UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`______________
`LIGHTRICKS LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`PLOTAGRAPH, INC. and SASCHA CONNELLY,
`Patent Owner.
`______________
`Case IPR2023-00568
`U.S. Patent No. 11,182,641
`Filing Date: Feb. 26, 2020
`Issue Date: Nov. 23, 2021
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`DECLARATION OF PHILIP GREENSPUN, PH.D.
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`Lightricks Ltd.
`EX1002
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
`INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF WORK ............................................. 21
`I.
`EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS .................................................. 21
`II.
`III. COMPENSATION ....................................................................................... 26
`IV. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................................... 27
`A.
`Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art ...................................................... 27
`B.
`Claim Construction............................................................................. 28
`BASIS FOR OPINIONS .............................................................................. 29
`V.
`VI. TECHNOLOGY BACKGROUND .............................................................. 29
`VII. OVERVIEW OF THE ’641 PATENT ......................................................... 37
`A.
`Claim Construction............................................................................. 38
`VIII. ANALYSIS OF CLAIMS 1-4, 8-15, AND 19-20 OF THE ’641
`PATENT IN VIEW OF THE PRIOR ART ................................................. 38
`A.
`Public Availability of AEM, IMU, Okabe, and Li ............................. 38
`B.
`Ground 1: AEM, and Claims 1-4, 8-15, and 19-20 ........................... 43
`1.
`Summary of AEM .................................................................... 43
`a. Workspace and Panels ................................................... 45
`b.
`Compositions and Layers .............................................. 46
`c.
`Extracting a Single Frame from a Video ....................... 47
`d. Modifying Transparency of Certain Pixels ................... 48
`e.
`Puppet Effect ................................................................. 50
`f.
`Animating with the Puppet Effect ................................. 51
`Example of Animating in AECS6 ........................................... 55
`a.
`Importing a Video into a Composition .......................... 57
`b.
`Extracting a Single Frame from the Video and
`Importing the Frame as a Layer ..................................... 59
`Placing a Puppet Deform Pin to Create a Starting
`Keyframe ....................................................................... 63
`Creating an Ending Keyframe and a Motion Path ........ 65
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`Using a Mask or the Roto Brush Tool to Select a
`Set of Pixels to be Animated ......................................... 68
`i.
`Creating a Mask Using the “Pen” Tool ............... 68
`ii.
`Creating a Mask Using the “Auto-Trace”
`Function ............................................................... 71
`iii. Creating a Matte Using the “Roto Brush”
`Tool...................................................................... 73
`Looping the Animation .................................................. 81
`f.
`Final Resulting Animation ............................................. 82
`g.
`Animating with Multiple Deform Pins .......................... 87
`h.
`Independent Claim 1 ................................................................ 98
`a.
`[1pre]: A computer system providing, to a client
`computing device, software for automating a
`shifting of pixels within a video file, the computer
`system comprising: one or more processors; and
`one or more computer-readable media having
`stored thereon executable instructions that are
`transmitted to the client computing device for
`execution by one or more client processors on the
`client computing device, the executable
`instructions comprising instructions that when
`executed by the one or more client processors
`configure the client computing device to perform
`at least the following. ..................................................... 98
`[1a]: access, from memory, a digital image file,
`wherein the digital image file comprises
`information that corresponds to individual pixels
`within a frame of the digital image file. ........................ 99
`[1b]: receive a first starting point through a user
`interface, wherein the first starting point is
`received through a user selection of a first
`beginning portion of a first image frame. .................... 101
`[1c]: receive a first ending point through the user
`interface, wherein the first ending point is received
`through a user selection of a first ending portion. ....... 107
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`[1d]: create a first digital link between the first
`starting point and the first ending point, wherein
`the first digital link comprises: a first direction
`extending from the first starting point to the first
`ending point; and a first length between the first
`starting point and the first ending point. ...................... 108
`[1e]: identify a first set of pixels that lie along the
`first digital link between the first starting point and
`the first ending point; and. ........................................... 110
`[1f]: shift the first set of pixels in the first
`direction. ...................................................................... 115
`Claim 2: The computer system of claim 1, wherein the first
`ending portion comprises a particular portion of the first
`image frame. ........................................................................... 117
`Claim 3: The computer system of claim 1, wherein the digital
`image file comprises a video file and the first image frame
`comprises a first video frame of the video file. ..................... 117
`Claim 4: The computer system of claim 3, wherein the first
`ending portion comprises a particular portion of a second
`video frame within the video file. .......................................... 117
`Claim 8: The computer system of claim 1, wherein shifting
`the first set of pixels comprises rendering in a loop the first set
`of pixels being shifted within the first image frame. ............. 118
`Claim 9 ................................................................................... 119
