Summary:
This diff builds on top of the `pulsar integration` diff to provide a unified interface for the existing PyTorch3D point renderer and Pulsar. For more information about the pulsar backend, see the release notes and the paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.07484). For information on how to use the backend, see the point cloud rendering notebook and the examples in the folder docs/examples.
The unified interfaces are completely consistent. Switching the render backend is as easy as using `renderer = PulsarPointsRenderer(rasterizer=rasterizer).to(device)` instead of `renderer = PointsRenderer(rasterizer=rasterizer, compositor=compositor)` and adding the `gamma` parameter to the forward function. All PyTorch3D camera types are supported as far as possible; keyword arguments are properly forwarded to the camera. The `PerspectiveCamera` and `OrthographicCamera` require znear and zfar as additional parameters for the forward pass.
Reviewed By: nikhilaravi
Differential Revision: D21421443
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