I’m searching for a fast approach to render out a spheremap without doing multiple viewpoints per render (e.g. Not doing a cube map and then warping each face to the spheremap with distorted textured quads).
Does anyone know if there are methods to setup a Projection matrix (or other transform math) to generate a 180 (or close to 180, say 165) degree FOV?
I searched the net a bit and all examples that use ‘Fish Eye’ lenses use a post-warp of a cube generated from 90 view frustums.
I realize that 4x4 matrices work with flat planar equations instead of a hemisphere, but perhaps there is an intruiging math technique that approximates the desired effect?
Any help much appreciated.