Biyani's Think Tank

Concept based notes

Computer Graphics
M.Sc. IT

Bindiya Patel
Revised By: Ms Ujjwala
BE (I.T.)

Lecturer
Deptt. of Information Technology
Biyani Girls College, Jaipur

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Preface

am glad to present this book, especially designed to serve the needs of

the students. The book has been written keeping in mind the general weakness
in understanding the fundamental concepts of the topics. The book is selfexplanatory and adopts the Teach Yourself style. It is based on questionanswer pattern. The language of book is quite easy and understandable based
on scientific approach.
This book covers basic concepts related to the microbial understandings
about diversity, structure, economic aspects, bacterial and viral reproduction etc.
Any further improvement in the contents of the book by making corrections,
omission and inclusion is keen to be achieved based on suggestions from the
readers for which the author shall be obliged.
I acknowledge special thanks to Mr. Rajeev Biyani, Chairman & Dr. Sanjay
Biyani, Director (Acad.) Biyani Group of Colleges, who are the backbones and
main concept provider and also have been constant source of motivation
throughout this Endeavour. They played an active role in coordinating the various
stages of this Endeavour and spearheaded the publishing work.
I look forward to receiving valuable suggestions from professors of various
educational institutions, other faculty members and students for improvement of
the quality of the book. The reader may feel free to send in their comments and
suggestions to the under mentioned address.
Author

Syllabus
M.Sc. IT

Computer Graphics
1.

Graphic Application and Hardware : Need of Graphics, Display and

Input Devices.

2.

Transformation : Matrix Representation and Homogeneous Coordinates :

Basic Transformations-2-dimensions and 3-dimensions : Translations,
Scaling and Rotations.

3.

Output Primitives : Line Drawing Algorithms : DDA Bresenham Line

Drawing, Circle Drawing Midpoint Algo, Ellipse Generating Midpoint
Algo.

4.

Clipping : Sutherland Cohen Algo, Cyrus, Beck Algo.

5.

Hidden Surface Removal : Back Face Detection, Depth Buffer, Depth

Sorting, Scan Line and A Buffer Techniques.

6.

Curves and Surface : Hermit Curves, Bezier Curves, B Spline Curves,

Properties and Continuity Concepts.

7.

Image Processing : Capture and Storage of Digital Images, File Formats,

Basic Digital Techniques like Convolutions the Holding and Histogram
Manipulations, Image Enhancement, Geometric Manipulation and their
Applications the Automatic Identification and Extraction of Objects of
Interest.

8.

Multimedia : Hardware, Software Application, Non Temporal Media :

Text, Hypertext, Images, Cameras, Scanner, Frames Grabbers, Formats;
Audio : Analog Video Operations, Compression, Digital Video MPEG,
JPEG; Graphics Animation : Tweaking, Morphing Motion Specification,
Simulating Acceleration.

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Content
S.No.
1.

Name of Topic
Graphics Application and Hardware
1.1
Introduction to Computer Graphics
1.2
Application of Computer Graphics
1.3
Video Display Devices
1.4
Raster Scan Displays
1.5
Random Scan Displays
1.6
Color CRT Monitor
1.7
Shadow Mask Methods

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7-19

2.

Transformation
2.1
Transformation in 2-dimension & 3-dimension
2.2
Rotation in 2-dimansion & 3-dimension
2.3
Scaling in 2-dimansion & 3-dimension
2.4
Composite Transformation
2.5
Reflection
2.6
Shear

20-30

3.

Output Primitives
3.1
Line Drawing Algorithms
(a)
DDA
(b)
Bresenhams Algorithm
3.2
Circle Drawing Algorithm
3.3
Ellipse Drawing Algorithm
3.4
Boundary Fill Algorithm
3.5
Flood Fill Algorithm

31-49

4.

Clipping Algorithm
4.1
Introduction to Clipping
4.2
Application of Clipping
4.3
Line Clipping Methods
(a)
Cohen Sutherland Method
(b)
Cyrus Beck Algorithm

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S.No.
5.

Name of Topic
Visible Surface Detection
5.1
Depth Buffer Method
5.2
Z Buffer Method
5.3
Object Space Method
5.4
Image Space Method
5.5
Painters Algorithm
5.6
Back Face Detection
5.7
A Buffer Method
5.8
Scan Line Method

Page No.
59-70

6.

Curves and Surfaces

6.1
Bezier Curves and Surfaces
6.2
Properties of Bezier Curves
6.3
B - Spline Line and Surfaces
6.4
Properties of B Spline Curves
6.5
Hermite Interpolation
6.6
Continuity Conditions

71-82

7.

Image Processing
7.1
Introduction to Image Processing
7.2
Operations of Image Processing
7.3
Application of Image Processing
7.4
Image Enhancement Techniques

83-90

8.

Multimedia
8.1
Introduction to Multimedia
8.2
Application of Multimedia
8.3
Tweaking
8.4
Morphing
8.5
Frame Grabbers
8.6
Scanners
8.7
Digital Cameras
8.8
JPEG Compression Technique
8.9
MPEG Compression Technique
8.10
Data Stream
8.11
Hypertext / Hypermedia

91-102

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Chapter-1

Graphics Application and Hardware

Q.1

What is Computer Graphics? What is its application?

Ans.: Computer has become a powerful tool for rapid and economical
production of pictures. There is virtually no area in which graphical
displays cannot is used to some advantage. To day computer graphics is
used delusively in such areas as science, medicine, Engineering etc.
Application of computer graphics :
(1)

Computer Aided Design : Generally used in the design of

building, automobiles, aircrafts, textiles and many other products.

(2)

Presentation Graphics : This is used to produce illustration for or

to generate 35-cm slides or trans pare miss for use with projectors.

(3)

Computer Art : Computer graphics methods are widely used in

both fine arts and Commercial Arts Applications.

(4)

Entertainment : Computer graphics methods are now commonly

used in making motion pictures, music videos, television shows.

(5)

Education and Training : Computer generated models of physical,

financial, and economic systems are after used as education aids.

(6)

Visualization : This is used in connation with data sets related to

commerce, industry and other scientific areas.

(7)

Image Processing : It applies techniques to modify or inter put

existing pictures such as photographs.

(8)

Q.2

Graphical user Interface : It is common now for software packages

to provide a graphical Interface.

What are Video Display Devices?

or
Explain how Cathode Ray Tube works including details how colors are
achieved?

Ans.: The primary output device in a graphics system is a video controller. The
operation of most video monitors is based on the standard cathode-ray
tube (CRT) design.
Refresh Cathode Ray Tube : Fig (1) illustrates the basic operation of a
CRT

Fig.1
Here electron beam is emitted by the electron gun in a CRT. It passes
through focusing and deflection system that directs the beam towards
specified position on the phosphor coated system. The light emitted by the
phosphor fades very rapidly. In order to maintain the screen picture or to
keep the phosphor is to redraw the picture repeatedly by quickly directing
the electron beam over the same point. This process is called refresh CRT.

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Fig.2
The primary components of an electron gun in a CRT are the heated metal
cathode and control guide as in Fig 2.
Heat is supplied to the cathode by directing a current through a coil of
wire called filament, inside the cylindrical cathode structure this heats up
the electrons & the heated up electrons move with high positive voltage
towards the phosphor screen.
Intensity of the electron beam is controlled by setting voltage levels on the
control grid. A high negative voltage will shut off the beam by repelling
electrons & stopping them from passing through. Amount of light emitted
depend on number of electron striking the screen.
Focusing system in a CRT is needed to force the electron beam to
coverage into a small spot as it strikes the phosphor. Otherwise electron
would repel each other.
Focusing is accomplished with either electric or magnetic fields.
Electrostatic focusing is commonly used in television and computer
graphics monitors. With electrostatic focusing, the electron beam passes
through a positively charged metal cylinder that forms an electron lens, as
shown in Fig. 2-3, The action of the electrostatic lens focuses the electron
beam at the center of the screen, in exactly the same way that an optical
lens focuses a beam of light at a particular focal distance. Similar lens
focusing effects can be accomplished with a magnetic field setup by a coil
mounted around the outside of the CRT envelope. Magnetic lens focusing
produces the smallest spot size on the screen and is used in special
purpose device.

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Additional focusing hardware is used in high-precision system to keep

the beam in focus at all screen position. The distance that the electron
beam must travel to different points on the screen varies because the
radius of curvature for most CRTs is greater than the distance from the
focusing system to the screen center. There fore, the electron beam
properly only at the center of the screen. As the beam moves to the outer
edges of the screen, displayed images become blurred. To compensate for
this, the system can adjust the focusing according to the screen position of
the beam.
As with focusing, deflection of the electron beam can be controlled either
with electric fields or with magnetic fields. Cathode-ray tubes are now
commonly constructed with magnetic deflection coils mounted on the
outside of the CRT envelope, as illustrated in Fig. 2-2. Two pairs of coils
are used, with the coils in each pair mounted on opposite sides of the neck
of the CRT envelop. One pair is mounted on the top and bottom of the
neck, the magnetic field produced by each pair of coils results in a
transverse deflection force that is perpendicular both to the direction of
the magnetic field and to the direction of travel of the electron beam.
Horizontal deflection is accomplished with one pair of coils, and vertical
deflection by the other pair. The proper deflection amounts are attained
by adjusting the current through the coils. When electrostatic deflection is
used, two pairs of parallel palates are mounted inside the CRT envelope.
One pair of plates is mounted horizontally to control the vertical
deflection, and the other pair is mounted vertically to control horizontal
deflection (Fig. 2-4).

Spots of light are produced on the screen by the transfer of the CRT beam
energy to the phosphor. When the electrons in the beam collide with the

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phosphor coating, they are stopped and their energy is absorbed by the
phosphor. Part of the beam energy is converted by friction into heat
energy, and the remainder causes electrons in the phosphor atoms to
move up to higher quantum-energy levels. After a short time, the
excited phosphor electrons begin dropping back to their stable ground
state, giving up their extra energy as small quantums of light energy.
What we see on the screen is the combined effect of all the electron light
emissions: a glowing spot that quickly fades after all the excited phosphor
electrons have returned to their ground energy level. The frequency (or
color) of the light emitted by the phosphor is proportional to the energy
difference between the excited quantum state and the ground state.
Difference kinds of phosphor are available for use in a CRT. Besides color,
a major difference between phosphor is their persistence : how long they
continue to emit light (that is, have excited electrons returning to the
ground states) after the CRT beam is removed. Persistence is defined as
the time it takes the emitted light from the screen to decay to one-tenth of
its original intensity. Lower-persistence phosphor requires higher refresh
rates to maintain a picture on the screen without flicker. A phosphor with
low persistence is useful for displaying highly complex, static, graphics
monitors are usually constructed with persistence in the range from 10 to
60 microseconds.
Figure 2-5 shows the intensity distribution of a spot on the screen. The
intensity is greatest at the center of the spot, and decreases with a
Gaussian distribution out to the edge of the spot. This distribution
corresponds to the cross-sectional electron density distribution of the CRT
beam.
The maximum number of points that can be displayed without overlap on
a CRT is referred to as the resolution. A more precise definition of
resolution is the number of points per centimeter that can be plotted
horizontally and vertically, although it is often simply stated as the total
number of points in each direction. Spot intensity has a Gaussian
distribution (Fig. 2-5), so two adjacent spot will appear distinct as long as
their separation is greater than the diameter at which each spot has
intensity in Fig. 2-6. Spot size also depends on intensity. As more

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electrons are accelerated toward the phosphor per second, the CRT beam
diameter and the illuminated spot increase. In addition, the increased
excitation energy tends to spread to neighboring phosphor atoms not
directly in the path of the beam, which further increases the spot
diameter. Thus, resolution of a CRT is dependent on the type of
phosphor, the intensity to be displayed, and the focusing and deflection
system. Typing resolution on high-quality system is 1280 by 1024, with
higher resolution available on many systems. High resolution systems are
often referred to as high-definition system. The physical size of a graphics
monitor is given as the length of the screen diagonal, with sizes varying
form about 12 inches to 27 inches or more. A CRT monitor can be attached
to a variety of computer systems, so the number of screen points that can
actually be plotted depends on the capabilities of the system to which it is
attached.
Another property of video monitors is aspect ratio. This number gives the
ratio of vertical points to horizontal points necessary to produce equallength lines in both directions on the screen. (Sometimes aspect ratio is
stated in terms of the ratio of horizontal to vertical points.) An aspect ratio
of means that a vertical line plotted with three points has the same
length as a horizontal line plotted with four points.
Q.3

Write short note on RasterScan Displays and Random Scan Displays.

Ans.: RasterScan Displays : The most common type of graphics monitor

employing a CRT is the raster-scan display, based on television
technology. In a rater-scan system, the electron beam is swept across the
screen, one row at a time from top to bottom. As the electron beam moves
across each row, the beam intensity is turned on and off to create a pattern
of illuminated spots. Picture definition is stored in a memory area called
the refresh buffer or frame buffer. This memory area holds the set of
intensity values for all the screen points. Stored intensity values are then
retrieved from the refresh buffer and Painted on the screen one row
(scan line) at a time (Fig. 2-7). Each screen point is referred to as a pixel or

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pel (shortened forms of picture element). The capability of a raster-scan

system to store intensity information for each screen point makes it well
suited for the realistic display of scenes containing subtle shading and
color patterns. Home television sets and printers ate examples are
examples of other system using raster-scan methods.
Intensity range for pixel positions depends on the capability of the raster
system. In a simple black-and white system, each screen point is either
on or off, so only one bit per pixel is needed to control the intensity of
screen position. For a bi-level system, a bit value of 1 indicates that the
electron beam is to be turned on at that position, and a value of 0 indicates
that the beam intensity is to be off. Additional bits are needed when color
and intensity variations can be displayed. Up to 24 bits per pixel are
included in high-quality system, which can require several megabytes of
storage for the frame buffer, depending on the resolution of the system. A
system with 24 bits per pixel and a screen resolution of 1024 by 1024
requires 3 megabytes of storage for the frame buffer. On a black-andwhite system with one bit per pixel, the frame buffer is commonly called a
bitmap. For system with multiple bits per pixel, the frame buffer is often
referred to as a pixmap.
Refreshing on raster-scan displays is carried out at the rate of 60 to 80
frames per second, although some systems are designed for higher refresh
rates. Sometimes, refresh rates are described in units of cycle per second,
or Hertz (Hz), where a cycle corresponds to one frame. Using these units,
we would describe a refresh rate of 60 frames per second as simply 60 Hz.
At the end of each scan line, the electron beam returns to the left side of
the screen to begin displaying the next scan line. The return to the left of
the screen, after refreshing each scan line, is called the horizontal retrace
of the electron beam. And at the end of each frame (displayed in 1/80th to
1/60th of a second), the electron beam returns (vertical retrace) to the top
left corner of the screen to begin the next frame.

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On some raster-scan system (and in TV sets), each frame is displayed in

two passes using an interlaced refresh procedure. In the first pass, the
beam sweeps across every other scan line form top to bottom. Then after
the vertical retrace, the beam sweeps out the remaining scan lines (Fig. 28). Interlacing of the scan lines in this way allows us to see the entire
screen displayed in one-half the time it would have taken to sweep across
all the lines at once from top to bottom. Interlacing is primarily used with
slower refreshing rates. On an older, 30 frame-per-seconds, no interlaced
display, for instance, some flicker is noticeable. But with interlacing, each
of the two passes can be accomplished in 1/60th of a second, which brings
the refresh rate nearer to 60 frames per second. This is an effective
technique for avoiding flicker, providing that adjacent scan lines contain
similar display information.
Random Scan Displays : When operated as a random-scan display unit, a
CRT has the electron beam directed only to the parts of the screen where a

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picture is to be drawn. Random-scan monitor draw a picture one line at a

time and for this reason are also referred to as vector displays (or strokewriting of calligraphic displays). The component lines of a picture can be
drawn and refreshed by a random-scan system in any specified order
(Fig. 2-9). A pen plotter in a similar way and is an example of a randomscan, hard-copy device.

