The Basics

The Basics
The Basics
The Basics
Computer graphics: generating 2D images of a
Computer graphics: generating 2D images of a
3D world represented in a computer.
3D world represented in a computer.
Nain tasks:
Nain tasks:
modeling
modeling
: creating and representing the
: creating and representing the
geometry of objects in the 3D world
geometry of objects in the 3D world
rendering
rendering
: generating 2D images of the
: generating 2D images of the
objects
objects
animation
animation
: describing how objects change in
: describing how objects change in
time
time
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Computer graphics (CG) is the field of
Computer graphics (CG) is the field of
visual
visual
computing
computing
, where one utilizes
, where one utilizes
computers
computers
both to generate visual images
both to generate visual images
synthetically and to integrate or alter
synthetically and to integrate or alter
visual and spatial information sampled
visual and spatial information sampled
from the real world.
from the real world.
Graphics Applications
Graphics Applications

Entertainment: Cinema
Entertainment: Cinema
Square: Final Fantasy
Graphics
Graphics
Applications
Applications

Entertainment: Games
Entertainment: Games
GT Racer 3
Graphics
Graphics
Applications
Applications

video Games
video Games
Graphics Applications
Graphics Applications

Nedical visualization
Nedical visualization
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Graphics Applications
Graphics Applications

Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Graphics Applications
Graphics Applications

Scientific visualization
Scientific visualization
OUTPUT DEv!CES
OUTPUT DEv!CES
OfP Devices consist of the basic
OfP Devices consist of the basic
element i.e. CRT (Cathode Ray
element i.e. CRT (Cathode Ray
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Cathode Ray Tube
Cathode Ray Tube
Electron Guns
Red Input
Green
Input
Blue Input
Deflection
Yoke
Shadow Mask
Red, Blue,
and Green
Phosphor Dots
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
Cathode Ray Tube
Electron Gun
Electron Gun
Cathode Ray Tube
Cathode Ray Tube
Color CRTs
Color CRTs

Color CRT uses two basic techniques for
Color CRT uses two basic techniques for
producing color displays with a CRT i.e.
producing color displays with a CRT i.e.
Beam Penetration
Beam Penetration
Shadow
Shadow
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Nask
Nask
Color CRTs
Color CRTs

Color CRTs have
Color CRTs have

Three electron guns
Three electron guns

A metal shadow mask to differentiate
A metal shadow mask to differentiate
the beams
the beams
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Co
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ordinate Representation
ordinate Representation
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Co
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ordinate Representation
ordinate Representation