Back when we were moving frm SD to HD, one of the more fashionable arguments was that if you have normal vision then you can’t tell the difference between 720p and 1080p. Every once in a while this argument comes up, so I thought I’d address it because it sheds light on a common misconception [...]
So what is this gamma thing that I’m always talking about? Here’s a quick question for you: What is half way between 0 and 255 on your monitor? Check out this image. The left and right sides are alternating lines of 0 and 255. Looking at the center 2 squares, the bottom square should about [...]
If you understand linear-space lighting, you have probably heard that the gamma is different on the 360 and PS3. By the way, Xenon is just another name for the Xbox 360, so if I say “the Xenon does this” then I’m referring to the Xbox 360. If you don’t know what linear-space lighting is, then [...]
First off, thanks to everyone who went to my talk at GDC. As a postscript, I want to add a few things to the general tome of knowledge.
I’ve gotten a zillion requests for the slides, and I finally decided to put them up. You can get the slides here. Watch out: It’s [...]
Hi there. This is the web-page for me, John Hable. This page used to be www.johnhable.com but I wanted a slightly less narcissistic name. Of course, during the move something got corrupted and I had to re-install wordpress and manually repost everything. Anyway, I should have everything back up shortly. And if you lost [...]
