Lectures related to Shading | EPFL Graph Search

Covers shape from shading, texture, reflectance maps, and specularities in computer vision.

Shape from Shading: Recovering 3D Information from 2D Images

Covers the techniques for recovering 3D shape information from 2D images using shading models and modern deep learning approaches.

Rasterization Pipeline

Covers the rasterization pipeline, transforming 3D geometry into 2D images efficiently.

Blender interactive demo: building a castle

Showcases an interactive Blender demonstration focusing on building a castle through modeling, sculpting, and editing a cone mesh.

Rasterization - Shading / Visibility

Covers shading techniques and visibility algorithms used in computer graphics.

Triangle Meshes: Ray Tracing and Spatial Data Structures

Delves into Phong Lighting, deepfake technology, triangle meshes, and spatial data structures for ray tracing.

Meshes: Vertex Normals and Ray Intersections

Covers the computation of vertex normals and triangle normals in the context of mesh rendering.

Rasterization - Lighting

Covers normal vectors, Phong lighting model, and affine transformations.

Rasterization: Z-Buffer Quiz

Covers the concept of Z-Buffer and its role in the rasterization pipeline.

Rasterization Pipeline: Triangle Measures

Explores the rasterization pipeline, emphasizing triangle measures and Z-buffer for visibility.

GPU Rendering Pipeline

Explores the GPU rendering pipeline, comparing it with ray tracing and emphasizing the shift to rasterization for faster performance.

Lighting: Surface Reflectance and Phong Model

Explores practical lighting aspects in computer graphics, covering surface reflectance, Phong model, multiple light sources, shadows, and reflections.

Graphics Fundamentals: Rendering, Transformations, and Procedural Modeling

Covers rendering techniques, transformations, and geometric content basics, preparing students for the upcoming exam and introducing advanced graphics concepts.

Thermal Insulation in Building Construction

Explores the role of thermal insulation in building construction, emphasizing materials and energy efficiency.

Advanced Computer Graphics

Covers advanced computer graphics concepts like deferred shading, ambient occlusion, particle systems, and non-photo realistic rendering, emphasizing creativity and modular project planning.

Lighting Phong: Basics and Models

Introduces the basics of lighting in computer graphics, including surface reflectance, ray tracing, and the Phong lighting model.

Pinhole Camera and Barycentric Coordinates

Covers pinhole cameras, degrees of freedom, Phong lighting, and barycentric coordinates with sample exam questions.

Shadows: Shadow Art and Computation

Explores shadow art creation, shadow computation in computer graphics, shadow mapping techniques, and challenges in achieving realistic shadows.

Modeling Class: Vesta Software Visualization

Explores crystal structure visualization using Vesta software for CCP and HCP arrangements.

Depth Perception: Cues and VR

Covers depth perception cues, stereoscopic vision, and the role of parallax in VR.