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Postby GhostWay » Tue Dec 28, 2004 2:38 pm

<!--QuoteBegin-VisibilityMissing+Dec 28 2004, 12:05 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (VisibilityMissing @ Dec 28 2004, 12:05 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-Zaaphod+Dec 27 2004, 10:21 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Zaaphod @ Dec 27 2004, 10:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-GhostWay+Dec 27 2004, 05:14 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (GhostWay @ Dec 27 2004, 05:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I decided to go ahead and change my Avatar.  3 grams of sanity to whomever can guess who it is. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Looks like Ben Kingsley. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>I believe that's Ben Kingsley as Cosmo in <i>Sneakers</i>. (Might not be, but that's one of my all time favorite tech movies)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Correct.<br><br>Here's 3 grams of sanity for each of you.
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Postby Zaaphod » Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:08 am

<!--QuoteBegin-GhostWay+Dec 28 2004, 06:38 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (GhostWay @ Dec 28 2004, 06:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Correct.<br><br>Here's 3 grams of sanity for each of you. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Coolness! That increases my sanity level to 5 grams! <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo--><br>
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Postby Archaemic » Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:48 am

What's mine at again...?<br>*counts*<br>...-13! Nice!
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Postby Burning Sheep Productions » Wed Dec 29, 2004 3:44 am

Hrmm, did you know the sanity measurement system works logarythmically?
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Postby VisibilityMissing » Wed Dec 29, 2004 3:52 am

I usually get my sanity in powdered form.<br><br>*Holds up box*<br><br>See: "Acme Powdered Sanity. Just Add Water."
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Postby Ruedii-X » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:34 am

<!--QuoteBegin-Oni Lukos+Dec 28 2004, 08:50 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Oni Lukos @ Dec 28 2004, 08:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> 2) I always use PNGs.<br>3) Artifacts? Huh? Those are for JPegs...<br> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> 1: I assume that isn't for me. Thus, I'm not even quoting it.<br><br>2: Good for you! Compliments to someone modern! Sometimes you need JPEGs, though. Remember that until JPEG2000 support is standard. (A while still)<br><br>3: JPEG overcompression has some of the worst artifacts, but any graphical process produce artifacts, ranging from sharpening to contrast enchancement, or removal of anti-aliasing. NTSC Sharpen filter has horid artifacts, I turn it completely off on any TV sharp enough to not really need it. (most models made after 1996)

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Postby GhostWay » Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:46 pm

Hrm. I just changed my avatar recently, but now my inner Trekkie wants to change it to the following.<br><br>Disturbing, isn't it? (Taken from the <a href='http://www.cafepress.com/startrek' target='_blank'>StarTrek.com CafePress store</a>.)
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Postby Archaemic » Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:49 pm

I'm still kinda confused as to what the artifacts paragraph was referring to...<br><br>And that's a good avatar!
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Postby Amaroq » Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:49 am

<!--QuoteBegin-Oni Lukos+Dec 31 2004, 09:49 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Oni Lukos @ Dec 31 2004, 09:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I'm still kinda confused as to what the artifacts paragraph was referring to...<br><br>And that's a good avatar! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> You voiced what I was just thinking. <!--emo&^_^--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /happy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='happy.gif' /><!--endemo-->

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Postby GhostWay » Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:57 am

"Artifacts" is the term for the loss of detail that occurs when an image is saved as a jpeg format.<br><br><a href='http://ai.fri.uni-lj.si/~aleks/jpeg/artifacts.htm' target='_blank'>Explanation, with pictures.</a>
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Postby Archaemic » Sat Jan 01, 2005 3:32 am

Nonono, I KNOW what artifacts are, I just don't know why he was referring to them.<br><!--QuoteBegin--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Oh, BTW, I don't add Anti-Aliasing to images, just preserve that which is there by scanner or vector drawing output. If you eliminate it, you get aweful artifacts.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Postby Amaroq » Sat Jan 01, 2005 3:42 am

Now I know that those blurries have a name. XD

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Postby Zaaphod » Sat Jan 01, 2005 6:50 pm

<!--QuoteBegin-GhostWay+Dec 31 2004, 11:46 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (GhostWay @ Dec 31 2004, 11:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Disturbing, isn't it? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> VERY disturbing. I like it! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... iggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--><br>
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Postby GhostWay » Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:39 pm

Ah, what the heck. I'll change to the salt vampire. I can't be serious enough on this forum to use my current one.<br><br>EDIT: Err....I mean my old one.
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Postby Arloest » Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:26 am

<!--QuoteBegin-coolsteve64+Dec 27 2004, 11:30 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (coolsteve64 @ Dec 27 2004, 11:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Hey, I'm from america! <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... s/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> <br><br>XD I hate most of our music too, at least our current music. Try listening to some of our 80s. Thats the only thing I listen to.<br><br>Now then, lets try and steer this conversation back on topic. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Uh. I live in Houston, Texas.
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