Either You answer Focusing OpenGL library Or DirectX Media Please Give a solid reason ...
If you are considering any other source or in general please justify your answer ...
2006-07-14 12:40:42 · 5 answers · asked by Crow 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Ohhh its a point to ponder well in graphics it should be defined in pixels and also mathematically....
2006-07-14 12:58:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, I'll focus on both at once, because the issues are exactly the same... the only differences are the APIs involved, and they matter a lot less than the conceptual difficulties.
Graphics programming is difficult. This is due to the mathmatical background you need to really understand what's going on, and the issues you're going to hit when you (inevitably) start doing strange and interesting things with transforms and multi-pass rendering.
If you're looking to pick one library or the other, I say OpenGL on the grounds that it's less platform specific. That said, if you're developing a game engine, and specifically targetting windows platforms, directX has a lot to offer, both in terms of graphics and input mechanisms, so you should probably take a serious look at the APIs available before deciding.
2006-07-14 13:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I am currently working with Graphics using OpenGL. I recommend you to start working with OpenGL since it already has the fundamentals laid up for you.
You have to take this into consideration, when your doing Graphics Programming, people usually use a framework. A higher level framework which you don't have to even worry about the OpenGL/DirectX content. Most frameworks have a option that you just change 1 variable to switch between OpenGL/DirectX which is nice since you can just bother learning the higherlevel framework.
I recommend you to Learn OpenGL from this website, read the tutorials...
http://nehe.gamedev.net
And once your done and understanding the basic OpenGL stuff, I recommend you to use this 3D Framework. OGRE3D
http://www.ogre3d.org/
Have fun!
2006-07-14 16:35:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-14 23:09:43 · answer #4 · answered by treznorfan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-14 13:22:22 · answer #5 · answered by Sunnydays 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