COMPUTER GRAPHICS

COMPUTER GRAPHICS:
• Computer graphics are graphics created using
computers and more generally, the
representation and manipulation of image data
by a computer with help from specialized
software and hardware. The development of
computer graphics has made computers easier to
interact with, and better for understanding and
interpreting many types of data. Developments in
computer graphics have a profound impact on
many types of media and have revolutionized
animation, movies and the video game industry.
 APPLICATION OF
COMPUTER GRAPHICS :
• Computers have become a powerful tool for the
rapid and economical production of pictures.
Advances in computer technology have made
interactive computer graphics a practical tool.
Today, computer graphics is used in the areas as
science, engineering, medicine, business,
industry, government, art, entertainment,
advertising, education and training.
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
(CAD):
• A major use of computer graphics is in design purposes, generally
referred to as CAD. Computer Aided Design methods are now
routinely used in the design of buildings, automobiles, aircraft,
watercraft, spacecraft, computers, text-tiles and many other
products. For some design applications, objects are first displayed
in wireframe outline from that shows the overall shapes. Software
packages for CAD applications typically provide the designer with
the multi-window environment. Animations are often used in CAD
applications. Realistic displays of architectural designs permit
both architect and their clients to study the appearance of a
single building or a group of buildings. With virtual reality
systems, designers can even go for a simulated "walk" through the
room or around the outsides of buildings to better appreciate to
overall effect of a particular design.
PRESENTATION GRAPHICS:
• It is used to produce illustrations for reports or to
generate 35 mm slides or transparencies for use
with projectors. Itis commonly used in summarize
financial, statistical, mathematics, scientific and
economic data for research reports, managerial
reports, consumer information, bulletins and other
types of reports. Eg: Bar Charts, Line Graphs, Surface
Graphs and Pie Charts. Three dimensional graphs are
used simply for effect they can provide a more
dramatic or more attractive presentation of data
relationships.
 COMPUTER ART:
• Computer Graphics methods are widely used in both fine art and
commercial art applications. Artists use a variety of computer
methods, including special purpose hardware, artist's paint brush
programs, other paint packages, specially developed software,
symbolic mathematics packages, CAD packages, desktop publishing
software and animation packages that provide facilities for
designing object shapes and specifying object motions. The basic
idea behind a "paint brush” program is that, it allows artists to paint
pictures on the screen of video monitor. The picture is usually
painted electronically on a graphics tablet using a stylus, which can
simulate different brushstrokes, brush widths and colors. The art
work of electronic art created with the aid of mathematical
relationships is designed in relation to frequency variations and
other parameters in a musical composition to produce a video that
integrates visual and aural patterns.
 ENTERTAINMENT:
• Computer Graphics methods are now commonly
used in making motion pictures, music videos and
television shows. A graphics scene generated for the
movie "Star-Trek - The wrath of Khan" is one of the
uses, in entertainment field. Many TV series
regularly employ computer graphics method. E.g.:
Deep Space Nine and Stay Tuned. Music videos use
graphics and image processing technique can be
used to produce a transformation of one person or
object into another or morphing.
EDUCATION AND
TRAINING:
• Computer generated models of physical, financial
and economic systems are often used as educational
aids, models of physical systems, physiological
systems and population trends or equipment such as
the color-coded diagram can help trainings, to
understand the operation of the system. For some
training applications, special systems are designed.
E.g.: Simulators for practice sessions for training of
ships, contains pilots, heavy equipment operators
and air-traffic control personnel.
 VISUALIZATION:
• It is an application for computer graphics. Producing
graphical representations for scientific engineering and
medical data sets and processes is generally referred to as
scientific visualizations and the tem business visualization is
used in connection with data sets related to commerce,
industry and other non-scientific areas. There are many
different kinds of datasets and effective visualization
schemes depend on the characteristics of the data. A
collection of data can contain scalar values vectors, higher
order tensors or any combination of these data types. Color
coding is just one way to visualize the data sets. Additional
techniques include contour plots, graphs and charts,
surface renderings and visualization of volume interiors.
 IMAGE PROCESSING:
• Image Processing applies techniques to modify or interact
existing pictures such as photographs and TV scans. Two
principal applications of image processing are: i)improving
picture quality and ii) machine perception of visual
information. To apply image processing methods, we first
digitize a photograph or other picture into an image file. Then
digital methods can be applied to rearrange picture parts to
enhance color separations or to improve the quality of
shading. An example of the application of image processing
methods is to enhance the quality of a picture. Image
processing and computer graphics are typically combined in
many applications. The last application is generally referred to
as computer-aided surgery.
MADE BY: ADITYA KUMAR SINGH