CS 445: Topics for Oct 14/16, 2014

• Tues: Exam during lecture. No lab following exam.

• Labs:

  • Thursday, begin: Lab 4: Moving the Camera

• Camera Transformations:

  • Recall pipeline.
  • Coordinate transformations of a point: Object Coordinates, World Coordinates, Camera Coordinates: see picture and read notes on Coordinate Systems
  • What is the Viewing Transformation and how is it calculated.
  • What is the Projection Transformation and how is it calculated. And what is the Perspective Division.
  • Camera Naviation:
    • How to implement a fly-through
    • How to implement Maya's track, tumble and dolly. See Coordinate Systems notes.

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