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Title:	Sub pixel font
Pixel Artist:	Ensellitis (Level 11 Sensei :: 28285 points)
Posted:	5/26/2007 16:10
Palette:	8 colors
Statistics:	21 comments 16 faves 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) @ 4/6/2010 18:53

Sweet, looks great

AsimosVagan (Level 1 Depressed) @ 4/6/2009 07:55

Great stuff, faved for future study

smk (Level 6 Hitman) @ 3/13/2009 19:35

Respect 5/5, faved for reference

littlesapphire (Level 5 Rokkyu) @ 2/1/2008 11:49

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

funcravers (Level 2 Hired Gun) @ 12/31/2007 22:39

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

Matt Samyel (Level 1 Rookie) @ 10/6/2007 00:37

i can read them on CRT monitor

daniel (Level 2 Kukyu) @ 6/11/2007 17:21

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) @ 6/8/2007 23:54

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

skeddles (Level 11 Sphinx) @ 6/8/2007 13:03

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

MashPotato (Level 7 Underboss) @ 5/29/2007 18:31

Wow, that's cool

jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) @ 5/27/2007 07:22

Awesomely nerdy

Quar (Level 4 Murderer) @ 5/27/2007 04:28

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

cure (Level 11 Pixellite) @ 5/26/2007 22:12

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) @ 5/26/2007 22:02

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

AdamPlays (Level 6 SWAT) @ 5/26/2007 20:04

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

Ensellitis (Level 11 Sensei) @ 5/26/2007 19:06

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

eckered (Level 5 Killer Klown) @ 5/26/2007 18:38

duno, i can read it..

ZeroFive1 (Level 5 Rokkyu) @ 5/26/2007 18:35

Wow. Cool.

Some letters are harder than others but overall it works!

BadMrBox (Level 2 Quiet One) @ 5/26/2007 18:02

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) @ 5/26/2007 16:41

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

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