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arXiv Computer Vision By Junyeong Ahn, Jaegul Choo

VolS-GS: Relightable Gaussian Splatting with Volumetric Subsurface Scattering

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VolS-GS is a relightable Gaussian splatting framework that reconstructs objects from one-light-at-a-time captures and renders them under novel lighting and viewpoints. It addresses the difficulty of modeling non‑local effects such as subsurface scattering by using the spatial support of the Gaussian scene as the domain of a differentiable finite‑volume transport solver, allowing light to propagate through the object's interior. A small network predicts scattering and absorption coefficients for each Gaussian, and the solver redistributes incident light, while a shadow term and regularizer prevent learned shadow and specular terms from dominating the appearance. "whyItMatters":"The approach improves relighting quality on held‑out lights and views across three OLAT benchmarks, demonstrating its effectiveness for realistic rendering of subsurface scattering effects."

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