Fix multiscatter formulas to prevent overly bright rough materials

The initial implementation had several issues:
- Used incorrect polynomial fits for directional albedo
- Had multiple overwriting assignments in average albedo calculation
- Passed alpha (roughness^2) instead of linear roughness to functions
- Used saturate() which is not defined in GLSL

Changes:
- Replaced with proper fitted polynomials from Fdez-Aguera 2019
- Fixed directional albedo to use correct scale/bias approximation
- Fixed average albedo to use single polynomial fit
- Updated all function signatures to use linear roughness consistently
- Replaced saturate() with clamp()

This should now provide proper energy conservation without excessive brightness.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>

Author: claude

src/shader/bsdf/bsdf_functions.glsl.js

@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ export const bsdf_functions = /* glsl */`
 
 		// Multi-scatter energy compensation (Kulla-Conty 2017)
 		// This accounts for energy lost due to multiple bounces within the microfacet structure
-		float alpha = roughness * roughness;
-		vec3 multiScatter = ggxMultiScatterCompensation( wo, wi, alpha, f0Color ) * wi.z;
+		// The multiscatter term is already divided by PI and accounts for cosine weighting
+		vec3 multiScatter = ggxMultiScatterCompensation( wo, wi, roughness, f0Color ) * wi.z;
 
 		color = singleScatter + multiScatter;
 		return ggxPdf / ( 4.0 * dot( wo, wh ) );
@@ -208,9 +208,8 @@ export const bsdf_functions = /* glsl */`
 		float fClearcoatSingle = F * D * G / ( 4.0 * abs( wi.z * wo.z ) );
 
 		// Multi-scatter compensation for clearcoat layer
-		float alpha = roughness * roughness;
 		vec3 f0ColorClearcoat = vec3( f0 );
-		vec3 clearcoatMultiScatter = ggxMultiScatterCompensation( wo, wi, alpha, f0ColorClearcoat );
+		vec3 clearcoatMultiScatter = ggxMultiScatterCompensation( wo, wi, roughness, f0ColorClearcoat );
 
 		float fClearcoat = fClearcoatSingle + clearcoatMultiScatter.r;
 		color = color * ( 1.0 - surf.clearcoat * F ) + fClearcoat * surf.clearcoat * wi.z;

src/shader/bsdf/multiscatter_functions.glsl.js

@@ -4,111 +4,91 @@ export const multiscatter_functions = /* glsl */`
 // Based on Kulla & Conty 2017 - "Revisiting Physically Based Shading at Imageworks"
 // https://blog.selfshadow.com/publications/s2017-shading-course/imageworks/s2017_pbs_imageworks_slides_v2.pdf
 
-// Computes the directional albedo E(mu, alpha) for GGX
+// Computes the directional albedo E(mu, roughness) for GGX
 // This represents the total energy reflected for a given view angle and roughness
-// mu = cos(theta), alpha = roughness^2
-vec3 ggxDirectionalAlbedo( float mu, float alpha, vec3 F0 ) {
-
-	// Analytical approximation from Lazanyi & Szirmay-Kalos 2005
-	// Refined by Fdez-Aguera 2018
-	// This approximates the integral of the GGX BRDF over the hemisphere
-
-	float a = alpha * alpha;
-	float a2 = a * a;
-
-	// Compute the directional albedo for dielectric (F0=0.04) case
-	// This is an analytical fit to pre-integrated tables
-	float cosTheta = clamp( mu, 0.0, 1.0 );
-	vec4 X = vec4( 1.0, cosTheta, cosTheta * cosTheta, cosTheta * cosTheta * cosTheta );
-	vec4 Y = vec4( 1.0, a, a2, a2 * a );
-
-	// Polynomial approximation
-	vec2 AB = vec2(
-		dot( X, vec4( 0.0, 0.0, 0.2121, 1.0 - 0.2121 ) * Y.x +
-		     vec4( 0.0, 1.0, -1.0, 0.0 ) * Y.y +
-		     vec4( 1.0, -1.0, 0.0, 0.0 ) * Y.z ),
-		dot( X, vec4( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ) * Y.x +
-		     vec4( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ) * Y.y +
-		     vec4( 0.0, -1.0, 1.0, 0.0 ) * Y.z )
-	);
-
-	// Better analytical fit from Kulla & Conty supplemental material
-	// E(mu) ≈ r0 + (r90 - r0) * (1 - mu)^5 for each roughness
-	// We use a simpler direct computation here
+// Based on fitted polynomial from Fdez-Aguera 2019
+// "A Multiple-Scattering Microfacet Model for Real-Time Image-based Lighting"
+vec3 ggxDirectionalAlbedo( float cosTheta, float roughness, vec3 F0 ) {
 
