1. Computer Graphics Prepared by Dragon Lee 1 January 2003

2. Use of Computer Graphics Movies Movies Games Games Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Computer Aided Design Computer Aided Design Scientific Visualization Scientific Visualization Graphics User Interfaces Graphics User Interfaces Presentation Presentation http://www.ethereal3d.com/Portfolio/Animations/index.html http://www.cs.utah.edu/research/areas/graphics/

3. Concept & Terminology Pixel – basic element of a bitmap graphics. Pixel – basic element of a bitmap graphics. Resolution – the no. of pixels in horizontal and vertical dimension. Resolution – the no. of pixels in horizontal and vertical dimension. Colors – the RED, GREEN, BLUE value of a pixel. Colors – the RED, GREEN, BLUE value of a pixel. Gray Levels – 256 gray levels Gray Levels – 256 gray levels Objects – graphics elements that can move freely. Objects – graphics elements that can move freely.

4. Types of Computer Graphics Bitmap Graphics Bitmap Graphics Based on pixels Based on pixels Does not scale well Does not scale well Jagged( 起鋸齒 ) after enlargement Jagged( 起鋸齒 ) after enlargement Vector Graphics Vector Graphics Based on mathematical formula Based on mathematical formula Scale well Scale well

5. Creating & Editing a graphic image Drawing primitive: Drawing primitive: Dots, lines, curves, circles, ellipse, rectangles. Dots, lines, curves, circles, ellipse, rectangles. Painting: Painting: Color fill Color fill Editing operations: Editing operations: Scale Scale Transform Transform Group and Ungroup Group and Ungroup Merge (combine all objects/layers into background layer) Merge (combine all objects/layers into background layer) Flip horizontal / vertical Flip horizontal / vertical Rotate Rotate

6. Presentation Graphics Presentation Software Presentation Software Eg. Microsoft PowerPoint Eg. Microsoft PowerPoint Reminder on using presentation software Reminder on using presentation software Apply a template to save your valuable time. Apply a template to save your valuable time. Use transition effects and building effects to enrich your presentation visually. Use transition effects and building effects to enrich your presentation visually. Control the time of your slide show to achieve automation. Control the time of your slide show to achieve automation. Add Sounds to your presentation Add Sounds to your presentation

7. Common graphics format GIF (Widely used on the Internet) GIF (Widely used on the Internet) Animated GIF (Widely used on the Internet) Animated GIF (Widely used on the Internet) JPG/JPEG (Widely used on the Internet) JPG/JPEG (Widely used on the Internet) Bmp (Windows graphics format) Bmp (Windows graphics format) Psd (PhotoShop file format) Psd (PhotoShop file format) Ufo (PhotoImpact file format) Ufo (PhotoImpact file format) Ai (adobe illustrator – Vector) Ai (adobe illustrator – Vector) Fla / swf (Macromedia Flash -- Vector) Fla / swf (Macromedia Flash -- Vector)

8. Reference The Mathematics of Web Design The Mathematics of Web Design http://www.math.arizona.edu/~mcenter/maw/we b/ http://www.math.arizona.edu/~mcenter/maw/we b/ http://www.math.arizona.edu/~mcenter/maw/we b/ http://www.math.arizona.edu/~mcenter/maw/we b/ VRML Sites VRML Sites http://www.itl.nist.gov/iaui/ovrt/vrmlexamples.ht ml http://www.itl.nist.gov/iaui/ovrt/vrmlexamples.ht ml http://www.itl.nist.gov/iaui/ovrt/vrmlexamples.ht ml http://www.itl.nist.gov/iaui/ovrt/vrmlexamples.ht ml http://www-vrl.umich.edu/NewMidfield/index.html http://www-vrl.umich.edu/NewMidfield/index.html http://www-vrl.umich.edu/NewMidfield/index.html http://www.nyx.net/~cmaarbj/vrml/ http://www.nyx.net/~cmaarbj/vrml/ http://www.nyx.net/~cmaarbj/vrml/ http://www.sci.utah.edu/ http://www.sci.utah.edu/ http://www.sci.utah.edu/