OpenGL (R) Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 1.2: Release 1.2

OpenGL Architecture Review Board et al., Mason Woo, Jackie Neider, Tom Davis, Dave Shreiner

ISBN 10: 0201604582 / ISBN 13: 9780201604580

Published by Addison Wesley 16/08/1999, 1999

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Title: OpenGL (R) Programming Guide: The Official ...

Publisher: Addison Wesley 16/08/1999

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 3rd Edition

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Synopsis:

Provides definitive and comprehensive information on OpenGL and the OpenGL Utility Library. Discusses all OpenGL functions and their syntax and shows how to use those functions to create interactive applications and realistic color images. Softcover. DLC: Computer Graphics.

Review:

The OpenGL Programming Guide, now in its third edition, is the definitive volume for programmers using this evolving graphics interface standard. Written by members of the OpenGL Architecture Review Board, this book offers understandable tutorials and lessons on getting up to speed and getting the most out of the latest version of OpenGL, version 1.2.

The guide uses code examples in C and is targeted at programmers who have experience in coding yet are new to coding for OpenGL applications. The opening chapters go into descriptive detail of how OpenGL, the software interface for hardware 3-D chipsets, works and what you can expect from it, which turns out to be much more than you might have thought. Color plates are used, for example, to show how OpenGL handles such effects as motion blur and depth-of-field blur, in addition to shadows and texture mapping.

This is not a beginner's guide to programming computer graphics. Some previous knowledge of both programming in general and computer graphics in particular is required. For example, code snippets are used to describe how to implement these effects, but because OpenGL is platform-independent, some code examples may need to be modified when used with your specific compiler.

Filled with the expertise of those who standardized OpenGL, there is no better reference volume for learning and understanding this system. The examples cited are clear, commented, and explained. The only drawback to the book is that it lacks a companion CD-ROM--all examples must be either typed in or downloaded from an Internet FTP site. (The URL is listed in the preface.) --Mike Caputo