Patent ID: 7636097

Claim:
A computer readable storage medium responsive to a processor, including computer program logic encoded thereon, that represents an application including a graphics process, that, when executed on a computer system, processes image data by causing the computer system to perform a method for processing image data, the method comprising: obtaining a first image in a first data format; applying a tracing algorithm to the first image to produce a trace image of the first image, the trace image maintained in a second data format defining a vector image format; and displaying, in an overlapping format, each of the first image in the first data format and the trace image in the second data format, at least one of the first image and second image displayable in a selectable configuration defining a rendition of that image; wherein displaying, in an overlapping format, each of the first image in the first data format and the trace image in the second data format comprises: displaying a first image configuration selector indicating a plurality of selectable first image configurations applicable to the first image; receiving a selection of a first image configuration from the first image configuration selector; and producing a configuration of the first image for displaying in an overlapping format with the trace image, the configuration corresponding to the selection of the first image configuration from the first image configuration selector.