When a screenshot is saved as a JPEG or compressed PNG, the software groups pixels together to save space. This compression creates "ghosting" artifacts around the edges of text. Even if a solid color is placed over the text later, the compression algorithm may have already permanently baked the outline of the text into the surrounding pixels. How AI and Online Tools Unhide Painted Text
Here’s what happens behind the scenes when you upload a painted screenshot to a competent AI tool: When a screenshot is saved as a JPEG
: Offers a specialized "unblur" feature that helps make pixelated or obscured text legible again using deep learning. a translucent highlight
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