Integrated fading and mixing for a picture processing apparatus
US7379103B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/278
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a picture synthesizing apparatus comprising a first synthesis means for synthesizing base picture data with mix picture data to be synthesized with said base picture data; a single-color-picture generating means for generating a piece of single-color picture data or a plurality of pieces of single-color picture data; a select means for selecting one of said pieces of single-color picture data generated by said single-color-picture generating means to be used in fade processing of said base picture data and said mix picture data; and a second synthesis means for synthesizing an output of said first synthesis means with an output of said select means. Accordingly, the picture synthesizing apparatus of the present invention is capable of carrying out processing to synthesize a base picture and a mixing picture and fade processing in an integrated and coordinated manner as well as being capable of carrying out cross-fade processing in addition to single-color-fade processing.
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