P3D running extremely slow

Processing Coding Questions
1

Guys pls help I don’t know why this code runs really slow.

//SEQUENCES OF MOVING CIRCLES
float xPosition = 0;
float yPosition;
float aPosition = 0;
float bPosition;
float onePosition = 0;
float twoPosition;
float threePosition = 0;
float fourPosition;
float fivePosition = 0;
float sixPosition;
float sevenPosition = 0;
float eightPosition;
float ninePosition = 0;
float tenPosition;
float elevenPosition = 0;
float twelvePosition;
float thirteenPosition = 0;
float fourteenPosition;
float fifteenPosition = 0;
float sixteenPosition;
float seventeenPosition = 0;
float eighteenPosition;
float nineteenPosition = 0;
float tweentyPosition;
float tweentyonePosition = 0;
float tweentytwoPosition;

//ANIMATED GIF
PImage[] gifone = new PImage[67];
int gifoneX = -100, gifoneY = 0;

void setup () {
fullScreen (P3D);
frameRate(50);
smooth();
noStroke ();

//sequences of moving circles
bPosition = 100;
yPosition = 150;
twoPosition = 200;
fourPosition = 250;
sixPosition = 300;
eightPosition = 350;
tenPosition = 400;
twelvePosition = 450;
fourteenPosition = 500;
eighteenPosition = 550;
tweentyPosition = 600;
tweentytwoPosition = 650;

gifone[0] = loadImage( “0.gif” );
gifone[1] = loadImage( “1.gif” );
gifone[2] = loadImage( “2.gif” );
gifone[3] = loadImage( “3.gif” );
gifone[4] = loadImage( “4.gif” );
gifone[5] = loadImage( “5.gif” );
gifone[6] = loadImage( “6.gif” );
gifone[7] = loadImage( “7.gif” );
gifone[8] = loadImage( “8.gif” );
gifone[9] = loadImage( “9.gif” );
gifone[10] = loadImage( “10.gif” );
gifone[11] = loadImage( “11.gif” );
gifone[12] = loadImage( “12.gif” );
gifone[13] = loadImage( “13.gif” );
gifone[14] = loadImage( “14.gif” );
gifone[15] = loadImage( “15.gif” );
gifone[16] = loadImage( “16.gif” );
gifone[17] = loadImage( “17.gif” );
gifone[18] = loadImage( “18.gif” );
gifone[19] = loadImage( “19.gif” );
gifone[20] = loadImage( “20.gif” );
gifone[21] = loadImage( “21.gif” );
gifone[22] = loadImage( “22.gif” );
gifone[23] = loadImage( “23.gif” );
gifone[24] = loadImage( “24.gif” );
gifone[25] = loadImage( “25.gif” );
gifone[26] = loadImage( “26.gif” );
gifone[27] = loadImage( “27.gif” );
gifone[28] = loadImage( “28.gif” );
gifone[29] = loadImage( “29.gif” );
gifone[30] = loadImage( “30.gif” );
gifone[31] = loadImage( “31.gif” );
gifone[32] = loadImage( “32.gif” );
gifone[33] = loadImage( “33.gif” );
gifone[34] = loadImage( “34.gif” );
gifone[35] = loadImage( “35.gif” );
gifone[36] = loadImage( “36.gif” );
gifone[37] = loadImage( “37.gif” );
gifone[38] = loadImage( “38.gif” );
gifone[39] = loadImage( “39.gif” );
gifone[40] = loadImage( “40.gif” );
gifone[41] = loadImage( “41.gif” );
gifone[42] = loadImage( “42.gif” );
gifone[43] = loadImage( “43.gif” );
gifone[44] = loadImage( “44.gif” );
gifone[45] = loadImage( “45.gif” );
gifone[46] = loadImage( “46.gif” );
gifone[47] = loadImage( “47.gif” );
gifone[48] = loadImage( “48.gif” );
gifone[49] = loadImage( “49.gif” );
gifone[50] = loadImage( “50.gif” );
gifone[51] = loadImage( “51.gif” );
gifone[52] = loadImage( “52.gif” );
gifone[53] = loadImage( “53.gif” );
gifone[54] = loadImage( “54.gif” );
gifone[55] = loadImage( “55.gif” );
gifone[56] = loadImage( “56.gif” );
gifone[57] = loadImage( “57.gif” );
gifone[58] = loadImage( “58.gif” );
gifone[59] = loadImage( “59.gif” );
gifone[60] = loadImage( “60.gif” );
gifone[61] = loadImage( “61.gif” );
gifone[62] = loadImage( “62.gif” );
gifone[63] = loadImage( “63.gif” );
gifone[64] = loadImage( “64.gif” );
gifone[65] = loadImage( “65.gif” );
gifone[66] = loadImage( “66.gif” );
}

void mousePressed () {
noLoop ();
}
void mouseReleased () {
loop ();
}
void draw () {
background(255);

