The image is 720x549 pixels. That's a actual multiplication problem of the number of dots in the image that equals 395,280 dots . Plus whatever else. 🙃
Understanding Why Pixels Are Dots, Not Squares 🟡 The Nature of Pixels
While pixels are often visually represented as squares on screens, they fundamentally represent dots of color. Here’s why they are considered dots rather than squares:
Point Sampling: In digital imaging, a pixel is essentially a sample of the original image. Each pixel captures the color and intensity at a specific point in the image. This concept aligns with the idea of a dot, as it represents a single point in a larger visual field.
Display Technology: Different display technologies (like LCD, OLED, etc.) utilize pixels as the smallest unit of color. These pixels can be thought of as dots that emit light or color. The arrangement of these dots creates the images we see, but the individual units themselves are not inherently square.
Visual Representation: The square shape often used in graphics is a simplification for ease of understanding. In reality, pixels can be more accurately described as points or dots that contribute to the overall image. This is especially true in contexts like printing or scanning, where the concept of a pixel is more aligned with a dot.
Subpixel Structure: Many modern displays use subpixels (red, green, blue) to create the full color of a pixel. Each subpixel can be thought of as a tiny dot, and together they form the complete pixel. This further emphasizes the idea that pixels are more about the individual points of color rather than a solid square.
🟢 Summary
Pixels are best understood as dots because they represent individual points of color in a digital image. While they are often visually depicted as squares for simplicity, their true nature is that of small, discrete units that collectively form the images we see on screens. This distinction highlights the fundamental role of pixels as point samples in digital imaging.
I must add to this. I not only programmed once, I as well had a little tiny bit to do with the mpeg format in 1991.
There are twenty green dots, the word “dots” the dot of the I in the word “fail” , and the dot above the I in the word “will” plus two dots in the percentage symbol and a dot beneath the exclamation point and the question mark . adding them together is 27 “dots”