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Understanding Raytracing [00:01:05]

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Video Transcript:

  • Ray tracing is a rendering technique that creates realistic images by simulating the method in which light rays travel. In AGi32, backwards ray tracing is applied, which means that the rays are traced from the observer position backwards into the scene. Every time an object is encountered, the color of the surface at that pixel is calculated. If the surface is specular or transmissive, additional secondary rays are traced to determine the contribution of reflected and refracted light and shadows to the final surface color.
  • Ray Trace images have to be independently generated for each viewing location, regardless of the surface reflection or transmission characteristics.