Digital image compositing using a programmable graphics...

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics display memory system – Graphic display memory controller

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C345S506000, C345S629000, C708S233000, C708S521000, C712S219000

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11148584

ABSTRACT:
Digital Image compositing using a programmable graphics processor is described. The programmable graphics processor supports high-precision data formats and can be programmed to complete a plurality of compositing operations in a single pass through a fragment processing pipeline within the programmable graphics processor. Source images for one or more compositing operations are stored in graphics memory, and a resulting composited image is output or stored in graphics memory. More-complex compositing operations, such as blur, warping, morphing, and the like, can be completed in multiple passes through the fragment processing pipeline. A composited image produced during a pass through the fragment processing pipeline is stored in graphics memory and is available as a source image for a subsequent pass.

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