dynamicsoften

Dynamicsoften is a real-time rendering technique designed to adaptively soften edges in computer graphics to reduce aliasing while preserving detail. It combines edge detection and motion-aware filtering to apply varying degrees of softness across an image, depending on local content and scene dynamics.

It operates as a post-processing pass integrated with the rendering pipeline. Screen-space metrics such as depth discontinuities, luminance contrast, texture detail, and motion vectors guide the softening strength and kernel size for different regions. The method may blend smooth, softly filtered areas with preserved sharp edges to minimize blur on important details. Implementations may also incorporate temporal stabilization and selective sharpening to maintain high-frequency content where needed.

Implementations vary from fast, single-pass filters to more compute-heavy, ML-assisted predictors that estimate the optimal softness for each frame.

Applications include real-time games and virtual reality, where high-quality anti-aliasing is desired without excessive performance cost. Dynamicsoften can complement FXAA, SMAA, or TAA by providing adaptable softness rather than a fixed blur.

Limitations include potential blur in textured regions if misconfigured, and possible temporal artifacts or ghosting when the softening adapts too slowly to motion. Performance depends on the chosen approach and hardware.