Re: [css-images] Gamma errors in image downscaling

On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Lea Verou <lea@verou.me> wrote:

> On Nov 10, 2014, at 14:39, Rik Cabanier <cabanier@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I wonder if this is big enough of a issue. The problem is only noticeable
> if there are sharp transitions in luminosity over a large area which is not
> that common in most images.
> Some searching on the internet just point to the article that you linked
> to.
>
>
> It’s not common in photographs, but is very common in scaling various
> patterns and other kinds of synthesized images. As I wrote in my original
> post, even before I saw the link I included, I had come across the issue
> many times. However, I never posted about it anywhere, as it didn't even
> cross my mind it could be fixed, I just assumed that's just how image
> scaling works. Perhaps that might explain why there were so few results in
> your search.
>

If you're creating patterns and other vector shapes, the solution is to
express them natively in either CSS or SVG.
Pixel scaling vector artwork is not something we should spend time fixing.