pixel art icons vs. anti-aliasing
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9064
Level 29 Hostist
puke7
 
 
 
post #9064 :: 2008.06.17 6:32pm
So I got the new Firefox version 3 today and it has this tacky anti-aliasing for images resized by html. It does a good job of making resized stuff look smoother. But that totally sucks for pixel-art based images -- the point of pixel art is using square, ugly pixels. Then I was informed this was the plight for all Mac OS users too.

So I ask -- perhaps icons, trophies & bit_text should actually have enlarged versions saved separately? Because it looks all nasty hifi on teh BotB lofi, duct tape interface doesn't it? And even Mac users shouldn't be forced to see it that way.
 
 
9065
Level 24 Chipist
miau
 
 
 
post #9065 :: 2008.06.18 1:22am
definitely.

You can probably turn anti-aliasing off somewhere in firefox which I'm gonna do as soon as I decide to install the new version, but that's just for your personal preference of course, you can't expect every playa to do that. :x
 
 
9066
Level 15 Criticist
lilly
 
 
 
post #9066 :: 2008.06.18 5:36am
I say all the silly Mac users get what they deserve! Oh... um... I mean... I would assume that miau is correct. It is nice that they want to have smoother graphics, but I am sure they are fully aware that pixel art is still a big thing in many circles...

Where is the self-proclaimed Google Master (AKA Strobe)? Make him figure it out! That is his job... right?! I mean... we can't let the pixel die!
 
 
9067
Level 15 Mixist
Agentflit
 
 
post #9067 :: 2008.06.20 4:13am
I'm not sure what you guys are on about, I"m using FF3 on OS X and don't see any anti-aliasing nor did I in FF2. Screenshot perhaps?
 
 
9068
Level 29 Hostist
puke7
 
 
 
post #9068 :: 2008.06.20 9:08am
here you go, flitty!
 
 
9069
Level 24 Chipist
miau
 
 
 
post #9069 :: 2008.06.22 12:39pm
I've been contemplating about this for a while and came to the conclusion that we should threaten mozilla to un-release firefox 3.
Seriously, if you want anti-aliasing hook up your comp to an old 1990s TV.
 
 
9070
Level 31 Chipist
Strobe
 
 
 
post #9070 :: 2008.06.22 5:28pm
Not that this is actually antialiasing in my view,
this is scaling interpolation.
But it looks like crap anyway when not intended.
 
 

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