Hi List!

I have to use the copypixels command to copy a rectangular source image into
a non-rectangular (quad) image using something like

pointL = [point(825, 712), point(2269, 592), point(2452, 1365), point(861,
1515)]
  targetImg.copyPixels(sourceImg, pointL, sourceImg.rect])

The result is very pixelated.

I compared

 targetImg.copyPixels(sourceImg, pointL, sourceImg.rect], [#useFastQuads :
TRUE])
 targetImg.copyPixels(sourceImg, pointL, sourceImg.rect], [#useFastQuads :
FALSE])
 targetImg.copyPixels(sourceImg, pointL, sourceImg.rect], [#dither : 1215])
 targetImg.copyPixels(sourceImg, pointL, sourceImg.rect], [#dither : 1969])

but got NO different results. All resulting images look the same: very
nasty!
 (Dir 8.5.1, win2k)

At least the #useFastQuads thing is officially documented. Why could it be
that I get no different results?

Has anyone of you tested those and the other two parameters and found them
work differently?

When I make my quad operation to a significantly (x 2, x 3) larger image and
scale that down afterwards, the results are a little better, but still poor.
Not comparable to the smoothness of those images, distorted in Photoshop.

Do I have to live with that or is there any way of getting Photoshop quality
in Director?

Thanks to all who'd share their experience!

Michael






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