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2 shades; black and white High Contrast
Bistable
Multiple levels of gray Low Contrast
Gray Scale
“real world” numbers unlimited # of choices continuous values
Analog
“computer” numbers limited choices discrete values
Digital
determines the range of brilliance within the displayed image
Contrast
determines the range of the displayed image
Brightness
translates the information from the spoke format into the video format
Scan convertor
image detail
Spatial resolution
image fade image flicker instability deterioration
Disadvantages of analog scan convertors
Uniformity Stability Durability Speed Accuracy
Advantages of digital scan convertors
smallest building block of a digital picture
Pixel
Number of picture elements per inch
Pixel Density
few pixels per inch larger pixels less detailed image lower spatial resolution
Low Pixel Density pixels per inch size of pixels detail of image spatial resolution
many pixels per inch smaller pixels more detailed image higher spatial resolution
High Pixel Density pixels per inch size of pixels detail of image spatial resolution
smallest amount of computer memory
Bit
group of eight bits of computer memory
Byte
computer memory consists of two bytes or 16 bits
Word
gray shades
Contrast Resolution
fewer shades of gray degraded contrast resolution
Fewer Bits per Pixel shades of gray contrast resolution
more shades of gray improved contrast resolution
More Bits per Pixel shades of gray contrast resolution