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`[9a]-[9e]: The computer system of claim 1,
`wherein the executable instructions include
`instructions that are executable to configure the
`computer system to: receive a second starting
`point through the user interface, wherein the
`second starting point is received through a user
`selection of a second beginning portion of the first
`image frame; receive a second ending point
`through the user interface, wherein the second
`ending point is received through a user selection of
`a second ending portion; create a second digital
`link between the second starting point and the
`second ending point, wherein the second digital
`link comprises: a second direction extending from
`the second starting point to the second ending
`point; and a second length between the second
`starting point and the second ending point;
`identify a second set of pixels that lie between the
`second starting point and the second ending point;
`and shift the second set of pixels in the second
`direction. ...................................................................... 119
`Claim 10: The computer system of claim 9, wherein the first
`direction is different from the second direction. .................... 122
`10. Claim 11: The computer system of claim 9, wherein a
`magnitude of the shifting of the first set of pixels is
`proportionally related to the first length and the magnitude of
`the shifting of the second set of pixels is proportionally
`related to the second length. ................................................... 122
`Independent Claim 12 ............................................................ 125
`a.
`[12pre]: A computer program product comprising
`one or more non-transitory computer storage
`media having stored thereon computer-executable
`instructions that, when transmitted to a remote
`computer system for execution at a processor,
`cause the remote computer system to perform a
`method for automating a shifting of pixels within
`an image file, the method comprising. ........................ 125
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`[12a]: receiving a first indication of a first starting
`point through a user interface, wherein the first
`starting point is received through a user selection
`of a first portion of a first image frame. ...................... 126
`[12b]: receiving, through the user interface, a first
`direction associated with the first starting point. ......... 126
`[12c]: create a first digital link extending in the
`first direction from the first starting point. .................. 127
`[12d]: selecting a first set of pixels that are along
`the first digital link and extend in the first direction
`away from the first starting point; and. ....................... 127
`[12e]: shifting the first set of pixels, in the first
`image frame, in the first direction. .............................. 128
`12. Claim 13 ................................................................................. 128
`a.
`[13a]-[13b]: The computer program product as
`recited in claim 12, further comprising receiving
`an indication to generate a first mask over a second
`portion of the first image frame, wherein pixels
`under the first mask are prevented from shifting. ....... 128
`13. Claim 14: The computer program product as recited in claim
`13, further comprising computer-executable instructions that,
`when transmitted to the remote computer system for
`execution at the processor, cause the remote computer system
`to perform a method for automating the shifting of pixels
`within the image file, the method comprising receiving
`through a user interface a selection of the second portion of
`the first image frame around which the first mask should be
`generated. ............................................................................... 132
`14. Claim 15 ................................................................................. 133
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`[15a]-[15b]: The computer program product of
`claim 14, further comprising computer-executable
`instructions that, when transmitted to the remote
`computer system for execution at the processor,
`cause the remote computer system to perform a
`method for automating the shifting of pixels within
`the image file, the method comprising: identifying
`one or more edges that form a first boundary
`around the second portion; and generating the first
`mask to cover area within the first boundary. ............. 133
`Independent Claim 19 ............................................................ 136
`a.
`[19pre]: A method for transmitting to a client
`computing device instructions for shifting pixels
`within a video file, comprising: transmitting
`computer executable instructions to a client
`computing device, the computer executable
`instructions configured to cause the client
`computing device to. .................................................... 136
`[19a]: access, from memory, a digital image file,
`wherein the digital image file comprises
`information that corresponds to individual pixels
`within a frame of the digital image file. ...................... 137
`[19b]: receive a first starting point through a user
`interface, wherein the first starting point is
`received through a user selection of a first
`beginning portion of a first image frame. .................... 137
`[19c]: receive a first ending point through the user
`interface, wherein the first ending point is received
`through a user selection of a first ending portion. ....... 137
`[19d]: create a first digital link between the first
`starting point and the first ending point, wherein
`the first digital link comprises: a first direction
`extending from the first starting point to the first
`ending point; and a first length between the first
`starting point and the first ending point. ...................... 138
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`[19e]: identify a first set of pixels that lie along
`the first digital link between the first starting point
`and the first ending point; and. .................................... 138
`[19f]: shift the first set of pixels in the first
`direction. ...................................................................... 138
`16. Claim 20: The method of claim 19, wherein the digital image
`file comprises a video file and the first image frame comprises
`a frame of the video file. ........................................................ 138
`Ground 2: IMU and Okabe, and Claims 1-4, 8-14, and 19-20 ....... 138
`1.
