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Alpha compositing

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In computer graphics, alpha compositing is the process of combining an image with a background to create the appearance of partial or full transparency. [1]

43 relations: Alpha to coverage, Alvy Ray Smith, Associative property, Bit blit, Blend modes, Blue, Bruce A. Wallace, Chroma key, Clipping (computer graphics), Color, Commutative property, Compositing, Computer graphics, Convex combination, Data compression, Digital compositing, Filter (signal processing), Gamma correction, Green, High color, Identity element, Image file formats, Interpolation, Matte (filmmaking), MinutePhysics, Monoid, Optical filter, Painter's algorithm, Portable Network Graphics, Primary color, Red, Reflectance, RGBA color space, Spectral color, Texture splatting, Thomas K. Porter, Tom Duff, Transmittance, Transparency (graphic), Truevision TGA, Tuple, 2D computer graphics, 32-bit.

Alpha to coverage

Alpha to coverage is a multisampling computer graphics technique useful for situations where dense foliage or grass must be rendered in a video game.

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Alvy Ray Smith

Alvy Ray Smith III is an American computer scientist who cofounded Lucasfilm's Computer Division, and Pixar, participating in the 1980s and 1990s expansion of computer animation into feature film.

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Associative property

In mathematics, the associative property is a property of some binary operations.

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Bit blit

Bit blit (also written BITBLT, BIT BLT, BitBLT, Bit BLT, Bit Blt etc., which stands for bit block transfer) is a data operation commonly used in computer graphics in which several bitmaps are combined into one using a boolean function.

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Blend modes

Blend modes (or Mixing modes) in digital image editing and computer graphics are used to determine how two layers are blended into each other.

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Blue

Blue is one of the three primary colours of pigments in painting and traditional colour theory, as well as in the RGB colour model.

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Bruce A. Wallace

Bruce A. Wallace (April 20, 1905 – March 4, 1977) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1942 to 1944 and from 1948 to 1955.

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Chroma key

Chroma key compositing, or chroma keying, is a visual effects/post-production technique for compositing (layering) two images or video streams together based on color hues (chroma range).

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Clipping (computer graphics)

Clipping, in the context of computer graphics, is a method to selectively enable or disable rendering operations within a defined region of interest.

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Color

Color (American English) or colour (Commonwealth English) is the characteristic of human visual perception described through color categories, with names such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or purple.

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Commutative property

In mathematics, a binary operation is commutative if changing the order of the operands does not change the result.

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Compositing

Compositing is the combining of visual elements from separate sources into single images, often to create the illusion that all those elements are parts of the same scene.

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Computer graphics

Computer graphics are pictures and films created using computers.

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Convex combination

In convex geometry, a convex combination is a linear combination of points (which can be vectors, scalars, or more generally points in an affine space) where all coefficients are non-negative and sum to 1.

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Data compression

In signal processing, data compression, source coding, or bit-rate reduction involves encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation.

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Digital compositing

Digital compositing is the process of digitally assembling multiple images to make a final image, typically for print, motion pictures or screen display.

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Filter (signal processing)

In signal processing, a filter is a device or process that removes some unwanted components or features from a signal.

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Gamma correction

Gamma correction, or often simply gamma, is a nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems.

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Green

Green is the color between blue and yellow on the visible spectrum.

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High color

High color graphics (variously spelled Highcolor, Hicolor, Hi-color, Hicolour, and Highcolour, and known as Thousands of colors on a Macintosh) is a method of storing image information in a computer's memory such that each pixel is represented by two bytes.

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Identity element

In mathematics, an identity element or neutral element is a special type of element of a set with respect to a binary operation on that set, which leaves other elements unchanged when combined with them.

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Image file formats

Image file formats are standardized means of organizing and storing digital images.

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Interpolation

In the mathematical field of numerical analysis, interpolation is a method of constructing new data points within the range of a discrete set of known data points.

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Matte (filmmaking)

Mattes are used in photography and special effects filmmaking to combine two or more image elements into a single, final image.

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MinutePhysics

MinutePhysics (styled without a space) is an educational YouTube channel created by Henry Reich.

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Monoid

In abstract algebra, a branch of mathematics, a monoid is an algebraic structure with a single associative binary operation and an identity element.

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Optical filter

An optical filter is a device that selectively transmits light of different wavelengths, usually implemented as a glass plane or plastic device in the optical path, which are either dyed in the bulk or have interference coatings.

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Painter's algorithm

The painter's algorithm, also known as a priority fill, is one of the simplest solutions to the visibility problem in 3D computer graphics.

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Portable Network Graphics

Portable Network Graphics (PNG, pronounced or) is a raster graphics file format that supports lossless data compression.

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Primary color

A set of primary colors is, most tangibly, a set of real colorants or colored lights that can be combined in varying amounts to produce a gamut of colors.

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Red

Red is the color at the end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet.

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Reflectance

Reflectance of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in reflecting radiant energy.

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RGBA color space

RGBA stands for red green blue alpha.

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Spectral color

A spectral color is a color that is evoked in a normal human by a single wavelength of light in the visible spectrum, or by a relatively narrow band of wavelengths, also known as monochromatic light.

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Texture splatting

In computer graphics, texture splatting is a method for combining different textures.

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Thomas K. Porter

Thomas K. Porter is a computer programmer at Pixar.

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Tom Duff

Thomas Douglas Selkirk Duff (born December 8, 1952) is a computer programmer.

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Transmittance

Transmittance of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in transmitting radiant energy.

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Transparency (graphic)

Transparency is possible in a number of graphics file formats.

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Truevision TGA

Truevision TGA, often referred to as TARGA, is a raster graphics file format created by Truevision Inc. (now part of Avid Technology).

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Tuple

In mathematics, a tuple is a finite ordered list (sequence) of elements.

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2D computer graphics

2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital images) and by techniques specific to them.

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32-bit

32-bit microcomputers are computers in which 32-bit microprocessors are the norm.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_compositing

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