coordination/claims/M00-QAR-CAMERA-POSE-SWEEP-001.md

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+# M00-QAR-CAMERA-POSE-SWEEP-001 — Empirical camera pose sweep
+
+<!-- OPENWC_CLAIM:M00-QAR-CAMERA-POSE-SWEEP-001:sindo-main-codex:2026-07-14 -->
+
+## Ownership
+
+- Target: M00
+- Program: QAR
+- Owner/Agent ID: sindo-main-codex
+- Branch: `work/sindo-main-codex/m00-camera-pose-sweep`
+- Lease expires UTC: 2026-07-14
+- Integrator: milestone integrator
+
+## Outcome
+
+Recover reproducible checkpoint framing by sweeping bounded yaw/pitch offsets and ranking paired-image error.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- Changing runtime player camera defaults.
+- Claiming an exact original-client camera pose from perceptual score alone.
+- Adding computer-vision registration or image warping.
+
+## Paths
+
+- Exclusive: camera-pose CLI and sweep orchestration
+- Shared/hotspots: renderer baseline documentation
+- Generated/ignored: local candidate PNGs and JSON reports
+
+## Contracts and data
+
+- Public API/events: additive camera yaw/pitch offset and single-pass capture options; new PowerShell sweep command
+- Schema/format version: capture report schema remains version 1 with additive camera-offset fields
+- Migration/compatibility: existing capture commands retain zero offsets and two passes
+- Consumers: M00 paired-fidelity workflow
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- Requires: build 12340 reference image, capture tool, paired-image comparator
+- Blocks: reproducible manual-reference framing
+- External state: original screenshots remain outside Git
+
+## Verification
+
+- Commands: capture dry-run offset regression, comparator self-test, bounded local sweep when a display/reference is available, repository gates
+- Fixtures: one named M00 checkpoint
+- Fidelity evidence: ranked yaw/pitch candidates with explicit human-approval requirement
+- Performance budget: offline diagnostic; single-pass mode avoids redundant warm capture
+
+## Documentation deliverables
+
+- Inline public API docs: capture and sweep usage
+- Module specification: camera-pose data flow, verification and source map
+- Data-flow diagram: updated pose-sweep flow
+- Sequence/state/dependency diagrams: unchanged
+- Source map/status updates: baseline workflow and findings
+
+## Simplicity and naming
+
+- Important names introduced: `camera_yaw_offset_degrees`, `camera_pitch_offset_degrees`, `single_pass`
+- Simplest considered solution: bounded grid over existing capture/comparator tools
+- Rejected complexity/abstractions: feature matching, optimizer framework, image transforms
+- Unavoidable complexity and justification: original-client camera angles are not exposed by tested APIs
+- Measured optimization evidence: single-pass mode halves captures per candidate
+
+## Status
+
+- State: ready-for-review
+- Done: additive capture offsets, single-pass calibration mode, bounded grid runner, ranked JSON contract, grid-plan regression and documentation
+- Next: run a coarse-to-fine real sweep with the private build 12340 reference directory, then obtain human framing approval
+- Blocked by:
+
+## Handoff
+
+- Commit: this work-package commit
+- Results: dry-run reported yaw 12.50/pitch -7.50; comparator self-test passed; a 3x2 plan produced six unique candidates; full seven-checkpoint M00 dry-run passed with default zero offsets
+- Remaining risks: no private reference directory was available in this worktree, so real perceptual ranking and human approval remain external evidence
+- Documentation updated: `docs/CAMERA_POSE_SWEEP.md`; renderer module verification, risk and source map

