visualizing raw data

chkrres1, originally uploaded by stallio.

a couple years ago, i briefly tinkered with rendering images from raw data files, but i never got the hang of it and thus never did much with it.

but the other day i was browsing through the archives of the databenders list, stumbled across just the right tip, and now i think i'm catching on. 9 times out of 10, you'll get something that looks like snow, but sometimes, if you're patient, you'll find some crazy patterns.

view the set here¶