Refresh rate on a random-scan system depends on the number of lines to

be displayed. Picture definition is now stored as a set of line-drawing
commands in an area of memory referred to as the refresh display file.
Sometimes the refresh display file is called the display list, display
program, or simply the refresh buffer. To display a specified picture, the
system cycles through the set of commands in the display file, drawing
each component line in turn. After all line drawing commands have been
processed, the system cycle back to the first line command in the list.
Random-scan displays are designed to draw all the component lines of a
picture 30 to 60 times each second. High-quality vector systems are
capable of handling approximately 100,000 short lines at this refresh
rate. When a small set of lines is to be displayed, each refresh cycle is
delayed to avoid refresh rates greater than 60 frames per second.
Otherwise, faster refreshing of the set of lines could burn out the
phosphor.
Random-scan systems are designed for line-drawing applications and
can-not display realistic shaded scenes. Since picture definition is stored

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as a set of line-drawing instruction and not as a set of intensity values for

all screen points, vector displays generally have higher resolution then
raster system. Also, vector displays produce smooth line drawings
because the CRT beam directly follows the line path. A raster system, in
contrast, produces jagged lines that are plotted as discrete point sets.
Q.4

Write short note on Color CRT Monitor. Explain Shadow Mask

Method.

Ans.: A CRT monitor displays color picture by using a combination of

phosphor that emit different-colored light. By combining the emitted light
from the different phosphor, a range of colors can be generated. The two
basic techniques for producing color displays with a CRT are the beampenetration method and the shadow-mask method.
The beam-penetration method for displaying color pictures has been
used with random-scan monitors. Two layers of phosphor, usually red
and green, are coated onto the inside of the CRT screen, and the displayed
color depends on how far the electron beam penetrates into the phosphor
layers. A beam of slow electrons excites only the outer red layer. A beam
of very fast electron penetrates through the red layer and excites the inner
green layer. At intermediate beam speeds, combinations of red and green
light are emitted to show two additional colors, orange and yellow. The
speed of the electrons, and hence the screen color at any point, is
controlled by the beam-acceleration voltage. Beam penetration has been
an inexpensive way to produce color in random-scan monitor, but only
four colors are possible, and the quality of picture is not as good as with
other methods.

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Shadow-mask methods are commonly used in raster-scan system

(including color TV) because they produce a much wider range of colors
than the beam penetration method. A shadow-mask CRT has three
phosphor color dots at each pixel position. One phosphor dot emits a red
light, another emits a green light, and the third emits a blue light. This
type ofCRT has three electron guns, one for each color dot, and a shadowmask grid just behind the phosphor-coated screen. Figure 2-10 illustrates
the delta-delta shadow-mask method, commonly used in color CRT
system. The three beams are deflected and focused as a group onto the
shadow mask, which contains a series of holes aligned with the phosphordot patterns. When the three beams pass through a hole in the shadow
mask, they activate a dot triangle, which appears as a small color spot on
the screen. The phosphor dots in the triangles are arranged so that each
electron beam can activate only its corresponding color dot when it passes
through the shadow mask. Another configuration for the three electron
guns is an in-line arrangement in which the three electron guns, and the
corresponding red-green-blue color dots on the screen, are aligned along
one scan line instead of in a triangular pattern. This in-line arrangement of

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electron guns is easier to keep in alignment and is commonly used in

high-resolution color CRTs.

We obtain color variations in a shadow-mask CRT by varying the

intensity levels of the three electron beams. By turning off the red and
green guns, we get only the color coming from the blue phosphor. Other
combinations of beam intensities produce a small light spot for each pixel
position, since our eyes tend to merge the three colors into one composite.
The color we see depends on the amount of excitation of the red, green,
and blue phosphors. A white (or gray) area is the result of activating all
three dots with equal intensity. Yellow is produced with the green and
red dots only, magenta is produced with the blue and red dots, any cyan
shows up when blue and green are activated equally. In some low-cost
systems, the electron beam can only be set to on or off, limiting displays to
eight colors. More sophisticated systems can set intermediate intensity
level for the electron beam, allowing several million different colors to be
generated.
Color graphics systems can be designed to be used with several types of
CRT display devices. Some inexpensive home-computer system and
video games are designed for use with a color TV set and an RF (radiofrequency) modulator. The purpose of the RF modulator is to simulate the
signal from a broad-cast TV station. This means that the color and
intensity information of the picture must be combined and superimposed
on the broadcast-frequency carrier signal that the TV needs to have as
input. Then the circuitry in the TV takes this signal from the RF

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modulator, extracts the picture information, and paints it on the screen.

As we might expect, this extra handling of the picture information by the
RF modulator and TV circuitry decreased the quality of displayed images.
Q. 5

Differentiate between Raster Scan and Random Scan Display?

Ans. :
S.No.

Raster Scan

Random Scan

1.

In this, the electron beam is

swept across the screen, one
row at a time from top to
bottom.

In this, the electron beam is

directed only to the parts of the
screen where a picture is to be
drown.

2.

The pattern is created by

illuminated spots.

Here a picture is drawn one

line at a time.

3.

Refreshing on Raster Scan

display is carried out at the
rate of 60 to 80 frames per
second.

Refresh cycle is displayed to

aroid refresh rate greater than
60 frames per second for small
set of lines. Refresh rate
depends on number of lines to
be displayed.

4.

This display porous produces

smooth line drawings as the
CRT beam directly follows the
line path.

In this display it produces

jagged lines that are potted as
discrete point sets.

5.

This
provides
resolution.

This provides lower resolution.

higher

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Chapter-2

Transformation
Q.1

What is Transformation?
Techniques?

What

are

general

Transformations

Ans.: Transformation are basically applied to an object to reposition and resize

two dimensional objects. There are three transformation techniques.
(1)

Translation : A translation is applied to an object by repositioning

it along a straight line path from one coordinate location to
another. We translate a two-dimensional point by adding
translation distances tx and ty to the original coordinate position (x,
y) to more the point to a new position (x, y).
x = x + tx

y = y + t y

(1)

The translation distance pair (tx, ty) is called translation vector on

shift vector :
P

x1
x2

P =

x '1
x'2

tx
ty

_ _ _ (2)

2 dimensional translation matrix form :

P = P + T

_ _ _ (3)

In this case, we would write in matrix as row :

P = [x, y]

T = [tx , ty]

Translation is a rigid body transformation that moves object

without deformation.

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That is T1 every point on the object is translated by the same

amount. A straight line segment is translated by applying the
transformation equation (3) to each of the line end point &
redrawing the line between the new end point positions.
(2)

Rotation : A two dimensional rotation is applied to an object by

repositioning it along a circular path in the xy plane. To generate a
rotation, we specify a rotation angle and the position (x, y) of the
rotation point (or pivot pt) about which the object is to be rotated
figure (1)
P
Yr

P
Xr

This transformation can be described as a rotation about a rotation

axis that is perpendicular to the xy plane & passes through the
pivot point.
We can express the transformation in terms of angle & as :
x = r cos(+ ) = r cos cos - r sin sin
y = r sin(+ ) = r cos sin + r sin cos

_ _ _ (4)

The original coordinates of the point in polar coordinators :

x = r cos

y = r sin

_ _ _ (5)

Substituting expression (5) into (4) we obtain transformation

equations for rotating a point at position (x, y) through an angle
about the origin :
x = x cos y sin , y = x sin + y cos

_ _ _ (6)

We can write the rotation equation for rotating a point at position

(x, y) through an angle about the origin equation in matrix form :
P = R . P
Where rotation matrix form :

_ _ _ (7)

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P= R . P

cos

-sin

sin

cos

When coordinate positions are represented as row vectors instead

of column vectors, the matrix product in rotation eq.(7) is
transposed so that the transformed row coordinate vector [x, y] is
calculated as :
PT = (R . P)T = PT . RT

_ _ _ (8)

(xr, yr) Pivot Point

Where PT= [x, y] transposing RT of matrix R obtained by
interchanging rows & columns.
By rotating major & minor axis of ellipse
(x, y)
r
r

(x, y)

(xr, yr)

x' = xr + (x xr) cos - (y yr) sin

y' = yr + (x xr) sin - ( y yr) cos
(3)

_ _ _ (9)

Scaling : A scaling transformation attars the size of an object. This

operation can be carried out for polygons by multiplying the
coordinate values (x, y) for each vertex by scaling factors Sx and Sy
to produce the transformed coordinates (x, y)
x = x . Sx

y = y . Sy

_ _ _ (10)

Scaling factors Sx scales objects in the x direction while Sy scales in

the y direction.
The transformation equation (10) can also be written in the matrix
form :

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x'
y'
Or

sx

sy

x
y

23

_ _ _ (11)

P = S . P

_ _ _ (12)

Where S is 2x2 scaling in eq.(11) any positive numeric values can be

assigned to the scaling factors Sx and Sy values less than 1 reduce the size
of object; values greater than 1 reduce the size of object & specifying a
value of 1 for both Sx and Sy leaves the size of object unchanged. When Sx
and Sy are assigned the same value, a uniform scaling is produced that
maintains relative object proportions unequal values of Sx and Sy result in
a differential scaling that is often used in design application where picture
are constructed form a few basic shapes that can be adjusted by scaling &
positioning transformation.
Q.2

What are composite Transformation? Give the 3-types of Composite

Transformation.

Ans.: Composite transformation Matrix can be obtained by calculating. The

matrix product of the individual transformations forming products of
transformation matrix is often referred to as concatenation or composition
of matrices.
(1)

Translation : If two successive translation vectors (tx1, ty1) and (tx2,

ty2) are applied to a coordinate position P, final transformed
location P is calculated as :
P = T (tx2, ty2) . {T (tx1, ty1) . P} = {T(tx2, ty2) .T(tx1, ty1)} . P

_ _ _ (3)

Where P and P are represented as homogenous coordinate

column vectors. We can verify this result by calculating the matrix
product for the tow associative groupings. Composite Matrix for
this sequence is :
1 0 t x2

1 0 t x1

0 1 t y2

0 1 t y1 = 0 1 t y1 + t y2
0 0
1
0 0 1

0 0

Or

1 0 t x1 + t x2

T(tx2, ty2) . T(tx1, ty1) = T(tx1 + tx2, ty1 + ty2)

_ _ _ (4)
_ _ _ (5)

Which shows that two successive translations are additive.

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(2)

Rotations : Two successive rotations applied to point P produce

the transformed position :
P = R(2). {P(1). P} = {R(2). R(1)}. P

_ _ _ (6)

By multiplying 2rotation matrices, we can verify that two

successive rotations are additive :
R(2). R(1) = R(1+ 2)

_ _ _ (7)

So that final rotated coordinates can be calculated with the

composite rotation matrix as :
P = R(1+ 2) . P
(3)

_ _ _ (8)

Scaling : Concatenating transformation matrices for 2-successive

scaling operations produce the following composite scaling matrix:

Or

s x2

s x1

s y2

s x1 , s x2

s y1 0 =
0 1

s y1 , s y2

S(Sx1, Sy2). S(Sx1, Sy1) = S(Sx1 . Sx2 , Sy1 . Sy2)

_ _ _ (9)
_ _ _ (10)

The resulting matrix in this case indicates that successive scaling

operations are multiplicative. That is if we were to triple the size of
an object twice in successive the final size would be nine times that
of the original.
Q.3

Write short notes on following (1)

Reflection

(2)

Shear

Ans.: (1)

Reflection : A reflection is a transformation that produces a mirror

Image of an object. The mirror image for a 2-D reflection is
generated relative to an axis of reflection by rotating the object 180 0
about the reflection axis we can choose an axis of reflection in the
xy plane or perpendicular to x-y plane.
When the reflection axis is a line in the xy plane, the rotation
path about this axis is in a plane perpendicular to xy plane.

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For reflection axis that is perpendicular to xy plane, the

rotation is in xy plane.
Y
Reflection
of an object
about x-axis

1
Original
Position
2

Original
Position
2

Reflected
Position

Reflected
Position
2
1

1
Fig. 1
(i)

Fig-2 : Reflection of an object about y-axis

Reflection about the line y =o, the x-axis is accomplished

with transformation matrix :
1

0 -1 0
0

_ _ _ (8)

This transformation keeps x-values the same but flips the yvalues of coordinate positions.
(ii)

Reflection about the y-axis flips x-coordinates keeping ycoordinates the same The matrix for this transformation
is :
-1 0 0
0

1 0

0 1

_ _ _ (9)

Now elements of the reflection matrix can be set to values other

then 1 values whose magnitudes are greater than 1 shift the
mirror Image farther from the reflection axis & values with
magnitude less than 1 brings the mirror image closer to the
reflection axis.

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(2)

Shear : A transformation that distorts the shape of an object such

that the transformed shape appears as if the object were composed
of internal layer that had been caused to slide over each other is
called a shear two common shearing transformations are those that
shift coordinate x values and those that shift y values.

An x-direction shear relative to the x-axis is produced with

transformation Matrix.
1 Sh x

_ _ _ (3)

Which transforms coordinate position as :

x' = x +Shx . y

y = y

_ _ _ (4)

Any real number can be assigned to shear parameter Shx.

We can rene5rate x-direction shears relative to other reference lines
with.
1 Sh x

- Sh x .y ry

_ _ _ (5)

With coordinate position transformed as :

x' = x + Shx (y -yry)

y = y

_ _ _ (6)

A y-direction shear relative to the line x = xry is generated with

translation matrix :
1
Sh y
0

_ _ _ (7)

1 - Sh y .x ry
0

Which generates transformed coordinate position

x' = x

y = Shy (x -xry) + y

_ _ _ (8)

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Explain 3-different types of Transformations in 3- dimension?

Ans.: The there different types of transformations are :

(1)

Translation

(2)

Rotation

(3)

Scaling

(1)

Translation : In three dimensional homogenous coordinate

representation a point is translated from position P = (x, y, z) to
position P = (x, y, z) with the matrix operation :
x
y
z
1
Or

1
0
0
0

0
1
0
0

0
0
1
0

tx
ty
tz
1

x
y
z
1

_ _ _ (1)

P = T . P

_ _ _ (2)

Parameter tx, ty, tz specifying translation distance for the coordinate

direction x, y, z are assigned any real values.
The matrix representation in eq.(1) is
x' = x + tx

y = y + ty

z = z + tz

y-axis
(x, y, z)
(x, y, z)
z-axis

T = (tx, ty, tz)

x-axis

Fig(i): Translating a point with translation under

T = (tx, ty, tz)

_ _ _ (3)

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An object is translated in 3-diminision by transforming each of the

defining points of the object. For an object represented as a set of
polygon surfaces. We translate each vertex of each surface and
redraw the polygon facts in the new position.
(2)

Rotation : To generate a rotation transformation for an object, we

must designate an axis of rotation (about which the object is to be
rotated) and the amount of angular rotation unlike the two
dimensional application, where all transformation are carried out
in the xy plane, a three dimensional rotation can be specified
around any line in space.
Now we have the following equations for x, y, z coordinates
x' = x cos y sin
y = x sin + y cos

_ _ _ (4)

z = z
Parameter specifies the rotation angle In homogenous coordinate
form, the 3-d,
z axis rotation equations are expressed as :

x1
y1
=
z1
1

cos -sin 0 0
sin

cos

x
0 0
y
.
1 0
z
0 1
1

_ _ _ (5)

Which can be written as :

P =

Rx () . P

_ _ _ (6)

Now equation for x axis rotation

y' = y cos - z sin
z = y sin + z cos
x = x

_ _ _ (7)

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Which are represented in matrix form as :

1
0
0
x1
1
0 cos -sin
y
=
1
0 sin cos
z
0
0
0
1

x
0
y
.
0
z
1
1

_ _ _ (8)

P Rx() . P

_ _ _ (9)

Now we have equation for y-axis rotation is

cos 0 sin
x1
1
0
1
0
y
=
1
-sin 0 cos
z
0
0
0
1

x
0
y
.
0
z
1
1

_ _ _ (8)

Equations are :
z'= z cos x sin
x = z sin + x cos

_ _ _ (11)

y = y
P = Ry () . P
(3)

_ _ _ (12)

Scaling : The matrix expression for the scaling transformation of a

position P=(x,y,z) relative to the coordinate origin can be written
as :
x1
y1
1

z
1

Sx

Sy

0
Sz

0 0
P = S . P

x
y
0
.
z
0
1
1

_ _ _ (13)

_ _ _ (14)

Where scaling Parameters Sx, Sy, and Sz are assigned any positive
values.
x' = x . Sx

y = y. Sy

z = z . Sz _ _ _ (15)

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Scaling an object with transformation changes the size of the object

and repositions the object relative to the coordinate origin. Also if
the transformation is not all equal relative dimensions in the object
are changed. We pressure the original shape of an object with
uniform scaling (Sx = Sy = Sz).
Scaling with respect to a selected fixed position (xf. yf. zf) can be
represented with following transformation sequence
(i)

Translate the fixed point to the origin.

