Dynamically Deleting and Loading 100 image-sequences

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I am looking for suggestions for how to approach my image loading/unloading.

My program loads 100 sequences (mini-3-frame animations) of carts. These carts roll across the screen one after another. I am doing this by having the 2nd cart begin after the first cart has made it onto the screen.
As I suspected, I am only on cart #19 and the program is running slow.

How can I dynamically load and delete cart-image-sequences as they enter or leave the screen?

Also, are there any suggestions, given the code below, for other places where I can consolidate my code? (Ie: for loops or arrays in place of long lists of variables?)

Thanks for any suggestions!

My carts.cpp:

  
#include "carts.h"  
  
carts::carts(){  
  
	cartWidth3 = 500*1.25; //x  
	cartHeight2 = 495*1.25;  
	cartWidth4 = 500*1.25; //x  
	cartHeight4 = 471*1.25;  
	cartWidth5 = 500*1.25; //x  
	cartHeight5 = 494*1.25;  
	cartWidth6 = 500*1.25; //x  
	cartHeight6 = 412*1.25;  
	cartWidth7 = 500*1.25; //x  
	cartHeight7 = 376*1.25;  
	cartWidth8 = 500*1.25;  
	cartHeight8= 450*1.25;  
	cartWidth9= 600*1.25;  
	cartHeight9= 370*1.25;  
	cartWidth10=500*1.25;  
	cartHeight10=427*1.25;  
	cartWidth11=500*1.25;  
	cartHeight11=433*1.25;  
	cartWidth12=292*1.25;  
	cartHeight12=300*1.25;  
	cartWidth13=262*1.25;  
	cartHeight13=500*1.25;  
	cartWidth14=500*1.25;  
	cartHeight14=433*1.25;  
	cartWidth15=350*1.25;  
	cartHeight15=385*1.25;  
	cartWidth16=550*1.25;  
	cartHeight16=701*1.25;  
	cartWidth17=439*1.25;  
	cartHeight17=496*1.25;  
	cartWidth18=308*1.25;  
	cartHeight18==300*1.25;  
	cartWidth19=400*1.25;  
	cartHeight19=345*1.25;  
	  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim3s = "cart3/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim3[i].loadImage(cartAnim3s);			  
		}		  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim4s = "cart4/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim4[i].loadImage(cartAnim4s);			  
		}		  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim5s = "cart5/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim5[i].loadImage(cartAnim5s);			  
		}  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim6s = "cart6/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim6[i].loadImage(cartAnim6s);			  
		}  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim7s = "cart7/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim7[i].loadImage(cartAnim7s);			  
		}  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim8s = "cart8/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim8[i].loadImage(cartAnim8s);			  
		}		  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim9s = "cart9/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim9[i].loadImage(cartAnim9s);			  
		}		  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim10s = "cart10/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim10[i].loadImage(cartAnim10s);			  
		}  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim11s = "cart11/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim11[i].loadImage(cartAnim11s);			  
		}  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim12s = "cart12/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim12[i].loadImage(cartAnim12s);			  
		}  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim13s = "cart13/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim13[i].loadImage(cartAnim13s);			  
		}  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim14s = "cart14/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim14[i].loadImage(cartAnim14s);			  
		}  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim15s = "cart15/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim15[i].loadImage(cartAnim15s);			  
		}		  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim16s = "cart16/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim16[i].loadImage(cartAnim16s);			  
		}		  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim17s = "cart17/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim17[i].loadImage(cartAnim17s);			  
		}  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim18s = "cart18/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim18[i].loadImage(cartAnim18s);			  
		}  
	for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){  
		string cartAnim19s = "cart19/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";  
		cartAnim19[i].loadImage(cartAnim19s);			  
		}  
		  
	curImage3 = 0;  
	curImage4 = 0;  
	curImage5 = 0;  
	curImage6 = 0;  
	curImage7 = 0;  
	curImage8 = 0;  
	curImage9 = 0;  
	curImage10 = 0;  
	curImage11 = 0;  
	curImage12 = 0;  
	curImage13 = 0;  
	curImage14 = 0;  
	curImage15 = 0;  
	curImage16 = 0;  
	curImage17 = 0;  
	curImage18 = 0;  
	curImage19 = 0;  
	  
	baseXpos = ofGetWidth() + 1000;  
	  
