Dramatic performance fall when losing focus

vvvv beta question
#1

Playing with music visualization here, did this really simple DX11.TextureFX that copy center line on right and left, till the focus is on the patch it works great:

but as soon as I focus on other windows, or even on the desktop, the performance (and also the visual result!) fall down in a terrible way

any idea why?

here you got the patch and the “HorizzDiffuse.tfx”

HorizzDiff.rar (527.0 kB)

#2

yea, u need to change background FPS, add a MainLoop

#3

ah ok, I need to sett the mainLoop maximum background fps, thanks antokio!

#4

But, its really simple patch, now that it come in my mind… it isn’t enough 30 fps to have it work properly? perhaps the tfx is poor written?
Can someone have a look, please?

Texture2D tex0: PREVIOUS;
Texture2D tex1 <string uiname="Texture In 2";>;
SamplerState s0 <bool visible=false;string uiname="Sampler";> {Filter=MIN_MAG_MIP_LINEAR;AddressU=CLAMP;AddressV=CLAMP;};

float2 R:TARGETSIZE;

cbuffer controls:register(b0){
	float Delta <float uimin=0.0; float uimax=1.0;> = 0.5;
};

float4 pSlideHorizontal(float4 PosWVP:SV_POSITION,float2 uv:TEXCOORD0):SV_Target{
	
	if ( (uv.x<.5+Delta/2) && (uv.x>.5-Delta/2) ){
		//uv.x += Delta;
		return tex0.SampleLevel(s0, uv, 0);
	} else { 
		if (uv.x<(.5-Delta/2)) {
			uv.x += Delta;
			return tex1.SampleLevel(s0, uv, 0);
		} else {
			uv.x -= Delta;
			return tex1.SampleLevel(s0, uv, 0);
		}
	}

}
#5

There is no performance bummer in your patch and shader. I managed to run it even 500fps on a laptop with gtx765m.