Introduction to Visual Effects by Bruno Madeira, Luiz Velho - 9781032061245

Introduction to Visual EffectsA Computational Approach\nAuthor(s): Bruno Madeira, Luiz Velho\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781032061245, 978-1032061245\nSynopsis\nIntroduction to Visual Effects: A Computational Approach is the first single introduction to the computational and mathematical aspects of visual effects, incorporating both computer vision and graphics. The book also provides the readers with the source code to a library, enabling them to follow the chapters directly and build up a complete visual effects platform. The book covers the basic approaches to camera pose estimation, global illumination, and image-based lighting, and includes chapters on the virtual camera, optimization and computer vision, path tracing and many more.\n\nKey features include:\n\nIntroduction to projective geometry, image-based lighting (IBL), global illumination solved by the Monte Carlo method (Pathtracing), an explanation.