Graphics compression
First Claim
1. A method of manipulating a vector graphics data file representative of at least one graphics element defined by a set of co-ordinate values in a graphics image, the method comprising the step of scaling down the at least one graphics element by applying a scaling factor to the set of co-ordinate values defining the at least one graphics element.
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Abstract
A method of manipulating a vector graphics data file representative of at least one graphics element defined by a set of co-ordinate values in a graphics image, the method comprising the step of scaling down the at least one graphics element by applying a scaling factor to the set of co-ordinate values defining the at least one graphics element. There is also disclosed a method of previewing a vector graphics image composed of a plurality of graphics elements comprising the steps of: parsing a vector graphics data file into individual graphics elements; selecting at least one graphics element; selecting and applying a scaling factor to a set of co-ordinate values defining the at least one selected graphics element; applying an inverse of the scaling factor to the set of co-ordinate values defining the at least one selected graphics element; displaying the graphics image including the graphics element having the scaling factor and inverse scaling factor applied thereto; and providing an indication of data file compression as a result of said scaling such that the effect of the scaling on image quality and data file size can be appreciated.
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36 Claims
- 1. A method of manipulating a vector graphics data file representative of at least one graphics element defined by a set of co-ordinate values in a graphics image, the method comprising the step of scaling down the at least one graphics element by applying a scaling factor to the set of co-ordinate values defining the at least one graphics element.
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28. A method of previewing a vector graphics image composed of a plurality of graphics elements comprising the steps of:
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parsing a vector graphics data file into individual graphics elements;
selecting at least one graphics element;
selecting and applying a scaling factor to a set of co-ordinate values defining the at least one selected graphics element;
applying an inverse of the scaling factor to the set of co-ordinate values defining the at least one selected graphics element;
displaying the graphics image including the graphics element having the scaling factor and inverse scaling factor applied thereto; and
providing an indication of data file compression as a result of said scaling such that the effect of the scaling on image quality and data file size can be appreciated.
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34. A method of manipulating a vector graphics data file representative of at least one graphics element defined by a set of co-ordinate values in a graphics image, the method comprising the step of scaling down the at least one graphics element by eliminating at least a least significant bit from the co-ordinate values defining the at least one graphics element.
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35. A computer-readable medium having instructions for performing steps of manipulating a vector graphics data file representative of at least one graphics element defined by a set of co-ordinate values in a graphics image, the method comprising scaling down the at least one graphics element by applying a scaling factor to the set of co-ordinate values defining the at least one graphics element.
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36. A method of manipulating a vector graphics data file representative of at least one graphics element defined by a set of co-ordinate values in a graphics image, the method comprising the step of scaling down the at least one graphics element by applying a scaling factor to the set of co-ordinate values defining the at least one graphics element to produce a set of scaled co-ordinate values defining the at least one graphics element and subsequently scaling up the at least one graphics element by applying an inverse of the scaling factor to the set of scaled co-ordinate values defining the at least one graphics element.
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