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Sampling Problems in Computer Graphics

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The term “sampling” is ambiguous since it lends itself to a multitude of interpretations across various fields of study. In computer graphics, sampling problems arise in two distinct contexts. First, continuous functions (signals) are discretized via sampling. For example, a pixelated image represents an underlying continuous image signal sampled at the grid of pixel locations. The general problem is then of reconstructing a high-fidelity approximation of the continuous signal using the discretization. This application of sampling is heavily inspired by the wealth of literature in the digital signal processing community [1]. The second category of sampling problems in computer graphics applications uses sampled values to estimate general characteristics of the sampled population [2]. For example, in Monte Carlo image synthesis, samples of the radiance incident at each pixel are used to estimate the expected radiance at the pixel, using Monte Carlo integration. This article...

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University College London, Malet Place, WC1E 6BT, London, UK

    Kartic Subr

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Modern, Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Ming Ronnier Luo

  2. School of Design, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Ming Ronnier Luo

  3. Graduate Institute of Colour and Illumination, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Ming Ronnier Luo

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Subr, K. (2016). Sampling Problems in Computer Graphics. In: Luo, M.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8071-7_167

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