On 02/01/2018 04:37 AM, Mike Frazier wrote:
Albrecht Niekamp: it´s just sand
I did check it with DOSBox and FractInt. Yes it is noisy with no anti-aliasing. If you make a large image with the disk function and resample it smaller with an image processing program like Photoshop you should be able to get an image similar to the one I posted. The image I posted was generated at 10x10 anti-aliasing so you would need to start with a very large image. You can also just zoom in to make the image less noisy.
10x10? I thought using binary multiples (2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, etc) was better when the intent was to produce a smaller end result.
david: "Also, don't use Imgur to host image libraries you link to from elsewhere, content for your website, advertising, avatars, or anything else that turns us into your content delivery network."
I wasn't aware of those terms of service. It is interesting though that there are buttons to click to copy the kind of link you want. There is a button for Image Link (imgur web page with your image centered in it), Direct Link (the one I posted with just the .jpg image), Markdown Link (for posting on reddit), HTML (for embedding an image on a webpage), BBCode (for posting on message boards and forums), and Linked BBCode(for message boards). All but the first button seem to conflict with their own terms of service. When I read posts on Reddit I always see images posted from Imgur. They must not mind too much.
Puzzles me, too. Might depend on how much traffic the image gets?
The second part about granting them a royalty-free license doesn't surprise me. I have occasionally posted images on Imgur. If you use their website they have the right to show the images to anyone without paying you. That part seems fair to me.
That part does. But they've generalized beyond simply, 'We have a right to display your image on our site'. They mention that they retain the right to continue use of your image even after you delete it. That, plus the extension of image use into additional uses that concerns me. For example, it looks like they can sell your image for use by others in print or whatever - and owe you nothing of the proceeds. Or maybe that's what they can do. Haven't dug into the license terms or consulted an attorney about it. -- David W. Jones gnome@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com