Z-depth matting of particles in image rendering
US7518608B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/56
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of rendering a first image having a plurality of particles. The method comprises: receiving a z-depth image that provides a z-value for each pixel in the first image; generating a single pixel particle of an opaque transparency for each pixel in the z-depth image positioned at the same x-y position as the each pixel in the z-depth image and at a z-position indicated by the z-value; sorting the plurality of particles with a plurality of the generated single pixel particles in the first image based on the z-position; and rendering the sorted plurality of particles and single pixel particles based on the sorted order.
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