OpenGL^® on Silicon Graphics^® Systems

Table of Contents

About This Guide

What This Guide Contains

What You Should Know Before Reading This Guide

Background Reading

Conventions Used in This Guide

Changes in this Version of the Manual

1. OpenGL on Silicon Graphics Systems

Using OpenGL With the X Window System

Extensions to OpenGL

Debugging and Performance Optimization

Location of Example Source Code

2. OpenGL and X: Getting Started

Background and Terminology

Libraries, Toolkits, and Tools

Integrating Your OpenGL Program With IRIS IM

Integrating OpenGL Programs With X—Summary

Compiling With OpenGL and Related Libraries

3. OpenGL and X: Examples

Using Widgets

Using Xlib

Using Fonts and Strings

4. OpenGL and X: Advanced Topics

Using Animations

Using Overlays

Using Visuals

Using Colormaps

Stereo Rendering

Using Pixmaps

Performance Considerations for X and OpenGL

Portability

5. Introduction to OpenGL Extensions

Determining Extension Availability

Finding Information About Extensions

6. Resource Control Extensions

EXT_import_context—The Import Context Extension

EXT_make_current_read—The Make Current Read Extension

EXT_visual_info—The Visual Info Extension

EXT_visual_rating—The Visual Rating Extension

SGIX_dm_pbuffer—The Digital Media Pbuffer Extension

SGIX_fbconfig—The Framebuffer Configuration Extension

SGIX_pbuffer—The Pixel Buffer Extension

7. Texturing Extensions

EXT_texture3D—The 3D Texture Extension

SGI_texture_color_table—The Texture Color Table Extension

SGIS_detail_texture—The Detail Texture Extension

SGIS_filter4_parameters—The Filter4 Parameters Extension

SGIS_point_line_texgen—The Point or Line Texture Generation Extension

SGIS_sharpen_texture—The Sharpen Texture Extension

SGIS_texture4D—The 4D Texture Extension

SGIS_texture_edge/border_clamp—Texture Clamp Extensions

SGIS_texture_filter4—The Texture Filter4 Extensions

SGIS_texture_lod—The Texture LOD Extension

SGIS_texture_select—The Texture Select Extension

SGIX_clipmap—The Clipmap Extension

SGIX_texture_add_env—The Texture Environment Add Extension

SGIX_texture_lod_bias—The Texture LOD Bias Extension

SGIX_texture_scale_bias—The Texture Scale Bias Extension

SGIX_texture_multi_buffer—The Texture Multibuffer Extension

8. Rendering Extensions

Blending Extensions

SGIS_fog_function—The Fog Function Extension

SGIS_fog_offset—The Fog Offset Extension

SGIS_multisample—The Multisample Extension

SGIS_point_parameters—The Point Parameters Extension

SGIX_reference_plane—The Reference Plane Extension

SGIX_shadow, SGIX_depth_texture, and SGIX_shadow_ambient—The Shadow Extensions

SGIX_sprite—The Sprite Extension

9. Imaging Extensions

Introduction to Imaging Extensions

EXT_abgr—The ABGR Extension

EXT_convolution—The Convolution Extension

EXT_histogram—The Histogram and Minmax Extensions

EXT_packed_pixels—The Packed Pixels Extension

SGI_color_matrix—The Color Matrix Extension

SGI_color_table—The Color Table Extension

SGIX_interlace—The Interlace Extension

SGIX_pixel_texture—The Pixel Texture Extension

10. Video Extensions

SGI_swap_control—The Swap Control Extension

SGI_video_sync—The Video Synchronization Extension

SGIX_swap_barrier—The Swap Barrier Extension

SGIX_swap_group—The Swap Group Extension

SGIX_video_resize—The Video Resize Extension

SGIX_video_source—The Video Source Extension

11. Miscellaneous OpenGL Extensions

GLU_EXT_NURBS_tessellator—The NURBS Tessellator Extension

GLU_EXT_object_space—The Object Space Tess Extension

SGIX_list_priority—The List Priority Extension

SGIX_instruments—The Instruments Extension

12. OpenGL Tools

ogldebug—the OpenGL Debugger

glc—the OpenGL Character Renderer

gls—The OpenGL Stream Utility

glxInfo—The glx Information Utility

13. Tuning Graphics Applications: Fundamentals

Debugging and Tuning Your Program

About Pipeline Tuning

Taking Timing Measurements

Tuning Animation

14. Tuning the Pipeline

CPU Tuning: Basics

CPU Tuning: Display Lists

CPU Tuning: Immediate Mode Drawing

Optimizing Cache and Memory Use

CPU Tuning: Advanced Techniques

Tuning the Geometry Subsystem

Tuning the Raster Subsystem

Tuning the Imaging Pipeline

15. Tuning Graphics Applications: Examples

Drawing Pixels Fast

Tuning Example

16. System-Specific Tuning

Introduction to System-Specific Tuning

Optimizing Performance on Low-End Graphics Systems

Optimizing Performance on O2™ Systems

Optimizing Performance on Mid-Range Systems

Optimizing Performance on Indigo2 IMPACT and OCTANE Systems

Optimizing Performance on RealityEngine Systems

Optimizing Performance on InfiniteReality Systems

A. OpenGL and IRIS GL

Some IRIS GL Functionality and OpenGL Equivalents

B. Benchmarks

C. Benchmarking Libraries: libpdb and libisfast

Libraries for Benchmarking

Using libpdb

Using libisfast

D. Extensions on Different Silicon Graphics Systems

Index