• DocumentCode
    2425759
  • Title

    Techniques for non-linear magnification transformations

  • Author

    Keahey, T. Alan ; Robertson, Edward L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN, USA
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    28-29 Oct 1996
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    45
  • Abstract
    This paper presents efficient methods for implementing general non-linear magnification transformations. Techniques are provided for: combining linear and non-linear magnifications, constraining the domain of magnifications, combining multiple transformations, and smoothly interpolating between magnified and normal views. In addition, piecewise linear methods are introduced which allow greater efficiency and expressiveness than their continuous counterparts
  • Keywords
    computer displays; data visualisation; interpolation; piecewise-linear techniques; domain constraint; efficiency; expressiveness; magnifications combination; multiple transformations combination; nonlinear magnification transformations; normal views; piecewise linear methods; smooth interpolation; Application software; Computer applications; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Computer science; Image resolution; Layout; Piecewise linear techniques; Spatial resolution; Visualization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Visualization '96, Proceedings IEEE Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-7668-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INFVIS.1996.559214
  • Filename
    559214