Extensible Implementation of Reliable Pixel Art Interpolation

• Autorzy: Stasik Paweł M. , Balcerek Julian

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DOI

10.2478/fcds-2019-0011

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Pixel art is aesthetics that emulates the graphical style of old computer systems. Graphics created with this style needs to be scaled up for presentation on modern displays. The authors proposed two new modifications of image scaling for this purpose: a proximity-based coefficient correction and a transition area restriction. Moreover a new interpolation kernel has been introduced. The presented approaches are aimed at reliable and flexible bitmap scaling while overcoming limitations of existing methods. The new techniques were introduced in an extensible. NET application that serves as both an executable program and a library. The project is designed for prototyping and testing interpolation operations and can be easily expanded with new functionality by adding it to the code or by using the provided interface.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

image processing; pixel art; image upscaling; bitmap interpolation; proximity measures; proximity-based coefficient correction; PBCC; p-lin interpolation; transition area restriction (TAR)

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Poznańskiej
• Czasopismo: Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 44, No. 2
• Strony: 213--239
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 26 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Stasik Paweł M.

• Faculty of Computing, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, PL

autor

Balcerek Julian

• Faculty of Computing, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, PL

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).