3D Paint Baking Proposal

Robert L. Cook

Abstract:

3d paint has long been one of the most expensive parts of rendering at Pixar. This proposal is for a new baking technique that would greatly reduce the run-time cost of 3d paint and require no changes to the existing workflow. The implementation makes heavy use of existing code, which reduces the amount of risk in the project.

Paper (PDF)

Available as Pixar Technical Memo #07-16