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Compound layers for composited image manipulation

US6028583A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 16, 1998
Grant dateFeb 22, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/262
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of compositing a set of ordered image layers in which a compound layer contains a plurality of image layers. The compound layer has a compound layer effect. Any image layers under the compound layer are composited to generate a first intermediate image, the first intermediate image is composited with each image layer in the compound layer to generate a second intermediate image, the first intermediate image is composited with the second intermediate image according to the compound layer effect to generate a third intermediate image, and the third intermediate image is composited with any remaining image layers to generate a final image.

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