A Convenient Generalization of Schlick's Bias and Gain Functions

10/17/2020
by   Jonathan T. Barron, et al.
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We present a generalization of Schlick's bias and gain functions – simple parametric curve-shaped functions for inputs in [0, 1]. Our single function includes both bias and gain as special cases, and is able to describe other smooth and monotonic curves with variable degrees of asymmetry.

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