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Standingpad: Fix global illumination link

2025-07-07T00:36:37Z

Fix global illumination link

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	Rasterization is a method of simulating light without ray tracing. This is usually done by taking multiple renders of the scene, and either adding or subtracting light based on what is visible. Rasterized engines include [[EEVEE\|EEVEE]].		Rasterization is a method of simulating light without ray tracing. This is usually done by taking multiple renders of the scene, and either adding or subtracting light based on what is visible. Rasterized engines include [[EEVEE\|EEVEE]].

	While rasterization is fast and doesn't create much noise, it typically won't create accurate [[wikipedia:Global_illumination]]		While rasterization is fast and doesn't create much noise, it typically won't create accurate [[wikipedia:Global_illumination\|global illumination]]

Standingpad: Add mention to Monte Carlo Integration as a source of noise

2025-07-06T04:53:10Z

Add mention to Monte Carlo Integration as a source of noise

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	Ray tracing is a method by which an engine simulates light by creating rays and simulating their bounces in the scene. Ray tracing engines include [[Cycles\|Cycles]].		Ray tracing is a method by which an engine simulates light by creating rays and simulating their bounces in the scene. Ray tracing engines include [[Cycles\|Cycles]].

	Ray tracing has advantage of being close to the real world, at the cost of performance. In addition, many ray tracing engines ~~also create~~ noise, and are ~~often~~ paired with a [[denoiser\|Denoiser]] ~~to reduce noise~~.		Ray tracing has advantage of being close to the real world, at the cost of performance. In addition, many ray tracing engines use [[Monte Carlo Integration]], which creates noise, and often are either ran for long periods of time, or paired with a [[denoiser\|Denoiser]].

	=== Rasterization ===		=== Rasterization ===

Standingpad at 19:58, 4 July 2025

2025-07-04T19:58:48Z

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	A render engine is a piece of software that, among other things, creates the final image for a given scene with lighting and materials simulated.		A render engine is a piece of software that, among other things, creates the final image for a given scene with lighting and materials simulated.

Standingpad at 05:14, 4 July 2025

2025-07-04T05:14:40Z

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	Ray tracing has advantage of being close to the real world, at the cost of performance. In addition, many ray tracing engines also create noise, and are often paired with a [[denoiser\|Denoiser]] to reduce noise.		Ray tracing has advantage of being close to the real world, at the cost of performance. In addition, many ray tracing engines also create noise, and are often paired with a [[denoiser\|Denoiser]] to reduce noise.

	==== Rasterization ====		=== Rasterization ===

	Rasterization is a method of simulating light without ray tracing. This is usually done by taking multiple renders of the scene, and either adding or subtracting light based on what is visible. Rasterized engines include [[EEVEE\|EEVEE]].		Rasterization is a method of simulating light without ray tracing. This is usually done by taking multiple renders of the scene, and either adding or subtracting light based on what is visible. Rasterized engines include [[EEVEE\|EEVEE]].

	While rasterization is fast and doesn't create much noise, it typically won't create accurate [[wikipedia:Global_illumination]]		While rasterization is fast and doesn't create much noise, it typically won't create accurate [[wikipedia:Global_illumination]]

Standingpad: Created page with "A render engine is a piece of software that, among other things, creates the final image for a given scene with lighting and materials simulated. == Types == Most render engines fall into 2 camps: * Ray traced * Rasterized Each method calculates lighting and materials differently. Some engines may also implement a combination of both. === Ray Tracing === Ray tracing is a method by which an engine simulates light by creating rays and simulating their bounces in the s..."

2025-07-04T05:12:36Z

Created page with "A render engine is a piece of software that, among other things, creates the final image for a given scene with lighting and materials simulated. == Types == Most render engines fall into 2 camps: * Ray traced * Rasterized Each method calculates lighting and materials differently. Some engines may also implement a combination of both. === Ray Tracing === Ray tracing is a method by which an engine simulates light by creating rays and simulating their bounces in the s..."

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A render engine is a piece of software that, among other things, creates the final image for a given scene with lighting and materials simulated.

== Types ==

Most render engines fall into 2 camps:
* Ray traced
* Rasterized

Each method calculates lighting and materials differently. Some engines may also implement a combination of both.

=== Ray Tracing ===

Ray tracing is a method by which an engine simulates light by creating rays and simulating their bounces in the scene. Ray tracing engines include [[Cycles|Cycles]].

Ray tracing has advantage of being close to the real world, at the cost of performance. In addition, many ray tracing engines also create noise, and are often paired with a [[denoiser|Denoiser]] to reduce noise.

==== Rasterization ====

Rasterization is a method of simulating light without ray tracing. This is usually done by taking multiple renders of the scene, and either adding or subtracting light based on what is visible. Rasterized engines include [[EEVEE|EEVEE]].

While rasterization is fast and doesn't create much noise, it typically won't create accurate [[wikipedia:Global_illumination]]