Disney Research Studios

This talk complements a technical paper and focuses on implementation issues, including how our run time is designed to scale across many different platforms, from iPhones to modern GPUs.

In this paper, we derive a physically based model for simulating rainbows. Previous techniques for simulating rainbows have used either geometric optics (ray tracing) or Lorenz-Mie theory.

We present Virtual Beam Lights (VBLs), a progressive many-lights algorithm for rendering complex indirect transport paths in, from, and to media.

We present a method for practical physical reproduction and design of homogeneous materials with desired subsurface scattering.

We propose a novel system for designing and manufacturing surfaces that produce desired caustic images when illuminated by a light source.

In this paper, we propose a parametric density estimation technique that represents radiance using a hierarchical Gaussian mixture.

We present algorithms for constructing SHADOWPIX that allow up to four images to be embedded in a single surface. SHADOWPIX can produce a variety of unusual effects depending on the embedded images: moving the light can animate or relight the object in the image, or three colored lights may be used to produce a single colored image.

We propose a novel density estimation technique that allows reusing sampled paths to reconstruct time-resolved radiance, and devise new sampling strategies that take into account the distribution of radiance along time in participating media.

This paper presents a controller for camera convergence and interaxial separation that specifically addresses challenges in interactive stereoscopic applications like games.

We propose a novel density estimation technique that allows reusing sampled paths to reconstruct time-resolved radiance, and devise new sampling strategies that take into account the distribution of radiance along time in participating media.