Graphics shaders : theory and practice Mike Bailey, Steve Cunningham.

Graphics shaders : theory and practice

"This book uses examples in OpenGL and the OpenGL Shading Language to present the theory and application of shader programming. It explains how to program graphics shaders effectively for use in art, animation, gaming, and visualization. Along with improved graphics and new examples and exercis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bailey, Mike
Other Authors: Cunningham, Steve
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, c2012.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
COMPUTERS / Computer Graphics
COMPUTERS / Programming / Games
Computer graphics
OpenGL
Three-dimensional display systems
COMPUTERS / Image Processing
COMPUTERS / Digital Media / Graphics Applications
PHOTOGRAPHY / Techniques / Digital
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Imaging Systems
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The fixed-function graphics pipeline
  • 2. OpenGL shader evolution
  • 3. Fundamental shader concepts
  • 4. Using glman
  • 5. The GLSL shader language
  • 6. Lighting
  • 7. Vertex shaders
  • 8. Fragment shaders and surface appearance
  • 9. Surface textures in the fragment shader
  • 10. Noise
  • 11. Image manipulation with shaders
  • 12. Geometry shader concepts and examples
  • 13. Tessellation shaders
  • 14. The GLSL API
  • 15. Using shaders for scientific visualization
  • 16. Serious fun

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