How to improve Graphics strokePath profermance?

General JUCE discussion
1

Hi,all
I use the code below to draw waveform according to AD data.


...
path.clear();
path.startNewSubPath (startPointX, startPointY);
for(int i=0;i<2000;i++)
{
   path.lineTo(pointX, pointY);
}
...
g.strokePath (path, PathStrokeType (2.0f),AffineTransform::identity);
...

when I draw 2000 lines one time every 100 ms, the cpu Occupancy is about 50%, it’s very high.
So I think is there another way to draw waveform fast.
Thanks.

2

Ouch! Yeah, that’s really not the best way to do it!

If you’re drawing a waveform, that’s what AudioThumbnail is for.

3

My waveform is special, the Audio Thumbnail is not suitable.
I just want to find a way draw fast using Graphics object.
Thank you.

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4

The “real” way would be to create a juce::Image, grab the juce::Image::BitmapData, and directly manipulate the pixels. This is by far the fastest and easiest method to produce high quality results.

5

Thanks any way.
Now I use OpenGL to draw waveform.It’s very good.

6

Well, the trick for extra speed would be to not use any Paths. If you can draw it just using calls to drawVerticalLine(), that’s how the AudioThumbnail class does it.

7

Now I just extends class OpenGLRenderer, in function renderOpenGL write some code like below:


...
glVertexPointer(2, GL_DOUBLE, 0, _vertices);
glDrawArrays(GL_LINE_STRIP, 0, _dataCount);
...

With this method, draw 2000 lines every 100 ms,the cpu is just less 2%.