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In [[computer graphics]], '''ray tracing''' is a technique for generating an image by tracing the path of [[light]] through [[Pixel|pixels]] in an [[image plane]] and simulating the effects of its encounters with virtual objects.

== Description ==

The technique is capable of producing a very high degree of visual realism, usually higher than that of typical [[scanline rendering]] methods, but at a greater [[computational cost]].

This makes ray tracing best suited for applications where the [[Digital image|image]] can be rendered slowly ahead of time, such as in still images and film and television visual effects, and more poorly suited for real-time applications like video games where speed is critical.

Ray tracing is capable of simulating a wide variety of optical effects, such as reflection and refraction, scattering, and dispersion phenomena (such as chromatic aberration).

== See also ==

* [[Beam tracing]]
* [[Cone tracing]]
* [[Distributed ray tracing]]
* [[Global illumination]]
* [[Gouraud shading]]
* [[List of ray tracing software]]
* [[Parallel computing]]
* [[Phong shading]]
* [[Progressive refinement]]
* [[Rendering (computer graphics)]]
* [[Shading]]
* [[Specular reflection]]
* [[Time complexity]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_tracing_(graphics) Ray tracing (graphics)] @ Wikipedia

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