Intuitive media editing

Abstract

A non-transitory machine readable medium that has a computer program for displaying color values of at least one particular color channel of an image includes several pixels is described. The computer program retrieves a color value for each pixel in the plurality of pixels of the image. The computer program displays a graphical presentation of a distribution of color values of the image along the particular color channel. The graphical presentation includes (1) a first set of color values of the image that fall within minimum and maximum cutoff values for the particular color channel, and (2) a second set of color values of the image that fall outside the minimum and maximum cutoff values.

Description

CLAIM OF BENEFIT TO PRIOR APPLICATION[0001]This application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 595,650, entitled “Intuitive Media Editing,” filed Feb. 6, 2012. The U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 595,650 is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]Digital graphic design, image editing, and video editing applications (hereafter collectively referred to as media content editing applications or media editing applications) provide graphical designers, media artists, and other users with the necessary tools to view, analyze, and edit a variety of media content. Examples of such applications include iPhoto®, Aperture®, Final Cut Pro® and iMovie®, all sold by Apple, Inc. These applications give users the ability to analyze and edit images and videos in a variety of manners. For example, some applications provide different graphical representations of the color values of an image (e.g., histogram representation, waveform representation, vectorscope repre...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0020]Pixels of an image may contain luminance values that are beyond the range of black and white luminance cutoff values under different scenarios. For example, modern image-capturing devices may capture and store color values beyond the black and white luminance cutoff values in an image. Certain image file formats, such as formats that support high-dynamic range, may support color values that are outside the range of the black and white luminance cutoff values. Also, luminance values of some pixels that are originally within the range of the black and white luminance cutoff values may be pushed beyond the range by a user who is editing the image (e.g., increasing or decreasing the brightness level of at least some pixels of the image). Thus, the media-editing application of some embodiments provides a color channel histogram representation that includes a range beyond the predetermined black and white luminance cutoff va

Problems solved by technology

Many media-editing applications, however, do not provide intuitive color adjustmen

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