Porter-Duff compositing

noun

A technique for image compositing using an alpha channel.

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Meanings

nounPorter-Duff compositing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputer graphicsA technique for image compositing using an alpha channel.

Origin

Named after Thomas Porter and Tom Duff, who developed the technique at Lucasfilm.

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Porter-Duff compositing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porter-Duff%20compositing

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Porter-Duff compositing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porter-Duff%20compositing.

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