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On Sun, 11 Jun 2000 12:46:46 -0400 "Doug Eichenberg" <dou### [at] nls net>
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>Ed, anti-aliasing removes the jagged look from a computer-generated
>image. Because computer graphics are composed of square-shaped pixels,
>they sometimes have a jagged, stair-step look, and anti-aliasing smooths
>this out. Render one of the sample images in POV with anti-aliasing
>off, and then render it again with aa on, and you will see the
>difference.
Good explanation, Doug. For Ed's benefit, anti-aliasing is discussed
in section 3.2.6.5 "Anti-Aliasing Options" of the POV-Ray documentation.
Doug, you can post in plain text. Eliminating the redundant HTML of
your post helps us conserve server space over the long haul, thanks.
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