Visual Basic Graphics Programming 2nd Edition [Book & CD Rom]

Visual Basic Graphics Programming 2nd Edition [Book & CD Rom]

by RodStephens (Author)

Synopsis

All the tools you need to create the full range of Visual Basic(r) color graphics applications

Expert Rod Stephens provides you with everything you need to add advanced graphics to your applications in this in-depth introduction to graphic programming with Microsoft Visual Basic. From images using as few as 16 colors to true-color applications that use more than 16 million, he shows you how to create the full range of color graphics applications. You'll learn how to use Visual Basic controls to create impressive graphic effects without having to buy expensive add-on products.

This book/CD-ROM package also explains how to integrate imaging, animation, and two- and three-dimensional graphics into an application. And you'll find the tools to manipulate color images, overlay one image on another, build scrolled windows, and much more.

The Second Edition covers:
New API functions
Bitmap image morphing
New algorithms for hidden surface removal
Print preview with multiple pages and scales
Image processing, including high color and true color
Examples of controlling animation using simulation
New examples that demonstrate shape-distorting transformations
New examples of fractals and tilings
Gouraud shading, Phong shading, and texturing
Ray tracing speed improvements
Ray tracing for new kinds of objects

The CD-ROM includes:
More than 400 complete, ready-to-run example programs
Pictures to use with the example programs
Images generated by the programs
Color images of many of the figures from the book
Source code for all example programs from the First Edition

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 736
Edition: 2
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 30 Nov 1999

ISBN 10: 0471355992
ISBN 13: 9780471355991

Author Bio
Rod Stephens is a contract software engineer specializing in graphical user interface, algorithms, and database systems. He has published over 120 articles and nine books including Bug Proofing Visual Basic and Ready-to-Run Visual Basic Algorithms.