Physically-Based Rendering - From Theory to Implementation

From movies to video games, computer-rendered images are pervasive. This book introduces the concepts and theory of photorealistic rendering, hand in hand with the source code for a sophisticated renderer. It describes the design strategies involved with building real systems.

Sommario

Geometry and transformations; Primitives & intersection acceleration; Camera models; Sampling and reconstruction; Film and the imaging pipeline; Reflection models; Materials; Texture; Volume scattering; Light sources; Monte Carlo Integration I & II: Improving efficiency; Light Transport I & II: Volume rendering; Summary and conclusion; Appendices, Index

Relazione

"I think this book is great. It's state-of-the-art, and covers the area from soup to nuts and with more depth than any other book I know." -Eric Haines, Autodesk Inc.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Greg Humphreys, Matt Pharr
• Editore: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.09.2004
• EAN: 9780125531801
• ISBN: 978-0-12-553180-1
• Pagine: 1056
• Serie: The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology; The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Software applicativo; Computergrafik