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procedural texture

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procedural texture
An algorithmic way of describing a texture. Unlike a bitmapped texture, in which the texture is represented as a bitmap, a procedural texture describes the texture mathematically. Although not widely used, this method is resolution independent and can create more precise textures, especially if there is great and varying depth to the objects being textured. Procedural textures may be 2D or 3D. See texture mapping and volumetric texture.


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The color patterns / scheme can also be generated by the application itself to create a procedural texture.
Key features include: * Shipping Size - Textures are 500x to 2000x smaller than traditional bitmaps, ideal for downloadable content * Visual Quality - procedural textures are resolution independent and allow users to create high quality complex maps (diffuse, normal, specular, bump, displacement, etc.
The shading texts reviews the basics of the guide and offers chapters on the shading languages built-in functions, shader development, stored and procedural texture shaders, lighting, shadows, surface characteristics, noise, animation, antialiasing procedural textures, non-photorealisitic shaders, shaders for imaging, and language comparison.
 
 
 
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