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Q&A: Real-Time Ray Tracing in a Cinematic Scene

Nvidia

Six years ago, real-time ray tracing was seen as a pipe dream. Back then, cinematic-quality rendering required computer farms to slowly bake every frame. Six years ago, real-time ray tracing was seen as a pipe dream. What is the difference between path tracing and ray tracing?

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Ray Tracing Gems II Available Today in Hardcover

Nvidia

Ray Tracing Gems II is now available to download for free via Apress and Amazon and as a hardcover on Apress and Amazon as well. Ray Tracing Gems II is now available to download for free via Apress and Amazon and as a hardcover on Apress and Amazon as well. For those who love books as a.

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Ray Tracing Gems II Available Today as Free Digital Download

Nvidia

Ray Tracing Gems II is now available to download for free via Apress. Ray Tracing Gems II is now available to download for free via Apress. Ray tracing is the holy grail of gaming graphics, simulating the physical behavior of light to bring real-time, cinematic-quality rendering to even the most visually intense games.

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Change the Rules of the Game: NVIDIA Omniverse Brings an Arsenal of RTX and AI-Powered Apps, Extensions and DIY Toolkits to Accelerate Game Development Pipelines

Nvidia

NVIDIA RTX technology enables real-time ray tracing and path tracing for ground truth lighting. Graph Editing Framework For team members without extensive scripting or coding experience, Omni.UI Graph is an easy-to-use graph editing framework to develop custom behaviors for extensions or apps. Image: Omni.UI

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How to become a 3D Lighting Artist

CG Spectrum

High-Dynamic-Range Imaging lighting (HDRI) In real-life photography, a High-Dynamic-Range Imaging (HDRI) photograph captures more detail than a standard photo, allowing the photographer to play with the image's lighting in their editing software.

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