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From: msl5864@ritcv.UUCP (Michael S. Leibow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Font Smoothing Algorithm
Message-ID: <333@ritcv.UUCP>
Date: 4 Apr 88 04:06:43 GMT
References: <6065@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov>
Reply-To: msl5864@ritcv.UUCP (Michael S. Leibow)
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
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In article <6065@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> rgd059@Mipl3.JPL.Nasa.Gov writes:
>[ AAAIIEEEAAAHHHH!!!!!  Line eaters beware! ]
>
>Does anyone have, or know where to find, an algorithm for smoothing out
>bitmapped fonts when they are scaled up?  Specifically, I want to enlarge
>standard Amiga fonts and not get a blocky appearance.  Failing that, how
>about a general bitmap smoothing routine?
>
>I'm about 90% sure that PostScript printers have this capability, but I want
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Postscript fonts are made up of a zillon curveto commands.  A tiny curve
looks pretty similary to a large curve.

Amiga fonts are made up of bits and not nice drawing commands.

If anyone does have some algorithm that smooths fonts nicely without 
changing the characters meaning, I'd appreciate it if you send me some
mail to.

	--Mike Leibow

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Michael S. Leibow
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