Fast Converting RGBA to ARGB

Question

I am trying to convert a rgba buffer into argb, is there any way to improve the next algorithm, or any other faster way to perform such operation? Taking into account that t

Answer 1

I will focus only in the swap function:

typedef unsigned int Color32;

inline Color32 Color32Reverse(Color32 x)
{

    return
    // Source is in format: 0xAARRGGBB
        ((x & 0xFF000000) >> 24) | //______AA
        ((x & 0x00FF0000) >>  8) | //____RR__
        ((x & 0x0000FF00) <<  8) | //__GG____
        ((x & 0x000000FF) << 24);  //BB______
    // Return value is in format:  0xBBGGRRAA
}