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CHAPTER 8

Graphics

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

—Origins Unknown (but often attributed to Gestalt Psychology, 1920s)

Chapter Highlights

This chapter examines:

The nature of computer graphics

The raster image encoding process

The vector graphics encoding process

Moving image scanning technologies

Computer and television display ...

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