Another dithering method, using alternating horizontal lines. It would be better for CRT TVs, since those lines would merge in single colors. There's still margin from improvement in the line method, but it'll be VERY slow.
I like the right side much more, to be honest.... Also, I'm not sure the lines would actually merge on a good CRT.
I like the right side much more, to be honest.... Also, I'm not sure the lines would actually merge on a good CRT.
I prefer the right side as well. But in an OLD CRT TV (not a monitor), I recall that horizontal lines looked like a single color.
Anyway, the line method could use a better (and slower) algorithm, since it in many cases uses a single color in an octet where two could be used.
Fixed version (about half an hour to run) on the right. Dithering is not as good as the 2x2 dithering version, but curves are much better (no blocks). It's obviously seen in some parts of the image, such as the back jaw curve.
Wonder if somehow the line method could be combined with dithering? Within a line there can be multiple colours after all, perhaps this could achieve some further fidelity.
All these pictures look really nice btw . And although the dithering looks good, I also like the line aesthetic, like used in the Dioniso games.
Wonder if somehow the line method could be combined with dithering? Within a line there can be multiple colours after all, perhaps this could achieve some further fidelity.
All these pictures look really nice btw . And although the dithering looks good, I also like the line aesthetic, like used in the Dioniso games.
I did some tests in the past and quickly discarded them. I don't think line good be used with dithering (one would mess with the other in terms of optical illusion). Personally I prefer the dithering method, but as I told, it's hard to compare since the line method would be better for very old equipments that I don't have anymore.
Last version of algorithm:
something wrong happen with the last version Blitz Basic never output the .bmp and .scr screen.
Weird. Just copied from pastebin and pasted into Blitz and it worked. Silly question: did you specify a valid path for output image and scr?
@LeandroCorreia: yes is my favorite place (G:\B\) where the old source works just fine.