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From: jh34607@suntc.UUCP (john howell)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Floyd-Steinberg dithering, any literature?
Summary: Dithering References
Message-ID: <129@suntc.UUCP>
Date: 12 Oct 89 13:55:24 GMT
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In article <646@zgdvda.UUCP>, pfuetz@zgdvda.UUCP (Matthias Pfuetzner) writes:
> Hallo!
> 
> I've gotten giffer.ttp for the ATARI from the comp.binaries.atari.st
> newsgroup. There Eric Gisin mentions Floyd-Steinberg dithering as one of
> the methods he uses (there are four available in this program) for
> converting color information to bw.
> My question now: Can anybody tell me some book or other literature where
> this Floyd-Steinberg dithering method is described?
> 
> Any hint is highly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Sincerly Yours,
> 	Matthias Pfuetzner
> 

The definitive reference for what you want to do is probably:

Heckbert, P, "Color Image Quantization for Frame Buffer Display,"
COMPUTER GRAPHICS, Vol. 16, No. 3, July 1982.

or you may want to look at my own incarnation of Heckbert's work:

Howell, J., "Full Color PATRAN Images with a 256 Color Terminal," 1986
PATRAN USERS' CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.

and to answer your question about the Floyd-Steinberg reference:

Floyd, R. W. and Steinberg, L., "An Adaptive Algorithm for Spatial Gray
Scale," SID 75, INT. SYMP. DIG. TECH. PAPERS, 1975.


Happy Dithering.


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