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54 relations: Addison-Wesley, Algorithm, Application programming interface, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Softimage, Blender (software), C (programming language), Communication protocol, Depth of field, Displacement mapping, Dither, Focal Press, Future proof, Gamma correction, Geometric primitive, Global illumination, Go (programming language), Hidden surface determination, Houdini (software), Interface (computing), Ken Musgrave, Ken Perlin, Level of detail, LightWave 3D, Lua (programming language), Motion blur, Open-source model, OpenGL, Orthographic projection, Perspective (graphical), Photorealism, Pixar, Polyhedron, PostScript, Procedural texture, Python (programming language), Quantization (image processing), Ray tracing (graphics), Reflection mapping, Rendering (computer graphics), RenderMan Shading Language, Reyes rendering, Rising Sun Pictures, Ruby (programming language), Shader, Shading, Shading language, Signal reconstruction, SIMD, ..., Solid modeling, Spatial anti-aliasing, Spectral color, 3Delight. Expand index (4 more) »
Addison-Wesley
Addison-Wesley is a publisher of textbooks and computer literature.
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Algorithm
In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is an unambiguous specification of how to solve a class of problems.
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Application programming interface
In computer programming, an application programming interface (API) is a set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building software.
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Autodesk 3ds Max
Autodesk 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio and 3D Studio Max, is a professional 3D computer graphics program for making 3D animations, models, games and images.
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Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Maya, commonly shortened to Maya, is a 3D computer graphics application that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, originally developed by Alias Systems Corporation (formerly Alias|Wavefront) and currently owned and developed by Autodesk, Inc. It is used to create interactive 3D applications, including video games, animated film, TV series, or visual effects.
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Autodesk Softimage
Autodesk Softimage, or simply Softimage is a discontinued 3D computer graphics application, for producing 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling, and computer animation.
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Blender (software)
Blender is a professional, free and open-source 3D computer graphics software toolset used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, interactive 3D applications and video games.
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C (programming language)
C (as in the letter ''c'') is a general-purpose, imperative computer programming language, supporting structured programming, lexical variable scope and recursion, while a static type system prevents many unintended operations.
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Communication protocol
In telecommunication, a communication protocol is a system of rules that allow two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any kind of variation of a physical quantity.
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Depth of field
In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, the optical phenomenon known as depth of field (DOF), is the distance about the Plane of Focus (POF) where objects appear acceptably sharp in an image.
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Displacement mapping
Displacement mapping is an alternative computer graphics technique in contrast to bump mapping, normal mapping, and parallax mapping, using a (procedural-) texture- or height map to cause an effect where the actual geometric position of points over the textured surface are displaced, often along the local surface normal, according to the value the texture function evaluates to at each point on the surface.
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Dither
Dither is an intentionally applied form of noise used to randomize quantization error, preventing large-scale patterns such as color banding in images.
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Focal Press
Focal Press is a publisher of media technology books and it is an imprint of Taylor & Francis.
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Future proof
Future-proofing is the process of anticipating the future and developing methods of minimizing the effects of shocks and stresses of future events.
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Gamma correction
Gamma correction, or often simply gamma, is a nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems.
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Geometric primitive
The term geometric primitive, or prim, in computer graphics and CAD systems is used in various senses, with the common meaning of the simplest (i.e. 'atomic' or irreducible) geometric objects that the system can handle (draw, store).
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Global illumination
Global illumination (shortened as GI), or indirect illumination, is a general name for a group of algorithms used in 3D computer graphics that are meant to add more realistic lighting to 3D scenes.
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Go (programming language)
Go (often referred to as Golang) is a programming language created at Google in 2009 by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson.
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Hidden surface determination
In 3D computer graphics, shown surface determination (also known as hidden surface removal (HSR), occlusion culling (OC) or visible surface determination (VSD)) is the process used to determine which surfaces and parts of surfaces are not visible from a certain viewpoint.
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Houdini (software)
Houdini is a 3D animation software developed by Side Effects Software Inc (SESI) based in Toronto.
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Interface (computing)
In computing, an interface is a shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange information.
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Ken Musgrave
Forest Kenton Musgrave (born September 16, 1955), formerly a professor at The George Washington University and currently CEO/CTO of Pandromeda, Inc, is a computer artist, working with fractal images.
