C++ JUCE OpenGL Setup Tutorial - 2D and 3D Graphics Rendering

In this 45 minute code-along video tutorial, Tim introduces the OpenGL API and demonstrates two techniques for taking advantage of OpenGL functionality in a JUCE C++ application or plugin. Technique 1 shows how to render JUCE Graphics code in OpenGL for a potential performance enhancement. Technique 2 shows how to write OpenGL code to render interactive 2D and 3D objects including a triangle, pyramid, and cube.

The tutorial is paired with a JUCE OpenGL template project with source code to get you going writing 2D or 3D OpenGL code. The source code includes useful wrapper classes for working with juce::Uniform and juce::Attribute classes.

Tutorial Outline

• What is OpenGL?
• Other JUCE Graphics Rendering Options
• JUCE OpenGL Rendering Techniques Overview
• Technique 1 : Write JUCE 2D Graphics code and have JUCE render using OpenGL in the background : basic setup and walkthrough
• Technique 2 : Write OpenGL code for custom 2D and/or 3D rendering in a JUCE Component : complicated setup, walkthrough, and source code
• Suggested OpenGL Learning Resources

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You will receive a .zip file containing:

• 2 source code folders for JUCE OpenGL Techniques 1 & 2
• A README.txt file containing a link to the tutorial video
• A PDF table summarizing JUCE graphics rendering options