Hi, Dan--
That looks like "Posterization" to me (at least, tha's whut ah calls it! :-)
--cf definitions (-:|:-) ). I'd say it's probably a result (in this case,
anyway) of pushing the sizing and JPEG compression too far. A good reference
is Larry Berman's Compression Comparisons (BermanGraphics--You can look it
up--I can't access the URL without losing my link on this service).
No, it's not "jaggies." Jaggies are usually those obvious "stair-steps" you
sometimes see on contrasty diagonals in the picture, a result of not enough
anti-aliasing or too few colors (posterization is also a result of too few
colors). Rob G, OTOH has all sorts of dagger-shaped "jaggies" produced by
his LS30 stepper and/or software. Here again, same term, different visual
appearance.
Best reagards--LRA
>From: "Dan Honemann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: filmscanners: image samples of digital artifacts
>Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 17:44:41 -0400
>
>Lynn, Rafe, Rob and others:
>
>One thing I've always been curious about is what causes the topographical
>map type of lines you see in the blue sky portion of this image:
>
>http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~taiji/gallery/t21.htm
>
>???
>
>I see this sort of artifact a lot in jpegs on the web. Is this what is
>called "jaggies?" Do they show up in prints?
>
>Thanks,
>Dan
>
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