Computer Graphics

General information

• Algorithm Inc. Graphics pages -
• alt.binaries.pictures FAQ - how to view different picture formats
• An Explanation of Monitor Gamma
• Princeton graphics info files - GraphicsGems sourcesodes, rayshade, papers
• Computer Graphics FAQ lists
• comp.graphics.algorithms Frequently Asked Questions
• GEOLAB Technical Reports - surface modelling papers
• Paul Heckbert home page - computer graphics papers and source code
• Ray Tracing News - electronic computer graphics newsletter archive
• Siggraph Online - Siggraph documents and information
• THE SPANKY FRACTAL DATABASE - collection of fractals and fractal related material
• The Multimedia Workshop - information concerning multimedia in general
• USENET FAQs on Computer Graphics - frequenly asked questions and answers

Colour in computer graphics

• Alpha channel in computer graphics
• Colour in Computer Graphics
• Color Image Quantization
• COLOR IMAGE QUANTIZATION FOR FRAME BUFFER DISPLAY by Paul S. Heckbert
• COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND IMAGE SYNTHESIS: Color Quantization
• FAQ: Viewing Pictures
• NeuQuant: Fast High-Quality Image Quantization
• Poynton's Color Technology Page - Gamma and Color FAQs, adjustments of a video monitor
• WWW Colourmap - colour palette for selecting WWW-page colours

Graphics and animation file formats information

• 3D Graphic File Formats
• 2D Graphic File Formats
• AutoCAD info + tools
• GIF animation on the WWW - how to add animation to your WWW-pages
• Graphics File Formats Page
• MPEG, AVI and animation files
• Portable Network Graphics
• Raster Graphic Interchange Standards

Standards

• ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24: Computer Graphics and Image Processing
• OpenGL information from Silicon Graphics
• The OpenGL WWW Pages

Programming information

• The Visual Tcl Handbook by David Young
• 3D Graphic Engines - tekture mapping, Doom/Wolfstein engines, landscape rendering
• 3-D Information for the programmer
• Graphics Gems source code - nice collection of sources codes from Graphic Gems books
• Programming information in ftp.eng.ufl.edu
• Programming information in x2ftp.oulu.fi- best source for PC programming sources and documents
• VESA Home Page - PC graphics hardware standards

Programs

• Jeff's Nifty Graphics Utilities
• The Graphic Utilities' Site & Version FAQ
• The Gimp General Image Manipulation Program
• GIF Construction Set for Windows
• The Asylum's Gif Transparentifier Thinga-Ma-Jiggy
• Alchemy Mindworks software
• Clippoly
• Directory of Computational Geometry Software
• Display for DOS - many image and animation formats
• Image Alchemy demo page - picture format conversion tool
• LViewPro Home Page
• Raytracers - POV, Rayshade, etc.
• Texture Magic - create textures for ray tracing

Information links

• Usenet FAQs
• 3-DSite (3-D Computer Graphics)

Graphics resources

• 3-D Object Archives
• FREE ART website - fonts

Selected companies

• Image Alchemy
• Zephyr Software