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Khan Academy: Introduction to Rendering
This video [2:08] is an introduction to rendering, transforming a 3-D computer space into a series of 2-D images that play one right after another to create a movie.
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Khan Academy: Getting to Know Susan Fong
This video is an interview with Susan Fong, Global Technology and Rendering Supervisor for Pixar.
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Khan Academy: 5. 3 D Ray Tracing Part 1
Now we are ready to ray trace in 3D. We'll look at the problem of ray triangle intersection. Click here for more detail on the plane equation.
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Khan Academy: 4. Using the Line Equation
Next we need to throw away the slope-intercept form and use the line equation instead. Click here to see why dividing by zero is bad. Click here to try the interactive program shown in the video.
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Khan Academy: 6. 3 D Ray Tracing Part 2
Now we just need to determine whether our intersection point is inside or outside the triangle. Click here to review weighted averages of three points.
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Khan Academy: 2. Parametric Form of a Ray
This video introduces the parametric form of a ray in 2D.
