Soft Typography

Improvements i n d i g i t a l v i d e o typography a r e s een a s a n e c e s s a r y component of i n c r e a s e d i n t e r a c t i v i t y and scope of u se of s o f t copy t e x t d i s p l a y sys t ems . A g r a y s c a l i n g scheme produces h igh q u a l i t y f o n t s f o r d i s p l a y w i t h s t a n d a r d c o l o r v ideo equipment , r educ ing s c i n t i l l a t i o n , smoothing c u r v e s , and improving e n c o d a b i l i t y . The same concept a l l ows a " v i r t u a l r e s o l u t i o n " f a r beyond t h e s p a t i a l r e s o l u t i o n o f normal p i x e l s i z e ; t h i s p e r m i t s up t o e i g h t y c h a r a c t e r s p e r l i n e o f eminen t ly r e a d a b l e t e x t m c o l o r t e l e v i s i o n s .