Comments on: Using canvas to do bitmap sprite animation in JavaScript http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/ Software development with a focus on web-related technologies Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:36:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rewriting TankWar: Assessing the damage « Evanwilliamsconsulting.com Blogs http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-53166 Rewriting TankWar: Assessing the damage « Evanwilliamsconsulting.com Blogs Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:03:38 +0000 http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/#comment-53166 [...] Then again, the frame rate calculator was (as far as I can remember) also slapped on top of the existing stuff and never really properly planned. The timer itself works quite similar to the timer in my JavaScript bitmap sprite animations post. [...] [...] Then again, the frame rate calculator was (as far as I can remember) also slapped on top of the existing stuff and never really properly planned. The timer itself works quite similar to the timer in my JavaScript bitmap sprite animations post. [...]

]]> By: Rewriting TankWar: Assessing the damage | CodeUtopia - The blog of Jani Hartikainen http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-49128 Rewriting TankWar: Assessing the damage | CodeUtopia - The blog of Jani Hartikainen Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:22:22 +0000 http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/#comment-49128 [...] Then again, the frame rate calculator was (as far as I can remember) also slapped on top of the existing stuff and never really properly planned. The timer itself works quite similar to the timer in my JavaScript bitmap sprite animations post. [...] [...] Then again, the frame rate calculator was (as far as I can remember) also slapped on top of the existing stuff and never really properly planned. The timer itself works quite similar to the timer in my JavaScript bitmap sprite animations post. [...]

]]> By: Jani Hartikainen http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-41289 Jani Hartikainen Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:41:52 +0000 http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/#comment-41289 Ernest, otherwise yes, but I'm an Opera user and it doesn't really work in Opera ;) Also, all things considered, it has a drawback: You cannot stop the animation, or control it more precisely. You can have full control over when the frame is changed etc. with the approach I've shown here. Ernest, otherwise yes, but I’m an Opera user and it doesn’t really work in Opera ;)

Also, all things considered, it has a drawback: You cannot stop the animation, or control it more precisely. You can have full control over when the frame is changed etc. with the approach I’ve shown here.

]]> By: Ernest http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-41278 Ernest Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:55:41 +0000 http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/#comment-41278 You might want to take a look at the tricky behavior of Firefox and Safari when they render an animated GIF through canvas (http://ernestdelgado.com/public-tests/gifoncanvas/) and see if your technique could take any advantage of that behavior. You might want to take a look at the tricky behavior of Firefox and Safari when they render an animated GIF through canvas (http://ernestdelgado.com/public-tests/gifoncanvas/)
and see if your technique could take any advantage of that behavior.

]]> By: CodeJustin http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-41232 CodeJustin Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:17:07 +0000 http://codeutopia.net/blog/2009/08/21/using-canvas-to-do-bitmap-sprite-animation-in-javascript/#comment-41232 Great tutorial Jani! Ya right now for flash I just use a moveclip that holds animations in each frame but if I ever try flex I'll use the timer method :) Great tutorial Jani!
Ya right now for flash I just use a moveclip that holds animations in each frame but if I ever try flex I’ll use the timer method :)

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