• Computer graphics lighting encompasses the range of techniques used to simulate light within computer graphics. These methods vary in computational complexity...
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  • Compute kernel Computer animation Computer art Computer graphics Computer graphics (computer science) Computer graphics lighting Computer-generated imagery...
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    SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics. 22 (4): 85–92. doi:10.1145/378456.378490. Retrieved 11 February 2025. Ward, Gregory J. (1994). "The RADIANCE lighting simulation...
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    final rendered display. In computer graphics software, 2D applications may use 3D techniques to achieve effects such as lighting, and similarly, 3D may use...
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    Shading (redirect from Lighting model)
    depiction of depth perception in 3D models (within the field of 3D computer graphics) or illustrations (in visual art) by varying the level of darkness...
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  • Transform, clipping, and lighting (T&L or TCL) is a term used in computer graphics. Transformation is the task of producing a two-dimensional view of...
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  • computer graphics to compose images that are three-dimensional in appearance, and are one of the most popular geometric building blocks in computer graphics...
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    Three-point lighting is a standard method used in visual media such as theatre, video, film, still photography, computer-generated imagery and 3D computer graphics...
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  • Self-Shadowing is a computer graphics lighting effect, used in 3D rendering applications such as computer animation and video games. Self-shadowing allows...
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    Volumetric lighting, also known as "God rays", is a technique used in 3D computer graphics to add lighting effects to a rendered scene. It allows the...
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    In computer graphics, a shader is a computer program that calculates the appropriate levels of light, darkness, and color during the rendering of a 3D...
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  • Computer graphics lighting Image-based lighting Per-pixel lighting Per-vertex lighting Unified lighting and shadowing Volumetric lighting Cove lighting Electric...
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    A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a specialized electronic circuit designed for digital image processing and to accelerate computer graphics, being present...
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    3D rendering is the 3D computer graphics process of converting 3D models into 2D images on a computer. 3D renders may include photorealistic effects or...
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    A vertex (plural vertices) in computer graphics is a data structure that describes certain attributes, like the position of a point in 2D or 3D space...
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    in the United States 3D computer graphics Anglepoise lamp, successful and innovative desk lamp design Automotive lighting Banning of incandescent light...
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    Computer graphics deals with generating images and art with the aid of computers. Computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film...
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    study of three-dimensional computer graphics, it also encompasses two-dimensional graphics and image processing. Computer graphics studies manipulation of...
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    In 3D computer graphics, radiosity is an application of the finite element method to solving the rendering equation for scenes with surfaces that reflect...
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  • illumination or Phong lighting) is an empirical model of the local illumination of points on a surface designed by the computer graphics researcher Bui Tuong...
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    graphics editor (also called bitmap graphics editor) is a computer program that allows users to create and edit images interactively on the computer screen...
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  • single key light A type of lighting in computer graphics Ambient light sensor Ambiance lighting, or mood lighting This disambiguation page lists articles...
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  • a glossary of terms relating to computer graphics. For more general computer hardware terms, see glossary of computer hardware terms. Contents 0–9 A B...
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    Real-time computer graphics or real-time rendering is the sub-field of computer graphics focused on producing and analyzing images in real time. The term...
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  • Elan Graphics is a computer graphics architecture for Silicon Graphics computer workstations. Elan Graphics was developed in 1991 and was available as...
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    color. Electric indigo is sometimes used as a glow color for computer graphics lighting, possibly because it seems to change color from indigo to lavender...
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    In 3D computer graphics, ray tracing is a technique for modeling light transport for use in a wide variety of rendering algorithms for generating digital...
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    2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital...
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    Nvidia RTX (category 3D computer graphics)
    rely on direct lighting and precalculated indirect contribution for their rendering. RTX facilitates a new development in computer graphics of generating...
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    where they are caused by interactions between particular material and lighting settings that only affect certain objects in the scene. Sometimes fireflies...
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