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Lattice-based volumetric global illumination.

Feng Qiu¹, Fang Xu, Zhe Fan

¹Department of Computer Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4400, USA. qfeng@cs.sunysb.edu

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

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This study introduces a novel global illumination framework using a Face-Centered Cubic (FCC) lattice for faster, more efficient rendering of volumetric effects and participating media.

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Area of Science:

Computer Graphics
Computational Physics
Scientific Visualization

Background:

Global illumination rendering is computationally intensive, especially for volumetric effects.
Existing methods often use Cartesian lattices, which have limitations in sampling efficiency and angular discretization.
Optimizing rendering performance while maintaining visual quality is a key challenge in computer graphics.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel volumetric global illumination framework.
To leverage the advantages of the Face-Centered Cubic (FCC) lattice for improved rendering efficiency.
To accelerate the rendering of participating media and volume rendering with multiple scattering.

Main Methods:

Utilized a Face-Centered Cubic (FCC) lattice for higher packing density and optimal 3D angular discretization.
Implemented a two-pass (illumination and rendering) global illumination scheme on the FCC lattice.
Employed Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to accelerate the rendering stage.

Main Results:

The FCC lattice provides superior sampling efficiency and angular discretization compared to Cartesian lattices.
The new framework significantly simplifies computation for multiple scattering and reduces illumination information storage.
Demonstrated significantly faster rendering times for participating media and volume rendering with multiple scattering, achieving comparable visual quality.

Conclusions:

The proposed FCC lattice-based global illumination framework offers substantial performance improvements for volumetric rendering.
The optimized sampling and angular discretization provided by the FCC lattice are key to its efficiency.
This framework represents a significant advancement in rendering complex volumetric phenomena efficiently.