Computer graphics applications : an introduction to desktop publishing & design, presentation graphics, animation

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTNENTS
• UNIT ONE ELEMENTS OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS SYSTEMS = 1
• Chapter One Interactive Approaches to Computer Graphics = 3
• Using a Computer to Create Graphics = 3
• Interactive Programs = 5
• Batch Processing = 5
• Types of Computers = 6
• Mainframe Computers = 6
• MiniComputers = 7
• MicroComputers = 7
• MiniComputer Versus MicroComputer Graphics Workstations = 8
• MiniComputer Workstations = 9
• MicroComputer Graphics Workstations = 10
• Graphics Sogtware Interface = 12
• Types of Interfaces = 13
• The Ideal Interface = 14
• Purchasing Graphics Software = 15
• Summary = 17
• Exercises = 17
• Bibliography = 20
• Chapter Two Hardware in the PC Environment - The Computer = 21
• Operator Involvement = 22
• Level 1 Apprentice = 22
• Level 2 Computer Journeyman = 22
• Level 3 Computer Craftsman = 23
• The Computer = 23
• IBM PC = 24
• Apple Macintosh Ⅱ = 25
• Amiga 2000 = 26
• System Unit Components = 27
• Hardware Interfaces = 31
• Monitors = 32
• Graphics Adapters and Other Special Features = 35
• Box 2.1 High-Performance Graphics Cards = 37
• Summary = 38
• Exerceses = 38
• Bibliography = 39
• Chapter Three Hardware in the PC Environment - Peripherals = 41
• Peripherals = 41
• Input Devices = 41
• Output Devices = 46
• Installation and Maintenance of PC Systems = 54
• Designing a PC Graphics System = 54
• Installation = 56
• A Word About the Operating System = 58
• Software Installation = 59
• Box 3.1 Commonly Used DOS Commands = 60
• Setting Up A Graphics System = 61
• Box 3.2 If There Is No Install Program = 62
• Maintenance by the Operator = 63
• Computer Do's and Don't's = 63
• Troubleshooting = 64
• Box 3.3 Common Hardware Problems = 65
• Summary = 65
• Exercises = 66
• Bibliography = 66
• UNIT TWO COMPUTER GRAPHICS CONCEPTS = 67
• The New Paint : Color from a Different King of Tebe, by John Derry = 69
• Chapter Four The Paint Programs = 71
• From Science and Engineering = 71
• Learning the Medium by Bits and Bytes = 72
• Binary Notation = 72
• Computer Simulation and Modeling = 73
• From Numbers to Pixels = 74
• Paint Systems = 75
• Resolution-Dependent Images = 78
• Paint Systems Versus Traditional Media = 78
• Image Processing = 80
• File Conversion = 82
• Box 4.1 File Conversion Utilities = 82
• Summary = 83
• Exercises = 83
• Bibliography = 85
• Chapter Five Vector - Based Drawing and 3-D Modeling Program = 87
• Drawing Lines Point to Point = 87
• Three-Dimensional Work Environment = 88
• Transformations : Translations and Rotations = 89
• Transformations : Scaling = 91
• World Transformations = 92
• Creating Three-Dimensional Shapes = 95
• Constructive Modeling = 96
• Procedural Modeling = 97
• Solids Modeling(Additive Modeling) = 99
• Other Three-Dimensional Modeling Techniques = 100
• Aliasing = 103
• Anti-Aliasing = 103
• Hidden Line Removal = 105
• Rendering = 106
• Lighting = 110
• Outputting Vector Images = 113
• What You See Is Not Always What you Get! = 113
• Summary = 114
• Exercises = 115
• Bibliography = 117
• UNIT THREE DESKTOP PUBLISHING = 119
• The Fourth Wave : Publishing Koins The Computer Mainstream, by jonathan seybold = 121
• Chapter Six Electronic Layout and Design = 127
• Professional Publication Quality = 128
• Background = 128
• Elementary Operations = 129
• What Desktop Publishing Programs Do = 130
• Step 1 Page Design = 131
• Step 2 Graphic Placement = 131
• Step 3 Text Style and Placement = 132
• Step 4 Fine-Tuning = 133
• Desktop Publishing Hardware = 134
• Computers = 134
• Mass Storage Devices = 134
• Monitors = 134
• Printers = 135
• Desktop Scanners = 137
• Retouchers = 137
• Other Input Deveces = 137
• Desktop Publishing Software = 137
• Page Layout Software = 137
• Word-Processing Software = 137
• Painting Software = 138
• Drawing Software = 138
• Clip Art Disks = 138
• Image-Procesing Software = 138
• Typesetting Software = 138
• Three-Dimensional Modeling Programs = 139
• Summary = 139
• Exercises = 139
• Bibliography = 140
• Chapter Seven The Prepress Process = 141
• Traditional Prepress Crafts = 141
• Designers Create The Format = 142
• Copywriters Create the text = 142
• Art Directors Implement The Format Concept = 142
• Typesetters Produce Camera-Ready Text = 142
