"The underlying geometry is unchanged" - turns out DLSS 5 really is just a filter over 2D images, as Nvidia employee reveals: "Materials are inferred from the rendered frame"
An Nvidia employee has clarified that DLSS 5 utilizes 2D imagery and motion vectors, functioning similarly to an Instagram filter by inferring materials from the rendered frame rather than altering underlying geometry. While developers will have controls for intensity and color grading, the AI's interpretation of the image appears to be an on or off function, raising concerns about artistic intent.
- Entities
- Person: Jacob Freeman
- Topic: AI Upscaling
- Topic: Game Development
- Person: Jensen Huang
- Topic: Generative AI
- Game: Starfield
- Company: NVIDIA
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