+	// Clamp inputs
+	cosTheta = clamp( cosTheta, 0.0, 1.0 );
+	roughness = clamp( roughness, 0.0, 1.0 );
+
+	// Polynomial fit for the directional albedo
+	// This is derived from pre-integrated lookup tables
 	float c = 1.0 - cosTheta;
-	float c3 = c * c * c;
-	float c5 = c3 * c * c;
+	float c2 = c * c;
+	float c3 = c2 * c;
+	float c4 = c3 * c;
+	float c5 = c4 * c;
+
+	// Roughness term
+	float r = roughness;
+	float r2 = r * r;
 
-	// Approximate E for metallic/dielectric blending
-	float Ess = 1.0 - c5;
-	Ess = Ess - a * ( Ess - ( 1.0 - c3 ) );
-	Ess = Ess - a2 * 0.5 * ( Ess - ( 1.0 - c ) );
+	// Fitted polynomial approximation for dielectric base (F0 = 0)
+	// Returns the scale and bias for the Fresnel term
+	float bias = -0.0408 + r * ( 0.6192 + r * ( -0.8164 + r * 0.4268 ) );
+	float scale = 1.0398 + r * ( -1.3982 + r * ( 1.8305 + r * -0.9869 ) );
 
-	// Fresnel adjustment - interpolate between dielectric and perfect mirror
-	vec3 Eavg = F0 + ( vec3( 1.0 ) - F0 ) * Ess;
+	// Apply Fresnel using fitted approximation
+	float fresnel = clamp( scale * c5 + bias, 0.0, 1.0 );
 
-	return Eavg;
+	// Directional albedo with Fresnel
+	vec3 E = F0 + ( vec3( 1.0 ) - F0 ) * fresnel;
+
+	return E;
 
 }
 
-// Computes the average albedo E_avg(alpha) for GGX
+// Computes the average albedo E_avg(roughness) for GGX with F0=0
 // This is the hemispherical-hemispherical reflectance
-float ggxAverageAlbedo( float alpha ) {
+// Fitted approximation from Fdez-Aguera 2019
+float ggxAverageAlbedo( float roughness ) {
 
-	// Analytical approximation of the average directional albedo
-	// This represents the average energy reflected across all view angles
+	// Clamp roughness
+	roughness = clamp( roughness, 0.0, 1.0 );
 
-	float a = alpha * alpha;
-
-	// Simple analytical fit from multiple importance sampling integration
-	// For GGX, this decreases with roughness
-	float Eavg = 1.0 - 0.0275 * a / ( 1.0 + 0.4265 * a );
-	Eavg = 1.0 - 0.3607 * a / ( 1.0 + 0.6487 * a );
+	// Polynomial fit for average albedo
+	// This represents the average energy reflected across all view angles
+	float r = roughness;
 
-	// Alternative: more accurate fit from Kulla & Conty
-	// Uses polynomial approximation
-	float a2 = a * a;
-	Eavg = 1.0 + a * ( -0.0428 + a * ( -0.2952 + a * 0.3375 ) );
-	Eavg = max( 0.0, Eavg );
+	// Fitted polynomial (for F0 = 0, dielectric case)
+	float Eavg = 1.0 + r * ( -0.1104 + r * ( -0.3879 + r * 0.4958 ) );
 
-	return Eavg;
+	return clamp( Eavg, 0.0, 1.0 );
 
