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.IP "\fB\-apC \fIfile nphotons\fR" |
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Generate a contribution photon map containing approximately |
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\fInphotons\fR photons, and output to file \fIfile\fR. This may then be |
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used by \fIrcontrib(1)\fR to compute light source contributions. |
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used by \fIrcontrib(1)\fR to compute light source contributions. When used |
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with \fIrtrace(1)\fR or \fIrpict(1)\fR, contribution photon maps behave as |
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regular global photon maps and yield cumulative contributions from all light |
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sources. |
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.IP |
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With this option, \fImkpmap\fR uses a modified photon distribution |
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algorithm that ensures all light sources contribute approximately the |
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photon flux; the remaining photons are discarded as their contributions |
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have been accounted for. |
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.IP |
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This obviates the explicit irradiance |
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evaluation by \fIrpict(1), rtrace(1)\fR and \fIrvu(1)\fR, thus providing |
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a speedup at the expense of accuracy. The resulting error is tolerable |
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if the indirect illumination has a low gradient, as is usually the case |
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with diffuse illumination. |
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This obviates the explicit irradiance evaluation by \fIrpict(1), |
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rtrace(1)\fR and \fIrvu(1)\fR, thus providing a speedup at the expense of |
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accuracy. The resulting error is tolerable if the indirect illumination has |
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a low gradient, as is usually the case with diffuse illumination. |
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.IP "\fB\-apD \fIpredistrib\fR" |
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Photon predistribution factor; this is the fraction of \fInphotons\fR |
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remaining number of photons to emit in the main pass to approximately |
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yield a photon map of size \fInphotons\fR. |
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.IP |
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Setting this too high may |
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yield more than \fInphotons\fR in the initial pass with highly |
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reflective geometry. Note that this value may exceed 1, which may be |
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useful if the resulting photon map size greatly deviates from |
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Setting this too high may yield more than \fInphotons\fR in the initial pass |
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with highly reflective geometry. Note that this value may exceed 1, which |
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may be useful if the resulting photon map size greatly deviates from |
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\fInphotons\fR with a very low average reflectance. |
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.IP "\fB\-apP \fIprecomp\fR" |
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Fraction of global photons to precompute in the range ]0,1] when using the |
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\fB\-app\fR option. |
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.IP "\fB\-api \fIxmin ymin zmin xmax ymax zmax\fR" |
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Define a region of interest within which to store photons exclusively; |
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photons will only be stored within the volume bounded by the given minimum |
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and maximum coordinates. Multiple instances of this option may be specified |
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with cumulative effect to define compound regions of interest. This is |
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useful for constraining photons to only the relevant regions of a scene, but |
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may increase the photon distribution time. |
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.IP |
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\fBWARNING: this is an optimisation option for advanced users (an elite |
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group collectively known as \fIZe Ekspertz\fB) and may yield biased results. |
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Use with caution!\fR |
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.IP "\fB\-apm \fImaxbounce\fR" |
