Masking tool
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1. A system for controlling effects performed on a displayed image, comprising:
- a digital camera adapted to control a translucent masking tool positioned over the image and defining a portion of the image that is currently precluded from being altered whenthe effects are applied to the image; and
a server loaded with an image having a first resolution and the digital camera being loaded with the image having a second resolution, wherein the effects applied to the image having the second resolution is correspondingly performed by the server on the image having the first resolution.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method of masking comprises an operation of selecting a masking tool based on operations performed on a digital camera by a user. The masking tool is positioned over a masked portion of an image and an effect is applied. The effect is applied on the image outside the masked portion.
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1. A system for controlling effects performed on a displayed image, comprising:
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a digital camera adapted to control a translucent masking tool positioned over the image and defining a portion of the image that is currently precluded from being altered when the effects are applied to the image; and a server loaded with an image having a first resolution and the digital camera being loaded with the image having a second resolution, wherein the effects applied to the image having the second resolution is correspondingly performed by the server on the image having the first resolution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of masking comprising:
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selecting a masking tool based on operations performed on a digital camera; positioning the masking tool over a masked portion of an image displayed on the digital camera, the image having a first resolution; and applying an effect onto the image having the first resolution outside the masked portion that applies a corresponding effect on an image having a second resolution stored on a server in communication with the camera. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a server loaded with an image having a first resolution level; and a client in communication with the server, the client being adapted to edit the image stored on the server by controlling a position of a masking tool over an image having a second resolution level lesser in resolution that the first resolution level, the masking tool defining a portion of the image precluded from being altered when an effect is applied to the image, wherein the effect being applied to the image having the second resolution level under control of the client causes a corresponding effect to be performed by the server on the image having the second resolution level. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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