In computer graphics, level of detail (LOD) refers to the complexity of a 3D model representation. LOD can be decreased as the model moves away from the...
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Level of detail may refer to: Level of detail (writing), the level of abstraction in written works Level of detail (computer graphics), the complexity...
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is a list of computer graphics and descriptive geometry topics, by article name. 2D computer graphics 2D geometric model 3D computer graphics 3D modeling...
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journal Details (magazine), an American men's magazine Auto detailing, a car-cleaning process Level of detail (computer graphics), a 3D computer graphics concept...
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computer program. A software application or component that performs rendering is called a rendering engine, render engine, rendering system, graphics...
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In computer graphics, tessellation is the dividing of datasets of polygons (sometimes called vertex sets) presenting objects in a scene into suitable structures...
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This is a glossary of terms relating to computer graphics. For more general computer hardware terms, see glossary of computer hardware terms. Contents...
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colloquially GPU) is a computer expansion card that generates a feed of graphics output to a display device such as a monitor. Graphics cards are sometimes...
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Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is a specific-technology or application of computer graphics for creating or improving images in art, printed media,...
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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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and recreational software. Images that are generated by a computer are called computer graphics. Examples are photographs, drawings, line art, mathematical...
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computer graphics, popping refers to an undesirable visual effect that occurs when the transition of a 3D object to a different pre-calculated level of...
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ROAM (category Computer graphics algorithms)
In 3D computer graphics and solid modeling,real-time optimally adapting mesh (ROAM) is a continuous level of detail algorithm that optimizes terrain meshes...
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This is a list of notable 8-bit computer color palettes, and graphics, which were primarily manufactured from 1975 to 1985. Although some of them use RGB...
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Silicon Graphics, Inc. (stylized as SiliconGraphics before 1999, later rebranded SGI, historically known as Silicon Graphics Computer Systems or SGCS)...
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3D modeling (redirect from 3D model (computer graphics))
In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical coordinate-based representation of a surface of an object (inanimate or...
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Shader (redirect from Shader (computer graphics))
In computer graphics, a shader is a programmable operation which is applied to data as it moves through the rendering pipeline. Shaders can act on data...
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Clipmap (category Computer graphics)
In computer graphics, clipmapping is a method of clipping a mipmap to a subset of data pertinent to the geometry being displayed. This is useful for loading...
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Voxel (redirect from Voxel graphics)
Feiner (1990). "Spatial-partitioning representations; Surface detail". Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice. The Systems Programming Series. Addison-Wesley...
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In computer graphics and digital photography, a raster graphic, raster image, or simply raster is a digital image made up of a rectangular grid of tiny...
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called Mesa3D and The Mesa 3D Graphics Library, is an open source implementation of OpenGL, Vulkan, and other graphics API specifications. Mesa translates...
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moving images, while computer animation only refers to moving images. Modern computer animation usually uses 3D computer graphics. Computer animation is a digital...
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producing a three-dimensional (3D) effect. Despite the name, isometric computer graphics are not necessarily truly isometric—i.e., the x, y, and z axes are...
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etc. Typical of a visualization application is the field of computer graphics. The invention of computer graphics (and 3D computer graphics) may be the...
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Abstraction layer (redirect from Violation of abstraction level)
and other graphics libraries, which allow the separation of concerns to facilitate interoperability and platform independence. In computer science, an...
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design guideline for developing software Level of detail, a computer graphics technique to adapt the detail of the displayed 3D object to the user needs...
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Mipmap (category Computer graphics data structures)
In computer graphics, a mipmap (mip being an acronym of the Latin phrase multum in parvo, meaning "much in little") is a pre-calculated, optimized sequence...
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This list of 3D graphics software contains software packages related to the development and exploitation of 3D computer graphics. For a comparison, see...
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instead of resolution-dependent bitmap graphics to represent images in computer graphics. In video games this type of projection is somewhat rare, but has...
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OpenGL Performer (redirect from Performer (Computer Graphics API))
weight the level of detail in the scene eliminating detail to maintain a target frame rate. Other key features of Performer were the use of symmetric multi-processing...
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