Squeeze: Numerical-Precision-Optimized Volume Rendering

Bitter, Ingmar; Neophytou, Neophytos; Mueller, Klaus; Kaufman, Arie E.

Squeeze: Numerical-Precision-Optimized Volume Rendering

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Date

2004

Authors

Bitter, Ingmar
Neophytou, Neophytos
Mueller, Klaus
Kaufman, Arie E.

Publisher

The Eurographics Association

Abstract

This paper discusses how to squeeze volume rendering into as few bits per operation as possible while still retaining excellent image quality. For each of the typical volume rendering pipeline stages in texture map volume rendering, ray casting and splatting we provide a quantitative analysis of the theoretical and practical limits for the required bit precision for computation and storage. Applying this analysis to any volume rendering implementation can balance the internal precisions based on the desired final output precision and can result in significant speedups and reduced memory footprint.

        @inproceedings{:10.2312/EGGH/EGGH04/025-034
,
booktitle = {Graphics Hardware
},
editor = {Tomas Akenine-Moeller and Michael McCool
},
title = {{Squeeze: Numerical-Precision-Optimized Volume Rendering
}},
author = {Bitter, Ingmar and 
Neophytou, Neophytos and 
Mueller, Klaus and 
Kaufman, Arie E.
},
year = {2004
},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association
},
ISSN = {1727-3471
},
ISBN = {3-905673-15-0
},
DOI = {/10.2312/EGGH/EGGH04/025-034
}
}