`Summary of IMU ................................................................... 138
`a.
`Applying Effects and Creating an Animation ............. 140
`b.
`Extracting a Single Frame of a GIF Animation .......... 143
`c. Modifying Transparency of Certain Pixels Using a
`Matte ............................................................................ 145
`Summary of Okabe ................................................................ 146
`The IMU-Okabe Combination ............................................... 147
`a. Motivation to Combine IMU with Okabe ................... 147
`b.
`Resulting Combination of IMU with Okabe ............... 151
`Independent Claim 1 .............................................................. 153
`a.
`[1pre]: A computer system providing, to a client
`computing device, software for automating a
`shifting of pixels within a video file, the computer
`system comprising: one or more processors; and
`one or more computer-readable media having
`stored thereon executable instructions that are
`transmitted to the client computing device for
`execution by one or more client processors on the
`client computing device, the executable
`instructions comprising instructions that when
`executed by the one or more client processors
`configure the client computing device to perform
`at least the following. ................................................... 153
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`[1a]: access, from memory, a digital image file,
`wherein the digital image file comprises
`information that corresponds to individual pixels
`within a frame of the digital image file. ...................... 154
`[1b]: receive a first starting point through a user
`interface, wherein the first starting point is
`received through a user selection of a first
`beginning portion of a first image frame. .................... 155
`[1c]: receive a first ending point through the user
`interface, wherein the first ending point is received
`through a user selection of a first ending portion. ....... 158
`[1d]: create a first digital link between the first
`starting point and the first ending point, wherein
`the first digital link comprises: a first direction
`extending from the first starting point to the first
`ending point; and a first length between the first
`starting point and the first ending point. ...................... 159
`[1e]: identify a first set of pixels that lie along the
`first digital link between the first starting point and
`the first ending point; and. ........................................... 160
`[1f]: shift the first set of pixels in the first
`direction. ...................................................................... 162
`Claim 2: The computer system of claim 1, wherein the first
`ending portion comprises a particular portion of the first
`image frame. ........................................................................... 163
`Claim 3: The computer system of claim 1, wherein the digital
`image file comprises a video file and the first image frame
`comprises a first video frame of the video file. ..................... 163
`Claim 4: The computer system of claim 3, wherein the first
`ending portion comprises a particular portion of a second
`video frame within the video file. .......................................... 163
`Claim 8: The computer system of claim 1, wherein shifting
`the first set of pixels comprises rendering in a loop the first set
`of pixels being shifted within the first image frame. ............. 164
`Claim 9 ................................................................................... 165
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`[9a]-[9e]: The computer system of claim 1,
`wherein the executable instructions include
`instructions that are executable to configure the
`computer system to: receive a second starting
`point through the user interface, wherein the
`second starting point is received through a user
`selection of a second beginning portion of the first
`image frame; receive a second ending point
`through the user interface, wherein the second
`ending point is received through a user selection of
`a second ending portion; create a second digital
`link between the second starting point and the
`second ending point, wherein the second digital
`link comprises: a second direction extending from
`the second starting point to the second ending
`point; and a second length between the second
`starting point and the second ending point;
`identify a second set of pixels that lie between the
`second starting point and the second ending point;
`and shift the second set of pixels in the second
`direction. ...................................................................... 165
`10. Claim 10: The computer system of claim 9, wherein the first
`direction is different from the second direction. .................... 168
`11. Claim 11: The computer system of claim 9, wherein a
`magnitude of the shifting of the first set of pixels is
`proportionally related to the first length and the magnitude of
`the shifting of the second set of pixels is proportionally
`related to the second length. ................................................... 169
`Independent Claim 12 ............................................................ 171
`a.
