Lecture 13: Global Illumination & Path Tracing (51)
saltyminty
I find it really interesting how we are able to see the light "step" through the image in each successive bounce of light, and how the colors slowly propagate throughout the scene. This reminds me of breaking down/reconstructing images by separating their low/high frequencies.
countermoe
Another really interesting thing to specifically look at is the detail in the reflections in the spheres themselves. It takes up until this slide to see a good representation of the right sphere in the left sphere's reflection. Before a relevant first bounce, each object (or object in a reflection) is completely unrendered.
I find it really interesting how we are able to see the light "step" through the image in each successive bounce of light, and how the colors slowly propagate throughout the scene. This reminds me of breaking down/reconstructing images by separating their low/high frequencies.
Another really interesting thing to specifically look at is the detail in the reflections in the spheres themselves. It takes up until this slide to see a good representation of the right sphere in the left sphere's reflection. Before a relevant first bounce, each object (or object in a reflection) is completely unrendered.