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  Re: Making an animation: AA or no AA?  
From: John VanSickle
Date: 18 Apr 2006 17:51:14
Message: <44455f52$1@news.povray.org>
DJ Wiza wrote:
> Everyone acknowledges the benefits of AA in a still picture, but what 
> about when I'm making an animation and its going to be put into a very 
> low bitrate MPEG1?  Is there any benefit at all at still using AA?  Do 
> the smoother edges compress better?

Absofrigginglutely, smooth edges compress better than non-antialiased.

> The scene in question would be the roller coaster I've posted to 
> povray.binaries.animations.

AA, all the way.

Regards,

John
(who speaks from experience)


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