jaggies
Digital staircase effect
Jaggies are the stair-step patterns visible along curved or diagonal lines in low-resolution digital images and graphics.
The effect occurs when there aren't enough pixels to render a smooth edge: You can really see the jaggies on that old video game.
Anti-aliasing techniques reduce jaggies by blending edge pixels with surrounding colors.
Edge-smoothing rendering technique
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- supersamplingExcess resolution for smoothness
- multisamplingAveraging multiple pixel samples
oversampling · subpixel · dithering · interpolation · rasterization · bitmap · resolution · anisotropic
Indoor flight of steps
- diagonalSlanting line or path
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- outlineSummary of key elements
- boundaryLine marking a limit
contour · silhouette · sawtooth · stepped · zigzag · notched · rough · uneven
Vintage computing standard
- 16-bitComputing word length
- low-resPoor image quality
- chunkyThick and lumpy
- blockyResembling stacked cubes
CRT · scanline · sprite · vintage · nostalgic · lo-fi · oldschool · classic
Signal misidentification from undersampling
- staircasingUsing steps vertically
- stairsteppingAscending in increments
- pixelationVisible square artifacts
- moireRippled textile finish
shimmering · flickering · banding · blockiness · crawling · scintillation · distortion · noise
antialiasing
Edge-smoothing rendering technique
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- supersamplingExcess resolution for smoothness
multisampling · oversampling · subpixel · dithering · interpolation · rasterization · bitmap · resolution · anisotropic · postprocessing
staircase
Indoor flight of steps
boundary · contour · silhouette · sawtooth · stepped · zigzag · notched · rough · uneven · angular
8-bit
Vintage computing standard
blocky · CRT · scanline · sprite · vintage · nostalgic · lo-fi · oldschool · classic · arcade
aliasing
Signal misidentification from undersampling
- staircasingUsing steps vertically
- stairsteppingAscending in increments
- pixelationVisible square artifacts
moire · shimmering · flickering · banding · blockiness · crawling · scintillation · distortion · noise · stepping
- pixel artpixel art, sprite, sprite art, pixel perfect, dithering
- Digital Artifactspixelation, aliasing, artifacts, jpeg artifacts, blocking
- print flawsink smear, bleed, streaks, smudges, smearing
- image quality issuesblur, fuzzy, grainy, noise, low-res
- image scalingupscaling, downscaling, resize, enlarge, shrink
- print propertiessharpness, clarity, resolution, color accuracy, saturation
jaggiessmooth curves
Continuous rounded shapes
smooth edges · anti-aliasing · smooth lines · vector graphics · high resolution
jaggieshigh resolution
Fine visual detail
high fidelity · clarity · sharpness · high definition · 4K resolution