Real-time shadows / / Elmar Eisemann. [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809768003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 0-429-10469-3; 1-4398-6769-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (399 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): EisemannElmar
• Disciplina: 006.6/96
• Soggetti: Computer animation; Real-time rendering (Computer graphics); Shades and shadows in art; Digital video
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: An A.K. Peters book.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Basic Shadow Techniques; CHAPTER 3. Shadow-Map Aliasing; CHAPTER 4. Shadow-Map Sampling; CHAPTER 5. Filtered Hard Shadows; CHAPTER 6. Image-Based Soft-Shadow Methods; CHAPTER 7. Geometry-Based Soft-Shadow Methods; CHAPTER 8. Image-Based Transparency; CHAPTER 9. Volumetric Shadows; CHAPTER 10. Advanced Shadow Topics; CHAPTER 11. Conclusion; APPENDIX A. Down the Graphics Pipeline; APPENDIX B. Brief Guide to Graphics APIs; APPENDIX C. A Word on Shading; APPENDIX D. Fast GPU Filtering Techniques; APPENDIX E. More For Less: Deferred Shading and UpsamplingAPPENDIX F. Symbols; Bibliography; Index; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Important elements of games, movies, and other computer-generated content, shadows are crucial for enhancing realism and providing important visual cues. In recent years, there have been notable improvements in visual quality and speed, making high-quality realistic real-time shadows a reachable goal. Real-Time Shadows is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of real-time shadow techniques. It covers a large variety of different effects, including hard, soft, volumetric, and semi-transparent shadows.The book explains the ; basics as well as many advanced aspects related to the domain