Gilles Tran wrote:
> Here are some tests of the HDRI (high dynamic range illumination) patch by
> Mael.
> The model is the Lego Ferrari by Kenneth Storm (see  the p.b.i thread "Lego
> Ferrari" on Sept 2).
> The HDR maps are those available at Paul Devebec's site (I put the probes
> name for reference) http://www.debevec.org
> There's nothing much to it actually : just the HDR map, no lights, same
> standard radiosity parameters. There are some visible artefacts in the maps
> that have many strong light sources (like the Galileo probe), but the way
> the HDR map seems to replace light sources is really amazing (apart the lack
> of specular highlights, of course).
> I still have to test it on "real" scenes though, where the illumination also
> comes from regular objects. I really can't take credit for anything in these
> tests ! Before I tested it, I couldn't figure out whether HDRI was really
> better than plain radiosity, but it really is.
> Important note : the patch is not publicly available yet (there's a Megapov
> version somewhere) but I hope that Mael will release it soon.
> 
> G.
> 


Those are sweet. Some higher resolution versions would be noce to see. :o)

-peter

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