Visual Basic(r) Graphics Programming: Hands-On Applications and Advanced Color Development, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

by Rod Stephens (Author) "Visual Basic provides all the tools you need to generate any type of graphic image..." (more)
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Product Description
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

From the Back Cover
All the tools you need to create the full range of Visual Basic® 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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Product Details

• Paperback: 736 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (October 27, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471355992
• ISBN-13: 978-0471355991
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #547,308 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it., June 21, 2000

By	Jeffrey C. Roux (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We were having some trouble at work with graphics in VB under Terminal Server (which is restricted to 256-color palette). I bought this book specifically to see what it had to say about palettes. This book has a small section covering 256-color palettes and example programs and we've solved a dithering problem we never could solve before. BTW, Rod's other books are good too.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, I would highly recommend it!, March 20, 2000

By	Eric D. Burdo (Rustic Backwood, Northern Maine) - See all my reviews

This book is a must have. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to go into VB Graphics Programming...

I have read several of Rod's other books, and visited his website many times. I heard about this book and went and bought it. Boy, I was not disappointed.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visual Basic Graphics Programming : Hands-On Applications an, March 17, 2000

By	Merilee (Central New York) - See all my reviews

Great book, this book has been a great help, lots of great topics. This book even covers some basic numerical methods required in a manner that is very understandable. Exceptional tutorial on VB graphics.