SpectroMotion: Dynamic 3D Reconstruction of Specular Scenes
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Abstract (arXiv)
We present SpectroMotion, a novel approach that combines 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) with physically-based rendering (PBR) and deformation fields to reconstruct dynamic specular scenes. Previous methods extending 3DGS to model dynamic scenes have struggled to represent specular surfaces accurately. Our method addresses this limitation by introducing a residual correction technique for accurate surface normal computation during deformation, complemented by a deformable environment map that adapts to time-varying lighting conditions. We implement a coarse-to-fine training strategy significantly enhancing scene geometry and specular color prediction. It is the only existing 3DGS method capable of synthesizing photorealistic real-world dynamic specular scenes, outperforming state-of-the-art methods in rendering complex, dynamic, and specular scenes.
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- 2023Eclipse: Disambiguating Illumination and Materials using Unintended Shadowscited by 14
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- 2024NaRCan: Natural Refined Canonical Image with Integration of Diffusion Prior for Video Editingcited by 7
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- 2026LightFuse: Relightable Interactive Gaussian Scene Reconstruction via Multi-Scan Fusion and 2D Gaussian Ray Tracingcited by 0
- 2026EvoGS: Modeling Deformation Evolution for Dynamic Gaussian Splattingcited by 0
- 2026Reflection-Robust 6DoF Object Tracking with Light Fieldscited by 0
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- 2026Reconstructing the Dynamic World: A Representation-Centric View of 4D Scene Reconstruction30 Sep 2026
- 2026EvoGS: Modeling Deformation Evolution for Dynamic Gaussian Splatting1 Sep 2026
- 2026LightFuse: Relightable Interactive Gaussian Scene Reconstruction via Multi-Scan Fusion and 2D Gaussian Ray Tracing29 Aug 2026
- 2026Deformable Triangle Splatting: Flexible Primitives for Real-Time Radiance Field Rendering24 Jul 2026
- 2026Multi4D: High-Fidelity Dynamic Gaussian Splatting via Multi-Level Competitive Allocation20 Jun 2026
- 2026Pantheon360: Taming Digital Twin Generation via 3D-Aware 360deg Video Diffusion25 May 2026
- 2026MoCam: Unified Novel View Synthesis via Structured Denoising Dynamics12 May 2026
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- 20263AM: 3egment Anything with Geometric Consistency in Videos13 Jan 2026
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- 2025TraceFlow: Dynamic 3D Reconstruction of Specular Scenes Driven by Ray Tracing10 Dec 2025
- 2025Splannequin: Freezing Monocular Mannequin-Challenge Footage with Dual-Detection Splatting4 Dec 2025
- 2025StreamSTGS: Streaming Spatial and Temporal Gaussian Grids for Real-Time Free-Viewpoint Video8 Nov 2025
- 2025Skyfall-GS: Synthesizing Immersive 3D Urban Scenes from Satellite Imagery17 Oct 2025
- 2025StealthAttack: Robust 3D Gaussian Splatting Poisoning via Density-Guided Illusions2 Oct 2025
- 2025Every Camera Effect, Every Time, All at Once: 4D Gaussian Ray Tracing for Physics-based Camera Effect Data Generation13 Sep 2025
- 2025LongSplat: Robust Unposed 3D Gaussian Splatting for Casual Long Videos19 Aug 2025
- 2025Reconstructing 4D Spatial Intelligence: A Survey28 Jul 2025
- 2025Eye2Eye: A Simple Approach for Monocular-to-Stereo Video Synthesis30 Apr 2025
- 2025Interpretable Single-View 3D Gaussian Splatting using Unsupervised Hierarchical Disentangled Representation Learning5 Apr 2025
- 2025AuraFusion360: Augmented Unseen Region Alignment for Reference-based 360deg Unbounded Scene Inpainting7 Feb 2025
- 2025LongSplat: Robust Unposed 3D Gaussian Splatting for Casual Long Videoscited by 24
- 2025AuraFusion360: Augmented Unseen Region Alignment for Reference-based 360deg Unbounded Scene Inpaintingcited by 21
- 2025Skyfall-GS: Synthesizing Immersive 3D Urban Scenes from Satellite Imagerycited by 17
- 2025Reconstructing 4D Spatial Intelligence: A Surveycited by 14
- 2026AdaGaR: Adaptive Gabor Representation for Dynamic Scene Reconstructioncited by 9
- 2025Eye2Eye: A Simple Approach for Monocular-to-Stereo Video Synthesiscited by 6
- 2025StealthAttack: Robust 3D Gaussian Splatting Poisoning via Density-Guided Illusionscited by 6
- 2025Generative Refocusing: Flexible Defocus Control from a Single Imagecited by 4
- 20263AM: 3egment Anything with Geometric Consistency in Videoscited by 4
- 2025StreamSTGS: Streaming Spatial and Temporal Gaussian Grids for Real-Time Free-Viewpoint Videocited by 2
- 2025Splannequin: Freezing Monocular Mannequin-Challenge Footage with Dual-Detection Splattingcited by 2
- 2026MoCam: Unified Novel View Synthesis via Structured Denoising Dynamicscited by 2
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- 2026Cepheid: Decoupling Scale from Structure for Cross-Family Motion Completion13 Oct 2026
- 2026Reflection-Robust 6DoF Object Tracking with Light Fields4 Oct 2026
- 2026Reconstructing the Dynamic World: A Representation-Centric View of 4D Scene Reconstruction30 Sep 2026
- 2026EvoGS: Modeling Deformation Evolution for Dynamic Gaussian Splatting1 Sep 2026
- 2026LightFuse: Relightable Interactive Gaussian Scene Reconstruction via Multi-Scan Fusion and 2D Gaussian Ray Tracing29 Aug 2026
- 2026Deformable Triangle Splatting: Flexible Primitives for Real-Time Radiance Field Rendering24 Jul 2026
- 2026Multi4D: High-Fidelity Dynamic Gaussian Splatting via Multi-Level Competitive Allocation20 Jun 2026
- 2026MoCam: Unified Novel View Synthesis via Structured Denoising Dynamics12 May 2026
- 2026Detailed Geometry and Appearance from Opportunistic Motion27 Mar 2026
- 20263AM: 3egment Anything with Geometric Consistency in Videos13 Jan 2026
- 2026AdaGaR: Adaptive Gabor Representation for Dynamic Scene Reconstruction2 Jan 2026
- 2025Generative Refocusing: Flexible Defocus Control from a Single Image18 Dec 2025
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