9.4.2.1 Light Source Direction Computations, Illumination Information, Illuminant

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Light Source Direction. Radiance. Irradiance. Illumination.

Judd, D., MacAdam, D., and Wyszecki, G.,
Spectral Distribution of Typical Daylight as a Function of Correlated Color Temperature,
JOSA(54), No. 8, 1964, pp. 1031-1040. BibRef 6400

Zheng, Q., and Chellappa, R.,
Estimation of Illuminant Direction, Albedo, and Shape from Shading,
PAMI(13), No. 7, July 1991, pp. 680-702.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. Light Source Direction. BibRef 9107
And: CVPR91(540-545).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef
Earlier:
A Robust Algorithm for Inferring Shape from a Single Image,
USC_SIPITechnical Report 159, 1990. Minimization Approach. Assume uniform albedo, and a Lambertian surface. Estimate the illumination direction and the albedo. These estimates are used in the method of Frankot above. BibRef

Ward, G.J.[Gregory J.],
Measuing and Modeling Anisotropic Reflection,
SIGGraph-92(265-272), July 1992. Reflectance model. BibRef 9207

Vega, O.E., Yang, Y.H.,
Default Shape Theory: With Application to the Computation of the Direction of the Light Source,
CVGIP(60), No. 3, November 1994, pp. 285-299.
WWW Version. BibRef 9411

Gunsay, M., Jeffs, B.D.,
Point-source localization in blurred images by a frequency-domain eigenvector-based method,
IP(4), No. 12, December 1995, pp. 1602-1612.
WWW Version. 0402 BibRef

Chang, P.R.[Po-Rong], Hsieh, T.H.[Tsung-Hsieh],
Constrained nonlinear optimization approaches to color-signal separation,
IP(4), No. 1, January 1995, pp. 81-94.
WWW Version. 0402Separate into illumination and reflectance. BibRef

Kim, C.Y., Petrov, A.P., Choh, H.K., Seo, Y.S., Kweon, I.S.,
Illuminant Direction and Shape of a Bump,
JOSA-A(15), No. 9, September 1998, pp. 2341-2350. 9809 BibRef

Yu, Y., Debevec, P.E.[Paul E.], Malik, J.[Jitendra], Hawkins, T.,
Inverse Global Illumination: Recovering Reflectance Models of Real Scenes from Photographs,
SIGGraph-99(215-224). August 1999. Recover BRDF from set of images. Requires specular highlight. BibRef 9908

Stauder, J.[Juergen],
Point Light Source Estimation from Two Images and Its Limits,
IJCV(36), No. 3, February-March 2000, pp. 195-220.
WWW Version. 0003 BibRef

Stauder, J.[Juergen],
Estimation of point light source parameters for object-based coding,
SP:IC(7), No. 4-6, November 1995, pp. 355-379.
WWW Version. BibRef 9511

Marengo, E.A.[Edwin A.], Devaney, A.J.[Anthony J.], Ziolkowski, R.W.[Richard W.],
Inverse source problem and minimum-energy sources,
JOSA-A(17), No. 1, January 2000, pp. 34-45. 0002 BibRef

Andersen, H.J.[Hans Jørgen], Granum, E.[Erik],
Classifying the illumination condition from two light sources by color histogram assessment,
JOSA-A(17), No. 4, April 2000, pp. 667-676. 0005 BibRef

Tominaga, S.[Shoji], Ebisui, S.[Satoru], Wandell, B.A.[Brian A.],
Scene illuminant classification: brighter is better,
JOSA-A(18), No. 1, January 2001, pp. 55-64. 0101 BibRef

Tominaga, S.[Shoji], Wandell, B.A.[Brian A.], Tominaga, S., Wandell, B.A.,
Natural scene-illuminant estimation using the sensor correlation,
PIEEE(90), No. 1, January 2002, pp. 42-56.
WWW Version. 0201 BibRef

Lenz, R.,
Estimation of illumination characteristics,
IP(10), No. 7, July 2001, pp. 1031-1038.
WWW Version. 0108 BibRef

