Adjustment layers for composited image manipulation

Details Adjustment layers for composited image manipulation Adjustment layers for composited image manipulation

1996-08-26

1999-10-26

Boudreau, Leo H.

Image analysis

Image transformation or preprocessing

Combining image portions

382283, 382285, 382287, 382294, 382295, 382302, 382305, G06K 936

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active

059741988

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for compositing graphical images, wherein an advanced adjustment layer may be applied during a compositing process to a set of image layers 1 . . . n, or to any subordinate subset of such image layers. One or more adjustment layers are applied to an intermediate merged image, generated by compositing previous image layers, and the adjusted result is stored as a temporary image. The temporary image is then in turn composited with the intermediate merged image. Any remaining image layers are then composited in with the intermediate merged image to generate a final merged image. The invention allows a user to apply a vast array of effects without requiring significant new knowledge on the part of the user. For example, if there are "A" adjustments and "T" transfer modes, the present invention allows A.times.T effects which leverage existing knowledge of the user of only A+T functions.

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