Patent ID: 6618046
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: G06Q,G06T

Abstract:
A method comprising:receiving a three-dimensional computer graphics model associated with a movie; generating a rendering cost estimate by deriving rendering cost estimate information from the model and combining the information with a rendering cost estimation relationship; wherein said generating comprises generating the rendering cost estimate based on a resolution, a number of triangles, an antialiasing setting, a motion blur setting, a ray tracing setting, a percent of a scene to be ray traced, and a number of lights derived from the model, including: generating a first contribution to the rendering cost estimate by combining the resolution and the number of triangles with a first rendering cost estimation relationship portion; generating a second contribution to the rendering cost estimate by combining the antialiasing setting, the motion blur setting, and the resolution with a second rendering cost estimation relationship portion; generating a third contribution to the rendering cost estimate by combining the ray tracing setting, the percent of a scene to be ray traced, and the number of lights with a third rendering cost estimation relationship portion; and generating the rendering cost estimate by combining the first, the second, and the third contributions to the rendering cost estimate; and providing the rendering cost estimate to a movie studio prior to rendering the model.