`[12pre]: A computer program product comprising
`one or more non-transitory computer storage
`media having stored thereon computer-executable
`instructions that, when transmitted to a remote
`computer system for execution at a processor,
`cause the remote computer system to perform a
`method for automating a shifting of pixels within
`an image file, the method comprising. ........................ 171
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`[12a]: receiving a first indication of a first starting
`point through a user interface, wherein the first
`starting point is received through a user selection
`of a first portion of a first image frame. ...................... 172
`[12b]: receiving, through the user interface, a first
`direction associated with the first starting point. ......... 172
`[12c]: creating a first digital link extending in the
`first direction from the first starting point. .................. 172
`[12d]: selecting a first set of pixels that are along
`the first digital link and extend in the first direction
`away from the first starting point. ............................... 173
`[12e]: shifting the first set of pixels, in the first
`image frame, in the first direction. .............................. 173
`13. Claim 13 ................................................................................. 173
`a.
`[13a]-[13b]: The computer program product as
`recited in claim 12, further comprising receiving
`an indication to generate a first mask over a second
`portion of the first image frame, wherein pixels
`under the first mask are prevented from shifting. ....... 173
`14. Claim 14: The computer program product as recited in claim
`13, further comprising computer-executable instructions that,
`when transmitted to the remote computer system for
`execution at the processor, cause the remote computer system
`to perform a method for automating the shifting of pixels
`within the image file, the method comprising receiving
`through a user interface a selection of the second portion of
`the first image frame around which the first mask should be
`generated. ............................................................................... 175
`Independent Claim 19 ............................................................ 175
`a.
`[19pre]: A method for transmitting to a client
`computing device instructions for shifting pixels
`within a video file, comprising: transmitting
`computer executable instructions to a client
`computing device, the computer executable
`instructions configured to cause the client
`computing device to. .................................................... 175
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`[19a]: access, from memory, a digital image file,
`wherein the digital image file comprises
`information that corresponds to individual pixels
`within a frame of the digital image file. ...................... 176
`[19b]: receive a first starting point through a user
`interface, wherein the first starting point is
`received through a user selection of a first
`beginning portion of a first image frame. .................... 176
`[19c]: receive a first ending point through the user
`interface, wherein the first ending point is received
`through a user selection of a first ending portion. ....... 176
`[19d]: create a first digital link between the first
`starting point and the first ending point, wherein
`the first digital link comprises: a first direction
`extending from the first starting point to the first
`ending point; and a first length between the first
`starting point and the first ending point. ...................... 177
`[19e]: identify a first set of pixels that lie along
`the first digital link between the first starting point
`and the first ending point; and. .................................... 177
`[19f]: shift the first set of pixels in the first
`direction. ...................................................................... 177
`16. Claim 20: The method of claim 19, wherein the digital image
`file comprises a video file and the first image frame comprises
`a frame of the video file. ........................................................ 177
`D. Ground 3: IMU, Okabe, and Li, and Claims 13-15 ........................ 177
`1.
`Summary of Li ....................................................................... 177
`2.
`The IMU-Okabe-Li Combination .......................................... 179
`a. Motivation to Combine the IMU-Okabe
`Combination with Li .................................................... 179
`Resulting Combination of the IMU-Okabe
`Combination and Li ..................................................... 182
`Claim 13 ................................................................................. 183
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`[13a]-[13b]: The computer program product as
`recited in claim 12, further comprising receiving
`an indication to generate a first mask over a second
`portion of the first image frame, wherein pixels
`under the first mask are prevented from shifting. ....... 183
`Claim 14: The computer program product as recited in claim
`13, further comprising computer-executable instructions that,
`when transmitted to the remote computer system for
`execution at the processor, cause the remote computer system
`to perform a method for automating the shifting of pixels
`within the image file, the method comprising receiving
`through a user interface a selection of the second portion of
`the first image frame around which the first mask should be
`generated. ............................................................................... 184
`Claim 15 ................................................................................. 185
`a.
