1. A method to blend graphical objects comprising: obtaining a page description language representation of the graphical objects, the graphical objects having transparency characteristics and color characteristics; converting a portion of the page description language representation into a planar map representation, the planar map representation having a plurality of planar map regions wherein each planar map region is associated with one or more of the graphical objects; and assigning a color to at least one planar map region as a function of the transparency characteristics and color characteristics of the graphical objects associated with the planar map region.
1. A method to blend graphical objects comprising: obtaining a page description language representation of the graphical objects, the graphical objects having transparency characteristics and color characteristics; converting a portion of the page description language representation into a planar map representation, the planar map representation having a plurality of planar map regions wherein each planar map region is associated with one or more of the graphical objects; and assigning a color to at least one planar map region as a function of the transparency characteristics and color characteristics of the graphical objects associated with the planar map region. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the transparency characteristics are given by a plurality of pixels wherein each pixel provides a transparency value and a color value.