Object-based Illumination Estimation with Rendering-aware Neural Networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2008.02514v1
• Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 08:23:19 GMT
• Title: Object-based Illumination Estimation with Rendering-aware Neural Networks
• Authors: Xin Wei, Guojun Chen, Yue Dong, Stephen Lin and Xin Tong
• Abstract summary: We present a scheme for fast environment light estimation from the RGBD appearance of individual objects and their local image areas. With the estimated lighting, virtual objects can be rendered in AR scenarios with shading that is consistent to the real scene.
• Score: 56.01734918693844
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: We present a scheme for fast environment light estimation from the RGBD appearance of individual objects and their local image areas. Conventional inverse rendering is too computationally demanding for real-time applications, and the performance of purely learning-based techniques may be limited by the meager input data available from individual objects. To address these issues, we propose an approach that takes advantage of physical principles from inverse rendering to constrain the solution, while also utilizing neural networks to expedite the more computationally expensive portions of its processing, to increase robustness to noisy input data as well as to improve temporal and spatial stability. This results in a rendering-aware system that estimates the local illumination distribution at an object with high accuracy and in real time. With the estimated lighting, virtual objects can be rendered in AR scenarios with shading that is consistent to the real scene, leading to improved realism.

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