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Ken Perlin
Kenneth H. "Ken" Perlin is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at New York University, founding director of the Media Research Lab at NYU, and the Director of the Games for Learning Institute.
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Level of detail
In computer graphics, accounting for Level of detail involves decreasing the complexity of a 3D model representation as it moves away from the viewer or according to other metrics such as object importance, viewpoint-relative speed or position.
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LightWave 3D
LightWave 3D is a 3D computer graphics software developed by NewTek.
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Lua (programming language)
Lua (from meaning moon) is a lightweight, multi-paradigm programming language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.
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Motion blur
Motion blur is the apparent streaking of moving objects in a photograph or a sequence of frames, such as a film or animation.
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Open-source model
The open-source model is a decentralized software-development model that encourages open collaboration.
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OpenGL
Open Graphics Library (OpenGL) is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.
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Orthographic projection
Orthographic projection (sometimes orthogonal projection), is a means of representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions.
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Perspective (graphical)
Perspective (from perspicere "to see through") in the graphic arts is an approximate representation, generally on a flat surface (such as paper), of an image as it is seen by the eye.
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Photorealism
Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium.
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Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, commonly referred to as Pixar, is an American computer animation movie studio based in Emeryville, California that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, owned by The Walt Disney Company.
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Polyhedron
In geometry, a polyhedron (plural polyhedra or polyhedrons) is a solid in three dimensions with flat polygonal faces, straight edges and sharp corners or vertices.
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PostScript
PostScript (PS) is a page description language in the electronic publishing and desktop publishing business.
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Procedural texture
In computer graphics, a procedural texture is a texture created using a mathematical description (i.e. an algorithm) rather than directly stored data.
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Python (programming language)
Python is an interpreted high-level programming language for general-purpose programming.
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Quantization (image processing)
Quantization, involved in image processing, is a lossy compression technique achieved by compressing a range of values to a single quantum value.
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Ray tracing (graphics)
In computer graphics, ray tracing is a rendering technique for generating an image by tracing the path of light as pixels in an image plane and simulating the effects of its encounters with virtual objects.
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Reflection mapping
In computer graphics, environment mapping, or reflection mapping, is an efficient image-based lighting technique for approximating the appearance of a reflective surface by means of a precomputed texture image.
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Rendering (computer graphics)
Rendering or image synthesis is the automatic process of generating a photorealistic or non-photorealistic image from a 2D or 3D model (or models in what collectively could be called a scene file) by means of computer programs.
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RenderMan Shading Language
Renderman Shading Language (abbreviated RSL) is a component of the RenderMan Interface Specification, and is used to define shaders.
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Reyes rendering
Reyes rendering is a computer software architecture used in 3D computer graphics to render photo-realistic images.
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Rising Sun Pictures
Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) is an Australian-based visual effects company.
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Ruby (programming language)
Ruby is a dynamic, interpreted, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language.
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Shader
In computer graphics, a shader is a type of computer program that was originally used for shading (the production of appropriate levels of light, darkness, and color within an image) but which now performs a variety of specialized functions in various fields of computer graphics special effects or does video post-processing unrelated to shading, or even functions unrelated to graphics at all.
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Shading
Shading refers to depicting depth perception in 3D models or illustrations by varying levels of darkness.
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Shading language
A shading language is a graphics programming language adapted to programming shader effects (characterizing surfaces, volumes, and objects).
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Signal reconstruction
In signal processing, reconstruction usually means the determination of an original continuous signal from a sequence of equally spaced samples.
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SIMD
Single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) is a class of parallel computers in Flynn's taxonomy.
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Solid modeling
Solid modeling (or modelling) is a consistent set of principles for mathematical and computer modeling of three-dimensional solids.
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Spatial anti-aliasing
In digital signal processing, spatial anti-aliasing is the technique of minimizing the distortion artifacts known as aliasing when representing a high-resolution image at a lower resolution.
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Spectral color
A spectral color is a color that is evoked in a normal human by a single wavelength of light in the visible spectrum, or by a relatively narrow band of wavelengths, also known as monochromatic light.
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3Delight
3Delight, is 3D computer graphics software that runs on Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RenderMan_Interface_Specification
