MuFu
10-16-02, 11:31 AM
Originally posted by tieros
The other major gain is made with the use of fractal texture compression. Fractal compression is known for its slow compression rates, but VERY rapid decompression rates.
It's also patented, as are several similar compression methods (most of them being forms of vector quantization).
Besides, fractal compression is only really superior to conventional (non-iterative) methods once you get above about 40:1.
MuFu.
The other major gain is made with the use of fractal texture compression. Fractal compression is known for its slow compression rates, but VERY rapid decompression rates.
It's also patented, as are several similar compression methods (most of them being forms of vector quantization).
Besides, fractal compression is only really superior to conventional (non-iterative) methods once you get above about 40:1.
MuFu.