Patent ID: 7336817

Claim:
A method for processing at least one of Raw digital image data and pre-processed digital image data, the pre-processed digital image data having a processed image profile associated therewith, the method comprising: receiving digital image data; determining if the digital image data received is Raw digital image data or pre-processed digital image data; receiving a sensor profile, wherein if the digital image data received is determined to be pre-processed digital image data, the method further comprises: applying a color mapping to the pre-processed digital image data utilizing the processed image profile and the sensor profile to create linear digital image data; applying one or more modifications to the linear image data to produce modified linear digital image data; and applying the sensor profile and an output profile to the modified linear digital image data to create output-ready digital image data; and receiving additional digital image data; determining if the additional digital image data received is linear digital image data; if it is determined that the additional digital image data received is not linear digital image data, converting the additional digital image data received to linear digital image data to create additional linear digital image data; and compositing the additional linear digital image data with at least one of the linear digital image data and the modified linear digital image data to create composited digital image data.