Filtering

Can someone please explain to me what Bilinear, Trilinear, and Antisoptric filtering are/do? Especially all the 2x, 4x, 8x, etc.

Google has failed me as my searching only turns up forums with people bitching about how they can't play KOTOR or Farcry on Max Settings with 4x AS with their Radeon cards.

How do I spelled word?
A Antisoptric
B Anisotropic

I understand your trouble, though. For something so widely known, not many people know what it is. I haven't found a good explanation for the multipliers, but generally it's just the amount of filtering used.

http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.aspx?i=36

dear >>1
cos I'm bored I've scanned a few pages from my favorite australian technology magazine, Atomic, and posted the relevant pages at http://members.optusnet.com.au/kage_dan/anisotropic.zip

enjoy

hay thanks >>3
seems it was printed a few years ago.. doesn't matter though as it explained everything perfectly :D