A Study on the Use of High Dynamic Range Imaging for Gaussian Splatting Methods: Are 8 bits Enough?
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Date
2024
Authors
Piras, Valentina
Bonatti, Amedeo Franco
Maria, Carmelo De
Cignoni, Paolo
Banterle, Francesco
Bonatti, Amedeo Franco
Maria, Carmelo De
Cignoni, Paolo
Banterle, Francesco
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The Eurographics Association
Abstract
The recent rise of Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs)-like methods has revolutionized high-fidelity scene reconstruction, with 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) standing out for its ability to generate photorealistic images while maintaining fast, efficient rendering. 3DGS delivers high-fidelity representations of complex scenes at any scale (from very small objects to entire cities), accurately capturing geometry, materials, and lighting, while meeting the need for fast and efficient rendering-crucial for applications requiring real-time performance. Although High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, which enables the capture of comprehensive real-world lighting information, has been used in novel view synthesis, several questions remain unanswered. For example, does HDR improve the overall quality of reconstruction? Are 8 bits enough? Can tone mapped images be a balanced compromise regarding quality and details? To answer such questions, in this work, we study the application of HDR technology on the 3DGS method for acquiring real-world scenes.
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CCS Concepts: Computing methodologies → Rendering; Computational photography; Reconstruction
@inproceedings{10.2312:stag.20241341,
booktitle = {Smart Tools and Applications in Graphics - Eurographics Italian Chapter Conference},
editor = {Caputo, Ariel and Garro, Valeria and Giachetti, Andrea and Castellani, Umberto and Dulecha, Tinsae Gebrechristos},
title = {{A Study on the Use of High Dynamic Range Imaging for Gaussian Splatting Methods: Are 8 bits Enough?}},
author = {Piras, Valentina and Bonatti, Amedeo Franco and Maria, Carmelo De and Cignoni, Paolo and Banterle, Francesco},
year = {2024},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISSN = {2617-4855},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-265-3},
DOI = {10.2312/stag.20241341}
}