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0001013LuxRenderCorepublic2011-04-06 16:362012-09-11 06:11
Reporterguibou 
Assigned Tojeanphi 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.8RC2 
Target Version1.0Fixed in Version1.0RC4 
Summary0001013: Issu with infinite light sampling (with envmap) and tracing from light source
DescriptionInfinite light with sppm / exp-photonmap / bidir (when lightPath length are > 0) does not works.
Steps To ReproduceCreate a scene with a matte plane and an infinite light with an envmap.

Using path/bidir, the plane receive a fair amount of light (it appear white using default reinhard tonemapping)

Using sppm, the plane receive too few light (it appear black with default tonemapping, setting the tonemapping to linear with high sensitivity show a bit of white.
Additional InformationUsing exphoton-map, I abandoned the simulation when after ten minutes the default photonmap fill rate was < 1%.

If you replace the infinite light by a big sphere area light with null material, the plane appears the same with sppm or path/bidir and exphoton-map fills the photonmap quickly and display the plane white as path/bidir/sppm/...

I guess the issue comes from the SampleL methode of infinitelight, but with no clue where exactly.
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(0003195)
jeanphi (administrator)
2011-09-12 13:27

Can you send me a test scene to better understand the issue? I can't clearly reproduce it.
(0003206)
jeanphi (administrator)
2011-09-19 13:57

I managed to reproduce it, but that's only an issue with SPPM, exphotonmap behaves fine.
(0003207)
jeanphi (administrator)
2011-09-21 13:33

I traced the issue: the behaviour is due to an issue when sampling infinite lights, it seems that only half of the hemisphere is sampled and it happens that it's the one below the plane, so visible face doesn't receive any photon.
(0003214)
jeanphi (administrator)
2011-09-26 21:54

I've made some tests and it seems to be fixed. I fixed sky too which had the same issue.

- Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2011-04-06 16:36 guibou New Issue
2011-04-07 14:58 Lord Crc Target Version => 0.8RC3
2011-04-17 11:11 jeanphi Target Version 0.8RC3 => 0.8
2011-06-06 08:21 jeanphi Target Version 0.8 => 1.0
2011-08-31 05:50 jeanphi Assigned To => jeanphi
2011-08-31 05:50 jeanphi Status new => assigned
2011-09-12 13:27 jeanphi Note Added: 0003195
2011-09-12 13:27 jeanphi Status assigned => feedback
2011-09-19 13:57 jeanphi Note Added: 0003206
2011-09-21 13:33 jeanphi Note Added: 0003207
2011-09-26 21:54 jeanphi Note Added: 0003214
2011-09-26 21:54 jeanphi Status feedback => resolved
2011-09-26 21:54 jeanphi Fixed in Version => 1.0
2011-09-26 21:54 jeanphi Resolution open => fixed
2012-08-21 06:54 jeanphi Fixed in Version 1.0 => 1.0RC4
2012-09-11 06:11 jeanphi Status resolved => closed


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