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Comment by grandempire

5 days ago

> Cameras don't take point samples. That's an approximation

They use a physical process to attempt to determine light at a single point. That’s their model they try to approximate.

> And for pixel art, the intent is usually far from points on a smooth color territory.

And notice that to display pixel art you need to tell it to interpret the image data differently.

Also it has a vastly different appearance on a CRT where it was designed which is less like a rectangle.

> They use a physical process to attempt to determine light at a single point. That’s their model they try to approximate.

According to who?

A naked camera sensor with lens sure doesn't do that, it collects squares of light, usually in a mosaic of different colors. Any point approximation would have to be in software.

  • Yep, cameras filter the input from sensors.

    > Any point approximation would have to be in software.

    Circuits can process signals too.

    • They usually do, but their software decisions are not gospel. They don't change the nature of the underlying sensor, which grabs areas that are pretty square.

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