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Everything about Scanline rendering
3D computer graphics image rendering method
Scanline rendering is an algorithm for visible surface determination, in 3D computer graphics, that works on a row-by-row basis rather than a polygon-by-polygon or pixel-by-pixel basis. All of the polygons to be rendered are first sorted by the top y coordinate at which they first appear, then each row or scan line of the image is computed using the intersection of a scanline with the polygons on the front of the sorted list, while the sorted list is updated to discard no-longer-visible polygons as the active scan line is advanced down the picture. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Scanline renderingA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: American FilmThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Rendering and animation of gaseous phenomena by combining fast volume and scanline A-buffer techniquesCited 68 times
- Go sideways: Hidden-surface determinationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: RasterisationA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Rendering and animation of gaseous phenomena by combining fast volume and scanline A-buffer techniques
A High-Performance OpenVG Accelerator with Dual-Scanline Filling Rendering
Efficient GPU path rendering using scanline rasterization
Scanline rendering of parametric surfaces
A scalable hardware render accelerator using a modified scanline algorithm
Scanline-based rendering of 2D vector graphics
An Efficient Curve-Scanline Intersection Locator Design for 2D Graphics Rendering
A vectorized scanline z-buffer renderling algorithm
đź“š Books worth reading
American FilmAmerican Film Institute · 1975
Practical global illumination with irradiance cachingJaroslav Křivánek · 2009- 📕The King James version at 400David G. Burke, John F. Kutsko · 2013
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