Multiple Independent Crop Areas in Graphics Documents
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current graphics programs only allow a single crop area per document, making it inefficient to export artwork in multiple formats, as users must save and edit multiple documents, leading to file clutter and increased time consumption.
Innovation Solution
The system enables the creation of multiple, independent crop areas within a single document, allowing users to select, manipulate, and export each area separately, with options to switch between viewing modes and perform non-destructive cropping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple documents are saved and edited separately for different output formats, then each document can be cropped independently, but file clutter increases and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple crop areas into a single document, allowing users to create and manage multiple independent crop areas (first crop area, second crop area, etc.) within one document rather than requiring separate documents for each output format. This combining approach maintains the ability to export to multiple formats while eliminating the need to open and close multiple documents.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the document into multiple independent crop areas that can be individually manipulated. Each crop area can be independently selected, moved, resized, and exported, allowing users to work with different portions of the same document for different output formats without affecting other crop areas.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple documents are created for different formats, then each can be optimized for its specific format, but file management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple format-specific crop areas into a single document, reducing file management complexity from managing multiple separate documents to managing one document with multiple crop areas. Users can create a first crop area for one format and a second crop area for another format, both within the same document.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the single document universal by enabling it to serve multiple output formats simultaneously through multiple crop areas. The document can be used for exporting to video formats, image formats, and other formats all from one document, eliminating the need for separate format-specific documents.
3Device complexity
If a single crop area is allowed per document, then the document structure remains simple, but flexibility for multiple export formats is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the document into multiple independent crop areas while maintaining overall document structure simplicity. Each crop area can be independently defined, selected, and manipulated, providing multi-format export flexibility without significantly complicating the document structure. Users can create additional crop areas as needed for different formats.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the document dynamic by allowing crop areas to be created, deleted, moved, and resized at any time. Users can add a first crop area, then add a second crop area, and continue to modify the document structure as needed, providing adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple underlying document structure.
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AI summary
Various embodiments are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products to create multiple, independent crop areas on a single document. For instance, one embodiment allows a user to create multiple, even overlapping, crop areas. Each of the crop areas is independently actionable for cropping. Thus, in one example, a user can select and manipulate each of the crop areas independently and also perform crop operations on a given area without affecting the other crop areas of the document. In various embodiments, the different crop areas are independent in nearly aspect, with differing positions, sizes, aspect ratios, and the like.