Point-based graphics
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Point-based graphics
（The Morgan Kaufmann series in computer graphics）
M. Kaufmann, c2007
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Publisher of 2011 printing: Elsevier, Morgan Kaufmann
2011 pringing have no accompanying CD-ROM
"This book is accompanied by a companion website (www.pointbasedgraphics.com) that contains a library of source code to implement the techniques and demonstrations found in this book."--Last page of 2011 printing
Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-514) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The polygon-mesh approach to 3D modeling was a huge advance, but today its limitations are clear. Longer render times for increasingly complex images effectively cap image complexity, or else stretch budgets and schedules to the breaking point.
Comprised of contributions from leaders in the development and application of this technology, Point-Based Graphics examines it from all angles, beginning with the way in which the latest photographic and scanning devices have enabled modeling based on true geometry, rather than appearance.
From there, it's on to the methods themselves. Even though point-based graphics is in its infancy, practitioners have already established many effective, economical techniques for achieving all the major effects associated with traditional 3D Modeling and rendering. You'll learn to apply these techniques, and you'll also learn how to create your own. The final chapter demonstrates how to do this using Pointshop3D, an open-source tool for developing new point-based algorithms.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction (Gross, Pfister)
2. A Historical Perspective (Levoy)
3. Acquisition
4. Foundations and Representations
5. Digital Processing
6. Rendering
7. Physics Based Animation
8. Selected Topics
9. Outlook (Gross, Pfister)
Bibliography
Index
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