//animated gif
image( gifone[frameCount%67], gifoneX, gifoneY);
gifoneX = gifoneX + 5;
if ( gifoneX > width + 10) {
gifoneX = -250;
}

loop();
//sequences of circles
//ab
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(aPosition, bPosition, 50, 50);
aPosition +=10;
//xy
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(xPosition, yPosition, 50, 50);
xPosition +=20;
//12
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(onePosition, twoPosition, 50, 50);
onePosition +=30;
//34
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(threePosition, fourPosition, 50, 50);
threePosition +=40;
//56
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(fivePosition, sixPosition, 50, 50);
fivePosition +=50;
//78
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(sevenPosition, eightPosition, 50, 50);
sevenPosition +=60;
//910
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(ninePosition, tenPosition, 50, 50);
ninePosition +=70;
//1112
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(elevenPosition, twelvePosition, 50, 50);
elevenPosition +=70;
//1314
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(thirteenPosition, fourteenPosition, 50, 50);
thirteenPosition +=80;
//1516
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(fifteenPosition, sixteenPosition, 50, 50);
fifteenPosition +=90;
//1718
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(seventeenPosition, eighteenPosition, 50, 50);
seventeenPosition +=100;
//1920
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(nineteenPosition, tweentyPosition, 50, 50);
nineteenPosition +=110;
//2122
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(tweentyonePosition, tweentytwoPosition, 50, 50);
tweentyonePosition +=120;

loop ();
//interactive spheres
//sphere1
translate(150, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);
sphereDetail(mouseX / 1);
sphere(30);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 255, -1, 0, 0);

//sphere 2
translate(200, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);
sphereDetail(mouseX / 4);
sphere(20);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 255, -1, 0, 0);

//sphere 3
translate(300, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);
sphereDetail(mouseX / 4);
sphere(30);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 255, -1, 0, 0);

//sphere 4
translate(400, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);
sphereDetail(mouseX / 4);
sphere(40);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 255, -1, 0, 0);

//sphere 5
translate(500, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);
sphereDetail(mouseX / 4);
sphere(50);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 255, -1, 0, 0);

//sphere 6
translate(600, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);
sphereDetail(mouseX / 4);
sphere(60);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 255, -1, 0, 0);

//sphere 7
translate(700, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);
sphereDetail(mouseX / 4);
sphere(70);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 255, -1, 0, 0);

}

2

much too high

should maximum be around 23 imho

you can say

float mySphereDetail = map (mouseX, 0,width, 1, 30); 
sphereDetail(mySphereDetail);

Translate

you have several blocks with translate()

you can isolate them with

pushMatrix(); 
translate();
...
...

popMatrix();

otherwise the translate add up and your stuff ends up much more far to the right than you expect

Chrisir

3

Thanks! I’ll attempt that

I’ve imported sound into the sketch and suddenly it runs smoothly now. Here’s the new code.

import processing.sound.*;
SoundFile file;

//SEQUENCES OF MOVING CIRCLES
//Name variable ‘xPosition’ with the value 0
float xPosition = 0;
float yPosition;
float aPosition = 0;
float bPosition;
float onePosition = 0;
float twoPosition;
float threePosition = 0;
float fourPosition;
float fivePosition = 0;
float sixPosition;
float sevenPosition = 0;
float eightPosition;
float ninePosition = 0;
float tenPosition;
float elevenPosition = 0;
float twelvePosition;
float thirteenPosition = 0;
float fourteenPosition;
float fifteenPosition = 0;
float sixteenPosition;
float seventeenPosition = 0;
float eighteenPosition;
float nineteenPosition = 0;
float tweentyPosition;
float tweentyonePosition = 0;
float tweentytwoPosition;

//ANIMATED GIFS
PImage[] gifone = new PImage[67];
int gifoneX = -1500, gifoneY = -100;

//SOUND, name variable ‘L’ for duration
float L;

//MORPH
//set up 2 arrays to store the vertices of 2 shapes (circle+square)
ArrayList circle = new ArrayList();
ArrayList square = new ArrayList();

//set up arraylist for a 3rd set of vertices
ArrayList morph = new ArrayList();

//the boolean variable will control if we are morphing to a circle or square
boolean state = false;

//set up lef and right eyes
PVector leftEye;
PVector rightEye;

void setup () {
//set up location for eyes: fraeleft+right eye vector at (45,45) (55,40)
leftEye = new PVector(width*.45, height*.40);
rightEye = new PVector(width*.55, height*.40);

