The PC Graphics Handbook

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CRC Press, Feb 26, 2003 - Computers - 1048 pages
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The PC Graphics Handbook serves advanced C++ programmers dealing with the specifics of PC graphics hardware and software.

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  • 2D and 3D graphics programming for Windows and DOS
  • Device-independent graphics
  • Mathematics for computer graphics
  • Graphics algorithms and procedural oper
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    Contents

    1 PC Graphics Overview
    		3
    2 Polygonal Modeling
    		25
    3 Image Transformations
    		35
    4 Programming Matrix Transformations
    		57
    5 Projections and Rendering
    		81
    6 Lighting and Shading
    		97
    7 VGA Fundamentals
    		113
    8 VGA Device Drivers
    		145
    20 Pixels Lines and Curves
    		581
    21 Drawing Figures Regions and Paths
    		619
    22 Windows Bitmapped Graphics
    		671
    23 Introducing DirectX
    		705
    24 DirectX and COM
    		717
    25 Introducing DirectDraw
    		741
    26 Setting Up DirectDraw
    		759
    27 DirectDraw Exclusive Mode
    		783

    9 VGA Core Primitives
    		171
    10 VGA Geometrical Primitives
    		191
    11 XGA and 8514A Adapter Interface
    		221
    12 XGA Hardware Programming
    		275
    13 SuperVGA Programming
    		337
    14 DOS Animation
    		363
    15 DOS Bitmapped Graphics
    		397
    16 Graphics Programming in Windows
    		447
    17 Text Graphics
    		481
    18 Keyboard and Mouse Programming
    		509
    19 Child Windows and Controls
    		533
    28 Access to Video Memory
    		795
    29 Blitting
    		825
    30 DirectDraw Bitmap Rendering
    		855
    31 DirectDraw Animation
    		877
    32 Direct3D Fundamentals
    		909
    33 Direct3D Programming
    		939
    Appendix A
    		969
    Appendix B
    		981
    Bibliography
    		987
    Index
    		993
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    The PC Graphics Handbook
    Julio Sanchez,Maria P. Canton
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    The PC Graphics Handbook
    Julio Sanchez,Maria P. Canton
    No preview available - 2003

    Common terms and phrases

    animation application attributes base bitmap block buffer button byte Chapter character clipping color components contains coordinates created defined determine Developer device context DirectDraw DirectX display drawing DWORD encoding entry example execution Figure flag font format frame function graphics handle hardware initialization interface interrupt light load located matrix means memory menu method mode mouse named NULL object obtain offset operations original palette parameter perform pixel pointer polygon position possible procedure processing provides rectangle reference region rendering requires result routine screen segment shows space sprite stored structure surface Table takes tion transformation usually variable vertical video memory width window write

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    TitleThe PC Graphics Handbook
    AuthorsJulio Sanchez, Maria P. Canton
    Editionillustrated
    PublisherCRC Press, 2003
    ISBN0203010531, 9780203010532
    Length1048 pages
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    Computers / Languages / General
    Computers / Software Development & Engineering / Computer Graphics
      
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