Abbildungsebene

Abbildungsebene is a German term that translates to "image plane" or "picture plane" in English. It refers to the conceptual surface where an image is formed or represented in various fields, including optics, photography, art, and computer graphics.

In optics and photography, the Abbildungsebene is the focal plane where light rays converge to create a sharp image of an object. This is the surface where film, a digital sensor, or the observer's eye perceives the focused image. The position of the Abbildungsebene is determined by the focal length of the lens and the distance of the object being photographed.

In art and drawing, the Abbildungsebene is often understood as the flat surface of the canvas, paper, or screen onto which the artist projects their visual perception of three-dimensional space. It's the boundary between the viewer and the depicted world, where perspective and composition are realized.

In computer graphics and rendering, the Abbildungsebene is the virtual screen or viewport where the 3D scene is projected and displayed as a 2D image. It's the final output surface where pixels represent the rendered scene. The process of projecting a 3D scene onto the 2D Abbildungsebene is a fundamental operation in computer graphics. The term emphasizes the two-dimensional nature of the final representation, regardless of the dimensionality of the original subject or scene.