the size limit for image files is still 50mb?

[jeffd]

I remember asking about this before,
but I wanted to make sure again
that the size limit for image files is still 50mb?

[d.healey]

@jeffd The size limit is imposed by the compiler, not HISE.

[jeffd]

@d-healey right it was the compiler

[clevername27]

@jeffd @d-healey Can I ask why you would want an image larger than 50MB? Generally, in a real0time system, it's usually sagacious to keep things small. Perhaps there's another way to accomplish what you want?

[d.healey]

@clevername27 Multiple images

[clevername27]

@d-healey I figured as much—but is the engine HISE uses optimised for that? I had 75MB Lottie that I really wanted to include in my plugin, until I figured this might time-out the UI thread?

[d.healey]

@clevername27 This only applies to bitmaps I think, not sure about lotties. HISE can handle 100s of mb of images, but they should be distributed in a data file rather than embedded in the plugin.

[jeffd]

@clevername27
yes, i meant for all my images and filmstrips etc.
not just one image.

[orange]

@d-healey said in the size limit for image files is still 50mb?:

@clevername27 but they should be distributed in a data file rather than embedded in the plugin.

If the images aren’t embedded into the plugin, does HISE convert and combine them into a data file?

[d.healey]

@orange Yes, check the pooled resources folder

[orange]

@d-healey So Do we need to copy the Pooled Resources folder to the folder created with the same name in the appData folder?

[d.healey]

@orange Copy the .dat files that you need directly to app data. https://docs.hise.audio/working-with-hise/settings/project.html#embed-image-files

Also if you want to be certain the pooled files are up to date you can use Export >> Export Pooled Files to Binary Resource.