docs/CAMERA_POSE_SWEEP.md

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+# Renderer Camera Pose Sweep
+
+This offline M00 diagnostic recovers reproducible checkpoint framing when an original-client screenshot has no recorded camera yaw or pitch. It ranks a bounded grid; it does not change renderer or player-camera defaults and does not prove the exact build 12340 camera pose without human approval.
+
+## Camera contract
+
+`capture_render_checkpoints.gd` accepts additive `--camera-yaw-offset` and `--camera-pitch-offset` values in degrees. Yaw rotates the no-roll checkpoint basis around Godot world `Vector3.UP`; pitch then rotates around the camera-local right axis. Zero offsets preserve the manifest target exactly. `--single-pass` captures only `cold_process` and is intended for pose calibration, not performance baselines.
+
+## Workflow
+
+```powershell
+.\tools\sweep_render_checkpoint_camera_pose.ps1 `
+  -ReferenceDirectory 'D:\private-fixtures\wow-3.3.5a-checkpoints' `
+  -Checkpoint elwynn_adt_boundary `
+  -YawOffsets -15,-10,-5,0,5,10,15 `
+  -PitchOffsets -10,-5,0,5,10 `
+  -WaitSeconds 2
+```
+
+Each candidate receives its own output directory and comparison report. `ranking.json` sorts candidates by mean perceptual error and then changed-pixel ratio. Use `-PlanOnly` to validate the Cartesian grid and output paths without rendering. Run a coarse grid first, then a finer grid around the best candidate.
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+    Y[Yaw offsets in degrees] --> G[Bounded Cartesian grid]
+    P[Pitch offsets in degrees] --> G
+    G --> C[Single-pass checkpoint captures]
+    R[Original-client reference] --> D[Perceptual comparator]
+    C --> D
+    D --> J[ranking.json]
+    J --> H[Human framing approval]
+```
+
+## Interpretation and recovery
+
+The smallest error is a candidate, not automatic fidelity approval. Geometry, materials, lighting and FOV can move the perceptual optimum away from the true original-client pose. Inspect the best images manually and retain the original reference outside Git. A missing matching reference or candidate is a hard error; correct the checkpoint filter or filenames and rerun. Generated PNG and JSON outputs are disposable local evidence.
+
+## Verification
+
+The headless capture dry-run must report requested yaw and pitch offsets. Comparator `--self-test` covers paired metrics. Sweep `-PlanOnly` covers deterministic grid expansion and output naming without requiring a display. A real ranked sweep requires a display and a private build 12340 reference image.

docs/modules/world-renderer.md

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Exact exported settings and cache versions remain documented in [`../../RENDER.m
 
 ## Verification
 
-- Unit/contract tests: material mapping, unique-ID dedupe, placement probes, baseline manifest, five-point coordinate calibration, synthetic perceptual checkpoint diff.
+- Unit/contract tests: material mapping, unique-ID dedupe, placement probes, baseline manifest, five-point coordinate calibration, synthetic perceptual checkpoint diff, camera-pose grid plan.
 - Integration/E2E: Eastern Kingdoms/Kalimdor streaming scenes and seven cold/warm checkpoints.
 - Fidelity evidence: пять локальных build 12340 reference JPG откалибровали terrain/ADT/M2/WMO/liquid viewpoints; automated paired-image metrics exist, но synthetic animation/dusk и полный human approval ещё не закрыты.
 - Performance budgets: M00 report records cold/warm p95 and max hitch; no final acceptance threshold yet.
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ Exact exported settings and cache versions remain documented in [`../../RENDER.m
 - Terrain-height probe исключил under-terrain состояние для всех пяти точек; waterfall exact-XZ miss классифицирован как TriangleMesh seam/edge и подтверждён nearby sample в 2 units.
 - Camera-occluder probe не нашёл camera containment в пяти точках; paired mismatch локализован прежде всего в manual look direction/target/FOV calibration, с явным ограничением по RID-only geometry.
 - Empirical FOV sweep выявил, что checkpoint camera должна явно вызывать `make_current()`; после исправления projection ranking остаётся inconclusive из-за неизвестного manual yaw/pitch/framing reference.
+- Camera-pose sweep can now rank bounded yaw/pitch grids without changing manifest defaults; perceptual ranking remains diagnostic and requires human framing approval.
 - D3D12 descriptor issues remain; the capture-path anonymous `RefCounted` shutdown leak is regression-covered by a clean verbose dry-run, while other RID/resource diagnostics still require independent evidence.
 - M2/WMO/material/particle/ribbon/portal parity incomplete.
 - Public API is mostly exported configuration rather than stable contracts.
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ Exact exported settings and cache versions remain documented in [`../../RENDER.m
 | `tools/run_render_baseline.ps1` | Unified M00 baseline runner |
 | `src/tools/compare_render_checkpoints.gd` | Offline JPG/PNG paired-image perceptual metrics and JSON pass/fail report |
 | `src/tools/capture_render_checkpoints.gd` | Deterministic no-roll checkpoint camera, performance and visual capture |
+| `tools/sweep_render_checkpoint_camera_pose.ps1` | Offline yaw/pitch capture grid and paired-error ranking |
 | `src/tools/verify_render_coordinate_calibration.gd` | Build 12340 camera-coordinate golden point round-trip diagnostic |
 | `src/tools/probe_render_terrain_height.gd` | Offline active-mesh terrain height and camera-clearance report |
 | `src/tools/probe_render_camera_occluders.gd` | Scene-tree placement containment and camera-to-target AABB intersection report |
@@ -256,5 +258,6 @@ Exact exported settings and cache versions remain documented in [`../../RENDER.m
 
