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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 |
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as a dummy (i.e. invisible) sensor surface. Photons will be deposited on |
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as a virtual (i.e. invisible) receiver surface. Photons will be deposited on |
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all surfaces using this modifier, just like regular materials, but will then |
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be transferred through the surface without undergoing scattering; the |
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surface therefore does not affect the light transport and simply acts as an |
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.IP "\fB\-apS \fImodfile\fR" |
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Read dummy sensor surface modifiers from the file \fImodfile\fR as a more |
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Read virtual receiver surface modifiers from the file \fImodfile\fR as a more |
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convenient alternative to multiple instances of \fB\-aps\fR. |
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.IP "\fB\-bv\fR[\fB+\fR|\fB-\fR]" |
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disabled with the photon map, as the resulting caustics are already accounted |
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for. |
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.SS Dummy Sensor Surfaces |
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.SS Virtual Receiver Surfaces |
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Since photons are surface bound, the density estimate is only asymptotically |
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correct when performed at points which lie on the scene geometry. The |
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irradiance is underestimated for arbitrarily placed points when photons are |
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collected from distant surfaces. \fIMkpmap\fR offers a workaround with a |
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dummy sensor surface using the \fIantimatter\fR material; see the \fB-aps\fR |
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virtual receiver surface using the \fIantimatter\fR material; see the \fB-aps\fR |
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and \fB-apS\fR options for details. |
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