	xpos3 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth3;//cartWidth3;  
	xpos4 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth4;//cartWidth4;  
	xpos5 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth5;//cartWidth5;  
	xpos6 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth6;//cartWidth6;  
	xpos7 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth7;//cartWidth7;  
	xpos8 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth8;//cartWidth3;  
	xpos9 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth9;//cartWidth4;  
	xpos10 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth10;//cartWidth5;  
	xpos11 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth11;//cartWidth6;  
	xpos12 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth12;//cartWidth7;  
	xpos13 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth13;//cartWidth3;  
	xpos14 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth14;//cartWidth4;  
	xpos15 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth15;//cartWidth5;  
	xpos16 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth16;//cartWidth6;  
	xpos17 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth17;//cartWidth7;  
	xpos18 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth18;//cartWidth3;  
	xpos19 = ofGetWidth() + cartWidth19;//cartWidth4;		  
}  
  
//--------------------------------------------------------------  
void carts::update(){  
	if (xpos3 >= 0-cartWidth3 ){  
		xpos3 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos3 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth3*1.25){  
		xpos4 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos4 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth4*1.25){  
		xpos5 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos5 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth5*1.25){  
		xpos6 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos6 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth6*1.25){  
		xpos7 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos7 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth7*1.25){  
		xpos8 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos8 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth8*1.25){  
		xpos9 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos9 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth9*1.25){  
		xpos10 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos10 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth10*1.25){  
		xpos11 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos11 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth11*1.25){  
		xpos12 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos12 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth12*1.25){  
		xpos13 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos13 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth13*1.25){  
		xpos14 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos14 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth14*1.25){  
		xpos15 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos15 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth15*1.25){  
		xpos16 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos16 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth16*1.25){  
		xpos17 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos17 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth17*1.25){  
		xpos18 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos18 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth18*1.25){  
		xpos19 -= 10;  
	}  
			  
	curImage3++;  
	curImage4++;  
	curImage5++;  
	curImage6++;  
	curImage7++;  
	curImage8++;  
	curImage9++;  
	curImage10++;  
	curImage11++;  
	curImage12++;  
	curImage13++;  
	curImage14++;  
	curImage15++;  
	curImage16++;  
	curImage17++;  
	curImage18++;  
	curImage19++;  
	  
		if (curImage3 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage3 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage4 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage4 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage5 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage5 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage6 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage6 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage7 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage7 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage8 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage8 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage9 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage9 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage10 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage10 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage11 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage11 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage12 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage12 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage13 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage13 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage14 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage14 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage15 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage15 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage16 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage16 = 0;  
		}  
		if (curImage17 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage17 = 0;  
		}		  
		if (curImage18 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage18 = 0;  
		}		  
		if (curImage19 >= NUM_IMAGES_3){  
		curImage19 = 0;  
		}  
		  
  
  
}  
  
//--------------------------------------------------------------  
void carts::draw(int y){	  
	cartAnim3[curImage3].draw(xpos3,y,cartWidth3,cartHeight3);  
	cartAnim4[curImage4].draw(xpos4,y,cartWidth4,cartHeight4);  
	cartAnim5[curImage5].draw(xpos5,y,cartWidth5,cartHeight5);  
	cartAnim6[curImage6].draw(xpos6,y,cartWidth6,cartHeight6);  
	cartAnim7[curImage7].draw(xpos7,y,cartWidth7,cartHeight7);  
	cartAnim8[curImage8].draw(xpos8,y,cartWidth8,cartHeight8);  
	cartAnim9[curImage9].draw(xpos9,y,cartWidth9,cartHeight9);  
	cartAnim10[curImage10].draw(xpos10,y,cartWidth10,cartHeight10);  
	cartAnim11[curImage11].draw(xpos11,y,cartWidth11,cartHeight11);  
	cartAnim12[curImage12].draw(xpos12,y,cartWidth12,cartHeight12);  
	cartAnim13[curImage13].draw(xpos13,y,cartWidth13,cartHeight13);  
	cartAnim14[curImage14].draw(xpos14,y,cartWidth14,cartHeight14);  
	cartAnim15[curImage15].draw(xpos15,y,cartWidth15,cartHeight15);  
	cartAnim16[curImage16].draw(xpos16,y,cartWidth16,cartHeight16);  
	cartAnim17[curImage17].draw(xpos17,y,cartWidth17,cartHeight17);  
	cartAnim18[curImage18].draw(xpos18,y,cartWidth18,cartHeight18);  
	cartAnim19[curImage19].draw(xpos19,y,cartWidth19,cartHeight19);  
	  
	  
	if(xpos3 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth3){  
		delete [] cartAnim3 ;  
	}  
	}

myTestApp.cpp:

