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Parametric Integration with Neural Integral Operators

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Abstract

Real-time rendering imposes strict limitations on the sampling budget for light transport simulation, often resulting in noisy images. However, denoisers have demonstrated that it is possible to produce noise-free images through filtering. We enhance image quality by removing noise before material shading, rather than filtering already shaded noisy images. This approach allows for material-agnostic denoising (MAD) and leverages machine learning by approximating the light transport integral operator with a neural network, effectively performing parametric integration with neural operators. Our method operates in real-time, requires data from only a single frame, seamlessly integrates with existing denoisers and temporal anti-aliasing techniques, and is efficient to train. Additionally, it is straightforward to incorporate with physically based rendering algorithms.

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@article{arxiv.2507.17440,
  title  = {Parametric Integration with Neural Integral Operators},
  author = {Christoph Schied and Alexander Keller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.17440},
  year   = {2025}
}
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