Re: PNG vs. sub-pixel rendering

Hans Hagen via ntg-context <[email protected]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:44:50 +0200

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On 7/10/2026 12:20 AM, James Cloos wrote:
> based on the output from mutool info, the differemce is probably that
> the with-png includes an image whereas the with-pdf does not.
> 
> Ie the with-pdf can be rendered at arbitrary resolution, but the
> with-png has a fixed resolution image.
> 
> You would need to avoid using bitmap, graymap or pixmap images in
> your TeX to avoid the issue.

depends ... if you go for 150, 300, 600 dpi you're fine

and as rectangles scale nicely there are applications for bitmaps that 
are very efficient

Hans

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