(ii)

Scale the object relative to the coordinate origin.

(iii)

Translate the fixed point to its original position.

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Chapter-3

Output Primitives
Q.1

Explain the Line Drawing Algorithms? Explain DDA and Bresenhams

Line Algorithm.

Ans.: Slope intercept equation for a straight line is

y=mx+b

_ _ _ (1)

with m representing the slope of the line and b as the y intercept. Where
the two end point of a line segment are specified at positions (x 1, y1) and
(x2, y2) as shown is Fig.(1) we can determine values for the slope m and y
intercept b with the following calculations.
M=

y 2 - y1
x 2 - x1

b = y1 mx1

_ _ _ (2)

y2

_ _ _ (3)

y1

Obtain value of y interval

y m . x
x1
x2

_ _ _ (4)

Similarly we can obtain x interval Fig. (1) Line Path between endpoint
x=

y
m

position (x1, y1) & (x2, y2)

For lines with slope magnitude m <1, x can be set Proportional to a

small horizontal deflection voltage and the corresponding vertical
deflection is then set proportional to y.

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For lines with slope magnitude m >1, y can be set proportional to a

small deflection voltage with the corresponding horizontal deflection
voltage set proportional to x.
For lines with m = 1 x = y.
DDA Algorithm : The Digital Differential Analyzer (DDA) is a scan.
Conversion line Algorithm based on calculating either y or x using
equation (4) & (5). We sample the line at unit intervals in one coordinate
and determine corresponding integer values nearest. The line paths for
the other coordinate.
Now consider first a line with positive slope, as shown in Fig.(1). If the
slope is less than one or equal to 1. We sample at unit x intervals (x = 1)
compute each successive y values as :
yk+1 = yk + m

_ _ _ (6)

Subscript k takes integer values starting form 1, for the first point &
increase by 1 until the final end point is reached.
For lines with positive slope greater than 1, we reverse the role of x and y.
That is we sample at unit y intervals (y = 1) and calculate each
succeeding x value as :
xk+1 = xk +

1
m

_ _ _ (7)

Equation (6) and (7) are based on assumption that lines are to be
processed form left end point to the right end point.
If this processing is reversed the sign is changed
x = - 1

&

y = - 1

yk+1 = yk m

_ _ _ (8)

1
m

_ _ _(9)

xk+1 = xk

Equations (6) to (9) are used to calculate pixel position along a line with
negative slope.

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When the start endpoint is at the right we set x = -1 and obtain y position
from equation (7) similarly when Absolute value of Negative slope is
greater than 1, we use y = -1 & eq.(9) or we use y = 1 & eq.(7).
Bresenhams Line Algorithm : An accurate and efficient raster line
generating Algorithm, developed by Bresenham, scan concerts line using
only incremental integer calculations that can be adapted to display
circles and other curves. The vertical axes show scan-line position, & the
horizontal axes identify pixel columns as shown in Fig. (5) & (6)

13

Specified Line

12

Path

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Specified Line

11

49

Path

10

48
10

11

12

13

50

Fig.5

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52

53

53

Fig.6

To illustrate Bresenhams approach we first consider the scan conversion

process for lines with positive slope less than 1. Pixel position along a line
path are then determined by sampling at unit x intervals starting form left
and point (x0 , y0) of a given line, we step at each successive column (x
position) & plot the pixel whose scan line y is closest to the line path.
Now assuming we have to determine that the pixel at (xk , yk) is to be
displayed, we next need to divide which pixel to plot in column x k+1. Our
choices are the pixels at position (xk+1 , yk) and (xk+1 , yk+1).
At sampling position xk+1, we label vertical pixel separations from the
mathematical line path as d1 and d2. Fig.(8). The y coordinate on the
mathematical line at pixel column position xk+1 is calculated as :
y = m(xk + 1) +b

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Then d1 = y yk = m (xk + 1) +b - yk
and

d2 = (yk + 1) y = yk + 1 m (xk + 1) b

The difference between these two separations is

d1 - d2 = 2m (xk+1) - 2yk + 2b - 1

_ _ _ (11)

A decision Parameter Pk for the Kth step in the line algorithm can be
obtained by rearranging eq.(11) so that it involves only integer
calculation. We accomplish this by substituting m = y/x. where y &
x are the vertical & horizontal separation of the endpoint positions &
defining.
Pk = x (d1 d2) = 2y. xk - 2x yk + c

_ _ _ (12)

The sign of Pk is same as the sign of d1 - d2. Since x > 0 for our example
Parameter C is constant & has the value 2y + x (2b -1), which is
independent of pixel position. If the pixel position at yk is closer to line
path than the pixel at yk+1 (that is d1 < d2), then decision Parameter Pk is
Negative. In that case we plot the lower pixel otherwise we plot the upper
pixel.
Coordinate changes along the line owner in unit steps in either the x or
directions. Therefore we can obtain the values of successive decision
Parameter using incremental integer calculations. At step k = 1, the
decision Parameter is evaluated form eq.(12) as :
Pk+1 = 2y . xk+1 - 2x . yk+1 + C

yk+1

d2

d1

yk

xk+1

Fig.8

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Subtracting eq.(12) from the preceding equation we have

Pk+1 Pk = 2y (xk+1 xk) - 2x (yk+1 yk)
But

xk+1 = xk + 1

So that, Pk+1 = Pk + 2y - 2x (yk+1 yk)

_ _ _ (13)

Where the term yk+1 - yk is either 0 or 1, depending on sign of Parameter

Pk.
This recursive calculation of decision Parameter is performed each integer
x position, starting at left coordinate endpoint of the line. The first
parameter P0 is evaluated from equation (12) at starting pixel position (x0,
y0) and with m evaluated as y/x.
P0 = 2y - x

_ _ _ (14)

Bresenhams Line Drawing Algorithm for m <1 :

Q.2

(1)

Input the two line endpoints & store the left end point in (x0 , y0).

(2)

Load (x0 , y0) into frame buffer that is plot the first point.

(3)

Calculate constants x, y, 2y and 2y - 2x and obtain the

starting value for the decision parameter as : P0 = 2y - x.

(4)

At each xk along the line starting at k = 0, perform the following

test if Pk < 0 the next point to plot is (xk+1 , yk) and Pk+1 = Pk + 2y
otherwise the next point to plot is (xk+1 , yk+1) and Pk+1 = Pk +2y 2x.

(5)

Repeat step 4 x times.

Digitize the line with end points (20, 10) & (30, 18) using Bresenhams
Line Drawing Algorithm.

Ans.: slope of line, m =

y 2 - y1
18 - 10
8
=
=
= 0.8
x 2 - x1
30 - 20 10

x = 10
,
y = 8
Initial decision parameter has the value
P0 = 2y - x = 2x8 10 = 6
Since P0 > 0, so next point is (xk + 1, yk + 1) (21, 11)

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Now k = 0,

Now k = 1,

Now k = 2

Now k = 3

Now k = 4

Now k = 5

Now k = 6

Pk+1
P1

Pk+1
P2

Pk+1
P2

Pk+1
P4

Pk+1
P5

Pk+1
P6

Pk+1
P7

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Pk + 2y - 2x
P0 + 2y - 2x
6 + (-4)
2
Since P1 > 0,
Pk + 2y - 2x
2 + (- 4)
-2
Since P2 < 0,
Pk + 2y
- 2 + 16
14
Since P3 > 0,
Pk + 2y - 2x
14 4
10
Since P4 > 0,
Pk + 2y - 2x
10 4
6
Since P5 > 0,
Pk + 2y - 2x
64
2
Since P6 > 0,
Pk + 2y - 2x
2 + (- 4)
-2
Since P7 < 0,

Next point is (22, 12)

Next point is (23, 12)

Next point is (24, 13)

Next point is (25, 14)

Next point is (26, 15)

Next point is (27, 16)

Next point is (28, 16)

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Now k = 7

Now k = 8

Pk+1
P8

Pk+1
P9

=
=
=
=
=
=

Pk + 2y
- 2 + 16
14
Since P8 > 0,
Pk + 2y - 2x
14 4
10
Since P9 > 0,

K
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Pk
6
2
-2
14
10
6
2
-2
14
10

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Next point is (29, 17)

Next point is (30, 18)

(xk+1, yk+1)
(21, 11)
(22, 12)
(23, 12)
(24, 13)
(25, 14)
(26, 15)
(27, 16)
(28, 16)
(29, 17)
(30, 18)

Plot the graph with these following points.

Q.3

Write the properties of a Circle. Explain the Mid Point Circle

Algorithm.

Ans.: A circle is a set of points that are at a given distance r form the center
position (xc, yc). This distance relationship is given as :
(x xc)2 + (y yc)2 r2 = 0
This equation is used to calculate the position of points along the circle
path by moving in the x direction from (xc - r) to (xc + r) and determining
the corresponding y values as :
y = yc

(x c - x)2 - r 2

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However this method is not the best method to calculate the circle point
as it requires heavy computation. Moreover spacing between the points is
not uniform. Another method that can be used by calculating the polar
coordinates r and where
x = xc + r cos
y = yc + r sin
Although this method results in equal spacing between the points but it
also requires heavy computation. The efficient method is incremental
calculation of decision parameter.
Mid Point Algorithm : We move in unit steps in the x-direction and
calculate the closed pixel position along the circle path at each step. For a
given radius r & screen center position (xc, yc). We first set our Algorithm
to calculate the position of points along the coordinate position (x0, y0).
These calculated positions are then placed at this proper screen position
by adding xc to x and yc to y.
For a circle from x = 0 to x = y in first quadrant, the slope varies from 0 to
1. We move in the positive x direction and determine the decision
parameter to find out the possible two y values along the circle path.
Points in the other 7 octants are calculated by symmetry.
y (x = y)
(y, x)

(y, x)

(-x, y)

(x, y)
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x (x = 0)

(-x, -y)
(-y, -x)

(x, -y)
(y, -y)

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To apply this method we define a circle function as :

fcircle( x, y) = x2 + y2 - r2

_ _ _ (1)

Any point (x, y) on the boundary of the circle with radius r satisfy the
equation of fcircle( x, y) = 0
The relative position of any point (x, y) can be determined by checking the
sign of circle function.
< 0 if (x, y) is inside circle boundary.
fcircle( x, y)

= 0 if (x, y) on circle boundary.

_ _ _ (2)

> 0 if (x, y) is outside circle boundary.

yk
yk -1
xk

xk+1

xk+2

Assuming we have just plotted a pixel at (xk, yk). We next need to

determine whether the pixel (xk+1, yk) or (xk+1, yk-1) is closer.
Our decision parameter is the circle function evaluated at the mid point
between these two pixels.
Pk = fcircle (xk + 1, yk - )
Or

Pk = (xk + 1 )2 +(yk - )2 r2

_ _ _ (3)

If Pk < 0,

Mid point is inside the circle boundary and the pixel on the
scan line yk is closer to the circle boundary.

Otherwise,

Mid point is on or outside the circle boundary and the point

on the scan line yk - 1 is closer.

Successive decision parameters are obtained by incremental calculations.

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Next decision parameter at next sampling position.

xk+1 + 1 = xk + 2
Pk+1

fcircle(xk+1 + 1, yk+1 - )

Or

Pk+1

[(xk + 1) + 1]2 + (yk+1 - )2 r2

Or

Pk+1

Pk + 2(xk + 1) + (yk+12 yk2) (yk + 1 yk) + 1

_ _ _ (4)

Successive increment for Pk is 2xk+1 +1(If Pk < 0) otherwise (2xk+1 +1 - 2yk+1)

where
2xk+1 = 2xk + 2

&

2yk+1 = 2yk 2

Initial decision parameter P0 is obtained as (0, r) = (x0, y0)

P0 = fcircle(x, y) = fcircle (1, r - ) = 1 + (r - )2 r2
Or

P0 =

5
-r
4

If r is a integer then P0 = 1 r
Algorithm :
(1)

Input radius r and circle center ( xc, yc) and obtain the first point on
circumference of a circle centered on origin (x0, y0) = (0, r)

(2)

Calculate the initial value of the decision parameter as : P0 =

(3)

At each xk position, starting at k = 0 if Pk < 0 the next point along

the circle is (xk+1, yk) and Pk+1 = Pk + 2xk+1 + 1, otherwise the next
point along the circle is (xk + 1, yk - 1) and Pk+1 = Pk + 2xk+1 + 1
2yk+1 where 2xk+1 = 2xk + 2 & 2yk+1 = 2yk 2.

(4)

Determine symmetry points in other seven octants.

(5)

Move each calculated pixel position (x, y) onto the circular path
centered on (xc, yc) & plot coordinate values x = x + xc & y = y + yc.

(6)

Repeat step (3) through (5) until x y.

5
-r
4

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Q.4
Ans.:

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Demonstrate the Mid Point Circle Algorithm with circle radius, r = 10.
P0 = 1 r =1 - 10 = - 9
Now the initial point (x0, y0) = (0, 10) and initial calculating terms for
calculating decision parameter are
2x0 = 0 , 2y0 = 20

Since Pk < 0,

Next point is (1, 10)

P1 = - 9 +3 = - 6

Now P1 < 0,

Next point is (2, 10)

P2 = - 6 + 5 = - 1

Now P2 < 0,

Next point is (3, 10)

P3 = -1+ 7 = 6

Now P3 > 0,

Next point is (4, 9)

P4 = 6 + 9 - 18 = - 3

Now P4 < 0,

Next point is (5, 9)

P5 = - 3 + 11 = 8

Now P5 > 0,

Next point is (6, 8)

P6 = 8 +13 - 16 = 5

Now P6 > 0,

Next point is (7, 7)

(xk+1, yk+1)

2xk+1

2yk+1

(1, 10)

20

(2, 10)

20

(3, 10)

20

(4, 9)

18

(5, 9)

10

18

(6, 8)

12

16

(7, 7)

14

14

Plot the graph with these points.

Q.5

Give the properties of Ellipse & explain the Algorithm.

Ans.: An ellipse is defined as a set of points such that the sum of distances from
two fixed points (foci) is same for all points given a point P = (x, y),
distances are d1 & d2, equation is :
d1 + d2 = constant

_ _ _ (1)

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In terms of local coordinates

F1 = (x1, y1)

&

F2 (x2, y2)

Equation is :

(x - x1 )2 +(y - y1 )2

(x - x 2 )2 +(y - y 2 ) 2

_ _ _ (2)

This can also be written in the form :

Ax2 + By2 + Cxy + Dx + Ey + F = 0

_ _ _ (3)

(More A, B, C, D, E, & F are evaluated in terms of focal coordinates &

major minor axis).
Major axis which extends form 1 point to other through foci.
Minor axis which spans the shouter dimension bisecting major axis
at ellipse center.
An interactive method for specifying an ellipse in an arbitrary orientation
is to input two foci & a point on ellipse boundary & evaluate constant in
equation (1) & so on.
Equation can be simplified if ellipse is in standard position with major
& minor axis oriented parallel to x and y axis.
y
yc

ry
rx

rx
x - xc
rx

y - yc
+
ry

Parameter equations are :

y = yc + ry sin

=1

Now using polar coordinates r &

x = xc + rx cos

xc

_ _ _(4)

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Mid Point Ellipse Algorithm : Here approach is similar to that used in

circle rx and ry and (xc, yc) obtain points (x, y) for ellipse centered on
origin.
Mid point ellipse algorithms process the quadrants in 2 parts. Figure
shows the division of quadrant with rx < ry.

Region1

(-x, y)

(x, y)

(-x, -y)

(x, -y)

Slope = -1

ry
Region2

rx

Fig.-1 : Ellipse processing regions over region

l, the ellipse slope is less than 1. Over
region 2, the magnitude of slope is
greater than 1.

