Computer Graphics
Chapter - 1 + 2
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Object Space & Image Space
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What is an Image?
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Image Representation
Pixels or Picture elements arranged in a row column fashion to form a
rectangular image.
Resolution = Number of pixel per inch.
Image size = No of pixel in horizontal direction X No of pixel in vertical
direction (i.e. 640X480, 800X600).
Aspect Ratio = width : height
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Color Models
•RGB
• XYZ
• CMY
• HSV
• Others
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RGB Color Cube
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RGB Color Model
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CMY Color Cube
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CMY Color Model
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Conversion: RGB CMY
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Direct Coding
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Lookup Table
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*Also known as colour look-up table (CLUT)
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
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Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
Phosphor
Fluorescence
Phosphorescence
Persistence
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Color Display
Cutaway rendering of a color CRT:
1. Three Electron guns (for red, green, and
blue phosphor dots)
2. Electron beams
3. Focusing coils
4. Deflection coils
5. Anode connection
6. Mask for separating beams for red,
green, and blue part of displayed image
7. Phosphor layer with red, green, and blue
zones
8. Close-up of the phosphor-coated inner
side of the screen
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Color Display
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Types of CRT Displays
Random Scan Displays
Direct View Storage Tube Displays
Calligraphic Refresh Displays
Raster Refresh Graphic Displays
Raster interlaced display
Raster non-interlaced display
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Random Scan Displays
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Raster Refresh Graphic Displays
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Raster interlaced scanning
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Frame Buffer
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Frame Buffer
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Color Frame Buffer
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Halftoning
Halftone is the technique that simulates continuous tone imagery through
the use of dots, varying either in size, in shape or in spacing.
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Halftoning
Halftone is the technique that simulates continuous tone imagery through
the use of dots, varying either in size, in shape or in spacing.
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