  
#include "testApp.h"  
  
//--------------------------------------------------------------  
void testApp::setup(){  
	// turn off vertical sync so we can evaluate performance  
    ofSetVerticalSync(false);  
    // the bind() function might complain about texture not  
    // being allocated, yet it seems to work fine. Uncomment  
    // the following line to stop the warning from displaying.  
    ofSetLogLevel(OF_LOG_ERROR);  
	  
	vidWidth = 320;  
	vidHeight = 240;  
	  
	backgroundHaggenbeck1.loadImage("backgrounds/poster.jpg");  
	  
	ofSetFrameRate(8);  
	  
	//FACES  
	webcam.setVerbose(true);  
	webcam.initGrabber(vidWidth,vidHeight);  
		  
    colorImg.allocate(vidWidth,vidHeight);  
	grayImage.allocate(vidWidth,vidHeight);  
	  
	//blobTracker.setListener( this );  
	// load the correct xml file from the bin/data/haarXML/ folder  
	  
	//mask.loadImage("backgrounds/curtain.png");  
	  
	haarFinder.setup("haarXML/haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml");  
	  
	//FIRE TIMECOUNT!  
	timecount = 0;  
}  
  
//--------------------------------------------------------------  
void testApp::update(){  
	ofBackground(200,200,200);  
  
	bool bNewFrame = false;  
  
	///CARTS DRIVING  
	AllCarts.update();  
	  
	man1.update();  
		  
	//FACES 	  
	ofBackground(0,0,0);  
      
	//bool bNewFrame = false;  
	webcam.grabFrame();  
	bNewFrame = webcam.isFrameNew();  
  
    colorImg.mirror( false, true );          
	  
	if (bNewFrame){		  
		colorImg.setFromPixels(webcam.getPixels(), 320,240);		  
		colorImg = webcam.getPixels();		  
        grayImage = colorImg;  
		haarFinder.findHaarObjects(grayImage);		  
	}  
	  
	myFire.update();  
}  
  
//--------------------------------------------------------------  
void testApp::draw(){  
	//myFire.draw(400.0,500.0,500.0);  
	ofEnableAlphaBlending();   
	//ofSetColor(0, 0, 0, 20); //Neat sillouette effect!  
	ofSetColor(255,255,255,20);//makes background image transparent  
	backgroundHaggenbeck1.draw(-150,-150,ofGetWidth()*1.25, ofGetHeight()*1.25);  
	backgroundHaggenbeck1.draw(-145,-145,ofGetWidth()*1.25, ofGetHeight()*1.25);	  
	  
	ofSetColor(255,255,255,100);		  
	  
	man1.draw(0,810,239,410);  
  
	//FACES  
	// how many matches did you find?  
	int numMatches = haarFinder.blobs.size();  
	  
	if (numMatches >= 1) {  
	timecount++;  
	  
	ofSetColor(255,255,255,75);//makes things transparent  
	  
	//TOP OF SCREEN  
	colorImg.draw(-200,-1200,vidWidth*7,vidHeight*7);  
	  
	//CARTS  
	AllCarts.draw(600);  
	  
	//FIRE!!!!  
	  
	if (timecount > 15) {  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(0,100),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(75,175),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(150,225),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(220,300),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(325,475),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(425,575),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(525,675),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(650,775),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(750,900),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(875,1000),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(950,1225),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(1175,1300),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(1275,1400),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(1375,1500),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(1450,1575),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-75,ofGetHeight()-50),ofRandom(75,125));  
		}  
	 if(timecount > 54){  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(0,100),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(75,175),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(150,225),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(220,300),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(325,475),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(425,575),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(525,675),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(650,775),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(750,900),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(875,1000),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(950,1225),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(1175,1300),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(1275,1400),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(1375,1500),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		myFire.draw(ofRandom(1450,1575),ofRandom(ofGetHeight()-150,ofGetHeight()-225),ofRandom(120,225));  
		}  
		if (timecount >= 75 ){//&& timecount < 125){  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(0,ofGetWidth()),ofRandom(500,ofGetHeight()),ofRandom(400,700));  
		}  
		else if (timecount >= 100){// && timecount < 250){  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(ofGetWidth()/2-100,ofGetWidth()/2+100),ofRandom(400,550),ofRandom(250,450));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(200,500),ofRandom(700,710),ofRandom(400,560));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(1000,1300),ofRandom(600,620),ofRandom(250,500));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(ofGetWidth()-100,ofGetWidth()),ofRandom(440,500),ofRandom(600,750));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(0,100),ofRandom(440,500),ofRandom(450,600));  
			}  
		else if (timecount >=250) {  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(ofGetWidth()/2-100,ofGetWidth()/2+100),ofRandom(400,550),ofRandom(100,200));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(200,500),ofRandom(700,710),ofRandom(200,260));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(1000,1300),ofRandom(600,620),ofRandom(150,300));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(ofGetWidth()-100,ofGetWidth()),ofRandom(440,500),ofRandom(200,250));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(0,100),ofRandom(440,500),ofRandom(250,300));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(90,250),ofRandom(450,550),ofRandom(300,500));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(ofGetWidth()-90,ofGetWidth()-250),ofRandom(450,550),ofRandom(400,600));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(225,325),ofRandom(500,700),ofRandom(500,700));  
			myFire.draw(ofRandom(ofGetWidth()-225,ofGetWidth()-325),ofRandom(500,700),ofRandom(500,700));  
			}	  
	  
