love.image.newCompressedData

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Create a new CompressedData object from a compressed image file. LÖVE currently supports DDS files compressed with the DXT1, DXT5, and BC5 / 3Dc formats.

O.png This function can be slow if it is called repeatedly, such as from love.update or love.draw. If you need to use a specific resource often, create it once and store it somewhere it can be reused!  



Function

Synopsis

compressedData = love.image.newCompressedData( filename )

Arguments

string filename
The filename of the compressed image file.

Returns

CompressedData compressedData
The new CompressedData object.

Function

Synopsis

compressedData = love.image.newCompressedData( fileData )

Arguments

FileData fileData
A FileData containing a compressed image.

Returns

CompressedData compressedData
The new CompressedData object.

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