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have special rules for data at the end of a scan line. For example, there may be a rule that each scan line starts on a particular boundary (such as a byte or word; see for example
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On CRT screens the horizontal scan lines are visually discernible, even when viewed from a distance, as alternating colored lines and black lines, especially when a
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Scanlines on a Mitsubishi CS-40307 CRT color television. The fine dots through the bright scanlines are due to the
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signal with below maximum vertical resolution is displayed. This is sometimes used today as a
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image. Scan lines are important in representations of image data, because many
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Index

Scanline

shadow mask

PAL
sync pulse
back porch
color burst
front porch
raster scanning
video
cathode ray tube
television set
computer monitor
progressive scan
visual effect
computer graphics
pixels
raster graphics
image file formats
BMP file format
Flicker (screen)
Interlaced video
Scanline rendering
Stroboscopic effect
Dictionary of Video and Television Technology
ISBN
978-1-878707-99-4
"In Search of Scanlines: The Best CRT Monitor for Retro Gaming"
"Freeware Friday: Maldita Castilla"

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