Sub-Pixel, Gamma Correct Font Rendering
Figure 1 – Zoom in of font showing sub-pixel rendering Before I knew anything about sub-pixel font rendering, I used to think that the blue/red edges to the font shown above were a post process effect, adding cool and warm pixels to make the font jump out more. It turns out that it’s much cleverer than that. It’s called sub-pixel rendering, and it really is rendering at a sub-pixel level. Sound impossible? Read on… To understand sub-pixel rendering you need…