Patent ID: 7554550
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer system for editing digital image data, comprising: a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) having GPU memory associated therewith; a Central Processing Unit (CPU) having CPU memory associated therewith, wherein the GPU is integrated with the CPU into a digital image processing model architecture, as opposed to being provided peripherally, such that the CPU and the GPU operate interchangeably to non-destructively edit a portion of the digital image data; and a processing unit coupled to a computer storage medium, the computer storage medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer software components executable by the processing unit, the computer software components comprising: an editing component for non-destructively editing the portion of the digital image data and for determining whether to utilize the CPU, the GPU, or a combination thereof to non-destructively edit, wherein non-destructively editing comprises: wherein determining whether to utilize the CPU, the GPU, or a combination thereof comprises: