Antialiasing scan-line data

The output of a scan-line visible-surface algorithm is a collection of scan-line segments with associated simple shading functions, which together define the shading as a function of a continuous variable along each scan line. A hybrid antialiasing method that uses this information fully is presented. The method extends to the case where an image transform maps the scan lines into slanted lines in the output raster coordinates. Edge-slope information can be used to infer data along extra scan lines to improve antialiasing. Results obtained with the method are given.<<ETX>>

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