Computer Science 112
The Art & Science of Computer Graphics
Spring 2016, The College of Saint Rose
Lecture 15: Cameras
Date: Monday, March 21, 2016
Agenda
- Announcements
- Exam 1 aftermath
- Reminders about what a good model file and wiki entry looks like
- Summary of image messages
- setting aspect ratios
- antialiasing
- Cameras
- positioning
- center of interest
- orientation
- lens angles
- orthographic cameras
- the isometric camera
- Studio/Lab 7: Surprise! out
- In-class Exercise 15 - (10 lecture assignment
points) due before the end of class.
Choose an interesting class example or one of your previous labs and
modify it so that it generates at least one image with each of the
following properties:
- a Spotlight shining on some object
- a different value for the image antialiasing property
- a camera with a different position, center of interest,
and/or orientation (i.e., up) from the default camera
- an orthographic camera
- an isometric camera
Please demonstrate your program or
submit your updated model file by email before you leave class. Email submissions should use a meaningful
subject line, clearly indicating the course number and assignment
name.
No New Lecture Assignment
Terminology
- pixels
- aspect ratio
- antialiasing
- camera lens angle
- view volume
- othrographic view
- perspective view
Examples