The article introduces MatSynth, a dataset comprised of over 4,000 ultra-high resolution PBR materials. These materials are key for defining the interaction of light on the surfaces of virtual objects. In the past, research in material acquisition or generation relied heavily on limited datasets or large company-owned libraries. MatSynth presents a significantly larger and more diverse set of materials, carefully collected and supplemented with metadata like origin, license, category, tags, and creation method. The dataset also includes over 3 million renderings of the materials under different lightings. The authors emphasize the importance of such data for further research and various applications.
Publication date: 11 Jan 2024
Project Page: https://www.gvecchio.com/matsynth
Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.06056
