Guide to Graphics Software Tools

Jim X. Chen

518 pages, parution le 04/12/2002

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Résumé

Current graphics software and hardware combine to allow multiple-level functionality and open up new application areas for scientists of all disciplines, and for computer scientists and engineers in particular.

This integrated guide explains and lists readily available and widely used 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.

Features:

Comprehensive and practical coverage of software graphics tools
Provides a uniquely categorized compendium of 265 3-D graphics software tools
Concise listings of platforms and pricing, applications, examples, functions, and related Web resources
Shortcut to practical graphics principles and methods
Includes a CD-ROM with extensive collection of source code and executables
Extensive pointers to websites and other proven helpful sources
Combines theory and OpenGL programming with an accessible approach

Readers will find the book an authoritative and useful catalogue of practical, working software tools and methods.

Contents

PART I, A Shortcut to Computer Graphics Principles

Objects and Models
Transformation and Viewing
Color and Lighting
Blending and Texture Mapping
Advanced Topics

PART II, Computer Graphics Software Tools

Low-Level Graphics Libraries
Visualization
Modeling and Rendering
Animation and Simulation
Virtual Reality
Web3D Tools and Networked Environments
3-D File Formats

APPENDIX: Graphics Software Tools

L'auteur - Jim X. Chen

Jim Chen is director of the Computer Graphics Laboratory at George Mason University and editor of the visualization column, and the Visualization Portal (website), for the IEEE magazine, Computing in Science and Engineering

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Jim X. Chen
Parution	04/12/2002
Nb. de pages	518
Format	18,3 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1084g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780387950495
ISBN13	978-0-387-95049-5