The difference is plain to see, a very real improvement at little cost, when you down size in photoshop, do you get to pick
the sampling method, in some image editors you get to choose I think.
Anyway, this is very interesting, thanks for sharing.
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Now that I see the difference that this can make, I think I'll take it a little more seriously. Creation Workshop does support anti-aliasing. It's fixed at a factor of 1.5X with bicubic resampling. I'll add in an option for the user to set it from 1-5x.
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Thanks! That would be awesome! The larger the amount of oversampling, the smoother it will be. I'm doing it at 3.5x which seems to work great. I did try it at 2x but when sampled back down, it wasn't as smooth.
*Johnrpm - yes, you can pick the sampling method in Photoshop. I tried them all and the default, "bicubic automatic", worked best. You have to change this in preferences.
I'm looking forward to playing with CW. Does it allow you to pick your build size and dpi?
For my machine, my build/projection size is 4.5 x 6 inches which comes out to 170dpi (at 1024x768)
*Johnrpm - yes, you can pick the sampling method in Photoshop. I tried them all and the default, "bicubic automatic", worked best. You have to change this in preferences.
I'm looking forward to playing with CW. Does it allow you to pick your build size and dpi?
For my machine, my build/projection size is 4.5 x 6 inches which comes out to 170dpi (at 1024x768)
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watson - yes, CW allows you to set the platform size and output size. When you select a secondary monitor, it will automatically set that as the output resolution and calculate the correct pix/mm ratio for you.
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Wow, that looks like it makes a big difference! But from a technical standpoint I don't get how it works. I mean, projectors have a fixed resolution, and you're either providing enough UV to successfully cure a voxel, or you aren't. By antialiasing the edges, shouldn't you just end up with some half cured goo around the perimeter?
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Well color me pleasantly surprised! Thanks for testing this and adding to our collective knowledge.
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Probably a stupid idea, but here goes...
I love the idea of oversampling the images then downsizing them for better detail etc...
What if the software had a "shrinkage percent" option. This would downsize the images but not all the way. For example, if the shrinkage you notice is 2%, the images were downsized to a size which would reflect 2% larger than you need, that way after the 2% shrinkage, they would be correct?
Is that line of thinking off? Would it work?
I love the idea of oversampling the images then downsizing them for better detail etc...
What if the software had a "shrinkage percent" option. This would downsize the images but not all the way. For example, if the shrinkage you notice is 2%, the images were downsized to a size which would reflect 2% larger than you need, that way after the 2% shrinkage, they would be correct?
Is that line of thinking off? Would it work?
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I see what you are saying.
I was more referring to the oversampling which would be awesome to include in the software. Then, when it downsizes the image, it doesn't downsize all the way, if that makes sense.
This is all for not if there are patents already like I think you are saying...
Also, the reason I like the idea of post, is I don't like having to adjust the model. For example, one day down the road, I can't remember if the model is scaled for shrinkage or not. Also, different resins may need different scales, and it gets hard to keep track.
I was more referring to the oversampling which would be awesome to include in the software. Then, when it downsizes the image, it doesn't downsize all the way, if that makes sense.
This is all for not if there are patents already like I think you are saying...
Also, the reason I like the idea of post, is I don't like having to adjust the model. For example, one day down the road, I can't remember if the model is scaled for shrinkage or not. Also, different resins may need different scales, and it gets hard to keep track.