Guide to Graphics Software Tools, w. CD-ROM

The 2^nd edition of this integrated guide explains and lists readily available graphics software tools and their applications, while also serving as a shortcut to graphics theory and programming. It grounds readers in fundamental concepts and helps them use visualization, modeling, simulation, and virtual reality to complement and improve their work.

List of contents

Objects and Models.- Transformation and Viewing.- Color and Lighting.- Blending and Texture Mapping.- OpenGL Programming in Java: JOGL.- Curved Models.- Vertex Shading, Pixel Shading, and Parallel Processing.- Programming in Java3D.- OpenGL Shading Language.- Direct3D Shader Programming.- Advanced Topics.- Low-Level Graphics Libraries.- Visualization.- Modeling and Rendering.- Animation and Simulation.- Virtual Reality.- Web3D Tools and Networked Environment.- 3D File Formats.

Summary

The 2^nd edition of this integrated guide explains and lists readily available graphics software tools and their applications, while also serving as a shortcut to graphics theory and programming. It grounds readers in fundamental concepts and helps them use visualization, modeling, simulation, and virtual reality to complement and improve their work.

Product details

• Authors: Jim X Chen, Jim X. Chen
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.12.2008
• EAN: 9781848009004
• ISBN: 978-1-84800-900-4
• No. of pages: 559
• Weight: 1078 g
• Illustrations: XXV, 559 p. 116 illus.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; B, Software Engineering, computer science, Computer Vision, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Operating systems, Optical data processing, Image processing