It is often insufficient to create rich visualizations using only basic geometric primitives. Images are the building blocks that help in adding decoration, style, and even photorealism to an interactive scene. In this chapter we will cover the basic operations that we can perform on images:
- Loading and drawing an image
- Rotating images
- Color modulation
- Transparency
- Creating and modifying images
- Using ofTexture for memory optimization
- Image warping and video mapping
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Rotating images
This example draws a number of images in a spiral.
04-Images/02-ImageSpiral
Color Waves
This example creates and draws an animated image of moving color waves.
04-Images/04-ColorWaves
Horizontal Distortion
This example distorts the geometry of an image by shifting its horizontal lines by sine wave, which also changes with time.
04-Images/06-HorizontalDistortion
Video Mapping
This is the simplest example of warping and video mapping; that is, warping a rectangular image by moving its corners. To select one of the four corners of the image, press the key 1, 2, 3, or 4. To move the selected corner, press any cursor key.
04-Images/07-VideoMapping
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