Patent Document ID: 8581916
Application ID: 12459266
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: receiving a selection of a render target after receiving the render target selection, receiving a sequence of graphics application program interface (API) calls for a pass through the selected render target, the sequence having graphics processing pipeline tests disabled, the selected render target including a plurality of pixels; after receiving the sequence, storing the first sequence of graphics API calls in a log database; after storing the first sequence, determining a number of times a graphics API call within the sequence of graphics API calls causes pixels of the selected render target to be written to; after determining the number of times, presenting results of the pass through the selected render target as a pixel history for a plurality of pixels; after presenting results, receiving a selection of a pixel; after receiving the pixel selection, presenting graphics API calls of the sequence of graphics API calls affecting the selected pixel during the pass through the selected render target; after presenting calls, receiving a selection of one of the presented graphics API calls; after receiving the call selection, performing a first pass through the selected graphics API call having graphics processing pipeline tests disabled; after performing the first pass, performing a second pass through the selected graphics API call having a selected one of the disabled-graphics processing pipeline tests enabled; after performing the second pass, generating a pixel history for the selected pixel of the render target, the pixel history including the first and second passes through the selected graphics API call; after generating the pixel history, determining a number of times the selected graphics API call within the first and second passes causes the selected pixel to be written to; and after determining the number of times, determining an impact of the enabled graphics processing pipeline tests on the number of times the selected pixel is written to based on the first and second pass through the selected graphics API call.