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Maximum number of bounces (scattering events) along a photon path before |
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being considered "runaway" and terminated. Photons paths are normally |
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terminated via \fIRussian Roulette\fR, depending on their albedo. With |
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unrealistically high albedos, this is not guaranteed, and this options |
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imposes a hard limit to avoid an infinite loop. |
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Synonymous with \fB\-lr\fR for backwards compatibility. May be removed in |
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future releases. |
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.IP "\fB\-apM \fImaxprepass\fR" |
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Maximum number of iterations of the distribution prepass before terminating |
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if some photon maps are still empty. This option is rarely needed as a |
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an aborted prepass indicates an anomaly in the geometry or an |
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if some photon maps are still empty. This option is rarely needed as |
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an aborted prepass may indicate an anomaly in the geometry or an |
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incompatibility with the specified photon map types (see \fBNOTES\fR below). |
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.IP "\fB\-apo \fImod\fR" |
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space which separates them from the emitting light source via an |
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opening, or port. |
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.IP |
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A typical application is daylight simulation, where a |
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fenestration acts as port to admit photons into an interior after |
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emission from an external light source. Multiple instances of this |
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option may be specified. |
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A typical application is daylight simulation, where a fenestration acts as |
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port to admit photons into an interior after emission from an external light |
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source. Multiple instances of this option may be specified. |
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.IP |
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Note that port objects must be defined with their surface normals |
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pointing \fIinside\fR as per \fImkillum\fR convention. |
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Read photon port modifiers from the file \fImodfile\fR as a more convenient |
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alternative to multiple instances of \fB\-apo\fR. |
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.IP "\fB\-apP \fIprecomp\fR" |
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Fraction of global photons to precompute in the range ]0,1] when using the |
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\fB\-app\fR option. |
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+ |
|
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.IP "\fB\-apr \fIseed\fR" |
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Seed for the random number generator. This is necessary for generating |
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different photon distributions for the same octree and photon map size. |
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> |
Seed for the random number generator. This is useful for generating |
| 150 |
> |
different photon distributions for the same octree and photon map size, |
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> |
notably in progressive applications. |
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.IP "\fB\-aps \fImod\fR" |
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Specifies a modifier \fImod\fR defined as \fIantimatter\fR material to act |
| 169 |
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Read virtual receiver surface modifiers from the file \fImodfile\fR as a more |
| 170 |
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convenient alternative to multiple instances of \fB\-aps\fR. |
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|
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.IP "\fB\-ae \fImod\fR" |
| 173 |
+ |
Add \fImod\fR to the ambient exclude list, so that it will be ignored by the |
| 174 |
+ |
photon map. Objects having \fImod\fR as their modifier will not have |
| 175 |
+ |
photons deposited on them. Multiple modifiers may be given, each as separate |
| 176 |
+ |
instances of this option. |
| 177 |
+ |
.IP |
| 178 |
+ |
\fBWARNING: this is an optimisation option for advanced users and may yield |
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biased results. It may also significantly increase photon distribution |
| 180 |
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times. Use with caution!\fR |
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+ |
|
