- Paperback: 688 pages
- Publisher: Addison Wesley; 2nd Revised edition edition (4 April 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0201461382
- ISBN-13: 978-0201461381
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 18.3 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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- #52 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Programming > Graphics & Multimedia > OpenGL
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Explaining how graphics programs using Release 1.1, the latest release of OpenGL, this book presents the overall structure of OpenGL and discusses in detail every OpenGL feature including the new features introduced in Release 1.1. Numerous programming examples in C show how to use OpenGL functions. Also includes 16 pages of full-color examples.
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Format:Paperback
This book, also known as 'The Red Book' is more than just an excellent guide to OpenGl. Reading this book enlightened me! I had struggled to understand 3D graphics concepts such as alpha-blending and lighting - this book covers it all.
OpenGl itself is an ideal API for anyone wanting to dabble in 3D graphics, much more so than Glide or Direct3D. Learning OpenGl will teach you about 3D mathematic (rotation, translation, projection), texture mapping, lighting, the lot!
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Well, this book is pretty good. It explains some nice math calculations for things if you wish to do them yourself (which i think is a good idea). If you're like me, you've probably downloaded some demo effects done in openGL, and if they're fullscreen... they're usually extremely slow (no openGL ICD). You really shouldn't be discouraged, this book tells you how to do things the easy way, straight openGL. It isn't a bad idea for just learning and whatnot. But you obviously won't reach fast fps by doing so, espically in fullscreen modes. If you program Pure win32api, you'll have to learn on your own how to set the pixel format and establish windows, they're not covered in this book because it's win32 functions, and as they say in the book... they want to be general enough for you to do them in any platform, that's why they cover GLUT in this book... mostly to assign camera angles, windows, ideling..... what have you. The best thing you can do is use CreateWindow() and SetPixelFormat() to do openGL in windows. It's easy after that, get the hDC of the dialog, and establish a HGLRC and start drawing... down forget to releast the DC in the end... Back to the book, it's very good for all ranges of programmers, but use it mostly for reference... unless you wanna overuse GLUT like this book does. And as for GLAUX... it's better to learn 3d geometric object handling on your own... but whatever you think...
Format:Paperback
Its a great book for learning OpenGL!!.If you are a programer of Win32 like im, you have to get THIS book and the Super Bible!. if you want program in diferent plataform like linux, THIS is the book! And covers Glut!!.
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Good book.. But I have better.
This book does a good job getting you started and is good for a reference, but I think it focuses way to much on GLUT. Personally I don't like or use GLUT, so maybe I'm biased. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 1999
Excellent book on the use of OpenGL
This book gives the reader a thorough understanding for using the OpenGL API. In combination with the reference manual the reader will have a complete reference library for... Read more
Published on 13 Jan 1999
Great for self-study
For my graphics course, the students were expected to learn OpenGL and implement a feature-rich 2D draw program in week #1, and an even more feature-rich 2D+3D program in week... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 1998
Strong Buy ! A 3D image says a 1000 words
I have taught Opengl for four years. I've found the best results by teaching from the OpenGL programming guide. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 1998
Good for begineers, focuses on the GLUT toolkit
Not too bad overall but perhaps focuses a little too much on the GLUT toolkit, rather than general OpenGL
Published on 18 Jun 1998
A good book for the already informed
In a direct manner, this book teaches the reader the basics of OpenGL programming, totally forgoing any platform-specific issues in favor of a more purist, almost academic,... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 1998
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