Masking tool
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1. A system for controlling effects performed on an image, comprising:
- a digital camera having a display that displays the image; and
a masking tool to position a graphical representation on the display and to select the shape of the graphical representation on the display by cycling through a series of shape icons displayed on the display, the graphical representation defining a portion of the image that is altered when the effects are subsequently applied to the image.
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Abstract
A system for controlling effects performed on an image includes a digital camera having a display that displays the image. A masking tool positions a graphical representation on the display, the graphical representation defining a portion of the image that is altered when the effects are subsequently applied to the image. 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 an image, comprising:
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a digital camera having a display that displays the image; and a masking tool to position a graphical representation on the display and to select the shape of the graphical representation on the display by cycling through a series of shape icons displayed on the display, the graphical representation defining a portion of the image that is altered when the effects are subsequently applied to the image. - 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 to position a graphical representation on a display of a digital camera; cycling through a series of shape icons to select a shape of the graphical representation on the display; positioning the masking tool over a masked portion of an image; and subsequently applying an effect onto the image outside the masked portion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a server; and a client in communication with the server, the client being adapted to edit an image stored on the server by controlling a position of a graphical representation on a display that displays the image and by cycling through a series of shape icons displayed on the display to select the shape of the graphical representation on the display, the masking tool defining a portion of the image precluded from being altered when an effect is subsequently applied to the image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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