Generation of glow effect

Details Generation of glow effect Generation of glow effect

2006-11-30

2008-08-19

Nguyen, Kimbinh T (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Three-dimension

C345S419000, C345S583000, C345S589000, C345S597000, C345S629000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07414625

ABSTRACT:
A technique generates a glow effect in an image. The technique selects an area within a scene that is to glow to produce a selected area image, generates glow using the selected area image to produce a glowing area image, and then adds the glowing area image to the scene to provide the glow effect.

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