29. A method to blend graphical objects comprising: (a) obtaining a page description language representation of the graphical objects, the graphical objects having transparency characteristics and color characteristics; (b) converting a portion of the page description language representation into a planar map representation, the planar map representation having regions wherein each region is associated with one or more of the graphical objects; (c) assigning a color to a planar map region as a function of the transparency characteristics and color characteristics of the graphical objects associated with the planar map region; (d) sorting the planar map regions into a print order; and (e) rasterizing a second portion of the print ordered planar map regions.
29. A method to blend graphical objects comprising: (a) obtaining a page description language representation of the graphical objects, the graphical objects having transparency characteristics and color characteristics; (b) converting a portion of the page description language representation into a planar map representation, the planar map representation having regions wherein each region is associated with one or more of the graphical objects; (c) assigning a color to a planar map region as a function of the transparency characteristics and color characteristics of the graphical objects associated with the planar map region; (d) sorting the planar map regions into a print order; and (e) rasterizing a second portion of the print ordered planar map regions. 31. The method of claim 29 wherein the portion of planar map regions comprise all of the planar map regions.