RPC objects in Rendering

RPC stands for Rich Photorealistic Content, a term used to describe the software and content associated with ArchVision's award-winning Image-Based Rendering (IBR) technology. (RPC also the file extension for this image-based content.) This solution has become the preferred method of incorporating complex objects into 3D computer graphics environments. RPC technology uses high quality image data combined with minimal polygonal geometry to create the illusion of 3D.

By synthesizing image data as the camera moves through the scene, images effectively reproduce the appearance of a 3-Dimensional object without relying on complex polygonal geometry. At render time, the RPC plug-in calculates the viewing angle of the RPC object relative to the virtual camera. The appropriate corresponding images are then synthesized, creating the illusion that a complete 3D object exists in the scene.
These new objects consist of two picture-planes perpendicular to each other like mock-ups. As a consequence, they can show different pictures depending on their rotation angle, creating the illusion of complete 3D objects on rendered images and animation files.