OpenGL SuperBible · Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference · 6th Edition by Sellers, Graham -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

About This eBook Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contents Figures Tables Listings Foreword Preface

About This Book The Architecture of the Book What’s New in This Edition How to Build the Samples Errata

Acknowledgments About the Authors Part I: Foundations

Chapter 1. Introduction

OpenGL and the Graphics Pipeline The Origins and Evolution of OpenGL Primitives, Pipelines, and Pixels Summary

Chapter 2. Our First OpenGL Program

Creating a Simple Application Using Shaders Drawing Our First Triangle Summary

Chapter 3. Following the Pipeline

Passing Data to the Vertex Shader Passing Data from Stage to Stage Tessellation Geometry Shaders Primitive Assembly, Clipping, and Rasterization Fragment Shaders Framebuffer Operations Compute Shaders Summary

Chapter 4. Math for 3D Graphics

Is This the Dreaded Math Chapter? A Crash Course in 3D Graphics Math Understanding Transformations Interpolation, Lines, Curves, and Splines Summary

Chapter 5. Data

Buffers Uniforms Shader Storage Blocks Atomic Counters Textures Summary

Chapter 6. Shaders and Programs

Language Overview Compiling, Linking, and Examining Programs Summary

Part II: In Depth

Chapter 7. Vertex Processing and Drawing Commands

Vertex Processing Drawing Commands Storing Transformed Vertices Clipping Summary

Chapter 8. Primitive Processing

Tessellation Geometry Shaders Summary

Chapter 9. Fragment Processing and the Framebuffer

Fragment Shaders Per-Fragment Tests Color Output Off-Screen Rendering Antialiasing Advanced Framebuffer Formats Point Sprites Getting at Your Image Summary

Chapter 10. Compute Shaders

Using Compute Shaders Examples Summary

Chapter 11. Controlling and Monitoring the Pipeline

Queries Synchronization in OpenGL Summary

Part III: In Practice

Chapter 12. Rendering Techniques

Lighting Models Non-Photo-Realistic Rendering Alternative Rendering Methods Summary

Chapter 13. Debugging and Performance Optimization

Debugging Your Applications Performance Optimization Summary

Chapter 14. Platform Specifics

Using Extensions in OpenGL OpenGL on Windows OpenGL on Mac OS X OpenGL on Linux OpenGL on Mobile Platforms Summary

Appendix A. Further Reading

Other Good OpenGL Books 3D Graphics Books Web Sites

Appendix B. The SBM File Format

File Header Chunk Headers Defined Chunks Example

Appendix C. The SuperBible Tools

The ktxtool Utility The dds2ktx Utility The sb6mtool Utility

Glossary Index