Fig.-2 : Shows the

symmetry of an ellipse

Region 1 & 2 can be processed in different ways: Region 1 is processed

starting at (0, ry) we step clockwise along the path in unit steps in xdirection & then unit steps in y- direction.
Ellipse function can be written as :
fellipse(x, y) = (0, ry)
fellipse(x, y) = ry2 x2 + rx2y2 - rx2ry2

_ _ _ (5)

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Which has the following properties :

< 0 (x, y) is inside boundary.
fellipse = 0 (x, y) is on the boundary.
> 0 (x, y) is outside the boundary.
Thus the ellipse function fellipse(x, y) serves as a decision parameter in the
mid point Algorithm. Starting at (0, ry) we step in x direction until we
reach boundary between Region 1 & 2 slope is calculated at each step as :

-2ry 2 x
dy
=
dx
2rx 2 x

- {from eq.(5)}

dy
= -1
So,
2ry2 x = 2rx2y
dx
We move out of Region 1 when 2ry2 x 2rx2y
_ _ _ (7)
Figure (1) shows mid point between 2-candidate pixel at (xk+1), we have
selected pixel at
(xk, yk) we need to determine the next pixel.

At boundary

yk

yk-1

mid
point
xk

xk+1

Fig.:1

P1k = fellipse( xk + 1, yk ) = ry2( xk + 1)2 + rx2 (yk - )2 rx2ry2 _ _ _ (8)

Next symmetric point (xk+1 +1, yk+1 - )
P1k +1 = ry2 [(xk + 1) + 1]2 + r2x [(yk +1 )2 (yk )2]
_ _ _ (9)
Where yk + 1 is either yk or yk -1 depending on sign of P1k
2ry2 xk+1 + ry2

if Pk < 0

2ry2 xk+1 2rx2 yk+1 + ry2

if Pk 0

Increments =

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With initial position (0, ry) the two terms evaluate to

2ry2x = 0

2rx2y = 2rx2ry

Now when x & y are incremented the updated values are

2ry2 xk+1 = 2ry2 xk + 2ry2

2rx2 yk+1 = 2rx2 yk 2rx2

And these values are compared at each step & we move out of Region 1
when condition (7) is satisfied initial decision parameter for region 1 is
calculated as :
P10 = fellipse(x0, y0) = (1, ry ) = ry2 + rx2( ry - )2 rx2 ry2
P10 = ry2 rx2 ry + rx2

_ _ _ (10)

Over Region 2, we step in (-)ve y-direction & mid point selected is

between horizontal pixel positions
P2k = fellipse(x, y) = (xk + , yk 1)
P2k = ry2(xk + )2 + rx2( yk 1)2 rx2ry2

_ _ _ (11)

yk

yk-1
xk

xk+1

If P2k > 0 then we select pixel at xk +1

Initial decision parameter for region (2) is calculated by taking (x0, y0) as
last point in Region (1)
P2k + 1 = fellipse(xk+1 + , yk+1 1) = ry2(xk+1 + )2 + rx2[(yk 1) -1]2 rx2ry2
P2k + 1 = P2k 2rx2(yk 1) + rx2 + ry2[(xk +1 + )2 (xk + )2]

_ _ _ (12)

At initial position (x0, y0)

P20 = fellipse(x0 +, y0 1) = ry2( x0 + )2 + rx2(y0 1)2 rx2ry2

_ _ _ (13)

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Mid Point Ellipse Algorithm :

(1)

Input rx, ry and ellipse centre (xc, yc) obtain the first point (x0, y0) =
(0, ry)

(2)

Calculate the initial value of the decision parameter in region 1 as

P10 = ry2 rx2ry + rx2

Q.6

(3)

At each xk position in region 1, starting at K = 0. If Pk < 0, then next

point along ellipse is (xk+1, yk) and P1k+1 = P1k + 2ry2xk+1 + ry2
otherwise next point along the circle is (xk +1, yk 1) and P1k+1 = P1k
+ 2ry2xk + 1 2rx2yk + 1 + ry2 with
2ry2xk+1 = 2ry2xk + 2ry2, 2rx2yk+1 =
2rx2yk 2rx2 and continue until 2ry2x 2rx2y.

(4)

Calculate the initial value of the decision parameter in region (2)

using last point
(x0, y0) calculated in region 1 as P20 = ry2 (x0 +
2
2
2
2
) + rx (y0 1) rx ry2.

(5)

At each yk position in region (2), starting at k = 0 perform following

test : If P2k > 0 next point is (xk, yk 1) and P2k+1 = P2k 2rx2yk + 1 +
rx2 otherwise next point is ( xk + 1, yk 1) and P2k+1 = P2k + 2ry2xk +
1 2rx2yk+1 + rx2.

(6)

Determine the symmetry points in other three quadrants.

(7)

More each calculated pixel position (x, y). Center on (xc, yc), plot
coordinate values x = x + xc & y = y + yc.

(8)

Repeat the steps for region 1 until 2ry2x 2rx2y.

Illustrate the Mid Point Ellipse Algorithm by ellipse parameter r x = 8 ry

=6

Ans.: rx2 = 64,

2rx2 = 128,

ry2 = 36
2ry2 = 72

P10 = 36 (64 x 6) +

1
x 64 = 36 384 + 16 = 332
4

P10 < 0

Next point is (1, 6)

P11 = 332 + 72 x 1 + 36 = 332 + 108 = 224

P11 < 0

Next point is (2, 6)

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P12 = 224 + 72 x 2 + 36 = 224 + 144 + 36 = 44

P12 < 0

Next point is (3, 6)

P13 = 44 + 72 x 3 + 36 = 44 + 216 + 36 = 208

P13 > 0

Next point is (4, 5)

P14 = 208 + 72 x 4 128 x 5 +36 = 208 + 288 640 + 36 = 108

P14 < 0

Next point is (5, 5)

P15 > 0

Next point is (6, 4)

P16 > 0

Next point is (7, 3)

P15 = 108 + 72 x 5 + 36 = 288

P16 = 288 + 72 x 6 128 x 4 + 36 = 244
P17 = 244 + 72 x 7 128 x 3 + 36 = 1168

K12

P1k

(xk+1, yk+1)

2ry2xk+1

2rx2yk+1

332

(1, 6)

72

768

224

(2, 6)

144

768

44

(3, 6)

216

768

208

(4, 5)

288

640

108

(5, 5)

360

640

288

(6, 4)

432

512

244

(7, 3)

504

384

Now we move to region 2 since 2rx2 > 2rx2y

Now For region the initial point is (x0, y0 = (7, 3) the initial decision
parameter is
P20 = f(7 + , 3 1) = 36 (7 + )2 + 64 (2)2 64 x 36 = 2025 + 256 2304 = 23

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The remaining positions are then calculated as :

K

P1k

(xk+1, yk+1)

2ry2xk+1

2rx2yk+1

23

(8, 2)

576

256

215

(8, 1)

576

128

279

(8, 0)

Now Plot these point on the graph.

Q.7

Why is DDA Algorithm not good & efficient Algorithm?

Ans.: (1)

DDA traces out the successive x & y values by simultaneously

increasing x & y by small steps proportional to their first
derivative. In our example the x increment is 1 but y increment is
dy
= m. since the real values have limited Precision, the
dx
accumulation of round off error in m causes the accumulative
error. Build up which drifts the pixel positions from the true line
path in most lines.

(2)

Moreover the round off operations & floating point incrementation

is still time consuming.

Q.8

What do you understand by Area Filling? Discuss any one Algorithm.

Ans.: A standard out put primitive in general graphics package is a solid-color

or patterned polygon area. There are two basic approaches to area filling
on raster system :
(1)

To fill an area is to determine the overlap intervals for scan lines

that cross the area.

(2)

Another is t start from a given interior position & point outward

from this point until we specify the boundary conditions.

Now scan line approach is typically used in general graphics package to

still polygons, circles, ellipses and simple curses.

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Fill methods starting from an interior point are useful with more complex
boundaries and in interactive painting systems.
Boundary Fill Algorithm : Another approach to area filling is to start at a
point inside a region and paint the interior outward toward the boundary.
If the boundary is specified in a single color, the fill Algorithm precedes
outward pixel by pixel until the boundary color is encountered. This
method is called Boundary Fill Algorithm.
Boundary Fill Algorithm procedure accepts as input the coordinates of an
interior point (x, y), a fill color and a boundary color. Starting with (x, y),
neighbouring boundary points are also tested. This process continues till
all the pixels up to the boundary color for the area is tested.

Diagram
1

Fill method applied to 4-connuted

area.

Fill method applied to 8connuted area.

Recursive boundary fill Algorithm may not fill regions correctly if some
interior pixels are already displayed in the fill color. This occurs because
the Algorithm checks next point both for boundary color and for fill color.
The pixel positions are stored in form of a stack in the Algorithm.
Flood Fill Algorithm : Sometimes we want to fill in (or recolor) an area
that is not defined within a single color boundary suppose we take an
area which is bordered by several different color. We can paint such area
by replacing a specified interior color instead of searching for a boundary
color value. This approach is called flood fill Algorithm.
We start from interior paint (x, y) and reassign all pixel values that are
currently set to a given interior color with the desired fill color. If the area
we want to paint has move than one interior color, we can first reassign
pixel value so that all interior points have the same color.

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Chapter-4

Clipping Algorithm
Q.1

What is Clipping? How can a point be clipped?

Ans. : Any procedure that identifies those portion of a picture that are either
inside or outside of a specified region of space is referred to as a clipping
Algorithm or clipping. This region against which an object is to be clipped
is called a clip window.
Application of Clipping :
(1)

Extracting parts of defined scene for veiwing.

(2)

Identifying visible surface in three dimentional views.

(3)

Antialising line segments or object boundaries.

(4)

Creating objects using solid-modeling procedures.

(5)

Displaying multi window environment.

(6)

Drawing and painting operations.

Point Clipping : Assuring that clip window is a rectangle in standard

Position, we save a point P = (x, y) for display if following inequalities are
satisfied.
xwmin x xwmax
ywmin y ywmax
Where the edges of clip window (xwmin, xwmax, ywmin, ywmax) can be
either would coordinate window boundaries or view port boundaries. If
any one of these inequalities is not satisfied the point is clipped.

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Application : Point clipping can be applied to scenes involving explosions

or sea foam that are modeled with particles (points) distributed in some
region of the scene.
Q. 2

What is Line Clipping? Explain Cohen Sutherland Method of Line

Clipping.

Ans. A line clipping procedure involves several parts First, we can test a given
line segment to determine whether it lies completely inside the clipping
window. If it does not, we try to determine whether it lies completely
outside the window. Finally if we can not identify a line as completely
inside or completely outside we must perform intersection calculation
with one or move clipping boundaries. We process lines through insideoutside tests by checking the line end points.
P9
P4

P2
P10

P1
P5
P3

P8
P6

P5
P7

A line with both end paints inside all clipping boundaries such as
line form P1 to P2 is saved.
A line with both end points outside any one of the clip boundaries
(line P3, P4 in Fig.) is outside the window.
All other lines cross one or more clipping boundaries and may
require calculation of multiple intersection point. For a line
segment with end points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) and one or both end
points outside clipping rectangle, the parametric representation.
x = x1 + u(x2 x1)
y = y1 + u(y2 y1), 0 u 1

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Could be used to determine values of parameter u for intersections

with the clipping boundary coordinates. If the value of u for an
intersection with a rectangle boundary edge is outside the range 0
to 1, the line does not enter the interior of the window at that
boundary. If the value of u is within the range from 0 to 1, the line
segment does indeed cross into the clipping area.
Cohen - SutherlandLline Clipping : This is one of the oldest and most
popular line clipping procedures. Generally, the method speeds up the
processing of line segments by performing initial test that reduces the
number of intersections that must be calculated. Every line end point in a
picture is assigned a four digit binary code called, a region code, that
identifies the location of the points relative to the boundaries of the
clipping rectangle. Regions are set up in reference to the boundaries as
shown is Fig.:
1001

1000

0001

WINDOW

1010

0000

0010

W
0101

0100

0110

Each bit position in the region code is used to indicate one the four
relative coordinate positions of the point with respect to the clip window:
to the left, right, top and bottom. By numbering the bit position in the
region code as 1 through 4 right to left, the coordinate regions can be
correlated with the bit positions as :
bit 1 : left

bit 2 : right

bit 3 : below ;

bit 4 : above

A value of 1 in any bit position indicates that point is in that relative

position otherwise the bit position is set to 0.
Now here bit values in the region are determined by comparing
end point coordinate values (x, y) to the clip boundaries.

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Bit 1

is set to 1 if x < xwmin

Bit 2

is set to 1 it xwmax < x

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Now Bit 1 sign bit of x xwmin

Bit 2 sign bit of xwmax x
Bit 3 sign bit of y ywmin
Bit 4 sing bit of ywmax y
(1)

Any lines that are completely inside the clip window have a region
code 0000 for both end points few points to be kept in mind while
checking.

(2)

Any lines that have 1 in same bit position for both end points are
considered to be completely outside.

(3)

Now here we use AND operation with both region codes and if
result is not 0000 then line is completely outside.

Now for lines that cannot be identified as completely inside or completely

outside the window by this test are checked by intersection with window
boundaries.
For eg.

P2
P2
P2

P3

P1

P3

P1

P4

We check P1 against left right we find it is below window. We find

intersection point P1 and then discard line section P1 to P1 & Now we
have P1 to P2. Now we take P2 we find it in left position outside window

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then we take an intersection point P2. But we find it outside window

then we again calculate final intersection point P2. Now we discard line
P2 to P2. We finally get a line P2 to P1 inside window similarly check for
line P3 to P4.
For end points (x1, y1) (x2, y2) ycoordinate with vertical boundary can be
calculated as
y = y1 + m(x x1) where x is set to xwmin to xwmax
Q.3

Discuss the Cyrus Beck Algorithm for Clipping in a Polygon Window.

Ans. Cyrus Beck Technique : Cyrus Beck Technique can be used to clip a 2D
line against a rectangle or 3D line against an arbitrary convex
polyhedron in 3-d space.
Liang Barsky Later developed a more efficient parametric line clipping
Algorithm. Now here we follow Cyrus Beck development to introduce
parametric clipping now in parametric representation of line Algorithm
has a parameter t representation of the line segment for the point at which
that segment intersects the infinite line on which the clip edge lies,
Because all clip edges are in general intersected by the line, four values of
t are calculated. Then a series of comparison are used to check which out
of four values of (t) correspond to actual intersection, only then are the (x,
y) values of two or one actual intersection calculated.
Advantage of this on Cohen Sutherland :
(1)

It saves time because it avoids the repetitive looping needed to clip

to multiple clip rectangle edge.

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Calculation in 3D space move complicated than 1-D

E
PEi

Ni [P(t) PEi] < 0

Ni [P(t) PEi] > 0

P1

Fig.1

Ni [P(t) PEi] = 0
P0

Ni

Cyrus Beck Algorithm is based on the following formulation the

intersection between 2-lines as in Fig.1 & shows a single edge Ei of clip
rectangle and that edges outward normal Ni (i.e. outward of clip
rectangle).
Either the edge or the line segment has to be extended in order to find
intersection point.
Now before this line is represented parametrically as :
P(t) = P0 + (P1 P0 )t
Where

t=0

at P0

t=1

at P1

Now pick an arbitrary point PEi on edge Ei Now consider three vectors
P(t) PEi to three designated points on P0 to P1.
Now we will determine the endpoints of the line on the inside or outside
half plane of the edge.
Now we can determine in which region the points lie by looking at the
dot product
Ni [P(t) PEi].
Negative if point is inside half plane
Ni [P(t) PEi]

Zero if point is on the line containing the edge

Positive if point lies outside half plane.

Now solve for value of t at the intersection P0P1 with edge.

Ni [P(t) PEi] = 0

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Substitute for value P(t)

Ni [P0 + (P1 P0) t PEi] = 0
Now distribute the product
Ni [P0 PEi] + Ni [P1 P0] t = 0
Let D = (P1 P0) be the from P0 to P1 and solve for t

t=

Ni [P0 - PEi]
- Ni D

_ _ _ (1)

This gives a valid value of t only if denominator of the expression is nonzero.

Note : Cyrus Beck use inward Normal Ni, but we prefer to use outward
normal for consistency with plane normal in 3d which is outward. Our
formulation differs only in testing of a sign.
(1)

For this condition of denominator to be non-zero. We check the

following :
Ni 0 (i. e Normal should not be Zero)
D 0 (i.e P1 P0)
Now hence Ni D 0 (i.e. edge Ei and line between P0 to P1 are not
parallel. If they were parallel then there cannot be any intersection
point.
Now eq.(1) can be used to find the intersection between the line &
the edge.
Now similarly determine normal & an arbitrary PEi say an end of
edge for each clip edge and then find four arbitrary points for the
t.

