Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,517,372,155 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

pixelated

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.02 sec.

pixelated

The appearance of individual pixels or pixel blocks in a bitmapped image. For example, when an image is displayed or printed too large, the individual, square pixels are discernible to the naked eye, especially around the edges where one color or shade of gray meets another. See anti-aliasing and deinterlace.

Although images may be pixelated purposely for special effects as in the example below, pixelation is often due to some shortcoming. For example, when digital video is played, the decoder may not be able to keep up with the encoding rate, and the frames are pixelated. See videophile.





A Pixelated Picture
The top picture was pixelated in Adobe PhotoShop. There are several "Pixelate" options in PhotoShop's Filter menu. The middle picture uses the standard square cell, wich can contain from two to 64 pixels (this one uses nine). The bottom picture uses a crystal cell pattern.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
They then choose from a set of brightly colored pictures--balloons, teddy bears, hearts--and add the square to the pixelated quilt.
Random animations scrolled across its pixelated surface.
While teens and young adults spend hours on end at cybercafes, dominating pixelated opponents and killing enemies, real-life episodes of violence prompted the Los Angeles City Council to pass the restrictions in July.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.