`[15a]-[15b]: The computer program product of
`claim 14, further comprising computer-executable
`instructions that, when transmitted to the remote
`computer system for execution at the processor,
`cause the remote computer system to perform a
`method for automating the shifting of pixels within
`the image file, the method comprising: identifying
`one or more edges that form a first boundary
`around the second portion; and generating the first
`mask to cover area within the first boundary. ............. 185
`IX. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................... 186
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`LIST OF DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED
`Shorthand
`Description
`Exhibit
`’641 Patent
`U.S. Patent No. 11,182,641
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`1003 AEM
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`1 IMU-Home, IMU-Warping, IMU-Distorting, IMU-Masking, IMU-Animating, and
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`IMU-Windows are collectively referred to hereinafter as “IMU.”
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`1009 Okabe
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`1012 Archive
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`1023 Hair
`1024 Nakagawa
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`Internet Archive
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`CLAIM LISTING
`Limitation
`A computer system providing, to a client computing
`device, software for automating a shifting of pixels
`within a video file, the computer system comprising:
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`one or more processors; and
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`one or more computer-readable media having stored
`thereon executable instructions that are transmitted
`to the client computing device for execution by one
`or more client processors on the client computing
`device, the executable instructions comprising
`instructions that when executed by the one or more
`client processors configure the client computing
`device to perform at least the following:
`access, from memory, a digital image file, wherein
`the digital image file comprises information that
`corresponds to individual pixels within a frame of
`the digital image file;
`receive a first starting point through a user interface,
`wherein the first starting point is received through a
`user selection of a first beginning portion of a first
`image frame;
`receive a first ending point through the user
`interface, wherein the first ending point is received
`through a user selection of a first ending portion;
`create a first digital link between the first starting
`point and the first ending point, wherein the first
`digital link comprises:
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` a
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` first direction extending from the first starting point
`to the first ending point; and
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` a
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` first length between the first starting point and the
`first ending point;
`identify a first set of pixels that lie along the first
`digital link between the first starting point and the
`first ending point; and
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`Claim Limitation No.
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`[1pre]
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`[1a]
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`[1b]
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`[1c]
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`[1d]
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`[1e]
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`1
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`Claim Limitation No.
`shift the first set of pixels in the first direction.
`[1f]
`The computer system of claim 1, wherein the first ending portion
`comprises a particular portion of the first image frame.
`The computer system of claim 1, wherein the digital image file
`comprises a video file and the first image frame comprises a first video
`frame of the video file.
`The computer system of claim 3, wherein the first ending portion
`comprises a particular portion of a second video frame within the video
`file.
`The computer system of claim 1, wherein shifting the first set of pixels
`comprises rendering in a loop the first set of pixels being shifted within
`the first image frame.
`The computer system of claim 1, wherein the
`executable instructions include instructions that are
`executable to configure the computer system to:
`
`receive a second starting point through the user
`interface, wherein the second starting point is
`received through a user selection of a second
`beginning portion of the first image frame;
`receive a second ending point through the user
`interface, wherein the second ending point is
`received through a user selection of a second ending
`portion;
`create a second digital link between the second
`starting point and the second ending point, wherein
`the second digital link comprises:
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`2
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`3
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`4
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`8
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`9
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`[9a]
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`[9b]
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`[9c]
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`[9d]
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`[9e]
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` a
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` second direction extending from the second
`starting point to the second ending point; and
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` a
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` second length between the second starting point
`and the second ending point;
`identify a second set of pixels that lie between the
`second starting point and the second ending point;
`and
`shift the second set of pixels in the second direction.
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`The computer system of claim 9, wherein the first direction is different
`10
`from the second direction.
`The computer system of claim 9, wherein a magnitude of the shifting of
`the first set of pixels is proportionally related to the first length and the
`magnitude of the shifting of the second set of pixels is proportionally
`related to the second length.
`A computer program product comprising one or
`more non-transitory computer storage media having
`stored thereon computer-executable instructions that,
`when transmitted to a remote computer system for
`execution at a processor, cause the remote computer
`system to perform a method for automating a shifting
`of pixels within an image file, the method
`comprising:
`receiving a first indication of a first starting point
`through a user interface, wherein the first starting
`point is received through a user selection of a first
`portion of a first image frame;
`receiving, through the user interface, a first direction
`associated with the first starting point;
`creating a first digital link extending in the first
`direction from the first starting point;
`selecting a first set of pixels that are along the first
`digital link and extend in the first direction away
`from the first starting point; and
`shifting the first set of pixels, in the first imag