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Photon mapping

In computer graphics, photon mapping is a two-pass global illumination rendering algorithm developed by Henrik Wann Jensen between 1995 and 2001 that approximately solves the rendering equation for integrating light radiance at a given point in space. Rays from the light source (like photons) and rays from the camera are traced independently until some…

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related to Optimizations · 15
Photon mapping → During, Essentially, For, GPU, If, Image, Instead, It, Jensen, Lambertian, The, Then, There, This, To
related to Construction of the photon map (1st pass) · 11
Photon mapping → After, Finally, If, Jensen, Monte Carlo, Once, Russian, The, Typically, Whenever, With
related to External links · 10
Photon mapping → Global Illumination, ISBN, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Photon MapsRealistic Image Synthesis, RenderingSiggraph Paper, Using Photon Mapping, Wikisource-logo, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteBias
related to Diffuse interreflection · 4
Photon mapping → BRDF, Color, Diffuse, Photon
related to Subsurface scattering · 4
Photon mapping → BSSRDFs, Jensen, Subsurface, This
related to Caustics · 3
Photon mapping → For, Light, Photon
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Photon mapping → two-pass global illumination rendering algorithm developed by Henrik Wann Jensen between 1995 and 2001 that approximately solves the rendering equation for integrating light rad…
related to Variations · 1
Photon mapping → Although

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photon light photons radiance mapping rendering map caustics surface used algorithm using illumination direction ray equation diffuse scattering object scene

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Photon mappingis atwo-pass global illumination rendering algorithm developed by Henrik Wann Jensen between 1995 and 2001 that approximately solves the rendering equation for integrating light rad…0.90text
glass or waterinstance ofit is capable of simulating the refraction of light through a transparent substance0.80text
Photon mappingrelated to CausticsLight0.60section
Photon mappingrelated to CausticsFor0.60section
Photon mappingrelated to CausticsPhoton0.60section
Photon mappingrelated to Construction of the photon map (1st pass)With0.60section
Photon mappingrelated to Construction of the photon map (1st pass)Whenever0.60section
Photon mappingrelated to Construction of the photon map (1st pass)Typically0.60section
Photon mappingrelated to Construction of the photon map (1st pass)After0.60section
Photon mappingrelated to Construction of the photon map (1st pass)Monte Carlo0.60section
Photon mappingrelated to Construction of the photon map (1st pass)Russian0.60section
Photon mappingrelated to Construction of the photon map (1st pass)If0.60section

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