Hybrid image editor

Details Hybrid image editor Hybrid image editor

1990-05-11

1992-03-31

Boudreau, Leo H.

Image analysis

Histogram processing

For setting a threshold

382 41, 340798, 395133, G06K 900, G09G 102

Patent

active

051014360

ABSTRACT:
A hybrid image editor for editing raster and vector entities with a common set of vector edit operations. Raster and vector entities are stored in a single image layer. Raster entities are selectively converted to vector entities. Converted entities are selectively erased from an image comprising multiple, overlapping raster entities.

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