(2)

Next step after finding out the four values for t is to find out
which value corresponds to internal intersection of line segment.
(i)

Now 1st only value of t outside interval [0, 1] can be

discarded since it lies outside P0P1.

(ii)

Next is to determine whether the intersection lies on the clip

boundary.

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P1 (t = 1)
PE
PL

Line 1

P0
(t = 0)

PE
P0 (t = 0)
PE

P1 (t = 1)
PL

PL

Line 2

PL

P1 (t = 1)

Line 3

PE

P0 (t = 0)

Fig.2

Now simply sort the remaining values of t choose the intermediate

value of t for intersection points as shown in Fig.(2) for case of line
1.
Now the question arises how line 1 is different from line 2 & line 3.
In line 2 no portion of the line lies on the clip boundary and so the
intermediate value of t correspond to points not on the clip
boundary.
In line 3 we have to see which points are on the clip boundary.
Now here intersections are classified as :
PE

Potential entering

PL

Potential leaving

(i)

Now if moving from P0 to P1 and the line causes to cross a

particular edge t enter the edge inside half plane the
intersection is PE.

(ii)

Now if it causes to leave the inside plane then it is denoted

as PL.

Formally it can be checked by calculating angle between P0, P1 and

Ni.
Ni D < 0

PE (angle is greater than 90o)

Ni D > 0

PL (angle is less than 90o)

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(3)

Final steps are to select a pair (PE, PL) that defines the clipped line.
Now we suggest that PE intersection with largest t value which we
call tE and the PL intersection with smallest t value tL. Now the
intersection line segment is then defined by range ( tE, tL). But this
was in case of an infinite line. But we want the range for P0 to P1
line. Now we set this as :
t = 0 is a upper bound for tE
t = 1 is a upper bound for tL
But if tE > tL
Now this is case for line 2, no portion of P0P1 is in clip rectangle so
whole line is discarded. Now tE and tL that corresponds to actual
intersection is used to find value of x & y coordinates.

Table 1 : For Calculation of Parametric Values.

Normal
Clip edge i
PEi
P0 PEi
Ni
Left : x = xmin

( 1, 0)

(xmin, y)

(x0 xmin, y0 y)

right : x = xmax

(1, 0)

(xmax, y)

(x0 xmax, y0 y)

bottom : y = ymin

(0, 1)

(x, ymin)

(x0 x, y0 ymin)

top : y = ymax

(0, 1)

(x, ymax)

(x0 x, y0 ymax)

Ni.( P0 PEi )
Ni.D

( x0

xmin)

( x x0 )
( x0 xmax)
( x1 x0 )
( y0 ymin )
( y1 y0 )
( y0
( y1

ymax)
y0 )

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Chapter-5

Visible Surface Detection

Q.1

Explain the Depth Buffer Method in detail or ZBuffer Method.

Ans.: This is commonly used image space approach to detecting visible surfaces
is the depth buffer method, which compares surface depths at each pixel
position on the projection plane. This procedure is referred to as the zbuffer method since object depth is usefully me as used from the view
plane along z-axis of the viewing system. Each surface of a scene is
processed separately, one point at a time across the surface. This method
is mainly applied to scenes containing only polygon surfaces, because
depth values can be computed very quickly and method is easy to
implement.
With object descriptions converted to projection coordinates, each (x, y, z)
position on the polygon surface corresponds to the orthographic
projection point (x, y) on the view plane. Therefore, for each pixel
position(x, y) on the view plane, object depths can be compared by
comparing z-values.
This Fig.(1) shows three surfaces at varying distances along the
orthographic projection line form position (x, y) in a view plane taken as
xvyv plane. Surface S1 is closest at this position, so its surface intensity
value at (x, y) is saved.
As implied by name of this method, two buffer areas are required. A
depth buffer is used to store depth values for each (x, y) position as
surfaces are processed and the refresh buffer stores the intensity values
for each position.

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yv

(x, y)

xv

z
Fig.(1) : At view plane position (x, y) surface s1 has the smallest depth
form the view plane and so is visible at that position.
Initially all values/positions in the depth buffer are set to 0 (minimum
depth) and the refresh buffer is initialized to the back ground intensity.
Each surface listed in polygon table is then processed, one scan line at a
time, calculating the depth (z-values) at each (x, y) pixel position. The
calculated depth is compared to the value previously stored in the depth
Buffer at that position. If the calculated depth is greater than the value
stored in the depth buffer, the depth value is stored and the surface
intensity at that position is determined and placed in the same xy location
in the refresh Buffer.
Depth Buffer Algorithm :
(1)

Initialize the depth buffer and refresh buffer so that for all buffer
position (x, y).
depth ( x, y) = 0

(2)

refresh (x, y) = IBackgnd

For each position on each polygon surface, compare depth values

to previously stored values in the depth buffer, to determine
visibility.
Calculate the depth z for each (x, y) position on the polygon.
If z > depth (x, y) : then set

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, refresh (x, y) = Isurf.(x, y)

Where Ibackgnd. is the value for the background intensity Isurf.(x, y) is

the projected intensity value for the surface at pixel (x, y). After all
surfaces have been processed, the depth Buffer contains depth
values for the visible surfaces and the refresh Buffer contains the
corresponding intensity values for those surfaces.
Depth values for a surface position (x, y) are calculated form the
plane equation for each surface :

- Ax - By - D
C

_ _ _ (1)

y-axis
y
y-1
x-axis
x x+1
Fig.(2) : From position (x, y) on a scan line, the next position across
the line has coordinate (x+1, y) and the position immediately below
on the next line has coordinate (x, y1).
The depth z of the next position (x+1, y) along the scan line is
obtained from equation (1) as :
Z'=

- A(x+1) - By - D
C

Z' = Z -

A
C

_ _ _ (2)
_ _ _ (3)

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The ratio A/C is constant for each surface, so succeeding depth

values across a scan line are obtained form preceding values with a
single addition.
Depth values for each successive position across the scan line are
then calculated by equation (3).
Now we first determine the ycoordinate extents of each polygon
and process the surface from the topmost scan line to the bottom
scan line as shown in Fig.(3).
Top Scan Line
Y Scan Line
Let Edge
Intersection

Bottom Scan Line

Fig.(3) : scan lines intersecting a polygon surface.

Starting at a top vertex we can recursively calculate xpositions down a
1
left edge of the polygon as x = , where m is the slope of the edge.
m
Depth values down the edge are then obtained as :

Z' Z

A
m

B
C

_ _ _ (4)

If we process down a vertical edge, the slope is infinite and the recursive
calculation reduce to
Z'=Z +

B
C

_ _ _ (5)

One way to reduce storage requirement is to process one section of the

scene at a time, using smaller depth buffer. After each view section is
processed, the buffer is reused for next section.

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How is Depth Buffer Method different form A Buffer Method?

Ans.:

Q.3

S.No.

Z Buffer Method

A Buffer Method

1.

In ZBuffer method alphabet

Z represents depth.

The
ABuffer
method
represents an antialised, area
averaged, accumulation Buffer
method.

2.

It can find only one visible

surface at each pixel position
that is it deals only with
opaque surfaces.

In this each position in the

buffer can reference a linked
list of surfaces.

3.

This
cant
accumulate
intensity values for more than
one surface.

More than one surface intensity

can be taken into consideration
at each pixel position.

What is Object Space Method of Visible Surface Detection?

Ans.: Visible surface detection algorithm is broadly classified according to

whether they deal with object definitions directly or with their projected
Images. These two approaches are called.
object space methods
Image space methods.
An object space method compares objects and parts of objects to each
other within the scheme definition to determine which surfaces, as a
whole, we should label as visible.
Object space methods can be used effectively to locate visible surfaces in
some cases.
Line display algorithm uses object space method to identify visible lines
in wire frame displays.

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Q. 4

Differentiate between Object Space Method and Image Space Method?

Ans.:

Q.5

S.No.

Z Buffer Method

A Buffer Method

1.

This method deals with object

definition directly

This method deals with their

projected Images.

2.

This method compares objects

and parts of objects to each
other within the scene
definition.

In this visibility is decided

point by point at each pixel
position on the projection
plane.

3.

This method can be used

effectively to locate visible
surfaces in some cases.

Most visible surfaces use this

Method.

Explain Painters Algorithm for removing hidden surfaces?

Ans.: Depth sorting methods for solving hidden surface problem is often
refered to as Painters Algorithm.
Now using both image space and object space operations, the depth
sorting method performs following basic functions :
(1)

Surfaces are sorted in order of decreasing depth.

(2)

Surfaces are scan consented in order, starting with the surface of

greatest depth.

Sorting operations carried out in both image and object space, the scan
conversion of the polygon surface is performed in image space.
For e.g. : In creating an oil painting, an artist first paints the background
colors. Next the most distant objects are added, then the nearer objects
and so forth. At the final step, the foreground objects are painted on the
canvas over the Background and other objects that have been painted on
the canvas. Each layer of paint covers up the previous layer using similar
technique, we first of sort surfaces according to their distances form view
plane. The intensity value for the farthest surface are then entered into the
refresh Buffer. Taking each succeeding surface in turn (in decreasing
depth) we paint the surface intensities onto the frame buffer over the
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Painting polygon surfaces onto the frame buffer according to depth is

carried out in several steps.
Viewing along Z direction, surfaces are ordered on the first pass
according to smallest Z value on each surface with the greatest depth is
then compared to other surfaces S in the list to determine whether there
are any overlaps in depth. if no depth overlaps occurs, S is scan
converted.
Fig.1 : Two surfaces with no depth overlap
YV
ZMax.

ZMin.
ZMax.

ZMin.
XV

ZV
This process is then repeated for the next surface in the list. As long as no
overlaps occur, each surface is processed in depth order until all have
been scan converted.
If a depth overlap is detected at any point in the list we need to make
some additional comparison tests. We make the test for each surface that
overlaps with S. If any one of these test is true, no reordering is necessary
for that surface.
(1)
The bounding rectangle in the xy plane for the two surfaces does
not overlap.
(2)
Surface S is completely behind the overlapping surface relative to
the viewing position.
(3)
The overlapping surface is completely in front of S relative to the
viewing position.
(4)

The projection of the two surfaces onto the view plane do not
overlap.

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We perform these tests in the order listed and processed to the next
overlapping surface as soon as we find one of the test is true. If all the
overlapping surfaces pass at least one of these tests none of them is
behind S. No reordering necessary and S is scan converted.
(1)

Test 1 is performed in two parts. We first check for overlap in x

direction, then we check for overlap in y direction. If either of these
directions shows no overlap the two planes cant obscure one
another.
Fig.(2) shows depth overlap that is overlap in z direction but no
overlap in x direction.
YV

S
XMin.
(2)

S
XV
XMax. XMin. XMax.

Test 2 and 3 with an inside outside polygon test. That is, we

substitute the coordinates for all vertices of S into the plane
equation for the overlapping surface and check the sign of the
result. If the plane equations are set u, so that the outside of the
surface is towards the viewing position, then S is behind S if all the
vertices of S are inside S. similarly S is completely in front of S it
all vertices of S are outside of S
YV

S
S
XV

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Fig.(3) shows an overlapping surface S that is completely in front of

S but s is not completely inside S. (i. e test 2 is not true)
YV
S
S
XV
Fig.(4) shows overlapping surface S is completely in front
(outside) of surface S but S is not completely behind S.
Now if test 1 through 3 has all failed, we try test 4 by checking for
intersection between the bounding edges of the two surfaces using
line equation in xy plane.
Fig.(5) Two surfaces with overlapping bounding rectangle in the
xy plane.

(a)

(b)

If all four tests fail with a particular overlapping surface S, we

interchange surfaces S and S in the sorted list.
Q.6

Write short notes on (i)

Back Face Detection

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(ii)

A Buffer Method

(iii)

Scan Line Method

Ans.: Back Face Detection : A fast and simple object space method for
identifying the back faces of a polyhedron is based on inside-outside
tests discussed. A point (x, y, z) is inside a polygon surface with plane
parameters A, B, C and D if
Ax + By + Cz + D < 0

_ _ _ (1)

When an inside point is along the line of sight to the surface, the polygon
must be back face (we are inside that face and cant see the front of it from
our viewing position). We can simplify this test by considering the normal
vector N to a polygon surface which has Cartesian components (A, B, C).
In general if v is a vector in the viewing direction from the eye (a camera)
Position shown in fig we then this polygon is a back if
V. N > 0

_ _ _ (2)

If object description have been converted to projection coordinates and

our viewing direction is parallel to the viewing Zv axis then V = (0, 0, Vz)
and
V. N = VzC
So that we only need to consider sign of C the Z component of Normal
vector N.

N (A, B, C)
V

Fig.(1) : Vector V in the viewing direction and a back face normal vector N
of the Polyhedron.

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In right handed viewing system with viewing direction along negative Z v

axis Fig.(2).
YV
N (A, B, C)

XV
Fig.(2)
V

ZV
The polygon surface is back face if C < 0, Also we cant see any face
whose normal has Z component C = 0. Since our viewing direction is
grazing that polygon. Thus in general, we label any polygon as a back
face if its normal vector has a Z component value.
C0
By examining Parameter C for the different planes defining an object, we
can immediately identify all the Back faces. For a single convex
polyhedron such as pyramid in Fig.(2) this test identifies all the hidden
surfaces on the object, since each surface is either completely visible or
completely hidden. For other objects such as concave polyhedron more
tests need to be performed to determine whether these are additional
faces that are to tally or partly obscured by other Faces.
A Buffer Method : An extension of the ideas in the depth Buffer method
is A Buffer method. The A buffer method represents an antialised, area
averaged, accumulation buffer method.
The A Buffer method expands the depth buffer so that each position in
the buffer can reference a linked list of surfaces. Thus move than one
intensity can be taken into consideration at each pixel position and object
edges can be antialised.
Each position A in A Buffer has two fields :
(1) Depth Field :
Stores a positive and negative real Number.
(2) Intensity Field : Stores surface Intensity Information or a painter value.
d>0
depth
field

I
Intensity
field

d<0
depth
field

Surf 1
Intensity
field

Surf 1

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Fig.(1) organization of A Buffer pixel position :

(a)

Shows single surface overlap of corresponding pixel area.

(b)

Shows multiple surface overlap.

If the depth field is positive, the member stored at that position is the
depth of a single surface overlapping the corresponding pixel area. The
intensity field then stores RGB components of surface color at that point
and the percentage of pixel coverage as shown in Fig.(1).
Data for each surface in the linked list includes :
1)

RGB Intensity Component

5) Surface Identifier

2)

Opacity Parameter

6) Other Surface Rendering Parameter

3)

Depth

7) Pointer to Next Surface

4)

Percent of Area Coverage

Scan Line Method : The image space method for removing hidden
surfaces is a extension of the scan line Algorithm for filling Polygon
interior of filling first one surface we now deal with the multiple surfaces.
As each scan line is processed, all Polygon surfaces intersecting that line
are examined to determine which are visible. Across each scan line depth
calculations are made for each overlapping surface to determine which is
nearest to the view plane. When the visible surface has been determined,
the intensity value for that position is entered into the refresh Buffer.
Two tables are used for various surfaces :
(i)

Edge Table

(ii)

Polygon Table

Edge Table : contains coordinate end points for each line in the scene, the
inverse slope of each line and pointers into the polygon table to identify
the surface bounded by each line.
Polygon Table : Contains coefficient of the plane equation for each
surface, intensity information for the surfaces and possible pointers into
the edge table.

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Chapter-6

Curves and Surfaces

Q.1

What are Bezier Curves and Surfaces. Write the properties of Bezier
Curves.

