flipped around the Y axis may not be smoothly converted in the vertical direction, depending on the quantity of sub-pixels. Jumping will occur at a certain quantity. The solution is to convert non-unit scaling to unit amounts in the vertical direction.
The Sprite Microcode was designed to be able to scale up images by any amount. Images can also be scaled down together with some attendant artifacts. Please note that, while the TextureScaleX and TextureScaleY parameters are s 5.10 fixed-point numbers, they are restricted to being positive. Consequently, the largest useable scale value is 32767, which corresponds to a texel to pixel ratio of 31.999.
Texture images that are either scaled in the Y axis or placed on a subpixel scanline boundary require filtering by the hardware texture filter unit. This filtering requires that at least one extra line in the screen image be loaded in the texture memory so that the filtering can occur. Because the texture memory is limited to 4KB, the following restrictions are in effect:
- 32-bit subrectangles that are scaled in the Y direction are clamped by the microcode to a maximum of 512 texels wide.
- 32-bit subrectangles that are placed at the beginning of a subpixel boundary in the Y direction and are larger than 512 texels in width are clamped by the microcode to being on an integral scan line boundary.
- These filtering conditions also mean that, when displaying a Y scaled image, you need to add 1 to the T value to prevent filtering of texels outside the range.
- Y flipped images that have been scaled vertically by a non-squared value will have slightly different heights from their non-flipped versions. If you are doing an animation involving scaled flipped and non-flipped textures, restrict the Y scale value to a squared value.
gSPSprite2DBase
gSPSprite2DScaleFlip
gSPSprite2DDraw
gspSprite2D
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Nintendo® Confidential Warning: all information in this document is confidential and covered by a non-disclosure agreement. You are responsible for keeping this information confidential and protected. Nintendo will vigorously enforce this responsibility. Copyright © 1998 Nintendo of America Inc. All rights reserved Nintendo and N64 are registered trademarks of Nintendo Last updated January 1998 |