A median cut algorithm for light probe sampling

  • Authors:
  • Paul Debevec

  • Affiliations:
  • USC Institute for Creative Technologies

  • Venue:
  • SIGGRAPH '05 ACM SIGGRAPH 2005 Posters
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

We present a technique for approximating a light probe image as a constellation of light sources based on a median cut algorithm. The algorithm is efficient, simple to implement, and can realistically represent a complex lighting environment with as few as 64 point light sources.