01/21/2003
15-462 Computer Graphics I
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Painter’s Algorithm Assessment
•Strengths
–Simple
(most of the time)
–Handles
transparency well
–Sometimes,
no need to sort (e.g., heightfield)
•Weaknesses
–Clumsy
when geometry is complex
–Sorting
can be expensive
•Usage
–OpenGL
(by default)
–PostScript
interpreters