User Guide

Chapter 3
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Figure 3-32. Brightness with a Higher Setting
With a higher Brightness setting such as 50, the highlighted text appears and the faint
text becomes unreadable. Refer to Figure 3-32.
It becomes apparent that these kinds of situations cannot be solved with simple
thresholding. They need a technology that detects objects on a page—both faint and
dark—and sets the brightness level dynamically for each of these objects. This
technology is called edge detection.
Edge Detection
Edge detection in VRS is controlled with the Contrast slider. Edge detection, or edge
finding as it is sometimes called, is a technology that can recognize transitions of one
gray level to another level. The larger the difference between the levels of gray, the
more “edgy” the object is. With a low contrast level, only very edgy objects become
black (such as black text on a white background); very faint text and lines would still
not appear because the transition from a white background to light gray is relatively
minor. Faint text and lines are therefore not “edgy.” A background, because it does
not have transitions from one level of gray to another, would not be edgy. A gradient,
because there are no sudden transitions from one level of gray to another, would not
be edgy.
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