Image Editing Interface with Precomputed Effect Thumbnails
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Solution Overview
Problem
Applying image effects to images can be time-consuming for users, as they need to select effects, wait for rendering, and then adjust parameters, with limited ability to quickly assess and iterate on different effects.
Innovation Solution
A portable electronic device with a processor and memory configured to display user-selectable markers for a sequence of images, allowing users to swipe to select image effects and adjust parameters interactively, with features like transparency and clutter criteria for composite image formation, and intuitive interface for feature hiding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users apply image effects sequentially with parameter adjustment, then image editing functionality is achieved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-calculates and stores multiple parameter variations for each image effect in advance. When a user selects an effect, these pre-computed variations are immediately displayed as thumbnails, eliminating the need to wait for real-time parameter adjustments and rendering, thus significantly reducing time consumption while maintaining full editing functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically transitions from displaying static effect options to showing multiple parameter variations when an effect is selected. This dynamic behavior allows users to quickly browse through different parameter settings by swiping through thumbnails, making the editing process more efficient and responsive to user interactions
2Productivity
If multiple parameter variations are displayed as thumbnails, then effect assessment speed improves, but interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface segments the effect selection process into distinct phases: first displaying effect types, then showing parameter variations as separate thumbnails for each selected effect. This segmentation allows users to focus on one effect at a time and quickly compare its different parameter versions without being overwhelmed by all possible effects and parameters simultaneously, thus improving selection speed while managing interface complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a temporal dimension to effect exploration by displaying parameter variations as a sequence of thumbnails that users can swipe through. This transforms the traditionally static or linear parameter adjustment into a spatial-temporal navigation experience, allowing rapid assessment of multiple parameters in a compact visual format without significantly increasing interface complexity
3Adaptability or versatility
If composite images are formed from multiple images, then creative image production improves, but image clutter increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality control by allowing users to selectively adjust the transparency of individual images within a composite. Each image can have its transparency independently modified, enabling users to emphasize certain elements while de-emphasizing others, thus creating versatile composite images without excessive clutter and maintaining visual clarity
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AI summary
An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: based on a received user selection of one or more of a plurality of displayed user selectable markers (1505a-f), the user selectable markers each corresponding to one or more of the plurality of time adjacent images in a sequence of images, causing an editing function associated with the one or more images that correspond to the selected marker.