Oblast: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1985
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

John Lewell - Computer Graphics - a Survey of Current techniques and Applications
Orbis Publishing Ltd, London, 1985
149 str.
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COMPUTER GRAPHICS
A survey of current techniques and applications
Computer graphics is the generation and manipulation of digital images with the aid of a computer. It is the most significant advance in image-making since the invention of photo-graphy in the nineteenth century. Today, computer graphics is used all over the world. Television commercials, graphic design, engineering, medicine, astronomy, earth sciences, fine art, molecular modelling, sales presentations, film animation and special effects are just some of the uses to which the medium can be applied.
In this introduction to the subject, author John Lewell describes the new technology in language which makes the book accessible to anyone who wants or needs to understand what computer graphics can do. Previous knowledge of computing is not essential because the book offers the complete beginner a succinct explanation of the basic principles and architecture of computers.
This book offers a stimulating variety of graphics applications, even for those already convinced of the value of computers in making two-or three-dimensional images and models. With over 150 colour illustrations selected by the author from the United States, Canada, France, Britain, Japan and Brazil, Computer Graphics is an attractive and exceptionally comprehensive introduction to a spectacular new technology.

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
to computer graphics
PART 1:
Techniques and hardware
Computer processing
Graphics systems
PART 2:
Current applications
Graphic design
Illustration
Television and film
The sciences
Industry
Business
Future applications
PART 1:
Techniques and hardware
Computer processing
Graphics systems
APPENDIX:
Computer graphics in the fine arts
Glossary
Bibliographies
Index
Acknowledgments

JOHN LEWELL, M.A., M.B.K.S., is West Coast Editor of Computer Pictures magazine and American correspondent of CADCAM International. He was born in Suffolk, England, and was educated at Framlingham College and Peterhouse, Cambridge. Graduating with honours in English and Fine Art, he went on to study film and television before working as a researcher, scriptwriter and producer. He has since been active in the new technology of visual communication, promoting computer-controlled multimedia systems in both Britain and the United States. As a journalist and author he has contributed to New Scientist, American Cinematographer, Los Angeles Times, Practical Computing, and many other publications. His books include Multivision, a guide to audio visual production, and The A-Z Guide to Computer Graphics.