//set up sound
file = new SoundFile (this, “sound.mp3”);
file.play(); //play video
file.amp(1); //set ampitude at 1
L=file.duration(); //show video duration below
println (L); // write to the console area
//other general setup
fullScreen (P3D);
frameRate(20);
smooth();
noStroke ();

//set up xy coordinator for sequences of moving circles
bPosition = 100;
yPosition = 150;
twoPosition = 200;
fourPosition = 250;
sixPosition = 300;
eightPosition = 350;
tenPosition = 400;
twelvePosition = 450;
fourteenPosition = 500;
eighteenPosition = 550;
tweentyPosition = 600;
tweentytwoPosition = 650;

//load images to create gif
gifone[0] = loadImage( “0.gif” );
gifone[1] = loadImage( “1.gif” );
gifone[2] = loadImage( “2.gif” );
gifone[3] = loadImage( “3.gif” );
gifone[4] = loadImage( “4.gif” );
gifone[5] = loadImage( “5.gif” );
gifone[6] = loadImage( “6.gif” );
gifone[7] = loadImage( “7.gif” );
gifone[8] = loadImage( “8.gif” );
gifone[9] = loadImage( “9.gif” );
gifone[10] = loadImage( “10.gif” );
gifone[11] = loadImage( “11.gif” );
gifone[12] = loadImage( “12.gif” );
gifone[13] = loadImage( “13.gif” );
gifone[14] = loadImage( “14.gif” );
gifone[15] = loadImage( “15.gif” );
gifone[16] = loadImage( “16.gif” );
gifone[17] = loadImage( “17.gif” );
gifone[18] = loadImage( “18.gif” );
gifone[19] = loadImage( “19.gif” );
gifone[20] = loadImage( “20.gif” );
gifone[21] = loadImage( “21.gif” );
gifone[22] = loadImage( “22.gif” );
gifone[23] = loadImage( “23.gif” );
gifone[24] = loadImage( “24.gif” );
gifone[25] = loadImage( “25.gif” );
gifone[26] = loadImage( “26.gif” );
gifone[27] = loadImage( “27.gif” );
gifone[28] = loadImage( “28.gif” );
gifone[29] = loadImage( “29.gif” );
gifone[30] = loadImage( “30.gif” );
gifone[31] = loadImage( “31.gif” );
gifone[32] = loadImage( “32.gif” );
gifone[33] = loadImage( “33.gif” );
gifone[34] = loadImage( “34.gif” );
gifone[35] = loadImage( “35.gif” );
gifone[36] = loadImage( “36.gif” );
gifone[37] = loadImage( “37.gif” );
gifone[38] = loadImage( “38.gif” );
gifone[39] = loadImage( “39.gif” );
gifone[40] = loadImage( “40.gif” );
gifone[41] = loadImage( “41.gif” );
gifone[42] = loadImage( “42.gif” );
gifone[43] = loadImage( “43.gif” );
gifone[44] = loadImage( “44.gif” );
gifone[45] = loadImage( “45.gif” );
gifone[46] = loadImage( “46.gif” );
gifone[47] = loadImage( “47.gif” );
gifone[48] = loadImage( “48.gif” );
gifone[49] = loadImage( “49.gif” );
gifone[50] = loadImage( “50.gif” );
gifone[51] = loadImage( “51.gif” );
gifone[52] = loadImage( “52.gif” );
gifone[53] = loadImage( “53.gif” );
gifone[54] = loadImage( “54.gif” );
gifone[55] = loadImage( “55.gif” );
gifone[56] = loadImage( “56.gif” );
gifone[57] = loadImage( “57.gif” );
gifone[58] = loadImage( “58.gif” );
gifone[59] = loadImage( “59.gif” );
gifone[60] = loadImage( “60.gif” );
gifone[61] = loadImage( “61.gif” );
gifone[62] = loadImage( “62.gif” );
gifone[63] = loadImage( “63.gif” );
gifone[64] = loadImage( “64.gif” );
gifone[65] = loadImage( “65.gif” );
gifone[66] = loadImage( “66.gif” );

//MORPH
//// create a circle using vectors pointing from center
for (int angle = 0; angle < 360; angle += 9) {
PVector v = PVector.fromAngle(radians(angle-135));
v.mult(500); //adjust the size of the morphing shape
circle.add(v); //add circle
morph.add(new PVector()); //add morph
}

