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From: Scott Cartier <dsyaroze@concentric.net>
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Subject: Re: high-res?
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 18:31:28 -0800
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I believe this is only a problem when dealing with single pixels
which have vastly different colors than their surrounding.  If my
sprite (or whatever) is larger than that I can't really notice it.

I use a star background for my game and double the background's 
scale on both axes, making every star at least 2-by-2.  
Occasionally I'll get a single pixel (some weird artifact of not 
scaling evenly I suppose) and I'll see the shimmering.

It is annoying, but something you just have to work around.

Scott


> I dont know about you lot in the US etc. - with 60hz NTSC - but the
> interlaced modes on 50hz UK PAL aren't very attractive. You can
> actually see the screen image jiggling up 'n' down by a scan line
> every time the screen is updated. This gives the whole display a
> rather annoying 'shimmering' appearance. yuk!
> 
> I spose with the extra 10fps you dont get this, or do you?
> 
> Cheers, then.
> 
> Chris