Global Illumination and Image-Based Rendering
Semester: |
SS 2018 |
Type: |
Lecture |
Lecturer: |
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Credits: |
ECTS 6 (V3/Ü2) |
Contact: |
rendering@cs.rwth-aachen.de |
Find a list of current courses on the Teaching page.
Type |
Date |
Room |
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| Lecture | Tue, 10:15-11:45, starting April 17 | AH V |
| Lecture | Thu, 10:15-11:45, starting April 19 | AH III |
| Exercise | Fri, 14:15-15:45, starting April 27 | 118 (Seminar Room i8) |
| Exam (1st) | Fri, 03.08.2018, 11:00 - 13:30 | AH VI |
| Exam (2nd) | Th, 20.09.2018, 8:00 - 10:30 | Aula 2 |
Note: The Thursday lecture takes place in AH III, instead of (the previously announced) AH V
In this lecture we consider techniques for the generation and synthesis of photo-realistic images. The most important part of this process is the simulation of light distribution. The following are the main topics covered by this lecture:
Global Illumination:
- Rendering Equation
- Radiosity Approach
- Monte-Carlo-Methods
- Photon Mapping
- GI in Movies and Games
Image-Based Rendering:
- Spherical Harmonics and Precomputed Radiance Transfer
- Environment Maps
- Lightfields and their Generation
- The Lumigraph
The lecture will be supplemented by an exercise course where several rendering techniques will be implemented and theoretical concepts are recapped.
Course Material:
Exercises and learning material will be in the L2P room. Register via campus or send an email with name, matr. number, rwth-email and campus user name to the above contact.
Literature:
- Preliminary Lecture Notes, pp. 107-end
- Matt Pharr, Greg Humphreys: Physically Based Rendering from Theory to Implementation (2nd edition)
- Philip Dutre, Kavita Bala, Philippe Bekaert: Advanced Global Illumination
- Henrik W. Jensen: Realistic Image Synthesis Using Photon Mapping
- P. Debevec et al.: Image-Based Modeling, Rendering, and Lighting, SIGGRAPH 99 Course Notes
Prerequisites:
- Basic Techniques in Computer Graphics is recommended, but not necessary.
Notes:
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The first lecture will take place on Tuesday, the 17th of April, the first exercise on the 27th. All future announcements will only be published via the L2P room.
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