Claims
- 1. A method of creating an electronic matte template, based on a physical matte, the physical matte having at least one opening, comprising:creating a digital image of the physical matte and a reference target, the reference target having distance information in two orthogonal axes; calculating the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte, using the distance information from the digital image of the reference target; creating an electronic matte template using the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte.
- 2. A method of creating a layout of printed images, based on a physical matte, the physical matte having at least one opening, comprising:creating a digital image of the physical matte and a reference target, the reference target having distance information in two orthogonal axes; calculating the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte, using the distance information from the digital image of the reference target; creating an electronic matte template using the size and locations of the openings in the physical matte; designating digital images for each opening in the electronic template; printing the layout of images on one page.
- 3. The method of claim 1 where the target is opaque.
- 4. The method of claim 1 where the target is transparent.
- 5. The method of claim 3 where the target is visible through at least one opening of the physical matte in the digital image.
- 6. The method of claim 3 where the target is visible around the outer edge of the physical matte in the digital image.
- 7. The method of claim 3 where the target is visible around the outer edge of the physical matte and through at least one opening in the physical matte in the digital image.
- 8. The method of claim 2 where the target is opaque.
- 9. The method of claim 2 where the target is transparent.
- 10. The method of claim 8 where the target is visible through at least one opening of the physical matte in the digital image.
- 11. The method of claim 8 where the target is visible around the outer edge of the physical matte and through at least one opening in the physical matte in the digital image.
- 12. The method of claim 8 where the target is visible around the outer edge of the physical matte in the digital image.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The application Ser. No. 09/491,957 “A System for Producing Photo Layouts to Match Existing Mattes Using Distance Information in Only One Axis” is related to this application. The above referenced application was filed on the same day as this application.
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