Thread: Calculate specular

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    Calculate specular

    hi!

    lets say i want to calculate specularity to do something like this:
    http://plouj.com/projects/erlang-ray...aced-r27-1.png

    i have:
    • light vector
    • surface normal
    • camera look vector


    i want:
    specularity
    all i get when trying to do this is something that doesn't look much like specular, but more like a paintball match. i'm not very good at vector maths, so i'm asking YOU

    anyone got an idea?
    thanks

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    From the D3D SDK
    Specular Lighting = Cs * sum[Ls * (N • H)^P * Atten * Spot]

    Cs = specular color
    Ls = light specular color
    N = vertex normal
    H = halfway vector
    P = reflection power
    Atten = attenutation factor
    Spot = spotlight attenuation factor
    True specular - no halfway vector (Phong)

    R = 2 * (N dot L) * N - L
    I = Ai * Ac * Di * Dc * (N dot L) * Si * Sc * (R dot V)^n

    Ai = ambient intensity
    Ac = ambient color
    Di = diffuse intensity
    Dc= diffuse color
    N = normal
    L = Light direction
    Si = specular intensity
    Sc = specular color
    R = reflection vector
    V = view direction
    n = specular power

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    this should help. thanks
    i'll come back if it doesn't work

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