Cursor for application of image adjustments
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDouglas Joseph Ahmann, Mark Lee Kawano
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Abstract
Systems and techniques are disclosed for applying an effect to a digital image using a cursor. An effect can be applied to an image at a region under a cursor. The cursor has an outer periphery and an effect indicating periphery within the outer periphery. The outer periphery defines a maximum extent to which the effect is applied. The effect indicating periphery indicates how the effect will be applied to the image, such as providing a visual indication of a softness setting.
Claims22
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving an adjustment to a softness setting for a brush in a user interface, the brush being adapted to apply an effect to a digital image;
- displaying the softness setting in the user interface as the adjustment is received;
- displaying, as the adjustment is received and adjacent to the user interface, a cursor corresponding to the brush based on the adjusted softness setting, the cursor comprising:
- an outer periphery indicating a maximum extent of an effect to be applied with the brush,
- an inner periphery within the outer periphery, a size of the inner periphery based on a softness setting of the brush, and
- an effect indicating periphery between the outer periphery and the inner periphery, a location of the effect indicating periphery between the outer periphery and the inner periphery based on the softness of the brush;
- and
- changing a size of the effect indicating periphery relative to the outer periphery according to the received adjustment.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an adjustment to a softness setting for a brush in a user interface, the brush being adapted to apply an effect to a digital image;
- displaying the softness setting in the user interface as the adjustment is received;
- displaying, as the adjustment is received and adjacent to the user interface, a cursor corresponding to the brush based on the adjusted softness setting, the cursor comprising:
- an outer periphery indicating a maximum extent of an effect to be applied with the brush,
- an inner periphery within the outer periphery, a size of the inner periphery based on a softness setting of the brush, and
- an effect indicating periphery between the outer periphery and the inner periphery, a location of the effect indicating periphery between the outer periphery and the inner periphery based on the softness of the brush;
- and
- changing a size of the effect indicating periphery relative to the outer periphery according to the received adjustment.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an adjustment to a softness setting for a brush in a user interface, the brush being adapted to apply an effect to a digital image;
- displaying the softness setting in the user interface as the adjustment is received;
- displaying, as the adjustment is received and adjacent to the user interface, a cursor corresponding to the brush based on the adjusted softness setting, the cursor comprising:
- an outer periphery indicating a maximum extent of an effect to be applied with the brush,
- an inner periphery within the outer periphery, a size of the inner periphery based on a softness setting of the brush, and
- an effect indicating periphery between the outer periphery and the inner periphery, a location of the effect indicating periphery between the outer periphery and the inner periphery based on the softness of the brush;
- and
- changing a size of the effect indicating periphery relative to the outer periphery according to the received adjustment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.