Ans.: This spline approximation method was developed by French Engineer

Pierre Bezier for use in the design of Renault automobile bodies Bezier
splines have a number of properties that make them highly useful and
convenient for curves and surface design. They are easy to implement.
Bezier splines are widely available in CAD systems.
Bezier Curves : A Bezier curve can be fitted to any number of control
points. The number of control point to be approximated and their relative
position determine the degree of Bezier polynomial. As with interpolation
splines, a Bezier curve can be specified with boundary conditions, with
characterizing matrix or with blending functions.
Suppose we have (n + 1) control point positions: Pk (xk, yk, zk,) with K
varying from 0 to n. These coordinate points can be blended to produce
the following position vector P(u), which describes the path of an
approximating Bezier Polynomial function between P0 & Pn.
n

P (u) = Pk BEZ k,n (u)

0u1

_ _ _ (1)

K=0

The Bezier blending functions BEZk,n (u) are the Bernstein polynomial.
BEZk,n(u) = C (n, k) uk (1 u) n-k
Where C(n,k) are the binomial coefficients

_ _ _ (2)

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C( n ,k )

n
kn k

_ _ _ (3)

Equivalently we can define Bezier blending function with recursive

calculation :
BEZ k,n (u) = (1 u) BEZ k,n-1 (u) + u BEZ k-1,n-1 (u)

n > k 1 _ _ _ (4)

Three parametric equations for individual curve coordinates :

n

x(u) = xk BEZ k,n (u)

y(u) = yk BEZ k,n (u)

K=0

z(u) = zk BEZ k,n (u)

K=0

K=0

A Bezier Curve is a polynomial of degree one less than the number of

control points used.
Three points generates Parabola.
Four points generates Cubic Curve.

(a)

(b)

Bezier Curves generated from three or four control points. Dashed lines
connect the control point positions.
Properties of Bezier Curve :
(1)

It always passes through the first and last control points. That is
boundary condition at two ends of the curve are :
For two end points

P (0) = P0
P (1) = Pn

_ _ _ (6)

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Now value for the first derivative of a Bezier Curve at the end
points can be calculated from control point coordinates as :
P(0) = - nP0 +nP1

First derivative for the

P(1) = - nPn-1 + nPn

first & last 2 end points _ _ _ (7)

Slope of the curve at the beginning of curve is calculated by

joining the beginning 2- points.
Slope of the curve at the end of curve is calculated by joining the 2
end points.
Similarly second derivative of Bezier Curve at the end point are : P(0) = n (n 1) [(P2 P1) (P1 P0)]
P(1) = n (n 1) [ (Pn2 Pn1) (Pn1 Pn)]
(2)

_ _ _ (8)

Another property of Bezier Curve is, it lies within the convex hull.
Therefore this follows the properties of Bezier blending function.
That is they are all positive & their sum is always 1.
n

BEZ k,n (u) = 1

_ _ _ (9)

K=0

So that any curve position is simply weighted sum of the control

points positions.
The convex hull also ensures that polynomial smoothly follows the
control points without erratic oscillations.
Bezier Surfaces : Two sets of orthogonal Bezier Curves can be used to
design an object surface by specifying by an input mesh of control points.
Blending function are :
m

P(u, v) = Pj,k BEZj,m (v) BEZk,n (u)

j = 0 k=0

_ _ _ (10)

With Pj,k specifying location of (m + 1) by (n + 1) control points.

Bezier surfaces have same properties as Bezier Curves. Zero order
continuity is obtained by matching control points at the boundary.

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First order continuity is obtained by choosing control points along a

straight line across the boundary & by maintaining a constant ratio of
collinear line segments for each set of specified control points across
section boundaries.
NOTE : In context to Cubic Bezier Curve. Derive Bezier Matrix.
1

-3

-6

-3

Write the same answer as the above one.

Q.2

What are B-Spline Line, Curves and Surfaces? Write the properties of BSpline Curves?

Ans.: These are most widely used class of approximating splines B-splines have
two advantage over Bezier splines.
(1)

The degree of a B spline polynomial can be set independently of

the number of control points (with certain limitations).

(2)

B spline allow local control over the shape of a spline curve or

surface.

The trade of off is that B splines are move complex than Bezier splines.
B spline Curves : Blending function for B spline curve is :
n

P (u) = Pk Bk,d (u)

K=0

umin u umax
2 d n+1

Where the Pk are an input set of (n + 1) control points. There are several
differences between this B-spline formulation and that for Bezier splines.
The range of parameter u now depends on how we choose the B spline
parameters. And the B spline blending functions Bk,d are polynomials of
degree d 1, where parameter d can be chosen to be any integer. Value in
the range from 2 up to the number of control points , n + 1, Local control
for B splines is achieved by defining the blending functions over
subintervals of the total range of u.

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Blending function for B spline curves are defined by Cox de Boor

recursion formulas :
1
Bk,d (u)

if uk u uk+1

=
0

Bk,d u

otherwise

u uk
uk

d 1

uk

Bk, d

uk d u
Bk=1,d
uk d uk 1

Where each blending function is defined over d subintervals of the total

range of u. values for umin and umax then depends on the number of
control points we select, we can increase the number of values in the knot
vector to aid in curve design.
Properties of B spline Curve :
(1)

The polynomial curve has degree (d 1) and Cd2 continuity over

the range of u.

(2)

For (n + 1) control points, the curve is described with (n + 1)

blending function.

(3)

Each blending function Bk,d is defined over d subintervals of the

total range of u, starting at knot value uk.

(4)

The range of parameter u is divided into (n + d) subintervals by the

(n + d + 1) values specified in knot vector.

(5)

With knot values labeled as { u0 , u1 , - - - , un+d} the resulting B

spline over is defined only in the interval from knot value u d-1 up
to the knot value un +1.

(6)

Each section of the spline curve (between two successive knot

values) is influenced by d control points.

(7)

Any one control points can affect the shape of almost d curve
section.

For any vale of u in the interval from knot value ud-1 to un-1 the sum over
all basis function is 1.

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n

Bk,d (u) = 1
K=0

We need to specify the knot values to obtain the blending function using
recurrence relation.
Classification of B splines according to the knot vectors :
Uniform, Periodic B splines : When spacing between knot values is
constant. The resulting curve is called a uniform B spline.
For e.g. : { - 1.5, -1.0, -0.5, 0.0}
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0

Periodic B - spline blending functions for n = d = 3 and a uniform, integer

knot vector.
Uniform B splines have periodic blending functions shifted version of
previous function :
Bk,d (u) = Bk+1, d (u + u) = Bk+2, d (u + 2u)
Cubic Periodic B spline : Periodic splines are particularly useful for
generating certain closed Curves. If any three consecutive control points
are identical, the curve passes through that coordinate position.
The boundary condition for periodic cubic B spline with four
consecutive control points labeled P0, P1, P2, P3 are.
P(0) =

1
(P0 + 4P1 + P2)
6

P(1) =

1
(P1 + 4P2 + P3)
6

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1
(P2 P0)
2

P(1) =

1
(P3 P1)
2

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Matrix formulation for periodic cubic polynomial is :P0

P (u) = [u3 u2 u 1] . MB .

P1
P2
P3

where B spline Matrix is

MB =

-3

-6

-3

Open Uniform B spline : This class of B spline is a cross between

uniform B spline and non uniform B spline. For open uniform B
spline or simply open B spline, the Knot spacing is uniform except at the
ends where Knot values are repeated d times.
For eg.:

[0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 3] for d = 2 and n = 3

[0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2] for d = 4 and n = 4

Non uniform B splines : With non uniform B spline, we can choose

multiple Knot values and unequal spacing between the Knot values.
For eg.:

[0, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4]
[0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 6]

Non uniform B spline provides increased flexibility in controlling a

curve shape.
We can obtain the blending function for a non uniform B spline using
methods similar to those discussed for uniform and open B spline.

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B spline Surfaces : Cartesian product of B spline blending function in

the form
n1
n2
P(u, v) =

P K1, K2 B K1, d1 (u) B K2, d2 (v)

K1=0 K2=0
Where vector values for Pk1,
control points.
Q. 3

k2

specify position of the (n1 +1) by (n2 + 1)

What is Hermite Interpolation?

Ans. A hermite spline is an interpolating piecewise cubic polynomial with a

specified tangent at each control point. Hermite splines can be adjusted
locally because each curve section is only dependent on its end point
constraints. If P(u) represents a parametric cubic point function for the
curve section between control points Pk and Pk+1.
Boundary conditions that define this Hermite curve section are :
P(0) = Pk
P(1) = Pk+1

_ _ _ (1)

P(0) = DPk
P(1) = DPk+1
With DPk and DPk+1 specifying values for the parametric derivatives
(slope of the curve) at control points Pk and Pk+1 respectively.
Vector equivalent equation :
P(u) = au3 + bu2 + cu + d

0u1

_ _ _ (2)

Where x component of P is x(u) = axu3 + bxu2 + cxu + dx and similarly for y

and z components. The Matrix is
a
P(u) = [u3 u2 u 1]

b
c
d

_ _ _ (3)

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Derivative of the point function as :

a
P(u) = [3u2 2u 1 0]

_ _ _ (4)

PK

P(u) = [x(u), y(u), z(u)]

PK+1

Fig.(1) Parametric point function P(u) for a Hermite curve section between
control point Pk and Pk+1.
Now we express the hermite boundary condition in matrix form.

Pk

DPk

DPk+1

Pk+1

_ _ _ (5)

Solving this equation for the polynomial coefficients : -

Pk+1

DPk

DPk

DPk+1

DPk+1

-1

Pk

Pk
=MH

Pk+1

_ _ _ (6)

Where MH, the Hermite Matrix is the inverse of the boundary constraint
Matrix.

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Equation (3) can thus be written in terms of boundary condition as :

Pk
P(u)

[u3 u2 u 1] MH

Pk+1
DPk
DPk+1

Now we obtain the blending function by carrying out Matrix

Multiplication :
P(u) = Pk (2u3 3u2 + 1) + Pk+1 (-2u3 +3u2) + DPk (u3 2u2 + u) + DPk+1 (u3 u2)

= Pk H0 (u) + Pk+1 H1 (u) +DPk H2 (u) +DPk+1 H3 (u)

Hk(u) are refered to as blending function for K = 0, 1, 2, 3.
Q.4

Differentiate between Hermite Curve and B - spline Curve?

Ans.:

Q.5

S.No.

Hermite Curve

B spline Curve

1.

This spline is interpolation

spline with a specified tangent
at each control point.

This
is
a
class
approximating spline.

2.

It does not require any input

values for curve slope or other
geometric
information,
in
addition to control point
coordinates.

It requires many I/P values

like Knot vector, range of
Parameter u etc.

of

Explain Zero Order, First Order, and Second Order Continuity in Curve
Blending?

Ans.: To ensure a smooth transition form one section of a piecewise curve to the
next. We can suppose various continuity conditions, at the connection

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point. Each section of a spline is described with a set of parametric

coordinate function of the form :
x = x (u), y = y (u), z = z (u),

u1 u u2

_ _ _ (1)

P2

P2
P3

P0

P3

P0

Convex Hall
P1

P1

Fig.(1) convex hull shapes for two sets of control points.

Parametric Continuity : We set parametric continuity by matching the
parametric derivative of adjoining section at their common boundary.
Zero Order Parametric Continuity : Described as C0 continuity means
simply that curves meet. That is the values of x, y, z evaluated at u 2 for
first curve section is equal to values of x, y, z evaluated at u 1 for the next
curve section.
First Order Parametric Continuity : Refered as C1 continuity means that
the first Parametric derivatives (tangent lines) of the coordinate functions
in eq.(1) for two successive curve sections are equal at their joining point.
Second - Order Parametric Continuity : Described as C2 continuity
means that both first and second parametric derivatives of the two curve
sections are the same at the intersection.
With second order continuity, the rates of change of the tangent vector for
connecting sections are equal at their intersection. Thus the tangent line
transitions smoothly from one section of the curve to the Next like in
Fig.(2).

Fig.(2) : Showing second order continuity.

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With First order continuity, the change of tangent vectors for two sections
can be quite different, so that the general shape of the two adjacent section
can change abruptly.
Applications :
(1)

First order continuity is often sufficient for digitizing drawings and

some design applications.

(2)

Second order continuity is useful for setting up animation paths for

camera motion and for many precision CAD Requirements.

Geometric Continuity Conditions : An alternate method for joining two

successive curve sections is to specify conditions for geometric continuity.
In this case, we only require parametric derivatives of the two sections to
be proportional to each other at their common boundaries instead of
equal to each other.
Zero Order Continuity : Described as G0 continuity, is same as zero order
parametric continuity. That is two curve section must have the same
coordinate position at the boundary point.
First Order Geometric Continuity: - Described as G1 continuity means
those parametric first derivatives are proportional at the intersection of
two successive sections.
Suppose if we denote the parametric position on the curve as P(u) the
direction of the tangent vector P(u), but not necessarily its magnitude will
be same of two successive curve sections at their joining point under G 1
Continuity.
Second Order Geometric Continuity : Described as G2 continuity means
that both the first and second parametric derivative of the two curve
sections are proportional at their boundary under G2 continuity, curative
of two curve section will match at the joining position.
A curve generated with geometric continuity conditions is similar to one
generated with parametric continuity but with slight difference in curve
shape.

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Chapter-7

Image Processing
Q.1

What is Image Processing? What are the operations of Image

Processing?

Ans.: Image Processing is any form of signal, processing for which Input is an
Image such as photographs or frames of video, the output of Image
processing can be either an Image or a set of characteristics or parameters
related to the Image. Most Image processing techniques in values treating
the image as 2d signal and applying standard signal processing
technique to it. Image processing usually refers to digital Image
processing but optical and analog image Processing are also possible.
Operations of Image Processing :
(1)

Geometric Transformation (Such as enlargement, reduction and

rotation)

(2)

Color Correction (Such as brightness and contrast adjustment

quantization or conversion of different color)

(3)

Digital compositing or optical compositing (combination of two or

more Images)

(4)

Interpolation and recovery of full image from a draw image

format.

(5)

Image editing

(6)

Image registration

(7)

Image stabilization

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Q.2

(8)

Image segmentation

(9)

Extending dynamic range by combining differently exposed

Images.

What are the Applications of Image Processing?

Ans.: The applications of Image Processing are :

(1)

Computer vision : This is a science and technique of machine that

can see computer vision is concern with the theory for building
artificial system that obtains information form Images.
This include system for :
(i)

Controlling Process (e.g. : Industrial Robot)

(ii)

Detecting Events (for like Counting People)

(iii)

Organizing Information

(iv)

Modeling Objects or Environment (Medical Image Analyses)

(v)
Interaction (as the Input to a Device for Computer Human
Interaction)
(2)

Face Detection : This Computer technology that determines the

location and sizes of human faces in arbitrary digital Images. It
detects facial features and ignores everything else like trees
buildings.

(3)

Feature Detection : This refers to methods that air at comforting,

abstracting of image Information and making decision at every
Image point whether an image feature of a given type at that point
or not.

(4)

Land Departure Warning System : This mechanism is designed to

warn a driver when vehicle begins to move out of its lane.

(5)

Medical Image Processing : This refers to techniques and process

used to create Images of human body for clinical purposes like
entropy radiology.

(6)

Microscope Image Processing : This is the broad term that covers

to use the digital image processing technique to process analyze

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and Present Images obtained from microscope like in drug testing

and metallurgical processes.

Q.3

(7)

Morphological Image Processing : Theoretical model for digital

images built upon lattice theory and topology also uses Image
Processing Technique.

(8)

Remote sensing : This is a small or large scale acquisition of

information of an object or phenomenon by the use of either
recording or real time sensing device that is not physical but way
of air craft, space craft & satellites.

(9)

Photo Manipulation

What is Image Enhancement? What are different Image Enhancement

techniques?

Ans.: Image enhancement refers to sharpening of Image features such as edges,

boundaries or contrast to make a graphic display more useful for display
and analysis. The enhancement process doesnt increase the inherent
information content in the data but it does increase the dynamic range of
the chosen features show that they can be detected easily. Image
enhancement includes grey level and contrast manipulation, noise
reduction, as christening, sharpening, filtering, interpolation and
magnification, pseudo coloring and so on.
The greatest difficulty in Image enhancement is quantifying the criteria
for enhancement.
Image Enhancement Technique

Point Operation

Spatial Operation

Transformation
Information

Pseudo coding

(i) Contrast Stretching

(i) Noise Smoothing

(i) Linear Filtering

(i) False Coloring

(ii) Noise Clipping

(ii) Median Filtering

(ii) Root Filtering

(ii)Pseudo Coloring

(iii) Window Slicing

(iii) Unsharp Masking

(iii) Homographic
Filtering

(iv) Histogram Modeling

(iv) Low Pass, High

Pass Band Pass Filter
(v) Zooming

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(1)

Point Operation : These operation are zero order Memory

operations where a given grey level UE [0, L] is mapped into a grey
level VE [0, L] according to Transformation.
(a)

Contrast Stretching : Low contrast Images occur often due

to poor or non uniform lightening conditions or due to non
sincerity or small dynamic range of the Image sensor.
Contrast stretching Transformations are applied slope of the
transformation is chosen greater than unity in the region of
stretch.
v
for

>1

a=

1
3

for

>1

b=

2
L
3

for

>1

c=L

u
a

For dark region stretch

brighter region > 1

(b)

c
> 1 for mid region

> 1 and for

Noise Clipping : A special case of contrast stretching is

called clipping. This is useful for noise reduction when the
Input signal is known to lie in the range (a, b). Threshold is a
special case of clipping were a = b= t and the output
becomes binary.
For e.g. : A binary image such as a printed page doesnt give
binary o/p when scanned doesnt output because of sensor
noise background illusion variation.

