NullSplats: Open-Source Desktop App for 3D Gaussian Splat Training and Visualization
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nullandkale
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Summary
NullSplats is an open-source desktop application that combines Tkinter and OpenGL to create and visualize 3D Gaussian splats from casual photo captures. The tool wraps COLMAP for camera pose estimation, uses PyTorch and gsplat for training and inference, and implements a reproducible cache system to allow resuming work without reprocessing. It supports multiple splat creation methods including COLMAP+gsplat training and Depth Anything 3D Gaussian splatting, and is designed for 3D scene reconstruction from casual photography.
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NullSplats supports three ways to create splats: COLMAP + gsplat training (classic pipeline, best quality with enough views).
A Tkinter + OpenGL desktop app for training and viewing 3D Gaussian splats from casual captures.
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