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Title:	Sub pixel font
Pixel Artist:	Ensellitis (Level 11 Sensei :: 28297 points)
Posted:	5/26/2007 4:09:40 PM
Palette:	8 colors
Statistics:	21 comments :: 10 favorites :: 0 avatars
using a common technique for taking advantage of the way pixels are arranged on an LCD. each pixel is actually 3 sub pixel diodes (red, green, and blue). when only one is being used, there is a slight gap. when multiples are used, there is no gap. each letter is at its max, 2px by 4px. if you aren't using an lcd, they will just look like colorful blobs

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Dino502Run (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 4/6/2010 6:53:15 PM

Sweet, looks great

AsimosVagan (Level 1 Depressed) at 4/6/2009 7:55:29 AM

Great stuff, faved for future study

smk (Level 6 Hitman) at 3/13/2009 7:35:21 PM

Respect 5/5, faved for reference

littlesapphire (Level 5 Rokkyu) at 2/1/2008 11:49:24 AM

=/ I wish I could see, but I specifically use a CRT for my art. But really cool idea.

funcravers (Level 2 Hired Gun) at 12/31/2007 10:38:49 PM

I'm using a 1991 onitor so I can't see them for shit.

Matt Samyel (Level 1 Rookie) at 10/6/2007 12:37:28 AM

i can read them on CRT monitor

daniel (Level 2 Kukyu) at 6/11/2007 5:20:58 PM

This is insane. I knew there were algorithms that used this phenomenon to anti-alias text and so forth, but I never heard of anyone doing it by hand before. I'm giving this a +5 and a fav for pushing the technical limits further than I had thought they were capable of going.

Inferno Fighter - Wikipedia has a good article on "Subpixel Rendering", which is where I read about this, but nothing on doing it by hand.

Inferno.Fighter.IV (Level 1 Rookie) at 6/8/2007 11:54:26 PM

Wow, I love this idea. Do you have any links to were I could read up on this?

skeddles (Level 11 Psychopath) at 6/8/2007 1:02:50 PM

I keep zooming in and out on the letter 'U', and I still cant believe my eyes.

MashPotato (Level 7 Underboss) at 5/29/2007 6:30:33 PM

Wow, that's cool

jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) at 5/27/2007 7:21:31 AM

Awesomely nerdy

Quar (Level 4 Murderer) at 5/27/2007 4:28:05 AM

Yes, I can see almost all of them. Very neat, I didn't know you could make this kind of illusion.

cure (Level 11 Sensei) at 5/26/2007 10:12:26 PM

Imma look at this one when I'm on a screen that will work. Subpixelling is another thing on my to-do list, it's pretty neat when you've got the right monitor.

drr (Level 4 Mercenary) at 5/26/2007 10:01:32 PM

My CRT makes this out fine - It's probably my eyes that's the problem. Nifty idea :P

AdamPlays (Level 6 SWAT) at 5/26/2007 8:03:46 PM

This is really nifty! I can make out every symbol perfectly.

Ensellitis (Level 11 Sensei) at 5/26/2007 7:06:14 PM

thats because not ever monitor is alike. most lcds will see this fine

eckered (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 5/26/2007 6:38:27 PM

duno, i can read it..

ZeroFive1 (Level 5 Rokkyu) at 5/26/2007 6:34:45 PM

Wow. Cool.

Some letters are harder than others but overall it works!

BadMrBox (Level 2 Quiet One) at 5/26/2007 6:01:46 PM

I'm not too sure that this works really. Im reading the G as an S and the H as nothing. doesn't do it for me.

chanfan (Level 7 Underboss) at 5/26/2007 4:41:00 PM

OMG dats freaky, but it actually works! I'm very impressed! But, is it really art? ;D

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