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From: daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Font Smoothing Algorithm
Message-ID: <3572@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 4 Apr 88 14:42:20 GMT
References: <6065@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov>
Reply-To: daveb@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Berezowski)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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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?
>
	The V1.3 Printer device actually does this if you turn on
'Smoothing' (anti-aliasing in some early versions of preferences).  It's
not perfect BUT it works pretty good.  The technique is not PD though,
sorry.