Mixing of computer graphics and animation sequences

Details Mixing of computer graphics and animation sequences Mixing of computer graphics and animation sequences

1996-11-25

1998-10-13

Feild, Joseph H.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Animation

345202, 345501, G06T 100

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058219471

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and a method is disclosed for mixing animation sequences with computer graphics information for presentation on a computer display screen. The animation sequences may be stored in compressed format in a standard storage medium. An animation sequence generator retrieves these compressed animation sequences, decompresses them into pixel information, and sends them to a single line store for synchronization with the computer graphics pixel information. Pixels from the animation sequences and from the computer graphics generator are mixed, windowed and overlaid in a digital mixer. The output of the digital mixer is sent to a visual display system such as a video digital-to-analog converter driving a computer display monitor.

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