Physically Based Rendering 2nd Edition

Description

Physically Based Rendering, 2nd Edition describes both the mathematical theory behind a modern photorealistic rendering system as well as its practical implementation. A method - known as 'literate programming'- combines human-readable documentation and source code into a single reference that is specifically designed to aid comprehension. The result is a stunning achievement in graphics education. Through the ideas and software in this book, you will learn to design and employ a full-featured rendering system for creating stunning imagery.

* New sections on subsurface scattering, Metropolis light transport, precomputed light transport, multispectral rendering, and much more.

* Includes a companion site complete with source code for the rendering system described in the book, with support for Windows, OS X, and Linux. Please visit, www.pbrt.org.

* Code and text are tightly woven together through a unique indexing feature that lists each function, variable, and method on the page that they are first described.

CONTENTS:

CHAPTER 01. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 02. GEOMETRY AND TRANSFORMATIONS CHAPTER 03. SHAPES CHAPTER 04. PRIMITIVES AND INTERSECTION ACCELERATION CHAPTER 05. COLOR AND RADIOMETRY CHAPTER 06. CAMERA MODELS CHAPTER 07. SAMPLING AND RECONSTRUCTION CHAPTER 08. REFLECTION MODELS CHAPTER 09. MATERIALS CHAPTER 10. TEXTURE CHAPTER 11. VOLUME SCATTERING CHAPTER 12. LIGHT SOURCES CHAPTER 13. MONTE CARLO INTEGRATION I: BASIC CONCEPTS CHAPTER 14. MONTE CARLO INTEGRATION II: IMPROVING EFFICIENCY CHAPTER 15. LIGHT TRANSPORT I: SURFACE REFLECTION CHAPTER 16. LIGHT TRANSPORT II: VOLUME RENDERING CHAPTER 17. LIGHT TRANSPORT III: PRECOMPUTED LIGHT TRANSPORT CHAPTER 18. RETROSPECTIVE AND THE FUTURE APPENDIXES A Utilities B Scene Description Interface C Index of Fragments D Index of Classes and their Members E Index of Miscellaneous Identifiers