Advanced RenderMan : creating CGI for motion pictures/ Anthony A Apodaca

By:

Anthony A Apodaca [Author]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextSan Francisco : Morgan Kaufmann, 1999Description: 544 pages : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781558606180

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

TR858 APO

Contents:

Photosurrealism -- Making Movies -- Altered Reality -- Production Requirements -- Enter RenderMan -- Sign Me Up! -- Review of Mathematics and Computer Graphics Concepts -- Trigonometry and Vector Algebra -- Geometry -- Physics and Optics -- Computer Graphics -- Scene Description -- Describing Models and Scenes in RenderMan -- Scene Description API -- Structure of a Scene Description -- Rendering Options -- Primitive Attributes -- Other Shading Attributes -- Lights -- External Resources -- Advanced Features -- The Rest of the Story -- Geometric Primitives -- Primitive Variables -- Parametric Quadrics -- Polygons and Polyhedra -- Parametric Patches -- NURBS -- Subdivision Meshes -- Reference Geometry -- Constructive Solid Geometry -- Handling Complexity in Photorealistic Scenes -- Procedural Primitives -- Lightweight Primitives -- Level of Detail -- How PhotoRealistic RenderMan Works -- History -- Basic Geometric Pipeline -- Enhanced Geometric Pipeline -- Rendering Attributes and Options -- Rendering Artifacts -- Shading -- Introduction to Shading Language -- Shader Philosophy -- Shading Language Data Types -- Shading Language Variables -- Statements and Control Flow -- Simple Built-in Functions -- Writing SL Functions -- Texture Mapping and Displacement -- Texture Access in Shading Language -- Displacement and Bump Mapping -- Texture Projections -- Illumination Models and Lights -- Built-in Local Illumination Models -- Reflections -- Illuminance Loops, or How diffuse() and specular() Work.

Summary: Offers coverage of the standard while providing in-depth information on dozens of advanced topics. Both a reference and a tutorial, this book is useful for technical directors, graphics programmers, modelers, animators and hobbyists. It also includes a chapter reviewing key math and computer graphics concepts.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Harare Institute of Technology Main Library	Harare Institute of Technology Main Library	TR858 APO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		BK002721

Includes index

Photosurrealism --
Making Movies --
Altered Reality --
Production Requirements --
Enter RenderMan --
Sign Me Up! --
Review of Mathematics and Computer Graphics Concepts --
Trigonometry and Vector Algebra --
Geometry --
Physics and Optics --
Computer Graphics --
Scene Description --
Describing Models and Scenes in RenderMan --
Scene Description API --
Structure of a Scene Description --
Rendering Options --
Primitive Attributes --
Other Shading Attributes --
Lights --
External Resources --
Advanced Features --
The Rest of the Story --
Geometric Primitives --
Primitive Variables --
Parametric Quadrics --
Polygons and Polyhedra --
Parametric Patches --
NURBS --
Subdivision Meshes --
Reference Geometry --
Constructive Solid Geometry --
Handling Complexity in Photorealistic Scenes --
Procedural Primitives --
Lightweight Primitives --
Level of Detail --
How PhotoRealistic RenderMan Works --
History --
Basic Geometric Pipeline --
Enhanced Geometric Pipeline --
Rendering Attributes and Options --
Rendering Artifacts --
Shading --
Introduction to Shading Language --
Shader Philosophy --
Shading Language Data Types --
Shading Language Variables --
Statements and Control Flow --
Simple Built-in Functions --
Writing SL Functions --
Texture Mapping and Displacement --
Texture Access in Shading Language --
Displacement and Bump Mapping --
Texture Projections --
Illumination Models and Lights --
Built-in Local Illumination Models --
Reflections --
Illuminance Loops, or How diffuse() and specular() Work.

Offers coverage of the standard while providing in-depth information on dozens of advanced topics. Both a reference and a tutorial, this book is useful for technical directors, graphics programmers, modelers, animators and hobbyists. It also includes a chapter reviewing key math and computer graphics concepts.

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