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Web Graphics 1
An Introduction
Web Graphics 2
Graphics Before the Web -
A Personal Note
■ Graphics life for me
began 25 years ago
■ My first graphics
device was a
CalComp pen plotter
■ Graphics was 2D
vector
– plot
(x,y,magic_number)
– scale (xfactor, yfactor)
ie and
… scalable vector
my first display
wasgraphics
a Tektronix 4010
- same story
Web Graphics 3
The Arrival of 3D Graphics
■ Serious graphics
people realised
the value of
sending 3D to
the graphics
device
– viewer chooses
the camera
position, and
transformations
local
■ Serious money
needed for
Vector General
Web Graphics
etc 4
The Arrival of Raster
Graphics
Web Graphics 5
The 1970s Evolution
2D vector
Host
3D vector
Computer
2D image
Web Graphics 6
Web Graphics - The
Evolution
■ Web graphics
began with the
ability of the
Mosaic browser
to display images
within an HTML
page
■ Originally in GIF
format, now JPEG
and PNG formats
■ Continues to
develop
– JPEG2000
Web Graphics 7
Web Graphics - Images
2D image
Web
Server
Web Graphics 8
Web Graphics Goes 3D
2D image
Web
Server 3D vectors
and polygons
Web Graphics 11
VRML has evolved from 3D
HyperGraphics to ..
■ VRML 1 allowed
3D graphics with
hyperlinks
Web Graphics 12
.. to Living Worlds
■ VRML97 added
interaction and
animation to
allow worlds to
come alive
Virtual surgery
- Nigel John
Virtual geography
- Kate Moore
Virtual theatre
- Colin Beardon
Web Graphics 13
Linking Software to VRML
Worlds
■ External
Authoring
Interface (EAI)
allows a Java
applet to link to
a VRML world
Java applet
VRML node
Web Graphics 14
Integrating Moving Images
and Graphics
■ MPEG-4 is the
latest standard
in the MPEG
family
■ Time varying
scenes including
images and
graphics - the 3D
graphics being
based on VRML
– Graham Thomas
■ Important also
for binary coding
and streaming
Web Graphics 15
Whither VRML?
■ VRML97 itself is
evolving
■ Revision to
include EAI and
MPEG-4
compatibility
■ X3D to integrate
with XML
– Anthony Steed
Web Graphics 16
What about 2D Graphics?
■ Pixel-based images
are the wrong
medium for
schematic graphics
■ Belatedly work is
underway to create a
standard for 2D web
graphics
– SVG : Scalable Vector
Graphics
– David Duce
■ Uses XML
■ Powerful industry
Web Graphics 17
Web Goes 2D
2D image
Web
Server 3D vectors
and polygons
2D vectors
Web Graphics 18
Why Not Send Software?
Web Graphics 19
Web Goes Java3D
2D image
Web
Server 3D vectors
and polygons
2D vectors
software
Web Graphics 20