	}//end (numMatches >=1)  
	  
	if (numMatches == 0) {  
		//RESET CARTS SOMEHOW?!?!?!?!?!??!?!  
		timecount = 0;  
	}  
	  
  
  
	ofDisableAlphaBlending();  
}  
  
void testApp::keyPressed(int key){  
	  
	man1.keyPressed(key);  
  
}
#2

hey,
instead of 100 loops for loading 3 images you could use a loop inside a loop,
and use a single (multi dimensional) arrays:

  
  
#ofImage ** cartAnim = new ofImage*[100];  
#   for (int i = 0; i < 3 ; i++)  
#        cartAnim[i] = new ofImage[3];   
  
#//so if you want the second image of the 30th animation, print cartImage[30][2]  
  
#//now the loop inside a loop:  
  
#for(int j = 0; j < 100; j++{  
#    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_IMAGES_3; i++){    
#         string cartAnim = "cart"+ofToString(j)+"/cart0"  + ofToString(i) + ".png";    
#//don't save 100 strings, use one and overwrite it with the next filename  
#         cartAnim[j][i].loadImage(cartAnim);  
#}

use arrays for cartHeigt and curImage and all the other variable lists ,too, so you can use loops for changing them, too like:

  
  
#for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++{  
#          if (xpos[i] >= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth[3]*1.25{    
#           xpos[i] -= 10;    
#          }  
#}

this should make your code much shorter…

you dont have to load the images dynamicly, that want help making it more performant(aslong as the images are’nt to big), it only saves memory
But only draw them when they are at a visible position, will.
try:

  
  
if(xpos > 0 && xpos < ofgetwidth())  
cartAnim[curImage3].draw(xpos3,y,cartWidth3,cartHeight3);

but there are better ways to do that, always try to do a less calculations as posible(i gess you know that)
makes a program faster…

i hope i could help,
yonas

#3

Thank you Yonas. I will give your suggestions a try.

#4

When I try to place some of my variables in for loops, they seem to be no longer recognized. I receive the error that they are “not declared in this scope”.

For example, when the following code worked fine as a list:

  
if (xpos14 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth14*1.25){  
		xpos15 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos15 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth15*1.25){  
		xpos16 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos16 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth16*1.25){  
		xpos17 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos17 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth17*1.25){  
		xpos18 -= 10;  
	}  
	if (xpos18 <= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth18*1.25){  
		xpos19 -= 10;  
	}  
			  
	curImage3++;  
	curImage4++;  
	curImage5++;  
	curImage6++;

Written as array…

  
void carts::update(){  
	for(int i=0; i< 19; i++){  
		if(xpos[i] >= ofGetWidth()-cartWidth[i]*1.25){  
			xpos[i+1] -=10;  
			}  
	for(int i=0; i< 19; i++){  
		curImage[i]++;  
		}

X-code states that “xpos”, “curImage”, and “cartWIdth” were not declared in this scope.

Why does it no longer recognize these variables?

#5

Oh…Because now they are arrays, so I need to declare (in carts.h):

int curImage[];

and in Carts.cpp:

for(int i=0; i<17; i++){
curImage[i] = 0;
}

Now works!

#6

If you have not already solved your problem you can try this ofxImageSequence.

https://github.com/Flightphase/ofxImageSequence

It worked very well for me loading 150 images at a time.