Advanced animation and rendering techniques : theory and practice

Dealing with state-of-the-art techniques in rendering and animation, this text provides a unique synthesis of advanced techniques not previously available in one coherent source. *A clear account of graphics algorithms in sufficient detail for ease of implementation together with a comprehensive study of the underlying theoretical principles. *Case studies based on work commercially produced for television with code examples in C. *Extensive coverage of advanced animation techniques, particularly soft body animation, articulated structures and a detailed description of scripting techniques. *A colour section in which almost all the images have been produced by the authors using the techniques described in the book. Programmers building graphics systems or applications will value this well-written and colorfully illustrated description of advanced techniques. The book has two parts -- image synthesis, and animation -- and includes such topics as data representation, basic and advanced rendering techniques, procedural and functional modeling and anti-aliasing techniques. As an aid to understanding, four-color prints illustrate the different stages in image production. Directed at graphics systems programmers and graphics applications programmers, this volume is also highly useful in graduate courses in computer graphics, animation, and image synthesis.

An exposition of state-of-the-art techniques in rendering and animation. This book provides a unique synthesis of techniques and theory. Each technique is illustrated with a series of full-color frames showing the development of the example.