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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorCharles F. Marino
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A technique is provided for aligning and formatting multi-operand pixel data, for example, within a pixel formatter of a graphics engine for a set-top box system. The technique includes, in one embodiment, obtaining pixel data of a first alignment and a first format for conversion to a second alignment and a second format. The pixel data undergoes pre-alignment where the first alignment of the pixel data is changed to a bit zero alignment, after which the pixel data is reformatted from the first format to the second format. The reformatted pixel data is post-aligned to change from bit zero alignment to the second alignment. In one embodiment, the pixel data is source pixel data or pattern pixel data, while the second alignment and the second format are alignment and format of destination pixel data.
A method of processing pixel data, comprising:
A system for processing pixel data, comprising:
At least one program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of processing pixel data, the method comprising:
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