 - [`../../RENDER.md`](../../RENDER.md)
 - [`../RENDER_BASELINE.md`](../RENDER_BASELINE.md)
+- [`../CAMERA_POSE_SWEEP.md`](../CAMERA_POSE_SWEEP.md)
 - [`../../targets/roadmap/02-rendering-and-graphics.md`](../../targets/roadmap/02-rendering-and-graphics.md)
 - [`../GODOT_BEST_PRACTICES.md`](../GODOT_BEST_PRACTICES.md)

src/tools/capture_render_checkpoints.gd

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ func _capture_async() -> void:
 	var revision := _arg(args, "--revision", "worktree")
 	var cache_state := _arg(args, "--cache-state", "existing")
 	var camera_fov_override := float(_arg(args, "--camera-fov", str(manifest.get("camera_fov", 62.0))))
+	var camera_yaw_offset_degrees := float(_arg(args, "--camera-yaw-offset", "0.0"))
+	var camera_pitch_offset_degrees := float(_arg(args, "--camera-pitch-offset", "0.0"))
+	var single_pass := args.has("--single-pass")
 	var headless := DisplayServer.get_name().to_lower() == "headless"
 	var dry_run := args.has("--dry-run") or headless
 	var viewport: Array = manifest.get("viewport", [1280, 900])
@@ -86,6 +89,8 @@ func _capture_async() -> void:
 		"dry_run": dry_run,
 		"cache_state": cache_state,
 		"camera_fov": camera_fov_override,
+		"camera_yaw_offset_degrees": camera_yaw_offset_degrees,
+		"camera_pitch_offset_degrees": camera_pitch_offset_degrees,
 		"environment": _environment_metadata(),
 		"comparison_budgets": manifest.get("comparison_budgets", {}),
 		"cache_contract": manifest.get("cache_contract", {}),
@@ -94,6 +99,8 @@ func _capture_async() -> void:
 	}
 	var captured := 0
 	var passes := ["cold_process", "warm_revisit"]
+	if single_pass:
+		passes = ["cold_process"]
 	if dry_run:
 		passes = ["dry_run"]
 
@@ -114,6 +121,7 @@ func _capture_async() -> void:
 
 			camera.global_position = _vector3(checkpoint.get("camera", [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]))
 			_orient_camera_without_roll(camera, _vector3(checkpoint.get("target", [0.0, 0.0, 0.0])))
+			_apply_camera_pose_offsets(camera, camera_yaw_offset_degrees, camera_pitch_offset_degrees)
 			camera.make_current()
 			if player != null:
 				player.global_position = _vector3(checkpoint.get("player", checkpoint.get("target", [0.0, 0.0, 0.0])))
@@ -122,11 +130,13 @@ func _capture_async() -> void:
 				world.call("_refresh_streaming_targets_at", camera.global_position, true)
 
 			if dry_run:
-				print("RENDER_CHECKPOINT dry_run name=%s coverage=%s camera=%s target=%s time=%.2f" % [
+				print("RENDER_CHECKPOINT dry_run name=%s coverage=%s camera=%s target=%s yaw_offset=%.2f pitch_offset=%.2f time=%.2f" % [
 					checkpoint_name,
 					str(checkpoint.get("coverage", [])),
 					camera.global_position,
 					_vector3(checkpoint.get("target", [0.0, 0.0, 0.0])),
+					camera_yaw_offset_degrees,
+					camera_pitch_offset_degrees,
 					float(checkpoint.get("time_hours", 13.0)),
 				])
 				(report["results"] as Array).append(_result_record(checkpoint, pass_name, 0.0, {}, ""))
@@ -215,6 +225,11 @@ func _orient_camera_without_roll(camera: Camera3D, target_position: Vector3) ->
 	camera.global_basis = Basis(right, corrected_up, -forward)
 
 
+func _apply_camera_pose_offsets(camera: Camera3D, yaw_offset_degrees: float, pitch_offset_degrees: float) -> void:
+	camera.global_rotate(Vector3.UP, deg_to_rad(yaw_offset_degrees))
+	camera.rotate_object_local(Vector3.RIGHT, deg_to_rad(pitch_offset_degrees))
+
+
 func _result_record(checkpoint: Dictionary, pass_name: String, load_time_ms: float, metrics: Dictionary, sha256: String) -> Dictionary:
 	return {
 		"name": checkpoint.get("name", "checkpoint"),

