rasterization
Vector to pixels
Rasterization is the process of converting vector graphics or geometric data into a grid of pixels for display on a screen.
The term comes from raster, the pattern of horizontal scan lines that compose an image.
In 3D graphics, rasterization transforms shapes defined by vertices and edges into the colored pixels you actually see: The game engine uses rasterization rather than ray tracing for faster performance.
Pixel-based image format
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- PPIDebt repayment coverage
DPI · scanline · aliasing · jaggies · antialiasing · subpixel · stairstepping · screen
Location via three points
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- meshInterlocking open weave
- verticesCorner points of shapes
- edgesOuter limits or boundaries
polygons · clipping · culling · viewport · projection · framebuffer · fill · span
Depicting light and darkness
- texture mappingApplying images to 3D surfaces
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- OpenGLGraphics rendering specification
- DirectXMicrosoft's multimedia programming interface
Vulkan · real-time · hardware acceleration · graphics card · 3D · game engine · WebGL · filtering
bitmap
Pixel-based image format
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
PPI · DPI · scanline · aliasing · jaggies · antialiasing · subpixel · stairstepping · screen · display
triangulation
Location via three points
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- meshInterlocking open weave
- verticesCorner points of shapes
edges · polygons · clipping · culling · viewport · projection · framebuffer · fill · span · barycentric
shading
Depicting light and darkness
- texture mappingApplying images to 3D surfaces
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- OpenGLGraphics rendering specification
DirectX · Vulkan · real-time · hardware acceleration · graphics card · 3D · game engine · WebGL · filtering · blending
sampling
Extracting subset for study
- quantizationConversion to discrete values
- outlineSummary of key elements
- pathRoute for traveling
scalable · SVG · EPS · PDF · PostScript · TrueType · glyph · curve · spline · mathematical
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, symbols, 3D rendering
- digital artdigital art, render, 3D modeling, digital illustration, graphic design
- digitizationdigitization, scanning, OCR, scanners, document imaging
- 3D graphicsray tracing, shaders, textures, vertices, rendering
- browser renderingpaint, repaint, reflow, layout, compositing
- geospatial methodsgeoreferencing, buffering, overlay, intersect, clip