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v
Threshold

Threshold

Image Histogram u

Digital Negative : A negative Image can be obtained by

reverse scaling of the grey levels according to the
transformation v = t u
v
L
L-u
L
(c)

Window Slicing (Intensity Level Slices) :

without background condition
v
L

aub

V =

L
0

otherwise
a

without Background condition

v
L

aub

otherwise

V =
u

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These transformation permit segmentation of certain grey

level regions from the rest of the image. This technique is
useful when different features of an image are contained in
different grey levels.
Bit extraction (It is a minor part of point operation) :
Suppose each image pixel is uniformly quantized to b bits. It
is desired to extract the nth most significant bit and display it
then apply the transformation. This transformation is useful
in determine the no of visually significant bit in an Image.
(d)

Histogram Modeling : The histogram of an Image

represents the relative frequency of occurrence of the
various grey levels in the Image histogram modeling
Technique modify an image so that its histogram has a
desired shape. This is useful in stretching the low contrast
level of Images with narrow histogram. Histogram
modeling has been found to be a powerful technique for
image enhancement.
(i)

Histogram Equalization : In this goal is to obtain

uniform histogram for the out put Image.

(ii)

Histogram Modification (measures frequency

basically) : A generalization of procedure is taken the
output grey level v is first transformed non linearly
by F(u) and the output is uniformly quantized. The
histogram is equalization function.
u
f(u) =
Pu (xi,)
xi=0
Pu is the probability at a point.

(iii)

(2)

Histogram Specification : Suppose the random

variable is greater then Zero with probability density
Pu(u) is to be transform to v 0 such that it has a
specified probability density Pv(v).

Spatial Operations : Many image enhancement techniques are

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input pixels often the image is convolved with the finite response
filter called spatial Mask.
(a)

Noise Smoothening : Here each pixel is replaced by a

weighted average of its neighborhood pixel.
v(m, n) = a(k, l) y(m-k, n-l)

(k, l)

y (m, n) & v (m, n) are input & out put image respectively.
a (k, l) are filter weight.
w = chosen window
Spatial averaging is used for noise smoothening low pass
filtering & sub sampling of Images.
The observed Image is given as
y (m, n) = u (m, n) + n (m, n)
denotes noise ratio which has mean value 0.
Directional Smoothening : To protect the edge from
blurring while smooth using a directional averaging filter
can be useful v (m, n, o).
(b)

Median Filtering : Here the input pixel is obtained by the

median of the pixel contained in the video around the pixel.
V(m, n) = median {y(m-k, n-l), (k, l)

w}

Where w is suitable window.

The Algorithm of median filtering requires arranging the
pixel values in the window in increasing & decreasing order
& picking the middle value. Generally the window size is
chosen so that nw is added. If nw is even then. The median is
taken as the average of two values in the meddle.
The median filter has the following properties :
(i)
It is the non linear filter thus for 2-sequences x(m) &
y(m) median {x(m) + y(m)} median {x(m)} + median
{y(m)}
(ii)
It is useful for removing isolated line of pixels while
preserving spatial resolution.

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(iii)

(c)

Its performance is poor when the number of noise

pixels in the window is greater than or the number
of pixels in the window.

Un sharp Masking Technique : This is used commonly in

the printing industry for cry penning the edges
V (m, n) = u (m, n) + g (m, n)
Where > 0 & g (m, n) is suitable defined gradient at (m, n)
a commonly used gradient fn is the discrete lap lace formula.

(d)

Low Pass, High Pass Band Pass Filter : Earlier it was

mentioned spatial avenging operation is a low Pass filter.
hHP(m, n) =

m, n

h LP m, n

hHP denotes high pass filter hLP denotes low Pass filter such a filter
can be implemented by simply subtracting the low Pass filter
output form its Input. Low Pass filter are useful for Noise
smoothening & interpolation. High Pass filter are useful in
extracting edges & in sharpening Images Band pass filters are
useful in enhancement of edges & other high Pass image
characteristics in presence of noise.

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Chapter-8

Multimedia
Q.1

What do you mean by Multimedia? What are its applications?

Ans.: From the word multimedia system we device that it is any system which
supports more than a single kind of media.
We understand multimedia in a qualitative rather than quantitative way.
A multimedia system is characterized by computer controlled, integrated
production, manipulation, presentation storage and communication of
independent Information which is encoded at least through a continuous
(time dependent) and a discrete (time independent) medium.
Multimedia is very often used as an attribute of many systems,
components, products, ideas etc without satisfying the above presented
characters tics.
Multimedia means from the users perspective, that computer information
can be represented through audio or video, in addition to text, image,
graphics and animation.
Applications of Multimedia :
(1)

Telecommunication : It began primarily with the Telephone. Then

Telephone Networks changed into digital Networks, which are
similar to computer Networks.

(2)

Consumer Electronics : This contributed massively to the

reduction of the price of video support in computers.

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Q.2

(3)

Recoding Studios and TV Producers : They are pioneers in

dealing with professional audio and video equipment. To day
professional systems are available for the digital cutting of TV
movies.

(4)

Publishing Houses : They offer their publication in electronic

form.

(5)

Research Centers

Write short notes on (i)

Tweaking

(ii)

Morphing a Motion

(iii)

Scanners

(ii)

Digital Cameras

(iii)

Frame Grabbers

Ans.: Tweaking : Tweaking refers to fine tuning or adjusting a complex system

usually an electronic device. Tweaks are any small modifications intended
to improve a system.
(a)

Hardware : Hardware tweaking is a process of modifying certain

parts of Hardware such as changing the cables or chords.

(b)

Computer Hardware : Computer Hardware tweaking include

changing voltage & clock rates of processing units modifying RAM
unit Timing.

(c)

Software : Software tweaking is a process of improving the

performance of an application or quality of its O/P.

Morphing : Morphing is a special effect in motion pictures & animations

that changes one Image into another through seamless transition e.g.
Photoshop Program.
(a)

Early Morphing Technique : In EMT a morph would be obtained

by crossing fading from motion picture of one actor or object to
another.

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(b)

Later Morphing Technique : In cross fading of different parts of an

image was done instead of transposition the entire Image at once.

(c)

Modern Morphing : Here distortion of Image takes place which

would led to distort the first face to have the shape of second face
at the same time that it faded two faces. E.g. Movie Terminators -2.

Scanners : Scanner is a device that optically scan Images, printed text,

handwriting or an object and convent it into digital Images.
Types :
(1)

Drum Scanner : Drum scanner capture image information with

photo multiplier tubes (PMT), rather than charge coupled devices
(CCD). It uses red, blue, green beams. The drum scanner gets its
name from the glass drum on which the original artwork is
mounted for scanning.

(2)

Flatbed : It is usually composed of glass pane, under which there is

bright light. Which illuminated the Pane & moving optical array
Images to be scanned are placed faced down on the glass. An
opaque cover is lowered own it to exclude outside light.

(3)

Hand : Hand scanners are manual devices that are dragged across
the surface of the Image to be scanned.

Scanners basically meads RGB data from the array.

Frame Gabbers : It is an electronic device that captures individual digital
still frames from an analog video signal or a digital video stream. It is
usually employed as a component of a computer version system, in which
video frames are captured in digital form & then displayed, stored or
transmitted in raw or compressed digital form.
Early frame buffer had only memory of storing a single digitized video
frame. Modern frame grabbers are able to store multiple frames and
compress the frame in real time using JPEG.
Types of Frame Grabbers :
(a)

Analog Frame Grabbers : Which accept & process analog video

signals.

(b)

Digital Frame Grabbers : Which accepts & process digital video

streams.

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Application :
(1)

Manufacturing : Pick & Place machines are often used to mount

electronic components on circuit boards during circuit board
assemble process. Such machines use one or more cameras to
monitor the robotics that places the components. Each camera is
paired with a frame grabber that digitizes analog video. Thus
converting the video to a form that can be processed by machine
software.

(2)

Network Security : Frame Grabbers can be used in security

application. For eg-when a potential branch of security is detected.
A frame grabber captures an image or a sequence of Images & then
images are transmitted across digital N/W where they are
recorded & viewed by security Personal.

Digital Cameras : Here the pictures are taken & stored in digital form in
the Pixels.
Q.3

Write sort notes on JPEG Compression? Explain.

(i)

Loss less & loosy compression in JPEG.

(ii)

Compression during audio capture in stereo mode.

Ans.: ISO (International Standard Organization) has been working on the

standardized of compression and decompression for still Image.
In 1992 JPEG became an ISO International standard. JPEG is applied to
color and gray scaled still Images.
A Fast coding and decoding of still Images is also used for video
sequences known as Motion JPEG. JPEG fulfils the following
Requirement:
(1)

JPEG implementation should be independent of Image size.

(2)

JPEG implementation should be applicable to any Image.

(3)

Color representation should be independent.

(4)

Image content should be of any complexity.

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(5)

JPEG specification should be state of art regarding compression

factor & achieved Image quality.

(6)

It must permit to run on as many available processors as possible.

(7)

Sequential decoding (line by line) & progressive decoding

(refinement of whole Image) should be possible.

A loss less hierarchical coding of same Image with different resolution

similar to photo CD should be supported.
In accordance to this
Picture
Preparation

Picture
Processing

Pixel

Predictor

Block Mcu

FDCT

Entropy encoding
Quantization

Run Length
Huffman
Arithmetic

These four variants Image processing cab be determined that lead to four
modes :
(1)

Loosy sequential DCT based mode (baseline Process) must be

supported by every JPEG Implementation.

(2)

The expanded loosy DCT Mode.

(3)

The lossless mode has low compression ratio that allows perfect
reconstruction of original Image.

(4)

The hierarchical mode accommodates image of different resolution.

Baseline Process : basically these following Processes Block, MCU FDCT,

Run length, Huffman.
Now we explain a common Image Preparation for all & rest steps are
explained in their modes itself.
Image Preparation : a source Image consist of at least one and at most 255
components or planes. Index denoted number of components & plane.
These components may be assigned to three colors GGB, YIQ or YUV
signals.
YIQ Signal : A similar coding to YUV signal described above is the YIQ
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RGB Signal : This signals consists of separate signals for red, green &
blue colors. Other colors are coded as a result of combination of these
colors like R+G+B = 1 which result into white colors.
YUV Signal : As human perception is more sensitive to brightness than
any chrominance information. In this instead of separating colors we
separate brightness information with color inf (chrominance U & V).
(1)

Loosy Sequential DCT Based Mode :

Image Processing : after Image preparation, the uncompressed
Image samples are grouped into data units of 8 x 8 pixels & passed
to the encoder, the order of these is defined by Mcu
First step is transformation is performed by DCT transformation.
These data units are defined by Syx where x & y are in the range
from 0 to 7.
This transformation is performed 64 times per data unit so the
result is 64 coefficient of Syx. DCT is similar is DFT. It maps the
value from frequency to the domain.
Coefficient : S00 lowest frequency in both dimensions known as
DC coefficient which determine fundamental color of data units of
64 pixels.
DC coefficient is DCT for which the frequency is Zero in both
dimensions. For AC coefficient frequency is one or both
dimensions is Non-Zero.
S70 represents highest frequency that occurs in horizontal
direction.
S07 represents highest frequency that occurs in vertical direction.
S77 represents highest frequency appearing equally in both
directions apply the formula for calculation of Syx
Quantization : In this step quantization of all DCT coefficients is
performed. For this step JPEG provides a table with 64 entries.
Each entry will be used for quantization of 1 of 64 DCT coefficients.
There by each of 64 coefficients are adjusted separately.

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Preparation of DCT DC Coefficient for entropy encoding,

includes the calculation of the difference between neighboring
values.
Dc i-1

Dc i

Blocki-1

Blocki

DIF = Dc i - Dc i-1
Each table entry is a 8 bit integer value. Quantization &
dehumanization must use the same table.
Entropy Encoding : During the initial step of entropy encoding, the
quantized DC Coefficient are treated separately from AC
Coefficient.
(a)

DC Coefficient determines the basic color of the date units.

Between adjacent data units color difference is very small.

(b)

AC Coefficient using Zig Zag sequences illustrate that

Coefficient with lower frequency (typically with higher
values) are encoded first, followed by higher frequency.

JPEG specifies Huffman & arithmetic encoding as entropy

encoding methods.
For lossy sequential DCT Based mode, discussed in this section
only Huffman encoding is allowed.
Disadvantage of this is that it must provide tables but JPEG does
not predefine any of them.
But this provides different Huffman tables for AC & DC
Coefficients.
In sequential encoding, the whole Image is coded & decoded in a
single run. The Picture is presented from top to bottom.
(2)

Ex Pended Lossy DCT Based Mode : Image processing in this

mode differs from the previously described mode in terms of
number of bits per sample. Specifically a sample prevision of 12
bits per sample in addition to 8 bits per samples can be used.

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For this mode JPEG specifies progressive encoding in addition to

sequential encoding.
In this encoding, firstly a rough representation of the Image
appears which looks out of focus & is refined using successive
steps.
Progressive Image representation is achieved by expansion of
quantization. This is known as layered encoding.
Now for this expansion a buffer is added at the O/P of quantize
that stores Coefficients of quantized DCT.
Progressiveness is achieved in Two ways :
(i)

Spectral Selection :- Here Coefficient of high frequencies are

processed in first run.

(ii)

Successive Approximation :- her it transfer all the

quantized Coefficient in each run. The most significant bits
are encoded first then the less significant bits.

Huffman encoding & arithmetic encoding is used in this mode.

Arithmetic encoding requires no tables for the application. The
most widely used display mode is the sequential display mode
with 8 bits per sample & Huffman encoding.
(3)

Lossless Mode : The lossless mode shown in Fig uses data units of
single pixels for Image Preparation. Any precession form 2 to 16
bits per pixel can be used.
Compressed
Predictor

Entropy
Encoder

Image Data

Uncompressed
Data
Tables
In this mode, image processing & quantization use a predictive
technique instead of transformation encoding Technique.

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For each pixel x one of eight possible predictors is selected. Good

possible value of x is selected from adjacent samples A, B & C.
Now Number of chosen Predictor, as well as difference of
prediction of actual value is passed to subsequent entropy
encoding. Either Huffman or arithmetic encoding is used.
(4)

Hierarchical Mode : This uses either the lossy DCT based Algo or
alternatively the lossless.
Compression Technique : Main feature of this mode is encoding of
an image at different resolution i. e. the encoded date contain
images at several resolutions. The prepared Image Is initially
sampled at lower resolution (reduced by the factor 2n).
Disadvantage :
Requires more storage capacity.
Advantage : the compressed Image is immediately available at
different resolutions. Application working with lower resolution
does not have to decode the whole Image & subsequently apply
Image processing Algo to reduce the resolution.
It takes less CPU time to display an image with full resolution then
to process a scaled down Image & display it with reduced number
of pixels.

Q.4

Write shout notes on MPEG?

Ans.: MPEG standard was developed by ISO to cover motion video as well as
audio coding.
In 1993 MPEG was accepted as the International standard (IS) MPEG
standard considers functionalities of other standards.
(1)

JPEG : Since JPEG is regarded as a sequence of still Images & JPEG

standard developed was ahead of MPEG. MPEG uses JPEG
standard.

(2)

H.261 : since this is a video coding standard it was used in MPEG.

MPEG is suitable for symmetric as well as Asymmetric Compression.

Asymmetric Compression requires more efforts for coding than for
decoding.

