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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Lindley, Craig A. Practical ray tracing in C. New York : Wiley, ©1992 (OCoLC)712559756 |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Craig A Lindley |
ISBN: | 0471573019 9780471573012 |
OCLC Number: | 26400778 |
Description: | xxii, 506 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm + 2 computer discs (5 1/4 in.). |
Details: | System requirements for computer disks: IBM-compatible PC with 286 or higher processor, numeric coprocessor recommended; DOS; Borland C/C++ 2.0 or Turbo C 2.0 or later necessary to modify code; ASCII editor such as Borland's Sidekick; VGA or SuperVGA graphics adapter and color monitor (SuperVGA card needs 1 MB RAM to display 1024 by 768 images in 256 colors); VESA-compatible graphics card and v256.exe or other GIF viewing program required to display GIF image files. |
Contents: | pt. 1. The Science of Ray Tracing. 1. Background Information. 2. Introduction to Ray-Tracing Theory. 3. A First Ray-Tracer Program. 4. Color Quantization and Display of Image Data. 5. Graphics File Formats and Functions -- pt. 2. The Art of Ray Tracing and Gallery of Images. 6. DKBTrace and the Image Development Process. 7. Basic Ray-Tracing Techniques. 8. Intermediate Ray-Tracing Techniques. 9. Image Model Discussions -- pt. 3. Additional Information. |
Series Title: | Wiley professional computing. |
Responsibility: | Craig A. Lindley. |
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Abstract:
A practical introduction to ray tracing, which has been designed specifically for those new to the field of computer graphics. The accompanying diskette contains colour ray-traced images and two complete ray training programs, one of which is high speed.
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