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#AS and anti-alias

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#174664From: Steven LeeJun 10, 1995 5:16 AM
One more quick question on anti-aliasing and Animator Studio: If I have a pre-existing bitmap that contains text that I need to anti-alias, how do I do it in AS? I just recently received AS.. and from my limited understanding and going through the tutorials, it seems the way to do it is to: 1) select the text to be anti-aliased, 2) select the UnZag ink, 3) apply ink to selection My question is, is this the right way? Also, is the UnZag ink the extent of the anti-aliasing in AS? — Steve
#174692From: dave aguilarJun 10, 1995 1:25 PM
>> One more quick question on anti-aliasing and Animator Studio: << steven, quick note… your quota of anti-alising questions is unlimited here. post all the questions you need to. 🙂 >> If I have a pre-existing bitmap that contains text that I need to anti-alias, how do I do it in AS? << whole bunch of ways to do this. >> I just recently received AS.. and from my limited understanding and going through the tutorials, it seems the way to do it is to: 1) select the text to be anti-aliased, 2) select the UnZag ink, 3) apply ink to selection << this works. have you used airbrush to do this? (also works)… soften ink works well too. another option if the original font you used was a .TTF, you can reapply the text normally using alpha channel after cloning the background clear of the text. whole lotta ways. experiment experiment experiment! >> My question is, is this the right way? Also, is the UnZag ink the extent of the anti-aliasing in AS? << no "right way" to do anything in AStduio, and there are several ways to achieve anti-aliasing (Unzag Ink included). -dave
#174899From: Mark GerhardJun 12, 1995 9:25 AM
Anti-aliasing in Animator Studio has several selectable levels, just like in 3D Studio. –marK
#175037From: Steven LeeJun 12, 1995 8:26 PM
>> Anti-aliasing in Animator Studio has several selectable levels, just like >> in 3D Studio. I assume you're referring to the different inks, etc that can be used to achieve the softening/unzagginess effect..? As opposed to 3D Studio's analytical-antialiasing? — Steve
#175091From: David KnoebelJun 13, 1995 5:30 AM
>> Anti-aliasing in Animator Studio has several selectable levels See the Settings/Preferences dialogue. You can set automatic anti-aliasing from 0 – 3.
#175251From: Steven LeeJun 13, 1995 8:14 PM
gotcha .. thanks again. — Steve
#175347From: Mark GerhardJun 14, 1995 10:38 AM
No, in fact antialiasing is on all the tools, irregardless of inks. If you've got a dealer, go see a demo, you should be able to try it out. –marK
#175036From: Steven LeeJun 12, 1995 8:25 PM
gotcha.. thanks again for the helpful info.. — Steve