• Pasteup Artists Assemble the Graphics and Type = 142
• Illustrators Create Artwork = 143
• Photographers Take Pictures = 143
• Photo Retouchers Fine-Tune Photographs = 143
• Account Executives Manage the Project = 143
• Paper and Ink : Working with Lithographers = 144
• Box 7.1 Halftones : Traditional versus Digital = 145
• Steps in Print Production = 145
• Stage 1 Concept Development = 146
• Stage 2 Prepress Operaions = 147
• Stage 3 Printing = 154
• Your Job as a Graphic Designer = 156
• The Challenge of Desktop Publishing = 158
• Summary = 158
• Exercises = 159
• Bibliography = 159
• Chapter Eight Page Composition and Design = 161
• To Inform, Persuade or Instruct = 162
• General Guidelines = 163
• Designing to Inform = 163
• Graphic Guidelines = 164
• Copy Points = 164
• Designing to Persuade = 164
• Graphic Guidelines = 164
• Copy Points = 165
• Designing to Instruct = 165
• Graphic Guidelines = 165
• Copy Points = 166
• How to Improve Your Layouts = 166
• Page Layout = 166
• Graphics = 166
• Typography = 166
• Case Study : Tomorrow's Edge = 169
• Electronic Layout and Design Example = 169
• Mac Proof? Prove It = 169
• Prove It Every Day = 170
• Prove It Anywhere = 170
• Prove It with Anyone = 170
• Here's the Proof = 170
• Conclusion = 171
• The Next Steps in Desktop Publishing = 172
• Summary = 173
• Exercises = 173
• Bibliography = 174
• UNIT FOUR PRESENTATION GRAPHICS = 177
• Putting Your Desk Top to Work : PC Business Graphics, by Susan Bickford = 179
• Chapter Nine Creating Business Presentations = 183
• WhereAre Presentation Graphics Used? = 184
• Where Are Presentatuon Graphics Produced? = 188
• Corporations = 188
• Service Bureaus = 189
• Education and Government Agencies = 190
• Essential Skills for Graphics Coordivators and Graphic Artists = 191
• Graphics Coordinators = 191
• Graphic Artists = 193
• Summary = 194
• Exercises = 195
• Bibliography = 195
• Chapter Ten Presentation Graphics Production = 197
• Computer Graphics Work Flow = 197
• Design Considerations for Presentation Graphics = 198
• Picking The Right Chart for the Data = 201
• Information Graphics = 221
• Summary = 222
• Exercises = 223
• Bibliography = 224
• UNIT FIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS ANIMATION = 225
• Animation's New Generation, by Beth Anderson = 227
• Chapter Eleven Roots in the Past = 231
• Computer Animation Overview = 231
• A Short Course in Film Theory = 236
• The Laws of Visual Perception = 236
• Visual Storytelling = 237
• Elements of Effective Visual Storytelling = 238
• Types of Traditional Animation = 246
• Two-Dimensional Animation = 246
• Three-Dimensional Animation = 247
• Summary = 249
• Exercises = 249
• Bibliography = 250
• Chapter Twelve Computer Animation Techniques = 251
• Computer-Assisted Animation = 251
• Marquee Animation = 251
• Computer-Assisted Cell Animation = 252
• Motion Control Animation = 253
• Computer-Generated Animation = 256
• Computer-Generated 3-D Animation = 257
• The Process of 3-D Animation = 259
• Storyboard = 259
• Model Construction = 260
• Establishing the Motion Path = 262
• Box 12.1 Motion Script = 263
• Adding Detail = 267
• Lighting = 267
• Render Tests = 267
• Render to Motion Picture Film = 268
• Render to Videotape = 269
• Equipment and Facilities Costs = 272
• Summary = 273
• Exercises = 273
• Biliography = 275
• Chapter Thirteen Video／Computer Graphics Interface = 277
• The full-Function, All-in-One Postproduction Facility = 277
• Services in an All-in-One Facility = 278
• Making a Computer-Animated Station Identification = 281
• Storyboards = 281
• Budgeting and Preliminary Planning = 282
• Design = 283
• Model Construction = 284
• Choregraphy and Interactive Wire Frame Tests = 285
• Low-Resolition Test Renders = 285
• Full-Resolution Render to Videotape = 285
• Digital Latering on the Degital Video Effects System = 285
• Summary : Skills of the Computer Animator = 287
• Exercises = 288
• Bibliography = 289
• Appendix A Software and Hardware for IBM Compatibles and Macintosh Computers = 291
• Graphics Software for Microcomputers(IBM Compatible) = 291
• Graphics Software for Microcomputers(Macintosh) = 294
• File Conversion Programs = 296
• Minicomputer Systems = 297
• Hardware for the IBM "AT" Architecture and Macintosh Computers = 298
• Appendix B ASCII Extended Character Set With Decimal and Binary Equivalents = 301
• Glossary = 305
• Index = 317