| US 7,499,051 B1 | ||
| GPU assisted 3D compositing | ||
| Daniel O'Donnell, Seattle, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/118,216. | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06T 15/40 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 345—421 [345/501; 345/522; 345/604; 345/629; 345/634; 382/294] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A system comprising:
an assembler to execute on a central processing unit (CPU) and, for each image element of a first plurality of image elements
to be rendered as part of a digital image:
to identify at least one effect applicable to the respective image element;
to select a first effect code for the at least one effect from a collection of effect codes; and
to automatically generate a graphics processing unit (GPU) program to include the first effect code, the GPU program to apply
the at least one effect to the respective image element and to composite the respective image element according to a compositing
mode specific to the respective image element; and
an interface to communicate the first plurality of image elements, and the GPU programs, from the CPU to a GPU.
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