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.

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