Masking tool
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1. A device for applying effects on an image, comprising:
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a masking tool comprising a plurality of graphical representations, wherein a portion of the image is altered when an effect is applied to the image; and
a connection to a server, wherein the altered image is copied from the device to the server, wherein the effect applied to the image utilizing an image resolution on the display uses a display resolution, further wherein the effect applied to the displayed image using the display resolution is correspondingly performed on the server on the image using the image resolution.
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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. Masking tools position graphical representations on the display to define a portion of the image that is altered when the effects are subsequently applied to the image. The several masking tools may be combined to form a single masking tool.
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1. A device for applying effects on an image, comprising:
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a display; a masking tool comprising a plurality of graphical representations, wherein a portion of the image is altered when an effect is applied to the image; and a connection to a server, wherein the altered image is copied from the device to the server, wherein the effect applied to the image utilizing an image resolution on the display uses a display resolution, further wherein the effect applied to the displayed image using the display resolution is correspondingly performed on the server on the image using the image resolution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of masking comprising:
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selecting a masking tool to position a graphical representation on a display of a device; positioning the masking tool and establishing a masked portion of an image; and altering a portion of the image when an effect is applied to the image, wherein the positioning of the masking tool includes positioning the masking tool over the masked portion of the image displayed on the device, the image having an image resolution. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a server; and a connected device in communication with the server, the connected device being adapted to edit an image by controlling a position of a graphical representation to define a portion of the image being altered when an effect is applied to the image, wherein the server is loaded with the image having an image resolution level and the connected device being loaded with the image having a display resolution level lesser in resolution that the image resolution level, wherein the effect applied to the image having the display resolution level under control of the connected device causes a corresponding effect to be performed on the server on the image having the image resolution level. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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