Updates render mode presets (#381)

# Description

Updates render mode presets to:

- better align balanced modes with current settings
- incorporate feedback from rendering team regarding use of
denoisingTechnique should always be 0 and avoid setting
upperLowerStrategy when RR is enabled

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- Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- This change requires a documentation update

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apps/rendering_modes/balanced.kit

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ rtx.translucency.enabled = false
 rtx.reflections.enabled = false
 rtx.reflections.denoiser.enabled = true
 
-rtx.directLighting.sampledLighting.denoisingTechnique = 5
+# this will be ignored when RR (dldenoiser) is enabled
+# rtx.directLighting.sampledLighting.denoisingTechnique = 0
 rtx.directLighting.sampledLighting.enabled = true
 
 rtx.sceneDb.ambientLightIntensity = 1.0
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ rtx.shadows.enabled = true
 rtx.indirectDiffuse.enabled = false
 rtx.indirectDiffuse.denoiser.enabled = true
 
-rtx.domeLight.upperLowerStrategy = 3
+# rtx.domeLight.upperLowerStrategy = 3
 
 rtx.ambientOcclusion.enabled = false
 rtx.ambientOcclusion.denoiserMode = 1
@@ -23,10 +24,10 @@ rtx.raytracing.cached.enabled = true
 
 # DLSS frame gen does not yet support tiled camera well
 rtx-transient.dlssg.enabled = false
-rtx-transient.dldenoiser.enabled = false
+rtx-transient.dldenoiser.enabled = true
 
 # Set the DLSS model
-rtx.post.dlss.execMode = 2 # can be 0 (Performance), 1 (Balanced), 2 (Quality), or 3 (Auto)
+rtx.post.dlss.execMode = 1 # can be 0 (Performance), 1 (Balanced), 2 (Quality), or 3 (Auto)
 
 # Avoids replicator warning
 rtx.pathtracing.maxSamplesPerLaunch = 1000000

apps/rendering_modes/performance.kit

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ rtx.translucency.enabled = false
 rtx.reflections.enabled = false
 rtx.reflections.denoiser.enabled = false
 
-rtx.directLighting.sampledLighting.denoisingTechnique = 5
+rtx.directLighting.sampledLighting.denoisingTechnique = 0
 rtx.directLighting.sampledLighting.enabled = false
 
 rtx.sceneDb.ambientLightIntensity = 1.0
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ rtx-transient.dlssg.enabled = false
 rtx-transient.dldenoiser.enabled = false
 
 # Set the DLSS model
-rtx.post.dlss.execMode = 1 # can be 0 (Performance), 1 (Balanced), 2 (Quality), or 3 (Auto)
+rtx.post.dlss.execMode = 0 # can be 0 (Performance), 1 (Balanced), 2 (Quality), or 3 (Auto)
 
 # Avoids replicator warning
 rtx.pathtracing.maxSamplesPerLaunch = 1000000

apps/rendering_modes/quality.kit

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ rtx.translucency.enabled = true
 rtx.reflections.enabled = true
 rtx.reflections.denoiser.enabled = true
 
-rtx.directLighting.sampledLighting.denoisingTechnique = 5
+# this will be ignored when RR (dldenoiser) is enabled
+# rtx.directLighting.sampledLighting.denoisingTechnique = 0
 rtx.directLighting.sampledLighting.enabled = true
 
 rtx.sceneDb.ambientLightIntensity = 1.0
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ rtx.shadows.enabled = true
 rtx.indirectDiffuse.enabled = true
 rtx.indirectDiffuse.denoiser.enabled = true
 
-rtx.domeLight.upperLowerStrategy = 4
+# rtx.domeLight.upperLowerStrategy = 4
 
 rtx.ambientOcclusion.enabled = true
 rtx.ambientOcclusion.denoiserMode = 0

scripts/tutorials/00_sim/set_rendering_mode.py

@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ def main():
     # Now we are ready!
     print("[INFO]: Setup complete...")
 
-    sim.play()
-
     # Run simulation and view scene
     while simulation_app.is_running():
         sim.step()