Lenz, R.[Reiner], Bui, T.H.[Thanh Hai], Hernández Andrés, J.[Javier],
Group Theoretical Structure of Spectral Spaces,
JMIV(23), No. 3, November 2005, pp. 297-313.
WWW Version. 0510 See also Group Theoretic Methods in Image Processing. BibRef

Lenz, R., Bui, T.H.[Thanh Hai], Takase, K.,
A Group Theoretical Toolbox for Color Image Operators,
ICIP05(III: 557-560).
WWW Version. 0512 BibRef

Lenz, R.[Reiner], Solli, M.[Martin],
Lie Methods in Color Signal Processing: Illumination Effects,
ICPR06(III: 738-741).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Solli, M.[Martin], Andersson, M.[Mattias], Lenz, R.[Reiner], Kruse, B.[Björn],
Color Measurements with a Consumer Digital Camera Using Spectral Estimation Techniques,
SCIA05(105-114).
WWW Version. 0506 BibRef

Lenz, R.[Reiner],
Crystal Vision: Applications of Point Groups in Computer Vision,
ACCV07(II: 744-753).
WWW Version. 0711 BibRef

Stauder, J.[Jürgen],
An Illumination Effect Descriptor for Video Sequences,
JVCIR(12), No. 3, September 2001, pp. 348-363.
WWW Version. 0201 BibRef

Hel-Or, H.Z., Wandell, B.A.,
Object-based illumination classification,
PR(35), No. 8, August 2002, pp. 1723-1732.
WWW Version. 0206 BibRef

Chen, M.[Min], Arvo, J.[James],
Analytical Solution for Irradiance Due to Inhomogeneous Lambertian Polygonal Emitters,
JOSA-A(20), No. 5, May 2003, pp. 782-796.
WWW Version. 0307 BibRef

Hernandez Andres, J.[Javier], Nieves, J.L.[Juan L.], Valero, E.M.[Eva M.], Romero, J.[Javier],
Spectral-daylight recovery by use of only a few sensors,
JOSA-A(21), No. 1, January 2004, pp. 13-23.
WWW Version. 0401Linear models to recover spectral daylight with the response of no more than a few real sensors. BibRef

Perkins, K.R.[Kenneth R.], Schirillo, J.A.[James A.],
Three-dimensional spatial grouping affects estimates of the illuminant,
JOSA-A(20), No. 12, December 2003, pp. 2246-2253.
WWW Version. 0401Human vision effects. BibRef

Weber, M.[Martin], Blake, A.[Andrew], Cipolla, R.[Roberto],
Towards a Complete Dense Geometric and Photometric Reconstruction under Varying Pose and Illumination,
IVC(22), No. 10, 1 September 2004, pp. 787-793.
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef
Earlier: BMVC02(Reconstruction). 0208 BibRef

Weber, M., Cipolla, R.,
A Practical Method for Estimation of Point Light-Sources,
BMVC01(Poster Session 2. and Demonstrations).
HTML Version. University of Cambridge 0110 BibRef

Tan, R.T.[Robby T.], Nishino, K.[Ko], Ikeuchi, K.[Katsushi],
Color constancy through inverse-intensity chromaticity space,
JOSA-A(21), No. 3, March 2004, pp. 321-334.
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef
Earlier:
Illumination chromaticity estimation using inverse-intensity chromaticity space,
CVPR03(I: 673-680).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0307 BibRef

Tan, R.T.[Robby T.], Nishino, K.[Ko], Ikeuchi, K.[Katsushi],
Separating Reflection Components Based on Chromaticity and Noise Analysis,
PAMI(26), No. 10, October 2004, pp. 1373-1379.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0409Separate specular and diffuse reflections based on distribution in 2-D chromaticity-intensity space. BibRef

