Digital image crop and order linked to a physical cropping tool
First Claim
1. A method of operation of a computer programmed to perform photo editing operations, comprising:
- identifying, by the computer programmed to perform photo editing operations, a desired area of a digital image, the desired area having a shape corresponding to a shape of a select physical cropping tool;
generating, at the computer, cropping information defining the desired area;
storing the cropping information in association with the digital image; and
generating a crop-assisted version of the digital image based on the cropping information, the crop-assisted version of the digital image identifying the desired area of the digital image and the select physical cropping tool;
wherein identifying the desired area of the digital image comprises;
selecting the select physical cropping tool from a set of physical cropping tools; and
positioning a crop shape corresponding to the shape of the select physical cropping tool over the desired area of the digital image.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for cropping images for scrapbook pages. In general, a desired area of a digital image is identified in a software environment. The desired area has a shape corresponding to a select cropping tool for physically cropping the digital image. Cropping information defining the desired area is generated and stored in association with the digital image. Using the cropping information, a crop-assisted version of the digital image identifying the desired area of the digital image and the select cropping tool is generated and printed. As such, the crop-assisted version of the digital image may be easily cropped using the select cropping tool when physically creating a scrapbook page.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of operation of a computer programmed to perform photo editing operations, comprising:
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identifying, by the computer programmed to perform photo editing operations, a desired area of a digital image, the desired area having a shape corresponding to a shape of a select physical cropping tool; generating, at the computer, cropping information defining the desired area; storing the cropping information in association with the digital image; and generating a crop-assisted version of the digital image based on the cropping information, the crop-assisted version of the digital image identifying the desired area of the digital image and the select physical cropping tool; wherein identifying the desired area of the digital image comprises; selecting the select physical cropping tool from a set of physical cropping tools; and positioning a crop shape corresponding to the shape of the select physical cropping tool over the desired area of the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium storing software adapted to instruct a system to:
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identify a desired area of a digital image, the desired area having a shape corresponding to a shape of a select physical cropping tool; generate cropping information defining the desired area; store the cropping information in association with the digital image; and generate a crop-assisted version of the digital image based on the cropping information, wherein the crop-assisted version of the digital image identifies the desired area of the digital image and the select physical cropping tool; wherein, in order to identify the desired area of the digital image the software is further adapted to instruct the system to; select the select physical cropping tool from a set of physical cropping tools; and position a crop shape corresponding to the shape of the select physical cropping tool over the desired area of the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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