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Anti-aliasing

German translation: Anti-Aliasing / Kantenglättung


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English term or phrase:Anti-aliasing
German translation:Anti-Aliasing / Kantenglättung
Entered by: Yolande Haneder
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04:39 Jun 16, 2004
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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)
English term or phrase: Anti-aliasing
I have the following string to localize:
"Anti-Aliasing used while scaling the picture"
I don't have other informations and I don't really get what anti-aliasing has to do with the scale of the picture.
Thanks for any infos...
Yolande Haneder
Local time: 15:13
Anti-Aliasing / Kantenglättung
Explanation:
Kann unübersetzt bleiben.
http://www.ikg.rt.bw.schule.de/virkla/pcnet/lexikon.html

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Note added at 59 mins (2004-06-16 05:39:00 GMT)
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Anti-aliasing
Interpolation der Farben benachbarter Pixel um die \'Pixel-Sichtbarkeit\' in einem Bild zu verhindern. Dient im Allgemeinen dazu bei schrägen Kanten oder Linien den \"Treppcheneffekt\" zu verhindern.
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Peter Gennet
Germany
Local time: 15:13
Grading comment
Thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +13Anti-Aliasing / Kantenglättung
Peter Gennet


  

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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
anti-aliasing
Anti-Aliasing / Kantenglättung


Explanation:
Kann unübersetzt bleiben.
http://www.ikg.rt.bw.schule.de/virkla/pcnet/lexikon.html

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Note added at 59 mins (2004-06-16 05:39:00 GMT)
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Anti-aliasing
Interpolation der Farben benachbarter Pixel um die \'Pixel-Sichtbarkeit\' in einem Bild zu verhindern. Dient im Allgemeinen dazu bei schrägen Kanten oder Linien den \"Treppcheneffekt\" zu verhindern.

Peter Gennet
Germany
Local time: 15:13
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tc365
26 mins

agree  Siegfried Armbruster
39 mins

agree  Daniela Schlöder
1 hr

agree  Klaus Herrmann
1 hr

agree  Harry Bornemann
1 hr

agree  tectranslate
1 hr

agree  Korina Hansel: Anti-Aliasing has nothing to do with the scale of the picture. All it does is making the borders of picture elements "smooth" in relation to their background.
2 hrs

agree  anisco
2 hrs

agree  Hermione
2 hrs

agree  Tanja Kaether
3 hrs

agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
6 hrs

agree  jccantrell
8 hrs

agree  Angelika Frebert: edges kept smooth while scaling by using anti-aliased option
23 hrs
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