Photoshop Jargon: Aliasing

“Aliasing,” also known as jaggies or pixellation, occurs when bitmap images are enlarged or printed with low resolution and the pixels that make up the image are apparent…

“Aliasing,” also known as jaggies or pixellation, occurs when bitmap images are enlarged or printed with low resolution and the pixels that make up the image are apparent. It is very apparent when fonts are printed as bitmaps; their fine details show up as building blocks.

Click here for my tutorial on eliminating aliasing in line art scans and other jagged images.

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  1. I’ve always had problems with that term. For some reason, aliasing has always implied rather the opposite to me. Counter-intuitive.

    Samuel John Klein
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    16 December 2005

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