The Cg Tutorial: The Definitive Guide to Programmable Real-Time Graphics

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The Cg Tutorial: The Definitive Guide to Programmable Real-Time Graphics ISBN  0321194969 Release Date  26 February 2003 Category  Computer Graphics Tags  cg,   graphics,   cg tutorial,   the cg tutorial,   graphic,   real-time,   "the cg tutorial",   tutorial,   "the cg tutorial: the definitive guide to programmable real-time graphics",   cg tuturial,   "cg tutorial",   definitive,   graphics gems,   "the definitive guide",   real-time collision detection,   programmable logic controller,   real-time simulation,   3d computer graphics,   3d graphics,   computer graphics,   "cg",   real time,   tutor,   real-time rendering,   real time rendering,   This book @Amazon  View Tools Google Search Web flazx.com

Description "Cg is the key to unlocking the power of a new generation of programmable graphics hardware. This book is the definitive introduction to Cg, and will be essential for anyone programming high-quality real-time graphics. The Cg Tutorial will teach you to use Cg to create effects never before available for real-time applications." --Larry Gritz, Author of Advanced RenderMan (Morgan Kaufmann, 2000) "An important and timely book: Pixel-level procedural textures--animated clouds, fire, water, the whole bag of procedural tricks--finally go from the movie screen to the desktop. Access to computation of this power through a C-like language will usher in an exciting new era for the graphics community." --Ken Perlin, Professor, New York University Cg (C for graphics) is a complete programming environment for the fast creation of special effects and real-time cinematic quality experiences on multiple platforms. By providing a new level of abstraction, Cg lets developers more directly target OpenGL®, DirectX®, Windows®, Linux, Mac OS X®, and console platforms, such as the Xbox™, without having to program directly to the graphics hardware assembly language. Cg was developed by NVIDIA® Corporation in close collaboration with Microsoft® Corporation, and is compatible with both the OpenGL API and Microsoft's HLSL for DirectX 9.0. The Cg Tutorial explains how to implement both basic and advanced techniques for today's programmable GPU architectures. Major topics covered include: 3D transformations Per-vertex and per-pixel lighting Skinning and key-frame interpolation Environment mapping Bump mapping Fog Performance optimization Projective texturing Cartoon shading Compositing Other books on Computer Graphics High Dynamic Range Imaging Reconstruction (Synthesis Lectures on Computer Graphics) GPU-Based Techniques for Global Illumination Effects (Synthesis Lectures on Computer Graphics) Geometric Algebra for Computer Graphics Introduction to Computer Graphics: Using Java 2D and 3D (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science) Interactive Curve Modeling: with Applications to Computer Graphics, Vision and Image Processing Virtual Vixens: 3D Character Modeling and Scene Placement Vector Analysis for Computer Graphics Point-Based Graphics (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics) Visualization in Medicine: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics) (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics) Processing: Creative Coding and Computational Art (Foundation) Geometric Algebra for Computer Science: An Object-Oriented Approach to Geometry (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics) Pixelization Paradigm: Visual Information Expert Workshop, VIEW 2006, Paris, France, April 24-25, 2006, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) Computer Graphics for Java Programmers Computer Graphics Using Java 2D and 3D GPU-Based Interactive Visualization Techniques (Mathematics and Visualization)