[Radiance-general] ripples in my pools...

[Stephen Wasilewski]

I've gotten this error on multiple projects, It's visible in rvu, rpict
results and images made with rtrace.  It is most apparent on -ab 1 so it
comes from either the light through the skylight direct from skyglow (with
a clear material) or the first ray through the trans material from a direct
source.  Small openings have more pronounced patterning compared with
larger openings (large opening at top small opening at bottom:
https://goo.gl/photos/stsFoix8s4cE3wk46).  It looks like a diffraction
pattern and kind of behaves like one (smaller opening, more prominent),
does something in the ray sampling explain why the apertures act like
diffraction slits?  would it go away with a really high -ad?  is it also
there with ambient caching, but the interpolation smooths it out?

Stephen Wasilewski
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On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Greg Ward <gregoryjward at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Michael,
>
> Adding back original message, which somehow got lost in my spam folder...
>
> Which version of Radiance are you using?  (I.e., what does "rpict
> -version" say?)  I found a couple of minor sampling issues in the
> interreflection code, though I'm not sure if they could cause this effect.
> The last fix was a couple of weeks ago, so pretty recent by Radiance
> standards.
>
> -Greg
>
> P.S.  If you send me your scene in a private e-mail, I'll have a closer
> look when I get a chance.
>
> *From: *Andy McNeil <mcneil.andrew at gmail.com>
>
> *Date: *May 5, 2017 8:21:36 AM PDT
>
>
> Are you using pcond on the image? I had a similar looking issue caused by
> pcond : https://unmethours.com/question/10506/how-do-i-avoid-
> banding-when-im-tone-mapping-radiance-images-using-pcond-and-phisto/
>
> Andy
>
>
> On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 4:12 AM, John Mardaljevic <
> J.Mardaljevic at lboro.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Shouldn’t really happen, nonetheless perhaps it is possible that there’s
>> some weird alias like effect happening with this geometry and the very
>> small ad.
>>
>> Do your renderings have to be aa 0, and have you tried larger ad values?
>>
>> Cheers
>> John
>>
>> Vote for climate-based daylight modelling:
>> http://www.lboro.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-awards/impact/
>> daylight-modelling/
>>
>> John Mardaljevic PhD FSLL
>>
>
> ----------- Original Message -----------
>
> *From:* Michael Martinez <mmartinez at integralgroup.com>
> *Date:* May 4, 2017 at 12:27:18 PM PDT
> *To:* Radiance general discussion <radiance-general at radiance-online.org>
> *Subject:* *[!!SP: THIS MESSAGE IS SPAM] [Radiance-general] ripples in my
> pools...*
>
> Dear list,
>
> I’ve managed to create unwanted diffuse “ripples” within diffuse pools of
> light. I’m working with –aa 0 renderings, and having a tough time smoothing
> things out.
>
> In this example
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/fr23tpnv5uqlhxg/clear_section.jpg?dl=0> <
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/fr23tpnv5uqlhxg/clear_section.jpg?dl=0>,
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/fr23tpnv5uqlhxg/clear_section.jpg?dl=0> the
> diffuse bit of sky component directly below the skylight has subtle ripples
> of darkness in the pool of light, and also in the bright ceiling above the
> patch of direct sun…
>
>
> With a trans material in the skylight
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptco2powrlhy48x/diffuse_section.jpg?dl=0> <
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptco2powrlhy48x/diffuse_section.jpg?dl=0>, the
> pattern is even more noticeable, and you can see it mapped onto the walls
> of the scene as well…
>
>
> Settings for these runs (which are oversampled x12):
> -dp 4096 –ms .14 –ds .1 –dj .9 –dt .05 –dr 3 –ss 16 –st .01 –ab 3 –av 0 0
> 0 –ar 0 –ad 64 –as 0 –aa 0 –ps 1 –pt .04 –lr 12 –lw 1e-5
>
> Things I’ve tried with no luck:
> - big and small –ar values;  300, 800, 3000 (I recall an old tip from
> Mark Stock to crank -ar with –aa 0 to get rid of halos?)
> - various –ad settings (16, 32 64, 200) while keeping –as 0
> -turned on –as with -ad 64 and –as 32
> - tried a negative value for –lr
> - tried making –lw super small; 1e-10
>
> I’m using the rad program to turn on penumbras – maybe there’s something
> in the –dx, -sx, or –px settings I’m unaware of?
>
> Many thanks for any ideas…
>
> MM
>
>
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