Uses of Computer Graphics Computer Aided Design
Uses of Computer Graphics Computer Aided Design
Reference Book:
1. Hearn D. & Baker M.P. “Computer Graphics”, PHI, New
Delhi, 2006.
COMPUTER ART
Computer graphics methods are widely used in both fine art and commercial art applications.
ENTERTAINMENT
Computer graphics methods are now commonly used in making motion pictures, music videos,
and television shows. Sometimes the graphics scenes are displayed by themselves, sometimes
graphics objects are combined with the actors and live scenes.
VISUALIZATION
Scientists, engineers, medical personnel, business analysts, and others often need to analyze large
amounts of information or to study the behavior of certain processes. Numerical simulations
carried out on supercomputers frequently produce data files containing thousands and even
millions of data values. Similarly, satellite cameras and other sources are amassing large data
files faster than they can be interpreted. Scanning these large sets of number to determine trends
and relationships is a tedious and ineffective process. But if the data are converted to a visual
form, the trends and patterns are often immediately apparent.
IMAGE PROCESSING
Although methods used in computer graphics and Image processing overlap, the two areas are
concerned with fundamentally different operations. In computer graphics, a computer is used to
create a picture. Image processing, on the other hand. applies techniques to modify or interpret
existing pictures, such as photographs. Two principal applications of image processing are (1)
improving picture quality and (2) machine perception of visual information, as used in robotics.
Dimensionality: - 2D/ 3D