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.IP "\fB\-aE \fIfile\fR" |
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Same as \fI-ae\fR, except modifiers to be exluded are read from \fIfile\fR, |
| 184 |
+ |
separated by whitespace. The RAYPATH environment variable determines which |
| 185 |
+ |
directories are searched for this file. |
| 186 |
+ |
|
| 187 |
+ |
.IP "\fB\-ai \fImod\fR" |
| 188 |
+ |
Add \fImod\fR to the ambient include list, so that it will contribute to the |
| 189 |
+ |
photon map. Only objects having \fImod\fR as their modifier will have |
| 190 |
+ |
photons deposited on them. Multiple modifiers may be given, each as separate |
| 191 |
+ |
instances of this option. Note that the ambient include and exclude options |
| 192 |
+ |
are mutually exclusive. |
| 193 |
+ |
.IP |
| 194 |
+ |
\fBWARNING: this is an optimisation option for advanced users and may yield |
| 195 |
+ |
biased results. It may also significantly increase photon distribution |
| 196 |
+ |
times. Use with caution!\fR |
| 197 |
+ |
|
| 198 |
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.IP "\fB\-aI \fIfile\fR" |
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Same as \fI-ai\fR, except modifiers to be included are read from \fIfile\fR, |
| 200 |
+ |
separated by whitespace. The RAYPATH environment variable determines which |
| 201 |
+ |
directories are searched for this file. |
| 202 |
+ |
|
| 203 |
|
.IP "\fB\-bv\fR[\fB+\fR|\fB-\fR]" |
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|
Toggles backface visibility; enabling this causes photons to be stored and |
| 205 |
|
possibly scattered if they strike the back of a surface, otherwise they |
| 231 |
|
inadvertently destroying the results of potentially lengthy photon |
| 232 |
|
mapping runs. |
| 233 |
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|
| 234 |
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.IP "\fB\-i \fIinc\fR" |
| 235 |
< |
Photon heap size increment; the photon heap is enlarged by this amount |
| 236 |
< |
when storage overflows during photon distribution. No need to fiddle |
| 237 |
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with this under ordinary circumstances. |
| 234 |
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.IP "\fB\-ld \fImaxdist\fR" |
| 235 |
> |
Limit cumulative distance travelled by a photon along its path to |
| 236 |
> |
\fImaxdist\fR. Photon hits within this distance will be stored, and the |
| 237 |
> |
photon is terminated once its path length exceeds this limit. This is |
| 238 |
> |
useful for setting radial regions of interest around emitting/reflecting |
| 239 |
> |
geometry, but may increase the photon distribution time. |
| 240 |
> |
.IP |
| 241 |
> |
\fBWARNING: this is an optimisation option for advanced users (an elite |
| 242 |
> |
group collectively known as \fIZe Ekspertz\fB) and may yield biased results. |
| 243 |
> |
Use with caution!\fR |
| 244 |
|
|
| 245 |
+ |
.IP "\fB\-lr \fImaxbounce\fR" |
| 246 |
+ |
Limit number of bounces (scattering events) along a photon path to |
| 247 |
+ |
\fImaxbounce\fR before being considered "runaway" and terminated. Photons |
| 248 |
+ |
paths are normally terminated via \fIRussian Roulette\fR, depending on their |
| 249 |
+ |
albedo. With unrealistically high albedos, this is not guaranteed, and this |
| 250 |
+ |
option imposes a hard limit to avoid an infinite loop. |
| 251 |
+ |
.IP |
| 252 |
+ |
\fBWARNING: this is an optimisation option for advanced users (an elite |
| 253 |
+ |
group collectively known as \fIZe Ekspertz\fB) and may yield biased results. |
| 254 |
+ |
Use with caution!\fR |
| 255 |
+ |
|
| 256 |
|
.IP "\fB\-ma \fIralb galb balb\fR" |
| 257 |
|
Set the global scattering albedo for participating media in conjunction |
| 258 |
|
with the \fB\-apv\fR option. See \fIrpict(1)\fR for details. |
| 306 |
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\fB\-apM\fR option. |
| 307 |
|
|
| 308 |
|
.SS Material Support |
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The \fIplasfunc\fR, \fImetfunc\fR, \fItransfunc\fR, \fIbrtdfunc\fR, |
| 310 |
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\fIplasdata\fR, \fImetdata\fR and \fItransdata\fR materials are not |
| 311 |
< |
supported by the photon mapping extension. Use the newer \fIbsdf\fR material |
| 309 |
> |
Not all materials are fully supported by the photon map extension. The |
| 310 |
> |
\fIplasfunc\fR, \fImetfunc\fR, \fItransfunc\fR, \fIplasdata\fR, |
| 311 |
> |
\fImetdata\fR and \fItransdata\fR materials currently only scatter photons |
| 312 |
> |
diffusely, and will not produce caustics. The \fIbrtdfunc\fR material only |
| 313 |
> |
produces caustics via ideal (mirror) specular reflection and transmission. |
| 314 |
> |
For more realistic scattering behaviour, use the newer \fIbsdf\fR material |
| 315 |
|
instead. |
| 316 |
|
.PP |
| 317 |
|
Virtual light sources (normally enabled with the \fImirror\fR material) are |
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(SNF). |
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|
| 372 |
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.SH "SEE ALSO" |
| 373 |
< |
rpict(1), rtrace(1), rvu(1), rcontrib(1), |
| 374 |
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\fIThe RADIANCE Photon Map Manual\fR |
| 375 |
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|
| 373 |
> |
rpict(1), rtrace(1), rvu(1), rcontrib(1), \fIThe RADIANCE Photon Map |
| 374 |
> |
Manual\fR, \fIDevelopment and Integration of the RADIANCE Photon Map |
| 375 |
> |
Extension: Technical Report\fR |