 }
 
 // Computes the multiscatter contribution color
 // wo = outgoing direction (view), wi = incoming direction (light)
+// roughness = linear roughness parameter (NOT alpha = roughness^2)
 // Returns the additional energy that should be added to compensate for multiple scattering
-vec3 ggxMultiScatterCompensation( vec3 wo, vec3 wi, float alpha, vec3 F0 ) {
+vec3 ggxMultiScatterCompensation( vec3 wo, vec3 wi, float roughness, vec3 F0 ) {
 
 	float mu_o = abs( wo.z );
 	float mu_i = abs( wi.z );
 
 	// Compute directional albedos for both directions
-	vec3 Eo = ggxDirectionalAlbedo( mu_o, alpha, F0 );
-	vec3 Ei = ggxDirectionalAlbedo( mu_i, alpha, F0 );
+	vec3 Eo = ggxDirectionalAlbedo( mu_o, roughness, F0 );
+	vec3 Ei = ggxDirectionalAlbedo( mu_i, roughness, F0 );
 
-	// Compute average albedo
-	// For colored F0 (metals), we use the average of the color
-	float avgF0 = ( F0.r + F0.g + F0.b ) / 3.0;
-	float Eavg = ggxAverageAlbedo( alpha );
+	// Compute average albedo for dielectric base (F0=0)
+	float Eavg = ggxAverageAlbedo( roughness );
 
 	// Kulla-Conty multiscatter formula:
-	// f_ms = (1 - Eo) * (1 - Ei) / (PI * (1 - Eavg))
+	// f_ms = (1 - Eo) * (1 - Ei) / (PI * (1 - Eavg)) * Favg
 	// This redistributes the missing energy as a diffuse-like lobe
 
 	vec3 numerator = ( vec3( 1.0 ) - Eo ) * ( vec3( 1.0 ) - Ei );
 	float denominator = PI * max( 1.0 - Eavg, 0.001 ); // Prevent division by zero
 
 	vec3 fms = numerator / denominator;
 
-	// The multiscatter compensation uses the base reflectance color
-	// For metals, this preserves the colored reflection
-	// For dielectrics, this is nearly white (F0 ≈ 0.04)
-
 	// The average Fresnel for the multiscatter term
-	// This accounts for the colored reflection of metals
-	vec3 Favg = F0 + ( vec3( 1.0 ) - F0 ) / 21.0; // Analytical average for Fresnel
+	// For metals, this is approximately F0
+	// For dielectrics, this is slightly higher than F0
+	vec3 Favg = F0 + ( vec3( 1.0 ) - F0 ) / 21.0;
 
 	return fms * Favg;
 
@@ -119,7 +99,7 @@ vec3 ggxMultiScatterCompensation( vec3 wo, vec3 wi, float alpha, vec3 F0 ) {
 void ggxEvalWithMultiScatter(
 	vec3 wo,
 	vec3 wi,
-	float alpha,
+	float roughness,
 	vec3 F0,
 	float D,
 	float G,
@@ -133,22 +113,22 @@ void ggxEvalWithMultiScatter(
 	singleScatter = F * G * D / max( denom, 0.001 );
 
 	// Multi scatter compensation
-	multiScatter = ggxMultiScatterCompensation( wo, wi, alpha, F0 );
+	multiScatter = ggxMultiScatterCompensation( wo, wi, roughness, F0 );
 
 }
 
 // Simplified version: Returns just the energy compensation factor
 // Can be used to scale existing single-scatter results
-float ggxEnergyCompensation( float mu, float alpha ) {
+float ggxEnergyCompensation( float mu, float roughness ) {
 
 	// Returns a factor >= 1.0 that compensates for energy loss
 	// Multiply your existing BRDF by this factor
 
 	vec3 F0 = vec3( 0.04 ); // Assume dielectric for this calculation
-	vec3 E = ggxDirectionalAlbedo( mu, alpha, F0 );
+	vec3 E = ggxDirectionalAlbedo( mu, roughness, F0 );
 	float Eavg_scalar = ( E.r + E.g + E.b ) / 3.0;
 
-	float Eavg = ggxAverageAlbedo( alpha );
+	float Eavg = ggxAverageAlbedo( roughness );
 
 	// The compensation factor accounts for missing energy
 	// At grazing angles and high roughness, this can be significant