Papers by Leonid Pekelis


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A statistical framework for comparing importance sampling methods, and an application to rectangular lights

Leonid Pekelis, Christophe Hery
February 2014

Importance sampling methods for ray tracing are numerous. One reason is due to the lack of a robust, quantitative method for comparison. This tech memo takes strides to provide a framework for comparing sampling methods on fair ground. We define a simple, mathematical notion of strictly preferring one method to ... [more]

Available as Pixar Technical Memo #14-01