renderer
Graphics drawing engine
A renderer is something that produces a final output from raw data or instructions.
In computing, a renderer converts code into visual display—a browser renders HTML, a graphics engine renders 3D scenes: The renderer struggled with all those reflections.
In other contexts, a renderer processes animal carcasses into usable materials like tallow and bone meal.
The word simply means one who renders, taking on the character of whatever is being rendered.
Simulated light propagation method
- shadersGraphics rendering programs
- rasterizationConverting to pixel grid
- antialiasingEdge-smoothing rendering technique
- polygonMultisided plane figure
texture · mesh · vertex · pixel · framerate · resolution · lighting · volumetric
Fixed animation reference point
- tweeningAutomated in-between frame generation
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- spriteTiny magical creature
morphing · easing · timing · inbetweening · flipbook · interpolation · preview · wireframe
Science of matter and energy
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
- emulationCopying to rival
fidelity · dynamics · real-time · particle · fluid · cloth · collision · deformation
Converting between languages
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- performanceCarrying out a task
- portrayalDepiction of someone
- depictionRepresentation in art
reading · execution · delivery · version · treatment · realization · expression · presentation
raytracing
Simulated light propagation method
- shadersGraphics rendering programs
- rasterizationConverting to pixel grid
- antialiasingEdge-smoothing rendering technique
polygon · texture · mesh · vertex · pixel · framerate · resolution · lighting · volumetric · photorealism
keyframe
Fixed animation reference point
- tweeningAutomated in-between frame generation
- motion-captureBody movement recording technology
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
sprite · morphing · easing · timing · inbetweening · flipbook · interpolation · preview · wireframe · viewport
physics
Science of matter and energy
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
emulation · fidelity · dynamics · real-time · particle · fluid · cloth · collision · deformation · procedural
translation
Converting between languages
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- performanceCarrying out a task
- portrayalDepiction of someone
depiction · reading · execution · delivery · version · treatment · realization · expression · presentation · enactment
- tradespeopleelectrician, plumber, carpenter, painter, bricklayer
- functionslinear function, function, quadratic function, polynomial function, exponential function
- video editingclips, editor, trimmer, tracks, Final Cut Pro
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- food workersbutcher, bartender, server, caterer, chef
- building professionalsarchitect, structural engineer, civil engineer, construction manager, contractor
renderereditor
One who revises text
modeler · compositor · 3D modeler · animator · content creator
- render unto CaesarGive what's owed to authority
- rendered fatFat melted from tissue
- 3D renderingComputing lifelike images from models
- artist's rendering
- 3D renderComputer-generated dimensional image
- architectural renderingArtistic depiction of proposed building
render, surrender, rendering, rendered, renders, unrendered, renderers