Radiance is intended to aid lighting designers and architects by predicting the light levels and appearance of a space prior to construction. The package includes programs for modeling and translating scene geometry, luminaire data and material properties, all of which are needed as input to the simulation. The lighting simulation itself uses ray tracing techniques to compute radiance values (ie. the quantity of light passing through a specific point in a specific direction), which are typically arranged to form a photographic quality image. The resulting image may be analyzed, displayed and manipulated within the package, and converted to other popular image file formats for export to other packages, facilitating the production of hard copy output.
Original maintainer | Bernd Zeimetz |
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Homepage | http://radsite.lbl.gov/radiance |
4R1

Distribution | Version | Since | Package | Installed | Packager | |
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![]() | deb | 4R1+20120125-1.1 | 2017-11-10 | 5.95 MiB | 12.1 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
Manual pages
3ds2mgf(1)
3ds2mgf - Autodesk 3D Studio to Raytracer file Translator
arch2rad(1)
arch2rad - convert Architrion text file to RADIANCE description
bgraph(1)
bgraph - do a set of batch graphs to a metafile
cnt(1)
cnt - index counter
compamb(1)
compamb - compute good ambient value for a rad input file
cv(1)
cv - Coreutils Viewer
dayfact(1)
dayfact - compute illuminance and daylight factor on workplane
dctimestep(1)
dctimestep - compute annual simulation time-step via matrix multiplication
dgraph(1)
dgraph - do a set of graphs to a dumb terminal
ev(1)
ev - evaluate expressions
falsecolor(1)
falsecolor - make a false color RADIANCE picture
fieldcomb(1)
fieldcomb - combine two or more field frames for video animation
findglare(1)
findglare - locate glare sources in a RADIANCE scene
gcomp(1)
gcomp - do computations on a graph file.
genblinds(1)
genblinds - generate a RADIANCE description of venetian blinds
genBSDF(1)
genBSDF - generate BSDF description from Radiance or MGF input
genclock(1)
genclock - generate a RADIANCE description of a clock
gendaylit(1)
gendaylit - generates a RADIANCE description of the daylit sources using Perez models for diffuse and direct components
genklemsamp(1)
genklemsamp - generate ray samples over surfaces using Klems BSDF basis
genprism(1)
genprism - generate a RADIANCE description of a prism
genrbox(1)
genrbox - generate a RADIANCE description of a box
genrev(1)
genrev - generate a RADIANCE description of surface of revolution
gensky(1)
gensky - generate a RADIANCE description of the sky
genskyvec(1)
genskyvec - compute patch radiance averages for a specific sky
gensurf(1)
gensurf - generate a RADIANCE or Wavefront description of a curved surface
genworm(1)
genworm - generate a RADIANCE description of a functional worm
getbbox(1)
getbbox - compute bounding box for RADIANCE scene
getinfo(1)
getinfo - get header information from a RADIANCE file
glare(1)
glare - Client for Glare Artifact Repository
glarendx(1)
glarendx - calculate glare index
glrad(1)
glrad - render a RADIANCE scene using OpenGL
histo(1)
histo - compute 1-dimensional histogram of N data columns
icalc(1)
icalc - interactive calculator
ies2rad(1)
ies2rad - convert IES luminaire data to RADIANCE description
igraph(1)
igraph - interactive graphing program
lampcolor(1)
lampcolor - compute spectral radiance for diffuse emitter
lookamb(1)
lookamb - examine ambient file values
macbethcal(1)
macbethcal - compute color compensation based on measured Macbeth chart
meta2bmp(1)
meta2bmp - convert metafile to Windows Bitmap (BMP) File
meta2tga(1)
meta2tga - convert metafile to Targa image format
mgf2meta(1)
mgf2meta - convert Materials and Geometry Format file to Metafile graphics
mgf2rad(1)
mgf2rad - convert Materials and Geometry Format file to RADIANCE description
mkillum(1)
mkillum - compute illum sources for a RADIANCE scene
mksource(1)
mksource - compute distant sources for RADIANCE image-based lighting
neaten(1)
neaten - neaten up output columns
normpat(1)
normpat - normalize RADIANCE pictures for use as patterns.
normtiff(1)
normtiff - tone-map and convert RADIANCE picture or HDR TIFF to standard TIFF
obj2mesh(1)
obj2mesh - create a compiled RADIANCE mesh file from Wavefront .OBJ input
obj2rad(1)
obj2rad - convert Wavefront .obj file to RADIANCE description
objline(1)
objline - create metafile line drawings of RADIANCE object(s)
objview(1)
objview - view RADIANCE object(s)
oconv(1)
oconv - create an octree from a RADIANCE scene description
pcomb(1)
pcomb - combine RADIANCE pictures
pcompos(1)
pcompos - composite RADIANCE pictures.
