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Apparatus and method for acceleration of 2D vector graphics using 3D graphics hardware
Apparatus and method for acceleration of 2D vector graphics using 3D graphics hardware
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机译:使用3D图形硬件加速2D矢量图形的装置和方法
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For use in a system capable of creating and displaying vector computer graphics, there is disclosed an apparatus and method for acceleration of 2D vector graphics using both a general purpose computer and conventional 3D graphics hardware. In one advantageous embodiment, the apparatus and method of the present invention comprises a central processing unit (CPU) that is capable of analyzing 2D vector graphic content to create a span stream and a fill palette for each graphics layer of a visual image. The CPU sends the span streams and the fill palettes to a 3D graphics hardware device. Each span stream contains all the information necessary for the 3D graphics hardware device to correctly locate all of the shape boundaries in a graphics layer. Each fill palette contains all the information necessary for the 3D graphics hardware device to correctly fill all of the shape boundaries in each graphics layer. Each fill palette contains information concerning all color gradients, bitmaps, pattern maps, and solid colors that are present in a graphics layer.
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