Tan, R.T.[Robby T.], Ikeuchi, K.[Katsushi],
Separating Reflection Components of Textured Surfaces Using a Single Image,
PAMI(27), No. 2, February 2005, pp. 178-193.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0501 BibRef
Earlier: ICCV03(870-877).
WWW Version. 0311 BibRef
And:
Iterative Framework for Separating Reflection Components of Textured Surface using a Single Image,
CREST03(67-81). 0309Based on color, chromaticity. Iteratively compare the intensity logarithmic differentation of an input image with its specula-free image. BibRef

Tan, R.T.[Robby T.], Ikeuchi, K.[Katsushi],
Reflection Components Decomposition of Textured Surfaces Using Linear Basis Functions,
CVPR05(I: 125-131).
WWW Version. 0507 BibRef

Ikari, A.[Akifumi], Tan, R.T.[Robby T.],
Spectral Scene Separating: Illumination distribution and Surface Spectral reflectance,
CREST05(107-115).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Finlayson, G.D., Hordley, S.D., Tastl, I.,
Gamut Constrained Illuminant Estimation,
IJCV(67), No. 1, April 2006, pp. 93-109.
WWW Version. 0604 BibRef
Earlier: ICCV03(792-799).
WWW Version. 0311 BibRef

Kim, T.[Taeone], Hong, K.S.[Ki-Sang],
A practical approach for estimating illumination distribution from shadows using a single image,
IJIST(15), No. 2, 2005, pp. 143-154.
WWW Version. 0507 BibRef
Earlier:
A Practical Single Image Based Approach for Estimating Illumination Distribution from Shadows,
ICCV05(I: 266-271).
WWW Version. 0510 BibRef

Cao, X.C.[Xiao-Chun], Foroosh, H.[Hassan],
Camera calibration and light source orientation from solar shadows,
CVIU(105), No. 1, January 2007, pp. 60-72.
WWW Version. 0701Camera calibration; Solar shadow; Light source orientation estimation; Planar homology BibRef

Cao, X.C.[Xiao-Chun], Shah, M.[Mubarak],
Camera Calibration and Light Source Estimation from Images with Shadows,
CVPR05(II: 918-923).
WWW Version. 0507 BibRef

Toro, J., Funt, B.V.,
A Multilinear Constraint on Dichromatic Planes for Illumination Estimation,
IP(16), No. 1, January 2007, pp. 92-97.
WWW Version. 0701 BibRef
Earlier:
Illumination Estimation Using a Multilinear Constraint on Dichromatic Planes,
BMVC05(xx-yy).
HTML Version. 0509Multiple constraints due to multiple surfaces. BibRef

Toro, J.[Javier],
Dichromatic illumination estimation without pre-segmentation,
PRL(29), No. 7, 1 May 2008, pp. 871-877.
WWW Version. 0804Color constancy; Physics-based vision; Dichromatic reflection model BibRef

Schechner, Y.Y.[Yoav Y.], Nayar, S.K.[Shree K.], Belhumeur, P.N.[Peter N.],
Multiplexing for Optimal Lighting,
PAMI(29), No. 8, August 2007, pp. 1339-1354.
WWW Version. 0707 BibRef
Earlier:
A theory of multiplexed illumination,
ICCV03(808-815).
WWW Version. 0311Multiple lights, demultiplex the lights, for specular objects. BibRef

Ratner, N.[Netanel], Schechner, Y.Y.[Yoav Y.],
Illumination Multiplexing within Fundamental Limits,
CVPR07(1-8).
WWW Version. 0706 BibRef

Zhou, W.[Wei], Kambhamettu, C.[Chandra],
A Unified Framework for Scene Illuminant Estimation,
IVC(26), No. 3, 3 March 2008, pp. 415-429.
WWW Version. 0801 BibRef
Earlier: BMVC04(xx-yy).
HTML Version. 0508Light source estimation; Illumination; Ray tracing; Source type determination BibRef

Mukaigawa, Y.[Yasuhiro], Ishii, Y.[Yasunori], Shakunaga, T.[Takeshi],
Analysis of photometric factors based on photometric linearization,
JOSA-A(24), No. 10, October 2007, pp. 3326-3334.
WWW Version. 0801 BibRef
Earlier:
Classification of Photometric Factors Based on Photometric Linearization,
ACCV06(II:613-622).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

