Pixel Joint Forum: The process of AA

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   How do you guys generally go about AA'ing a piece?  What I do is go to 100% view and look for spots that need them.  Then I zoom in, place maybe 1-3 pixels of AA or so, then go back to 100% and see if it achieved the desired result.  I feel my method is really bad and unproductive.  Is there some deeper strategy to it, or just something you get faster at over time?

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Friend Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Topic: The process of AA Posted: 23 October 2011 at 8:01pm
	How do you guys generally go about AA'ing a piece? What I do is go to 100% view and look for spots that need them. Then I zoom in, place maybe 1-3 pixels of AA or so, then go back to 100% and see if it achieved the desired result. I feel my method is really bad and unproductive. Is there some deeper strategy to it, or just something you get faster at over time?
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DawnBringer Commander Joined: 11 August 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 568	Posted: 24 October 2011 at 12:03am
	I never work in "100%" as Grafx2 allows you to work in nifty X2 or X3 resolutions/pixel-size modes. At these sizes you can (always) clearly see the individual pixels (as in where AA is needed) but still have a good overview of the image. I would still zoom in for the actual drawing though, but you can quickly zoom in & out with the mouse-wheel and move around the image with the arrow-keys so it's a pretty smooth process.
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 24 October 2011 at 1:34am
	Best is to have 2 screens, one that shows the tiny size and one where you are zoomed in??
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DawnBringer Commander Joined: 11 August 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 568	Posted: 24 October 2011 at 2:03am
	Of course, that goes without saying. That's standard in every decent paintprogram (my points were on top of dual-view) :) Edited by DawnBringer - 24 October 2011 at 2:03am
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yrizoud Commander Joined: 03 May 2021 Location: France Online Status: Offline Posts: 343	Posted: 24 October 2011 at 6:12am
	You get faster with experience, by not needing to zoom out to get a general view. It's quite mathematical : If you replace a black pixel AND an white pixel by two grey pixels, you keep the shapes balanced, no need to check. A larger view is only needed when your AA decisions are going to change the balance.
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Friend Commander Joined: 01 April 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 710	Posted: 24 October 2011 at 1:16pm
	I didn't know you could have a second screen that showed an 100% view while you worked :O ! @yrizoud, I can understand what you mean, but I still haven't properly grasped where exactly the AA will be most effective. I always try one way, then perhaps move a pixel or so in one direction etc.
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