pcond(1)
pcond - condition a RADIANCE picture for output
pdfblur(1)
pdfblur - generate views for depth-of-field blurring
pexpand(1)
pexpand - expand requested commands in metafile
pextrem(1)
pextrem - find minimum and maximum values in RADIANCE picture
pfilt(1)
pfilt - filter a RADIANCE picture
pflip(1)
pflip - flip a RADIANCE picture.
phisto(1)
phisto - compute a luminance histogram from one or more RADIANCE pictures
pinterp(1)
pinterp - interpolate/extrapolate view from pictures
pkgBSDF(1)
pkgBSDF - package BSDFs provided as XML for Radiance
plotin(1)
plotin - convert plot(5) to metafile(5) primitives
pmblur(1)
pmblur - generate views for camera motion blurring
pmdblur(1)
pmdblur - generate views for combined camera motion and depth blurring
protate(1)
protate - rotate a RADIANCE picture.
psign(1)
psign - produce a RADIANCE picture from text.
psmeta(1)
psmeta - convert metafile to PostScript
psort(1)
psort - bacterial localization prediction tool
pvalue(1)
pvalue - convert RADIANCE picture to/from alternate formats
rad(1)
rad - manual page for rad 1.0
rad2mgf(1)
rad2mgf - convert RADIANCE scene description to Materials and Geometry Format
raddepend(1)
raddepend - find RADIANCE scene dependencies
radiance-experttools(1)
radiance-experttools — Specialty programs of the Radiance package, used by experts
ran2tiff(1)
ran2tiff - expose and convert a RADIANCE animation to TIFF frames
ranimate(1)
ranimate - compute a RADIANCE animation
ranimove(1)
ranimove - render a RADIANCE animation with motion
ra_bmp(1)
ra_bmp - convert RADIANCE picture to/from Windows BMP image
ra_gif(1)
ra_gif - convert RADIANCE picture to Compuserve GIF
ra_pict(1)
ra_pict - convert Radiance pictures to Macintosh PICT files
ra_ppm(1)
ra_ppm - convert RADIANCE picture to/from a Poskanzer Portable Pixmap
ra_ps(1)
ra_ps - convert RADIANCE picture to a PostScript file
ra_rgbe(1)
ra_rgbe - convert between different RADIANCE picture types
ra_t16(1)
ra_t16 - convert RADIANCE picture to/from Targa 16 or 24-bit image file
ra_t8(1)
ra_t8 - convert RADIANCE picture to/from Targa 8-bit image file
ra_tiff(1)
ra_tiff - convert RADIANCE picture to/from a TIFF color or greyscale image
ra_xyze(1)
ra_xyze - convert between RADIANCE RGBE and XYZE formats
rcalc(1)
rcalc - record calculator
replmarks(1)
replmarks - replace triangular markers in a RADIANCE scene description
rhcopy(1)
rhcopy - copy ray information into a holodeck
rhinfo(1)
rhinfo - print information about a RADIANCE holodeck file
rholo(1)
rholo - generate/view a RADIANCE holodeck
rhoptimize(1)
rhoptimize - optimize beam locations in holodeck file
rhpict(1)
rhpict - render a RADIANCE picture from a holodeck file
rlam(1)
rlam - laminate records from multiple files
rpict(1)
rpict - generate a RADIANCE picture
rpiece(1)
rpiece - render pieces of a RADIANCE picture
rsensor(1)
rsensor - compute sensor signal from a RADIANCE scene
rtcontrib(1)
rtcontrib - compute contribution coefficients in a RADIANCE scene
rtrace(1)
rtrace - trace rays in RADIANCE scene
rvu(1)
rvu - generate RADIANCE images interactively
tabfunc(1)
tabfunc - convert table to functions for rcalc, etc.
tmesh2rad(1)
tmesh2rad - convert a triangular mesh to a RADIANCE scene description
total(1)
total - sum up columns
trad(1)
trad - graphical user interface to Radiance rad(1) program
ttyimage(1)
ttyimage - RADIANCE driver for dumb ASCII terminal
vwrays(1)
vwrays - compute rays for a given picture or view
vwright(1)
vwright - normalize a RADIANCE view, shift it to the right
x11meta(1)
x11meta - output metafile graphics to X11
xform(1)
xform - transform a RADIANCE scene description
xglaresrc(1)
xglaresrc - dislpay glare sources under X11
ximage(1)
ximage - RADIANCE picture display for X window system
xshowtrace(1)
xshowtrace - interactively show rays traced on RADIANCE image under X11
meta(3)
libmeta.a - simplified interface to metafile(5)
metafile(5)
metafile - graphics command interface, similar to plot(5)
Latest updates

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS xenial/universe: Version 4R1+20120125-1.1 introduced
2017-11-10
- Non-maintainer upload.
- Switched to tk dependency from tk8.4 which helps to remove deprecated Tcl/Tk 8.4 from Debian (closes: #725088).
- Fixed typo in debian/radiance.links.
Related packages
radiance-doc - Lighting Simulation and Rendering System - Documentation
radiance-materials - Lighting Simulation and Rendering System - Materials