OpenGL superbible : comprehensive tutorial and reference

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haemel, Nicholas, author.

Contributor:

Wright, Richard S., Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

OpenGL.

Computer graphics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 969 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill.

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Addison Wesley 2011

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

OpenGL® SuperBible, Fifth Edition is the definitive programmer’s guide, tutorial, and reference for the world’s leading 3D API for real-time computer graphics, OpenGL 3.3. The best all-around introduction to OpenGL for developers at all levels of experience, it clearly explains both the API and essential associated programming concepts. Readers will find up-to-date, hands-on guidance on all facets of modern OpenGL development, including transformations, texture mapping, shaders, advanced buffers, geometry management, and much more. Fully revised to reflect ARB’s latest official specification (3.3), this edition also contains a new start-to-finish tutorial on OpenGL for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Coverage includes • A practical introduction to the essentials of real-time 3D graphics • Core OpenGL 3.3 techniques for rendering, transformations, and texturing • Writing your own shaders, with examples to get you started • Cross-platform OpenGL: Windows (including Windows 7), Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, UNIX, and embedded systems • OpenGL programming for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: step-by-step guidance and complete example programs • Advanced buffer techniques, including full-definition rendering with floating point buffers and textures • Fragment operations: controlling the end of the graphics pipeline • Advanced shader usage and geometry management • A fully updated API reference, now based on the official ARB (Core) OpenGL 3.3 manual pages • New bonus materials and sample code on a companion Web site, www.starstonesoftware.com/OpenGL Part of the OpenGL Technical Library–The official knowledge resource for OpenGL developers The OpenGL Technical Library provides tutorial and reference books for OpenGL. The Library enables programmers to gain a practical understanding of OpenGL and shows them how to unlock its full potential. Originally developed by SGI, the Library continues to evolve under the auspices of the OpenGL Architecture Review Board (ARB) Steering Group (now part of the Khronos Group), an industry consortium responsible for guiding the evolution of OpenGL and related technologies.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface to the Fifth Edition

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Preface to the Third Edition

Introduction

What's New in This Edition

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Basic Concepts

Part II: Intermediate to Advanced Ideas

Part III: Platform-Specific Notes

Conventions Used in This Book

About the Companion Web Site

PART I: Basic Concepts

1 Introduction to 3D Graphics and OpenGL

A Brief History of Computer Graphics

3D Graphics Techniques and Terminology

Common Uses for 3D Graphics

Basic 3D Programming Principles

Summary

2 Getting Started

What Is OpenGL?

Using OpenGL

Setting Up Windows Projects

Setting Up Mac OS X Projects

Your First Triangle

Putting a Little Life into It!

3 Basic Rendering

The Basic Graphics Pipeline

Setting Up Your Coordinate System

Using the Stock Shaders

Connecting The Dots

Blending

4 Basic Transformations: A Vector/Matrix Primer

Is This the Dreaded Math Chapter?

A Crash Course in 3D Graphics Math

Understanding Transformations

The Modelview Matrix

More Objects

Projection Matrix

The Transformation Pipeline

Moving Around Using Cameras and Actors

5 Basic Texturing

Raw Image Data

Loading Textures

Texture Application

Mipmapping

Anisotropic Filtering

Texture Compression

6 Thinking Outside the Box, Nonstock Shaders

GLSL 101

Shader Uniforms

Built-In Functions

Simulating Light

Accessing Textures

7 More Advanced Texture Topics

Rectangle Textures

Cube Maps

Multitexture

Point Sprites

Texture Arrays

Texture Proxies

PART II: Intermediate to Advanced Ideas

8 Buffer Objects: Storage Is Now in Your Hands

Buffers

Framebuffer Objects, Going Beyond the Window.

Rendering to Textures

9 Advanced Buffers: Beyond the Basics

Getting at Your Data

Controlling the Destiny of Your Pixel Shaders

Mapping Fragment Outputs

New Formats for a New Hardware Generation

10 Fragment Operations: The End of the Pipeline

Scissoring-Cutting Your Geometry Down To Size

Multisampling

Stencil Operations

Depth Testing

Blending Everything Together

Dithering

Logic Ops

Masking Output

11 Advanced Shader Usage

Advanced Vertex Shaders

Geometry Shaders

Advanced Fragment Shaders

More Advanced Shader Functions

Uniform Buffer Objects

12 Advanced Geometry Management

Gathering Information about the OpenGL Pipeline-Queries

Storing Data in GPU Memory

Using Vertex Array Objects to Organize Your Buffers

Drawing a lot of Geometry Efficiently

Storing Transformed Vertices-Transform Feedback

Clipping and Determining What Should Be Drawn

Synchronizing When OpenGL Begins to Draw

PART III: Platform-Specific Notes

13 OpenGL on Windows

OpenGL Implementations on Windows

Basic Windows Rendering

Putting It All Together

Full-Screen Rendering

Double Buffering

14 OpenGL on OS X

The Four Faces of OpenGL on the Mac

OpenGL with Cocoa

CGL

15 OpenGL on Linux

The Basics

Getting Started

GLX-Interfacing with X Windows

16 OpenGL ES on Mobile Devices

OpenGL on a Diet

Which Version Is Right for You?

The ES Environment

EGL: A New Windowing Environment

Negotiating Embedded Environments

Apple Handheld Platforms

Appendix A: Further Reading

Other Good OpenGL Books

3D Graphics Books

Web Sites

Appendix B: Glossary

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V

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Appendix C: OpenGL Man Pages for (Core) OpenGL 3.3

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612658860

9781282658868

1282658867

9780132160889

0132160889

OCLC:

1027154486