Patent ID: 8881044

Claim:
A method performed by one or more processes executing on a computer system, the method comprising: displaying a graphical representation of image data for a digital image, wherein the graphical representation comprises a first plurality of bins, wherein each bin represents one or more image data values, and wherein the graphical representation has a predetermined range that spans a first range portion and a second range portion; receiving first input requesting to increase a resolution of image data displayed in the first range portion, wherein increasing the resolution of image data displayed in the first range portion comprises representing a smaller number of image data values per bin than were previously represented before performing the act of increasing the resolution; in response to the received first input, modifying the display of the graphical representation to cause the resolution of the first range portion to increase, and to cause a resolution of the second range portion to decrease, wherein causing the resolution of the second range portion to decrease comprises representing a larger number of image data values per bin than were previously represented before performing the act of decreasing the resolution; and receiving second input to selectively adjust the digital image based on the modified displayed of the graphical representation of the image data; and adjusting the digital image based on the received second input.