López-Álvarez, M.A.[Miguel A.], Hernández-Andrés, J.[Javier], Valero, E.M.[Eva M.], Romero, J.[Javier],
Selecting algorithms, sensors, and linear bases for optimum spectral recovery of skylight,
JOSA-A(24), No. 4, April 2007, pp. 942-956.
WWW Version. 0801 BibRef

Cheng, Y.K.[Yi-Kai], Wang, M.H.[Meng-Hua], Chern, J.L.[Jyh-Long],
Irradiance formations of on-axis Lambertian pointlike sources in polygonal total-internal-reflection straight light pipes,
JOSA-A(24), No. 9, September 2007, pp. 2748-2757.
WWW Version. 0801 BibRef

Wang, Y.[Yang], Samaras, D.[Dimitris],
Estimation of multiple directional illuminants from a single image,
IVC(26), No. 9, 1 September 2008, pp. 1179-1195.
WWW Version. 0806Reflectance; Illumination BibRef

Xu, Y.L.[Yi-Lei], Roy-Chowdhury, A.K.[Amit K.],
Inverse Compositional Estimation of 3D Pose And Lighting in Dynamic Scenes,
PAMI(30), No. 7, July 2008, pp. 1300-1307.
WWW Version. 0806 BibRef
Earlier:
Modeling Time-Varying Illumination Patterns in Video,
ICIP07(II: 105-108).
WWW Version. 0709 BibRef
Earlier:
The Joint Illumination and Motion Space of Video Sequences,
ICIP05(II: 1310-1313).
WWW Version. 0512The set of all Lambertian reflectance functions obtained with arbitrarily distant light sources lies close to a 9D linear subspace. Estimate 3-D rigid motion and time varying illumination. BibRef

Xu, Y.L.[Yi-Lei], Roy-Chowdhury, A.K.[Amit K.], Patel, K.[Keyur],
Pose and Illumination Invariant Face Recognition in Video,
Biometrics07(1-7).
WWW Version. 0706 BibRef


Nasu, O.[Osamu], Hiura, S.[Shinsaku], Sato, K.[Kosuke],
Analysis of Light Transport based on the Separation of Direct and Indirect Components,
PROCAMS07(1-2).
WWW Version. 0706 BibRef

Madsen, C.B.[Claus B.], Laursen, R.E.[Rune E.],
Performance Comparison of Techniques for Approximating Image-Based Lighting by Directional Light Sources,
SCIA07(888-897).
WWW Version. 0706 BibRef

Troccoli, A.[Alejandro], Allen, P.K.[Peter K.],
Recovering Illumination and Texture Using Ratio Images,
3DPVT06(655-662).
WWW Version. 0606 BibRef

Stork, D.G.[David G.], Johnson, M.K.[M. Kimo],
Estimating the location of illuminants in realist master paintings Computer image analysis addresses a debate in art history of the Baroque,
ICPR06(I: 255-258).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Andersen, M.S.[Mikkel Sandberg], Jensen, T.[Tommy], Madsen, C.B.[Claus B.],
Estimation of Dynamic Light Changes in Outdoor Scenes Without the use of Calibration Objects,
ICPR06(IV: 91-94).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Alldrin, N.G.[Neil G.], Kriegman, D.J.[David J.],
A Planar Light Probe,
CVPR06(II: 2324-2330).
WWW Version. 0606Recover lighting information, 2 planes separated by glass, recover Fourier parameters directly. BibRef

Xie, F.[Feng], Tao, L.M.[Lin-Mi], Xu, G.Y.[Guang-You], Di, H.[Huijun],
Estimating Illumination Parameters in Real Space with Application to Image Relighting,
ACCV06(I:490-499).
WWW Version. 0601 BibRef

Kawakami, R.[Rei], Ikeuchi, K.[Katsushi], Tan, R.T.[Robby T.],
Consistent Surface Color for Texturing Large Objects in Outdoor Scenes,
ICCV05(II: 1200-1207).
WWW Version. 0510Remove illumination to get real color. BibRef

