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The PC Graphics Handbook serves advanced C++ programmers dealing with the specifics of PC graphics hardware and software.
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The authors cover the spectrum of PC graphics programming, including theoretical and practical topics - creating a singularly comprehensive resource for programmers.
Part I - Graphics Fundamentals
PC GRAPHICS OVERVIEW History and Evolution Short History of PC Video PS/2 Video Systems SuperVGA Graphics Coprocessors and Accelerators Graphics Applications State-of-the-Art in PC Graphics
3D Application Programming Interfaces
POLYGONAL MODELING Vector and Raster Data Coordinate Systems Modeling with Polygons
IMAGE TRANSFORMATIONS Matrix-based Representations Matrix Arithmetic
3D Transformations
PROGRAMMING MATRIX TRANSFORMATIONS Numeric Data in Matrix Form Array Processing
PROJECTIONS AND RENDERING Perspective The Rendering Pipeline
LIGHTING AND SHADING Lighting Shading Other Rendering Algorithms
Part II - Dos Graphics
VGA FUNDAMENTALS The VGA Standard VGA Components VGA Registers The Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
VGA DEVICE DRIVERS Levels of VGA Programming Developing the VGA Device Drivers Color Manipulations
VGA CORE PRIMITIVES Classification of VGA Primitives VGA Primitives for Set-up, Control, and Query VGA Text Display Primitives Bit-Block and Fill Primitives Primitive Routines in the VGA1 and VGA2 Modules
VGA GEOMETRICAL PRIMITIVES Geometrical Graphics Objects Plotting a Straight Line Plotting Conic Curves Geometrical Operations Region Fills Primitive Routines in the VGA3 Module
XGA AND 8514/A ADAPTER INTERFACE
8514/A and XGA 221
Adapter Interface Software 225
Communicating with the AI 233
AI Concepts 243
Details of AI Programming 247
XGA HARDWARE PROGRAMMING XGA Hardware Programming XGA Features and Architecture Initializing the XGA System Processor Access to XGA Video Memory Programming the XGA Graphics Coprocessor The XGA Sprite Using the XGA Library
SUPERVGA PROGRAMMING Introducing the SuperVGA Chipsets The VESA SuperVGA Standard The VESA BIOS Programming the SuperVGA System Using the SuperVGA Library
DOS ANIMATION Graphics and Animation Interactive Animation Image Animation Imaging Techniques
BIT-MAPPED GRAPHICS Image File Encoding The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
The Tag Image File Format (TIFF)
The Hewlett-Packard Bitmapped Fonts
PART III - WINDOWS API GRAPHICS
GRAPHICS PROGRAMMING IN WINDOWS Windows at the API Level Elements of a Windows Program The Window Procedure The WinHello Program WinHello Program Listing
TEXT GRAPHICS Text in Windows Device and Display Contexts Mapping Modes Programming Text Operations Text Graphics
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE PROGRAMMING Keyboard Input The Caret Mouse Programming Mouse and Cursor Demonstration Program
CHILD WINDOWS AND CONTROLS Window Styles Menus Dialog Boxes Common Controls
PIXELS, LINES, AND CURVES Drawing in a Window Graphics Device Interface Graphic Objects and GDI Attributes Pixels, Lines, and Curves
DRAWING FIGURES, REGIONS, AND PATHS Closed Figures Drawing Closed Figures Operations on Rectangles Regions Clipping Operations Paths Filled Figures Demo Program
BIT-MAPPED GRAPHICS Raster and Vector Graphics Bitmap Constructs Bitmap Programming Fundamentals Bitmap Manipulations Bitmap Transformations Bitmap Demonstration Program
PART IV - DIRECTX GRAPHICS
INTRODUCING DIRECTX Why DirectX?
DirectX 8.1 Components New Features in DirectX 8
Testing the Installation
DIRECTX AND COM Object Orientation and C++ Indirection COM in DirectX Programming Creating and Accessing the COM Object
INTRODUCING DIRECTDRAW Graphics and DirectDraw Basic Concepts for DirectDraw Graphics DirectDraw Architecture DirectDraw Programming Essentials
SETTING UP DIRECTDRAW Set-up Operations Creating the DirectDraw Object The DD Info Project
DIRECTDRAW EXCLUSIVE MODE WinMain() for DirectDraw DirectDraw Initialization The DD Exclusive Mode Template
ACCESS TO VIDEO MEMORY Direct Access Programming In-Line Assembly Language Multi-Language Programming Direct Access Primitives Raster Operations Direct Access Project
BLITTING Surface Programming The Blit Blit-Time Transformations Blit-Rendering Operations DD Bitmap Blit Project
DIRECTDRAW BITMAP RENDERING Bitmap Manipulations Developing a Windowed Application Rendering in Windowed Mode
DIRECTDRAW ANIMATION Animating in Real-Time Timed Pulse Animation Sprites Page Flipping Animation Programming Fine-Tuning the Animation Measuring Performance
DIRECT3D FUNDAMENTALS
3D Graphics in DirectX Direct3D Rendering Retained Mode Programming Direct3D File Formats
DIRECT3D PROGRAMMING Initializing the Software Interface Building the Objects Master Scene Concepts Master Scene Components Rendering Operations 967
Sample Project 3DRM InWin Demo1 970
APPENDICES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
