DE69812947D1 - System und verfahren zum erzeugen von bildelement-daten - Google Patents

System und verfahren zum erzeugen von bildelement-daten

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DE69812947D1
DE69812947D1 DE69812947T DE69812947T DE69812947D1 DE 69812947 D1 DE69812947 D1 DE 69812947D1 DE 69812947 T DE69812947 T DE 69812947T DE 69812947 T DE69812947 T DE 69812947T DE 69812947 D1 DE69812947 D1 DE 69812947D1
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monte carlo
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Martin Grabenstein
Rolf Herken
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Nvidia ARC GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
    • G06T15/50—Lighting effects
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
    • G06T15/50—Lighting effects
    • G06T15/506—Illumination models
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T15/00—3D [Three Dimensional] image rendering
    • G06T15/50—Lighting effects
    • G06T15/55—Radiosity

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DE69812947T 1997-06-23 1998-06-23 System und verfahren zum erzeugen von bildelement-daten Expired - Lifetime DE69812947T2 (de)

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PCT/IB1998/001015 WO1998059322A1 (en) 1997-06-23 1998-06-23 System and method for generating pixel values

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