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Compression is carried out once where as decompression is performed

many times.
Video Encoding : First Fig. (basic one) defines the format o fan Image.
Each image consists of three components (YUV formats).
MPEG data stream includes more information than a data stream
compressed according to the JPEG standard.
MPEG provides 14 different image aspect ratio per pixel.
MPEG distinguishes four types of image coding for processing. The
reason behind this are the contradictory demands for efficient coding
scheme & fast random access.
The types of frames are :_
(a)

I Frame (Intra coded Images) : are self contained i. e coded

without any reference to other Images. An I frame is treated as
still Image MPEG make use of JPEG for I frames. The
compression rate of I frames is the lowest within MPEG I
Frames are points for Random access in MPEG stream.
I frame uses 8 x 8 blocks defined written a macro block MPEG
distinguishes 2 macro blocks Ist type includes only encoded
data second covers a parameter used for scaling.

(b)

P Frame (Predictive Coded frames) : required information of

the previous I frame or all previous P frames for encoding &
decoding. Like I frames, P frames consist of I frame macro
blocks & six predictive macro blocks. A P frame can contain
macro blocks, as well as the motion vector.

(c)

B Frame (Bi directionally predictivecoded frames) : requires

information of previous & following I or P frame for encoding &
decoding. B Frame is defined as the difference of a prediction of
the past Image & the flowing P or I frame B frames can never be
directly accessed in a random fashion.
For prediction of B frames the pervious as well as the following P
or I frames are taken into Account.

(d)

D Frames (DC Coded frames) : are intra frame encoded. They

can be used for fast forward and fast rewind modes. The DC
parameters are DCT coded and AC Coefficient are neglected.

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D Frames consist only of the lowest frequencies of an image.

They only use one type of macro block and only the DC
Coefficient are encoded. For this purpose, I frames must occur
periodically in data stream slow rewind playback requires huge
storage capacity.
Explain storage : Now for quantization, it should be mentioned that AC
coefficient of B & P frames are usually large values whereas those of I
frames are smaller values. Thus in MPEG quantization is adjusted
respectively. If the data rate increases over a certain threshold the
quantization enlarges the step size.
Audio Encoding : MPEG audio coding uses the same sampling
frequencies, as CD and Audio Tape.
Uncompressed
Data

Psychoacaustical
Model

Noise level
is determined using
this model

Filter Banks
32 sub-bands.
Control
Quantization

At high noise level

Rough quantization is premed
At lower noise level

Multiplexer
Entropy Codes

Finer quantization is performed

Compressed
Audio data
Data Stream :
Audio Stream : MPEG specifies a syntax for the interleaved audio and
video data streams. An audio data stream consists of frames. Which are
divided into audio access units.

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Each audio access units is composed of slots.

A lowest complexity (Layer 1) a slot consists of 4 bytes. In other Layer it
consists of one byte.
Video Stream : video data stream comprises of 6 Layers :
(1)

At the highest level, the sequence Layer, data buffering is handled,

the data stream should have low requirement in terms of stored
capacity. For this reason at the beginning of sequences Layer there
are two entries - constant bit rate of the sequence & storage
capacity that is needed for decoding.

(2)

The group of picture layer is next layer. This layer consist of

minimum 1 I Frame. Which is first frame random access to this
image is always possible.
At this layer order of images in data stream is maintained first
image of data stream has to be I frame and for display B frame
can occur before I frame.

(3)

Picture layer contains a whole picture. The temporal reference is

defined by an image number. Data fields are defined in this layer,
but decoder is not allowed to use these data fields.

(4)

Next is slice layer. Each slice consists of macro blocks that may
vary from one image to next.

(5)

This is Macro block Layer. It contains fraters of each macro block as

described in above Layer.

(6)

Lowest is block Layer.

MPEG standard specifies combination of data streams into a single data

stream in system definition. MPEG defined the process of decoding.

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Multiple Choice Questions

1) The smallest addressable screen element. Is called?
A. Pixel
B. Graph
C. voltage level
D. color information

2) Pixel on the graphics display represents?

A. mathematical point
B. a region which theoretically can contain an infinite number of points
C. voltage values
D. picture

3) The process of determining the appropriate pixels for representing picture or

graphics object is known as?
A. rasterization
B. animation
C. both a and b
D. representation

4) The relationship among the data and objects which are stored in the database
called application database, and referred by the?
A. Application programs
B. application model
C. graphics display
D. both a and b

5) Selective or part erasing of screen is not possible in?

A. raster scan display

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B. vector scan display

C. DVST
D. both a and b

6) display processor is also called a?

A. graphics controller
B. display coprocessor
C. both a and b
D. out put device for graphics

7) Graphics software acts as a very powerful tool to create?

A. Images
B. animated pictures
C. both a and b
D. system interface

8) The purpose of display processor is __from the graphics routine task?

A. to free the CPU
B. To free the secondary memory
C. to free the main memory
D. Both a & c

9) random-scan monitors typically offer __color choices?

A. Only a few
B. wide range
C. just 1 or 2
D. moderate range of

10) RGB system needs __of storage for the frame buffer?
A. 100 megabytes
B. 10 megabytes
C. 3 megabytes
D. 2 Gb

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11) The SRGP package provides the __to wide the variety of display devices?
A. interface
B. connection
C. link
D. way

12) Length of shift register in bits is equal to __?

A. one word
B. A single scan lines
C. number of scan lines
D. One bit

13) Display controller is not required for __?

A. display system with only frame buffer
B. Display system with display controller
C. both a and b
D. display system with color

14) The basic principle of Bresenham`s line algorithm is__?

A. to select the optimum raster locations to represent a straight line
B. to select either x or y, whichever is larger, is chosen as one raster unit
C. we find on which side of the line the midpoint lies
D. both a and b

15) The midpoint circle drawing algorithm also uses the __of the circle to generate?
A. two-way symmetry
B. four-way symmetry
C. eight-way symmetry
D. both a & b

16) a polygon in which the line segment joining any 2 points within the polygon lies
completely inside the polygon is called__?
A. convex polygon

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B. concave polygon
C. both a and b
D. both a and b

17) A polygon in which the line segment joining any 2 points within the polygon may
not lie completely inside the polygon is called __?
A. convex polygon
B. concave polygon
C. both a and b
D. Hexagon

18) Rectangular patterns are sometimes referred as__?

A. tiling patterns
B. Filling patterns
C. coloring patterns
D. both a and b

19) Replicating pixels is one of the methods of__?

A. Thick primitives
B. Thin primitives
C. stylish primitives
D. both a and b

20) Line produced by moving pen is __ at the end points than the line produced by
the pixel replication?
A. thin
B. straight
C. thicker
D. both a and b
21) The process of selecting and viewing the picture with different views is called__?
A. Windowing
B. clipping
C. projecting
D. both a and b

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22) The process which divides each element of the picture into its visible and
invisible portions, allowing the invisible portion to be discarded is called__?
A. clipping
B. Windowing
C. both a and b
D. Projecting

23) The region against which an object is to be clipped is called__?

A. clip window or clipping window
B. Drawing window
C. image window
D. both b and c

24) The region code 0000 represents the__?

A. viewing window
B. left clipping window
C. right clipping window
D. bottom clipping window

25) A method used to test lines for total clipping is equivalent to the__?
A. logical XOR operator
B. logical OR operator
C. logical AND operator
D. both a and b

26) A process of changing the position of an object in a straight line path from one
coordinate location to another is called__?
A. Translation
B. rotation
C. motion
D. both b and c

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27) Data hazards occur when__?

A. Greater performance loss
B. Pipeline changes the order of read/write accesses to operands
C. some functional unit is not fully pipelined
D. machine size is limited

28) A two dimensional rotation is applied to an object by repositioning it along a?

A. circular path in the x-y plane
B. straight path in the x-y plane
C. diagonals path in the x-y plane
D. upward in the x-y plane

29) A scaling transformation changes the__of an object?

A. size
B. location
C. shape
D. both a and b

30) In two dimensional viewing we have?

A. 3D window and 2D viewport
B. 3D window and 3D viewport
C. 2D window and 2D viewport
D. 2D window and 2D viewport

1
A
16
A

2
B
17
B

3
A
18
A

4
A
19
A

5
C
20
C

6
B
21
A

7
C
22
A

8
A
23
A

9
A
24
A

10
C
25
C

11
A
26
A

12
C
27
C

13
A
28
A

14
A
29
A

15
C
30
A

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Case study
1.) Implement the polyline function using the DDA algorithm, given any number (n) of
input points.
2.) How much time is used up scanning across each row of pixels for the duration of
screen refresh on a raster system with a resolution of 1290 by 1024 and a refresh rate of
60 frames per second?
3.) Implement a procedure to perform a one-point perspective projection of an object.
4.) Implement a procedure to perform a one-point perspective projection of an object.

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Glossary
2D Graphics
Displayed representation of a scene or an object along two axes of reference: height and width (x
and y).

3D Graphics
Displayed representation of a scene or an object that appears to have three axes of reference:
height, width, and depth (x, y, and z).

3D Pipeline
The process of 3D graphics can be divided into three-stages: tessellation, geometry, and
rendering. In the tessellation stage, a described model of an object is created, and the object is
then converted to a set of polygons. The geometry stage includes transformation, lighting, and
setup. The rendering stage, which is critical for 3D image quality, creates a two dimensional
display from the polygons created in the geometry stage.

Anti-aliasing
Anti-aliasing is sub pixel interpolation, a technique that makes edges appear to have better
resolution.

Bitmap
A Bitmap is a pixel by pixel image.

Blending
Blending is the combining of two or more objects by adding them on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

Depth Cueing
Depth cueing is the lowering of intensity as objects move away from the viewpoint.

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Dithering
Dithering is a technique for archiving 24-bit quality in 8 or 16-bit frame buffers. Dithering uses
two colors to create the appearance of a third, giving a smooth appearance to an otherwise abrupt
transition.

Flat Shading
The flat shading method is also called constant shading. For rendering, it assigns a uniform color
throughout an entire polygon. This shading results in the lowest quality, an object surface with a
faceted appearance and a visible underlying geometry that looks 'blocky'.

Hidden Surface Removal

Hidden Surface Removal or visible surface determination entails displaying only those surfaces
that are visible to a viewer because objects are a collection of surfaces or solids.

Interpolation
Interpolation is a mathematical way of regenerating missing or needed information. For example,
an image needs to be scaled up by a factor of two, from 100 pixels to 200 pixels. The missing
pixels are generated by interpolating between the two pixels that are on either side of the pixel
that needs to be generated. After all of the 'missing' pixels have been interpolated, 200 pixels exist
where only 100 existed before, and the image is twice as big as it used to be.

Lighting
There are many techniques for creating realistic graphical effects to simulate a real-life 3-D object
on a 2-D display. One technique is lighting. Lighting creates a real-world environment by means
of rendering the different grades of darkness and brightness of an object's appearance to make the
object look solid.

Line Buffer
A line buffer is a memory buffer used to hold one line of video. If the horizontal resolution of the
screen is 640 pixels and RGB is used as the color space, the line buffer would have to be 640
locations long by 3 bytes wide. This amounts to one location for each pixel and each color plane.
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Projection
The process of reducing three dimensions to two dimensions for display is called Projection. It is
the mapping of the visible part of a three dimensional object onto a two dimension screen.

Rasterization
Translating an image into pixels.

Rendering
The process of creating life-like images on a screen using mathematical models and formulas to
add shading, color, and lamination to a 2D or 3D wireframe.

Transformation
Change of coordinates; a series of mathematical operations that act on output primitives and
geometric attributes to convert them from modeling coordinates to device coordinates.

Z-buffer
A part of off-screen memory that holds the distance from the viewpoint for each pixel, the Zvalue. When objects are rendered into a 2D frame buffer, the rendering engine must remove
hidden surfaces.

Z-buffering
A process of removing hidden surfaces using the depth value stored in the Z-buffer. Before
bringing in a new frame, the rendering engine clears the buffer, setting all Z-values to 'infinity'.
When rendering objects, the engine assigns a Z-value to each pixel: the closer the pixel to the
viewer, the smaller the Z value. When a new pixel is rendered, its depth is compared with the
stored depth in the Z-buffer. The new pixel is written into the frame buffer only if its depth value
is less than the stored one.

Z-sorting
A process of removing hidden surfaces by sorting polygons in back-to-front order prior to
rendering. Thus, when the polygons are rendered, the forward-most surfaces are rendered last.
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is not requiring memory for storing depth values. The disadvantage is the cost in more CPU
cycles and limitations when objects penetrate each other.

Filtering
This is a broad word which can mean the removal of coffee grinds from the coffee.
However, within the narrow usage of this book, a filtering operation is the same as a
convolution operation (see "convolution"). Anti-aliasing is usually done by filtering.
flat projection
A method of projecting a 3D scene onto a 2D image such that the resulting object sizes
are not dependent on their position. Flat projection can be useful when a constant scale is
needed throughout an image, such as in some mechanical drawings.
Frame
One complete video image. When interlacing is used, a frame is composed of two fields,
each containing only half the scan lines.
GIF
A file format for storing images. GIF stands for Graphics Interchange format, and is
owned by Compuserve, Inc.
key frame
A selected frame of an animation at which all the scene state is defined. In the key frame
animation method, the scene state at key frames is interpolated to create the scene state at
the in-between frames.
key frame animation
An animation control method that works by specifying the complete scene state at
selected, or key, frames. The scene state for the remaining frames is interpolated from the
state at the key frames.

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The name for the pattern the electron beam sweeps out on a CRT face. The image is
made of closely spaced scan lines, or horizontal sweeps.
Refresh Rate
The rate at which parts of the image on a CRT are re-painted, or refreshed. The horizontal
refresh rate is the rate at which individual scan lines are drawn. The vertical refresh rate
is the rate at which fields are drawn in interlaced mode, or whole frames are drawn in
non-interlaced mode.
Refresh Rate, Horizontal
The rate at which scan lines are drawn when the image on a CRT is re-drawn, or
refreshed.
Refresh Rate, Vertical
The rate at which fields are re-drawn on a CRT when in interlaced mode, or the rate at
which the whole image is re-drawn when in non-interlaced mode.
Scan Line
One line in a raster scan. Also used to mean one horizontal row of pixels.

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M.Sc.(Information Technology)
(SECOND-SEMESTER)EXAMINATION, 2012
(New Scheme)
COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY
PAPER: 121
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
Maximum Marks80
Note:(1) No supplementary answer-book will be given to any candidate. Hence the
candidates should write the answers precisely in the Main answer-book only.
(2) All the parts of question should be answered at one place in the answer-book.
One complete question should not be answered at different places in the answer
book.

Attempt FIVE questions in out of nine

All question carry equal marks

1. (a) What is the need of Graphics? List the different application of

Computer Graphics.
(b) Explain the following (any two)
(i) Tablet
(b) Trackball and Mouse
(iii) Inkjet Printers.
2. (a) What is 2D transformation? Explain different types of transformation.
(b) Magnify the trangle with vertices A (0,0) , B(1,1) and C(5,2) to twice its
size while keeping C(5,2) fixed
3. (a)

What do you understand by scan conversion? Explain Bresenhams

Line Algorithm.

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(b)

Write the steps required to plot a line whose slope is between 00 450
using the slope intercept equation or using Bresenhams method.

4.(a)
(b)

What is Choen-Sutherland line clipping algorithm ? Explain.

What is hidden surface removal? Discuss one algorithm for displaying
visible surfaces of number of object in the scene.

5. (a)

What are the properties of Bezier curve with respect to a set of control
points? For the case of 4 control point,derive blending functions and
their shapes.
What is the B-spline and Bezier curve? Explain the A-buffer based
hidden surface algorithm.

(b)

6. (a)

(b)

Discuss how use of homogeneous coordinates permits us to use

efficient computing of geometric transformations in computer
graphics.
Find the matric that represent rotation of an object by 300 about the
origin.

7. (a)
(b)

What is Multimedia ? Explain Simulating Acceleration.

Write short notes on the following :
(i) Morphing
(ii) MPEG
(iii) MIDI waves files.

8.

(a) What do you mean by Image Enhancements?

(b) What are the differences between Analog and Digital Video
Image? Explain Images/Screen Resolution.

9.

Write short notes on the following (any four)

(a) Tweaking:
(b) Motion Specification:
(c) Capture and storage of Digital Images;
(d) Frames Grabers;
(e) Image Processing.

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Bibliography
1.

J. Foley, A. Van Dam, S. Feiner, J. Hughes: Computer Graphics- Principles and

Practice, Pearson
2. Hearn and Baker: Computer Graphics, PHI.

3 Computer Graphics by Pradeep K. Bhatia

4 Computer Graphics: Principles & Practice In C Foley
5 Computer graphics: Francis S. Hill

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