Advanced Image Synthesis
- SWS: 2V + 2Ü - 6 ECTS
- prerequisites: Computer Graphics
- first lecture: 19.04.2011
Content
This is an advanced course on photo realistic image synthesis. The course will cover the theory of global illumination computations and will give an introduction to Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods as one way of solving the rendering equation. In addition, we will discuss surface appearance models, and their representation based on spherical harmonics or wavelets, leading to other photorealistic rendering techniques such as precomputed radiance transfer methods.
The topics covered in this course are:
- Monte Carlo Integration and Simulation
- Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods
- Path Tracing and Bidirectional Path Tracing
- Metropolis Sampling
- Photon Mapping
- Hierarchical Radiosity
- Appearance Modeling
- Spherical Harmonics and Wavelets
- Precomputed Radiance Transfer (PRT)
- Texture Synthesis
Students should subscribe to the official mailing list:
imgsynth11@lists.uni-ulm.de
News
- First lecture 19.04.2011
Criteria
- Weekly exercises
- earning more than 80% of the exercise points will add a bonus of 0.3 on you final grade
- exercises must be presented in exercise meetings
- groups of maximally 2 students are allowed
- Oral exam
Exercise Groups
- Mi 10-12, Room O27/2203
19.04.11 | exercise01 | ||
26.04.11 | Monte Carlo I | exercise02 | tools |
03.05.11 | MonteCarlo II | exercise03 | coRT_PT |
10.04.11 | QMC | exercise04 | |
17.04.11 | exercise05 | ||
24.04.11 | exercise06 | ||
01.06.11 | Importance | exercise07 | |
07.06.11 | BDPT, Photon | ||
14.06.11 | Metropolis | Projects | |
21.06.11 | SH-Wavelets | ||
28.06.11 | PRT |
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05.07.11 | RealtimeGI | ||
12.07.11 | REYES |
interior09 | 900k trinangles |
horror | 40k trinagles, many lightsources + difficult paths |
tools for blender import export: toolbox |
Lecture Dates
Room and Time:
Di 8:30-10, room 027/3211
First Lecture:
19.04.2011
Exercise meetings:
Mi 10-12, room O27/2203