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LCD Subpixel View

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Atlas demonstration: the free source photo and the computed LCD Subpixel View. A night sky hangs over a dark treeline, illuminated by a pale celestial glow. The vertical RGB strips are distinct and consistent throughout the highlights and shadows of the astronomical scenery.
Atlas demonstration: the free source photo and the computed LCD Subpixel View. A night sky hangs over a dark treeline, illuminated by a pale celestial glow. The vertical RGB strips are distinct and consistent throughout the highlights and shadows of the astronomical scenery.Image: Jakub Gorajek cinegeek · CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons), processed for the AtlasView source ↗

Prompt

Apply LCD Subpixel View, rebuilding the photograph as a regular matrix of narrow vertical red, green, and blue strips separated by dark gaps. Vary each strip's brightness according to its corresponding image color channel, producing a crisp enlarged display texture. Keep the original subject and composition.

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Identify

The photo appears as a grid of colored stripes, with narrow red, green, and blue elements separated by dark gaps.

Principle

The algorithm simulates RGB subpixels1 by dividing each image sample into adjacent red, green, and blue strips. Each strip's brightness follows its corresponding channel intensity2, recreating the appearance of an enlarged LCD pixel structure.

Try it out

Vary the stripe size and watch how separate colors blend together when viewed from farther away.

Classification

Calculated image processing result.

Further examples · 9 images

LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Car dashboard on highway (Unsplash)”
02 LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Car dashboard on highway (Unsplash)”A vehicle's interior looks out toward a sunset horizon, with the dashboard and rearview mirror silhouetted against the light. Every detail of the transition between the warm sky and dark silhouettes is rendered through a precise grid of red, green, and blue vertical components.Arkady Lifshits overdriv3 (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Bates Hall looking northeast, construction of the McKim Building”
03 LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Bates Hall looking northeast, construction of the McKim Building”The interior of a grand cathedral is shown with arched windows letting in columns of soft light. This architectural complexity is perfectly translated into a systematic pattern of glowing sub-elements that define the edges of the pews and window frames.Pollock, Charles, 1832-1910; McKim, Mead & White (photo); processed for the Atlas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Hell's Kitchen (Unsplash)”
04 LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Hell's Kitchen (Unsplash)”An urban evening is captured with architectural lights and a decorative snowflake ornament against a city building. The high-contrast scene allows the tripartite color components to become the primary texture defining the city's luminous geometry.Jon Tyson jontyson (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Desktop purple neon light (Unsplash)”
05 LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Desktop purple neon light (Unsplash)”A computer monitor sits on a desk against a wall bathed in colorful ambient light. The simulated pixel architecture creates a recursive visual experience where the digital workstation itself is composed of the very elements it would normally display.Redd Angelo reddangelo16 (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Young woman in denim sitting on car roof (Unsplash)”
06 LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Young woman in denim sitting on car roof (Unsplash)”A person is captured in a silhouette sitting on what appears to be a personal watercraft. The simulation is highly defined, revealing distinct vertical bands of red, green, and blue that form the overall shape.averie woodard averieclaire (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Skyline (Unsplash)”
07 LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Skyline (Unsplash)”This landscape composition features a dark horizon line set against a hazy, yellowish sky. The precise vertical alignment of primary color strips creates a rhythmic texture across the vast flat areas of color.Luca Iaconelli luxdamore (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Unsplash xMh ww8HN Q)”
08 LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Unsplash xMh ww8HN Q)”A still life reveals various bowls containing food items alongside what looks like a pile of fries or pasta. The algorithmic division of colors is strikingly clear, especially in the vibrant red tones of the lower bowl.Megan Hodges organicdesignco (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Gray office building facade (Unsplash)”
09 LCD Subpixel View, applied to “Gray office building facade (Unsplash)”The photograph captures the repetitive geometric windows of a modern skyscraper facade. Every vertical line of the architecture aligns with the simulated LCD strips, making the grid pattern an inseparable part of the subject's geometry.Echo Grid echogrid (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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