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by first computing an explicit or implicit adaptively-sampled distance field (ADF) and then mapping distance values to densities. This renders beautiful curves, captures small details, and preserves the nuances of the original font design. Although only one distance sample is needed per
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Sampled Distance Fields: A General Representation of Shape for Computer Graphics, SIGGRAPH 2000 Conference Proceedings, Sarah F. Frisken, Ronald N. Perry, Alyn P. Rockwood, and Thouis R. Jones.
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