Ebner, M.[Marc],
Estimating the Color of the Illuminant Using Anisotropic Diffusion,
CAIP07(441-449).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Ebner, M.[Marc], Herrmann, C.[Christian],
On Determining the Color of the Illuminant Using the Dichromatic Reflection Model,
DAGM05(1).
WWW Version. 0509 BibRef

Ortiz, A.[Alberto], Oliver, G.[Gabriel],
Estimation of Directional and Ambient Illumination Parameters by Means of a Calibration Object,
ICIAR04(I: 672-679).
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef

Kwon, O.S.[Oh-Seol], Cho, Y.H.[Yang-Ho], Kim, Y.T.[Yun-Tae], Ha, Y.H.[Yeong-Ho],
Illumination estimation based on valid pixel selection in highlight region,
ICIP04(IV: 2419-2422).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Kanbara, M., Yokoya, N.,
Real-time estimation of light source environment for photorealistic augmented reality,
ICPR04(II: 911-914).
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef

Green, J., Pridmore, T.P., Benford, S., Ghali, A.,
Location and recognition of flashlight projections for visual interfaces,
ICPR04(IV: 949-952).
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef

Varma, M., Zisserman, A.,
Estimating illumination direction from textured images,
CVPR04(I: 179-186).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0408 BibRef

Wu, T.P.[Tai-Pang], Tang, C.K.[Chi-Keung],
Separating Subsurface Scattering from Photometric Image,
ICPR06(II: 207-210).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef
Earlier:
Separating Specular, Diffuse, and Subsurface Scattering Reflectances from Photometric Images,
ECCV04(Vol II: 419-433).
WWW Version. 0405Detailed analysis of reflection. BibRef

Li, Y.Z.[Yuan-Zhen], Lin, S., Lu, H.Q.[Han-Qing], Shum, H.Y.[Heung-Yeung],
Multiple-cue illumination estimation in textured scenes,
ICCV03(1366-1373).
WWW Version. 0311 BibRef

Ottlik, A.[Artur], Nagel, H.H.[Hans-Hellmut],
On Consistent Discrimination between Directed and Diffuse Outdoor Illumination,
DAGM03(418-425).
HTML Version. 0310 BibRef

Zhou, W., Kambhamettu, C.,
Estimation of Illuminant Direction and Intensity of Multiple Light Sources,
ECCV02(IV: 206 ff.).
HTML Version. 0205 BibRef

Zhou, W.[Wei], Kambhamettu, C.,
Estimation of the size and location of multiple area light sources,
ICPR04(III: 214-217).
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef

Ostrovsky, Y.[Yuri], Cavanagh, P.[Patrick], Sinha, P.[Pawan],
Perceiving Illumination Inconsistencies in Scenes,
MIT AIM-2001-029, November 2001.
WWW Version. 0205 BibRef

Lin, S., Shum, H.Y.,
Separation of Diffuse and Specular Reflection from Color Images,
CVPR01(I:341-346).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0110From 2 images (uncalibrated lighting) estimate illumination. Then RGB of reflected light. BibRef

Gómez Moreno, H., Maldonado Bascón, S., López Ferreras, F., Acevedo Rodríguez, F.,
Extracting Illumination from Images by Using the Wavelet Transform,
ICIP01(II: 265-268).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0108 BibRef

Okatani, T.[Takayuki], Deguchi, K.[Koichiro],
Estimation of Illumination Distribution Using a Specular Sphere,
ICPR00(Vol III: 592-595).
WWW Version.
HTML Version. 0009 BibRef

Yang, Y., and Yuille, A.L.,
Sources from Shading,
CVPR91(534-539). Illumination direction.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 9100

Brady, M.,
Inferring the Direction of the Sun from Intensity Values on a Generalized Cone,
IJCAI79(88-91). BibRef 7900

Chapter on 3-D Shape from X -- Shading, Textures, Lasers, Structured Light, Focus, Line Drawings continues in
Interreflections .


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