Patent ID: 8687924
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for editing a digital image, comprising: generating preview digital image data from master digital image data, wherein said preview digital image data represents a lower quality version of a digital picture represented by said master digital image data; receiving, at an application, a request to perform a modification to said digital picture; determining that said master digital image data is not currently accessible and, in response to determining that said master digital image data is not currently accessible, storing, in persistent storage, change data that identifies one or more operations to perform on said digital picture, does not contain any digital image data of said digital picture, and when applied to said digital picture, results in at least said modification being performed to said digital picture; and displaying a result of performing said one or more operations on said preview digital image data without performing said one or more operations on any copy of said master digital image data, wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.