Real Time Shader Programming

Covering DirectX 9.0

Ron Fosner

424 pages, parution le 12/03/2003

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Résumé

Now that PC users have entered the realm of programmable hardware, graphics programmers can create 3D images and animations comparable to those produced by RenderMan's procedural programs---but in real time. Here is a book that will bring this cutting-edge technology to your computer.

Beginning with the mathematical basics of vertex and pixel shaders, and building to detailed accounts of programmable shader operations, Real-Time Shader Programming provides the foundation and techniques necessary for replicating popular cinema-style 3D graphics as well as creating your own real-time procedural shaders.

A compelling writing style, color illustrations throughout, and scores of online resources make Real-Time Shader Programming an indispensable tutorial/reference for the game developer, graphics programmer, game artist, or visualization programmer, to create countless real-time 3D effects.

Features

Contains a complete reference of the low-level shader language for both DirectX 8 and DirectX 9
Provides an interactive shader demonstration tool (RenderMonkeyTM) for testing and experimenting
Includes a CD ROM containing all shader examples, source code, and tools, plus the DirectX SDK
Maintains an updated version of the detailed shader reference section at www.directx.com
Teaches the latest shader programming techniques for high-performance real-time 3D graphics

If you are new to shaders, there is no better way to learn the topic than to have an expert guide you from beginning to end....Ron Fosner is that guide and his well-crafted book will help you to become a competent shader programmer.
-Dave Eberly, President, Magic Software, Inc.
Real-Time Shader Programming by Ron Fosner has everything you need: well-written background sections, insightful comments, and lots of useful and well-explained code from which to build your own shaders.
-Franz Lanzinger, President, Actual Entertainment, Inc.
Fosner's Real-Time Shader Programming provides a timely and complete resource that will introduce newcomers to the excitement of writing their own custom shaders, but will also grow with them and remain an essential reference companion for even the seasoned shader developer.
-Martin Reddy, Graphics Software Engineer at "A Large Animation Studio in Northern California"

Contents

Introduction
Preliminary Math
Mathematics of Lighting and Shading
Introduction to Shaders
Shader SetUp in DirectX
Shader Tools and Resources
Shader Buffet
Shader Reference

Part I: Vertex Shader Reference
Part II: Pixel Shader Reference

L'auteur - Ron Fosner

3D Graphics Architect, Ashland, MA, U.S.A

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Morgan Kaufmann
Auteur(s)	Ron Fosner
Parution	12/03/2003
Nb. de pages	424
Format	18,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	989g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9781558608535
ISBN13	978-1-55860-853-5