Rendering of non-opaque media using the p-buffer to account for

Details Rendering of non-opaque media using the p-buffer to account for Rendering of non-opaque media using the p-buffer to account for

1993-12-15

1996-06-11

Herndon, Heather R.

395132, G06T 1550

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055264719

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for determining and applying the effect of light polarization on the rendering of graphics objects. A polarization state buffer is provided to maintain polarization state on a pixel by pixel basis for each pixel in a frame buffer. As graphics objects are rendered the polarization state information is updated based on the underlying opaque surface, the polarization state of the light, and the characteristics of non-opaque objects being drawn. Pixel intensity is adjusted based on the degree of polarization, and the angle of the polarization axis. An approximation of the pixel intensity function is implemented using standard hardware logic.

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