{"id":182013,"date":"2024-03-20T09:58:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T08:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=182013"},"modified":"2024-03-08T10:08:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T09:08:10","slug":"opengl-a-comprehensive-guide-to-graphics-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/opengl-a-comprehensive-guide-to-graphics-technology","title":{"rendered":"OpenGL: A Comprehensive Guide to Graphics Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"182013\" class=\"elementor elementor-182013\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7923052 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7923052\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-826a151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"826a151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programming a graphics application is greatly simplified if you use OpenGL, because you can then have a program that runs on a wide variety of platforms, if not optimized for all of them. How does OpenGL work and how can its potential be exploited?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2b04f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f2b04f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;ve heard of<strong> OpenGL<\/strong>, you&#8217;ve probably sensed that this standard has something to do with graphics. And it does. But what exactly is it?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cd086 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"26cd086\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a710917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a710917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A graphics API<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38115d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b38115d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>OpenGL (Open Graphics Library)<\/strong> is an <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/api-integration-in-python-databases-made-easy\">API<\/a> dedicated to graphics functions. In other words, it&#8217;s a series of pre-defined, pre-programmed graphics functions that a developer can use to draw elements on a screen.<\/p><p>Other <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/api-rest-what-is-it-whats-it-for\">API<\/a>s are available, such as Direct X for Windows or Metal for iOS. However, OpenGL&#8217;s strength lies in the fact that the functions defined by this standard can drive the GPU of most recent graphics cards, and therefore, for example, on both PCs and Macs. For the record, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/harnessing-the-power-of-gpus-in-data-science-what-you-need-to-know\">GPUs<\/a> (graphics processors) are usually much more powerful than CPUs (microprocessors).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8217daa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8217daa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ea2d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56ea2d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Each manufacturer manages its own version of OpenGL<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1819d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1819d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>graphics card manufacturer (Nvidia, AMD, Intel&#8230;)<\/strong> is responsible for implementing OpenGL functions on its own hardware. This driver represents the interface between the program written by a developer and the card&#8217;s GPU.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0169e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0169e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/opengl1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030e54e elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"030e54e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-scientist-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn to use OpenGL<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf4bb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"daf4bb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a31a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1a31a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multi-plateform<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c066c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c066c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The<strong> advantage of OpenGL<\/strong> is that a program that exploits this specification will work with a multitude of graphics cards &#8211; almost all recent ones. In fact, OpenGL is a cross-platform specification. The same game or app can run on<strong> Windows, iOS, Linux and Android.<\/strong><\/p><p>The only problem is that, as each manufacturer implements its own OpenGL code, a game may not look or perform exactly the same on different hardware, for example the Xbox Series X and the Sony PS5.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab3ebd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"fab3ebd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c1ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8c1ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Easy to approach<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc268c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc268c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The<strong> main cross-platform alternative to OpenGL<\/strong> is Vulkan. This specification, proposed by the Khronos Group, offers more precise control over graphics cards and thus paves the way for better optimization.<\/p><p>However, <strong>OpenGL<\/strong> is much simpler for a developer just starting out in video games or app creation. What&#8217;s more, thanks to its long history (1992), OpenGL is fairly stable and predictable on all kinds of platforms.<\/p><p>Obviously, a large-scale game development studio will be better off programming a game directly with Direct X 12-Ultimate for the Windows version, with Metal for the Mac and iPad, etc&#8230; But for a small studio, the OpenGL approach will be far less costly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b7b0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e9b7b0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef2186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ef2186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two versions of OpenGL<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f9808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8f9808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two versions of OpenGL are available:<\/p><ul><li>Legacy OpenGL<\/li><li>Modern OpenGL (version 3.3 and above)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72576fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72576fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The latter provides access to &#8220;shaders&#8221; &#8211; code that runs directly on the GPU and defines how individual pixels, as well as polygon attributes, are to be processed and displayed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0bb2a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c0bb2a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf0b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abf0b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It's a good idea to get started with OpenGL<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4cc12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a4cc12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So, if you&#8217;re just starting out in application programming and wondering which tool to use, OpenGL is more than advisable. 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