tools/sweep_render_checkpoint_camera_pose.ps1

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+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string]$ReferenceDirectory,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string]$Checkpoint,
+    [string]$GodotPath,
+    [string]$Output = "user://render_camera_pose_sweep",
+    [double[]]$YawOffsets = @(-10.0, 0.0, 10.0),
+    [double[]]$PitchOffsets = @(-10.0, 0.0, 10.0),
+    [double]$CameraFov = 62.0,
+    [double]$WaitSeconds = 2.0,
+    [double]$MeasureSeconds = 0.1,
+    [switch]$PlanOnly
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+$repoRoot = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
+if (-not $GodotPath) {
+    $godotCommand = Get-Command godot -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($godotCommand) {
+        $GodotPath = $godotCommand.Source
+    } else {
+        $GodotPath = Join-Path $env:TEMP "godot-4.6.1-openwc\Godot_v4.6.1-stable_win64.exe"
+    }
+}
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $GodotPath)) {
+    throw "Godot executable not found: $GodotPath"
+}
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $ReferenceDirectory)) {
+    throw "Reference directory not found: $ReferenceDirectory"
+}
+
+$invariantCulture = [Globalization.CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture
+$cameraFovText = $CameraFov.ToString($invariantCulture)
+$waitSecondsText = $WaitSeconds.ToString($invariantCulture)
+$measureSecondsText = $MeasureSeconds.ToString($invariantCulture)
+$absoluteOutput = if ($Output.StartsWith("user://")) {
+    Join-Path $env:APPDATA "Godot\app_userdata\OpenWC\$($Output.Substring(7))"
+} else {
+    [IO.Path]::GetFullPath((Join-Path $repoRoot $Output))
+}
+$ranking = [Collections.Generic.List[object]]::new()
+
+Push-Location $repoRoot
+try {
+    foreach ($yawOffset in $YawOffsets) {
+        foreach ($pitchOffset in $PitchOffsets) {
+            $yawText = $yawOffset.ToString("0.###", $invariantCulture)
+            $pitchText = $pitchOffset.ToString("0.###", $invariantCulture)
+            $candidateName = "yaw_$($yawText.Replace('-', 'n').Replace('.', '_'))__pitch_$($pitchText.Replace('-', 'n').Replace('.', '_'))"
+            $candidateOutput = "$Output/$candidateName"
+            $comparisonReport = Join-Path $absoluteOutput "$candidateName.json"
+
+            if ($PlanOnly) {
+                $ranking.Add([pscustomobject]@{
+                    yaw_offset_degrees = $yawOffset
+                    pitch_offset_degrees = $pitchOffset
+                    camera_fov_degrees = $CameraFov
+                    candidate_directory = $candidateOutput
+                })
+                continue
+            }
+
+            & $GodotPath --path . --script res://src/tools/capture_render_checkpoints.gd -- `
+                --output $candidateOutput --only $Checkpoint --single-pass `
+                --camera-fov $cameraFovText `
+                --camera-yaw-offset $yawText --camera-pitch-offset $pitchText `
+                --wait $waitSecondsText --measure $measureSecondsText
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+                throw "Capture failed for yaw=$yawText pitch=$pitchText"
+            }
+
+            & $GodotPath --headless --path . --script res://src/tools/compare_render_checkpoints.gd -- `
+                --reference $ReferenceDirectory --candidate $candidateOutput `
+                --only $Checkpoint --output $comparisonReport
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -notin @(0, 1)) {
+                throw "Comparison failed for yaw=$yawText pitch=$pitchText"
+            }
+
+            $comparison = Get-Content -Raw -LiteralPath $comparisonReport | ConvertFrom-Json
+            if ($comparison.compared_count -lt 1) {
+                throw "No paired image was compared for yaw=$yawText pitch=$pitchText"
+            }
+            $meanError = ($comparison.results | Measure-Object -Property mean_perceptual_error -Average).Average
+            $changedRatio = ($comparison.results | Measure-Object -Property changed_pixel_ratio -Average).Average
+            $ranking.Add([pscustomobject]@{
+                yaw_offset_degrees = $yawOffset
+                pitch_offset_degrees = $pitchOffset
+                camera_fov_degrees = $CameraFov
+                mean_perceptual_error = $meanError
+                changed_pixel_ratio = $changedRatio
+                candidate_directory = $candidateOutput
+                comparison_report = $comparisonReport
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    $rankedCandidates = if ($PlanOnly) {
+        @($ranking)
+    } else {
+        @($ranking | Sort-Object mean_perceptual_error, changed_pixel_ratio)
+    }
+    $rankingPath = Join-Path $absoluteOutput "ranking.json"
+    $rankingDocument = [ordered]@{
+        schema_version = 1
+        checkpoint = $Checkpoint
+        reference_directory = [IO.Path]::GetFullPath($ReferenceDirectory)
+        candidates = $rankedCandidates
+    }
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $absoluteOutput | Out-Null
+    $rankingDocument | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 6 | Set-Content -Encoding UTF8 -LiteralPath $rankingPath
+    $rankedCandidates | Format-Table yaw_offset_degrees, pitch_offset_degrees, mean_perceptual_error, changed_pixel_ratio
+    $completionKind = if ($PlanOnly) { "plan" } else { "ranking" }
+    Write-Output "Camera pose sweep $completionKind completed: $rankingPath"
+} finally {
+    Pop-Location
+}