Center for Human Modeling and Simulation
Document Type
Conference Paper
Date of this Version
June 1994
Abstract
We present a method for the efficient re-rendering of a scene under a directional illuminant at an arbitrary orientation. We take advantage of the linearity of the rendering operator with respect to illumination for a fixed scene and camera geometry. Re-rendering is accomplished via linear combination of a set of pre-rendered "basis" images. The theory of steerable functions provides the machinery to derive an appropriate set of basis images. We demonstrate the technique on both simple and complex scenes illuminated by an approximation to natural skylight. We show re-rendering simulations under conditions of varying sun position and cloudiness.
Recommended Citation
Nimeroff, J. S., Simoncelli, E., & Dorsey, J. (1994). Efficient Re-rendering of Naturally Illuminated Environments. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/hms/106
Date Posted: 12 September 2007
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Postprint version. Presented at 5th Annual Eurographics Workshop on Rendering, June 1994.