// A square is a bunch of vertices along straight lines
// Top of square
for (int x = -50; x < 50; x += 10) {
square.add(new PVector(x, -50));
}
// Right side
for (int y = -50; y < 50; y += 10) {
square.add(new PVector(50, y));
}
// Bottom
for (int x = 50; x > -50; x -= 10) {
square.add(new PVector(x, 50));
}
// Left side
for (int y = 50; y > -50; y -= 10) {
square.add(new PVector(-50, y));
}
}

void draw () {
background(255); //set white background
//eyes, move the eyes using cursor
PVector mouseVector = new PVector(mouseX, mouseY);
//set the magnitude of this vector to the value of 10 for both eyes
PVector leftPupil = leftEye.copy().add(mouseVector.copy().sub(leftEye).setMag(10));
PVector rightPupil = rightEye.copy().add(mouseVector.copy().sub(rightEye).setMag(10));

fill(255);
stroke(3);
//adjust left and right eyes
ellipse(leftEye.x, leftEye.y, 100, 100); //outer shape size
ellipse(rightEye.x, rightEye.y, 100, 100);

fill(0);
ellipse(leftPupil.x, leftPupil.y, 20, 20); //pupil size
ellipse(rightPupil.x, rightPupil.y, 20, 20);

//morph
float totalDistance = 0;

// Look at each vertex
for (int i = 0; i < circle.size(); i++) { //value 1 is set to 0, i is less than circle size, i = i+1
PVector v1;
// lerping to the circle and square
if (state) {
v1 = circle.get(i);
} else {
v1 = square.get(i);
}
// Get the vertex we will draw
PVector v2 = morph.get(i);
// Lerp to the target
v2.lerp(v1, 0.1);
// Check how far we are from target
totalDistance += PVector.dist(v1, v2);
}

// If all the vertices are close, switch shape
if (totalDistance < 0.1) {
state = !state;
}

// Draw relative to center
translate(width/2, height/2);
strokeWeight(2);
// Draw a polygon that makes up all the vertices
beginShape();
noFill();
stroke(2);
for (PVector v : morph) {
vertex(v.x, v.y);
}
endShape(CLOSE);

noStroke ();
//ANIMATED GIF, 67 frames will be displayed for the gif
image( gifone[frameCount%67], gifoneX, gifoneY);
gifoneX = gifoneX + 4;
if ( gifoneX > width + 10) {
gifoneX = -250; //I want slow down the gif to make the gif disappear at 60 sec
}

//sequences of circles
//ab
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(aPosition, bPosition, 50, 50);
aPosition +=1;
//xy
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(xPosition, yPosition, 50, 50);
xPosition +=2;
//12
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(onePosition, twoPosition, 50, 50);
onePosition +=3;
//34
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(threePosition, fourPosition, 50, 50);
threePosition +=4;
//56
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(fivePosition, sixPosition, 50, 50);
fivePosition +=5;
//78
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(sevenPosition, eightPosition, 50, 50);
sevenPosition +=6;
//910
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(ninePosition, tenPosition, 50, 50);
ninePosition +=7;
//1112
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(elevenPosition, twelvePosition, 50, 50);
elevenPosition +=8;
//1314
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(thirteenPosition, fourteenPosition, 50, 50);
thirteenPosition +=9;
//1516
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(fifteenPosition, sixteenPosition, 50, 50);
fifteenPosition +=10;
//1718
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(seventeenPosition, eighteenPosition, 50, 50);
seventeenPosition +=11;
//1920
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(nineteenPosition, tweentyPosition, 50, 50);
nineteenPosition +=12;
//2122
fill (0, 20, 220);
ellipse(tweentyonePosition, tweentytwoPosition, 50, 50);
tweentyonePosition += 13;

//interactive spheres
//sphere1
translate(0, 950, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);
sphereDetail(mouseX / 10); //for rendering the sphere
sphere(30);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 500, -1, 100, 0);

//sphere 2
translate(200, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);

sphere(20);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 500, -1, 100, 0);

//sphere 3
translate(300, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);

sphere(30);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 500, -1, 100, 0);

//sphere 4
translate(400, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);

sphere(40);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 500, -1, 100, 0);

//sphere 5
translate(500, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);

sphere(50);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 500, -1, 100, 0);

//sphere 6
translate(600, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);

sphere(60);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 500, -1, 100, 0);

//sphere 7
translate(700, height/2, 0);
rotateX(mouseY * 0.05);
rotateY(mouseX * 0.05);
fill(mouseX * 2, 0, 160);

sphere(70);
noStroke();
directionalLight(250, 230, 500, -1, 100, 0);
}

4

Hello,

Please format your code as per:
https://discourse.processing.org/faq#format-your-code

There are plenty of examples of what it should look like in the forum.

:)