Acquisition of Spatially-Varying Reflectance and Surface Normals via Polarized Reflectance Fields

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.09772v1
• Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:39:55 GMT
• Title: Acquisition of Spatially-Varying Reflectance and Surface Normals via Polarized Reflectance Fields
• Authors: Jing Yang, Pratusha Bhuvana Prasad, Qing Zhang, Yajie Zhao,
• Abstract summary: Accurately measuring the geometry and spatially-varying reflectance of real-world objects is a complex task. We propose a novel approach using polarized reflectance field capture and a comprehensive statistical analysis algorithm. We showcase the captured shapes and reflectance of diverse objects with a wide material range, spanning from highly diffuse to highly glossy.
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• Abstract: Accurately measuring the geometry and spatially-varying reflectance of real-world objects is a complex task due to their intricate shapes formed by concave features, hollow engravings and diverse surfaces, resulting in inter-reflection and occlusion when photographed. Moreover, issues like lens flare and overexposure can arise from interference from secondary reflections and limitations of hardware even in professional studios. In this paper, we propose a novel approach using polarized reflectance field capture and a comprehensive statistical analysis algorithm to obtain highly accurate surface normals (within 0.1mm/px) and spatially-varying reflectance data, including albedo, specular separation, roughness, and anisotropy parameters for realistic rendering and analysis. Our algorithm removes image artifacts via analytical modeling and further employs both an initial step and an optimization step computed on the whole image collection to further enhance the precision of per-pixel surface reflectance and normal measurement. We showcase the captured shapes and reflectance of diverse objects with a wide material range, spanning from highly diffuse to highly glossy - a challenge unaddressed by prior techniques. Our approach enhances downstream applications by offering precise measurements for realistic rendering and provides a valuable training dataset for emerging research in inverse rendering. We will release the polarized reflectance fields of several captured objects with this work.

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