Description

OpenGL is a popular cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) used for rendering 2D and 3D graphics, while Vulkan is a low-overhead, cross-platform 3D graphics API that targets high-performance applications. 3D Graphics Rendering Cookbook helps you learn about modern graphics rendering algorithms and techniques using C++ programming along with OpenGL and Vulkan APIs.

The book begins by setting up a development environment and takes you through the steps involved in building a 3D rendering engine with the help of basic, yet self-contained, recipes. Each recipe will enable you to incrementally add features to your codebase and show you how to integrate different 3D rendering techniques and algorithms into one large project. You’ll also get to grips with core techniques such as physically based rendering, image-based rendering, and CPU/GPU geometry culling, to name a few. As you advance, you’ll explore common techniques and solutions that will help you to work with large datasets for 2D and 3D rendering. Finally, you’ll discover how to apply optimization techniques to build performant and feature-rich graphics applications.

By the end of this 3D rendering book, you’ll have gained an improved understanding of best practices used in modern graphics APIs and be able to create fast and versatile 3D rendering frameworks.
What you will learn

    Improve the performance of legacy OpenGL applications
    Manage a substantial amount of content in real-time 3D rendering engines
    Discover how to debug and profile graphics applications
    Understand how to use the Approaching Zero Driver Overhead (AZDO) philosophy in OpenGL
    Integrate various rendering techniques into a single application
    Find out how to develop Vulkan applications
    Implement a physically based rendering pipeline from scratch
    Integrate a physics library with your rendering engine

Who this book is for

This book is for 3D graphics developers who are familiar with the mathematical fundamentals of 3D rendering and want to gain expertise in writing fast rendering engines with advanced techniques using C++ libraries and APIs. A solid understanding of C++ and basic linear algebra, as well as experience in creating custom 3D applications without using premade rendering engines is required.
Table of Contents

    Establishing a Build Environment
    Using Essential Libraries
    Getting Started with OpenGL and Vulkan
    Adding User Interaction and Productivity Tools
    Working with Geometry Data
    Physically Based Rendering Using the glTF2 Shading Model
    Graphics Rendering Pipeline
    Image-based Techniques
    Working with Scene Graphs
    Advanced Rendering Techniques and Optimizations

Key Features

    Learn to integrate modern rendering techniques into a single performant 3D rendering engine
    Leverage Vulkan to render 3D content, use AZDO in OpenGL applications, and understand modern real-time rendering methods
    Implement a physically based rendering pipeline from scratch in Vulkan and OpenGL

Book Details

    Language: English
    Published: 2021
    ISBN: 1838986197
    Format: PDF, EPUB