Disney Research Unveils Neural Render Proxies for Interactive Lighting

💡 Disney Research introduces Neural Render Proxies (NRP) for interactive lighting

This technology allows for real-time lighting changes in static scenes (30–60 Hz) using a lightweight neural network.

🌍 NRP accelerates lighting setup in CGI animation, replacing lengthy rendering with a fast process.

👤 Artists gain the flexibility of game engines while maintaining photo-realistic path tracing quality.

Source 1: https://studios.disneyresearch.com/2026/07/01/neural-render-proxies-for-interactive-and-differentiable-lighting/