Online Photon Guiding with 3D Gaussians for Caustics Rendering
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| author | Huang, Jiawei Tanaka, Hajime Komura, Taku Kitamura, Yoshifumi |
| author_facet | Huang, Jiawei Tanaka, Hajime Komura, Taku Kitamura, Yoshifumi |
| contents | In production rendering systems, caustics are typically rendered via photon mapping and gathering, a process often hindered by insufficient photon density. In this paper, we propose a novel photon guiding method to improve the photon density and overall quality for caustic rendering. The key insight of our approach is the application of a global 3D Gaussian mixture model, used in conjunction with an adaptive light sampler. This combination effectively guides photon emission in expansive 3D scenes with multiple light sources. By employing a global 3D Gaussian mixture, our method precisely models the distribution of the points of interest. To sample emission directions from the distribution at any observation point, we introduce a novel directional transform of the 3D Gaussian, which ensures accurate photon emission guiding. Furthermore, our method integrates a global light cluster tree, which models the contribution distribution of light sources to the image, facilitating effective light source selection. We conduct experiments demonstrating that our approach robustly outperforms existing photon guiding techniques across a variety of scenarios, significantly advancing the quality of caustic rendering. |
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| spellingShingle | Online Photon Guiding with 3D Gaussians for Caustics Rendering Huang, Jiawei Tanaka, Hajime Komura, Taku Kitamura, Yoshifumi Graphics In production rendering systems, caustics are typically rendered via photon mapping and gathering, a process often hindered by insufficient photon density. In this paper, we propose a novel photon guiding method to improve the photon density and overall quality for caustic rendering. The key insight of our approach is the application of a global 3D Gaussian mixture model, used in conjunction with an adaptive light sampler. This combination effectively guides photon emission in expansive 3D scenes with multiple light sources. By employing a global 3D Gaussian mixture, our method precisely models the distribution of the points of interest. To sample emission directions from the distribution at any observation point, we introduce a novel directional transform of the 3D Gaussian, which ensures accurate photon emission guiding. Furthermore, our method integrates a global light cluster tree, which models the contribution distribution of light sources to the image, facilitating effective light source selection. We conduct experiments demonstrating that our approach robustly outperforms existing photon guiding techniques across a variety of scenarios, significantly advancing the quality of caustic rendering. |
| title | Online Photon Guiding with 3D Gaussians for Caustics Rendering |
| topic | Graphics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03641 |