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sanmn19 · Jul 08, 2016 at 06:15 AM ·
lightingglobal illuminationambient occlusion
Ambient occlusion vs global illumination?
AO subtracts the ambient light occluded by the surrounding objects and GI computes direct and bounce lighting to illuminate an object. So, what exactly is the differen between the 2? Is AO outdated because of GI?
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