Anyone know of a really good book about Ray Tracing?

Question

Hi there,

I need to do some research on ray tracing and create my own ray tracer. Can you guys name any good books on the subject?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I can recommend Physically Based Rendering by Pharr and Humphreys, which includes a full renderer written in C++ using literature programming methods.

Answer 2

Pharr and Humphreys, "Physically Based Rendering", Morgan-Kaufman 2004

Wann Jensen, "Realistic Image Synthesis Using Photon Mapping", AK Peters, 2001

Dutré, Bala, and Baekert, "Advanced Global Illumination", AK Peters, 2006

Answer 3

Previous topic?

Answer 4

Not a book, but the place where I learnt all about Ray Tracing - Persistance of Vision (POV)

Answer 5

An Introduction to Ray Tracing, Glassner et al.