ultralytics 8.2.69

v8.2.69 - `ultralytics 8.2.69` FastSAM prompt inference refactor (#14724)

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🌟 Summary

Release v8.2.69 brings improvements to issue templates, documentation, FastSAM’s prompt handling, and the introduction of IBM Watsonx and JupyterLab integrations.

📊 Key Changes

• Issue Templates Updates:
  • Standardized language in bug report and question templates to consistently reference "Ultralytics YOLO".
• Documentation Enhancements:
  • Detailed guides on integrating IBM Watsonx and JupyterLab for model training.
  • Minor formatting and structural enhancements in various dataset and integration documentation.
• FastSAM Enhancements:
  • Merged all prompting functionalities directly into FastSAM class, removing the need for FastSAMPrompt.
  • Simplified and optimized the handling of multiple prompt types (bounding boxes, points, texts).
• Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed class imbalance augmentation issue in data augmentation script.
  • Formatting corrections in Google Cloud region latency output.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Improved Usability:
  • Standardized templates help users provide more consistent and comprehensive bug reports and questions, facilitating faster and more accurate triaging.
• Enhanced Documentation:
  • New IBM Watsonx and JupyterLab integration guides enable users to expand their training environments, offering more flexibility and productivity in model training and experimentation.
• Streamlined FastSAM Prompting:
  • Integrating prompts into the FastSAM class simplifies usage, making it easier for users to apply multiple prompt types in a single call and improving model inference performance.
• Enhanced Augmentation and Debugging:
  • Fixing the class imbalance augmentation issue ensures more reliable and balanced training data generation.
  • Clearer formatting in latency outputs aids in the easier identification of the best Google Cloud regions for deployment.

These updates focus on enhancing user experience, expanding documentation, and improving model functionalities for more efficient and effective workflows. 🚀

What's Changed

• Add JupyterLab Integrations Docs Page by @abirami-vina in #14755
• Fixed typo and formatting OpenVINO integration by @ambitious-octopus in #14773
• Add IBM Watsonx Integrations Docs Page by @abirami-vina in #14785
• Update Ultralytics issue templates by @ambitious-octopus in #14718
• Eliminate set() to avoid set() + list() op by @QinghongLin in #14745
• ultralytics 8.2.69 FastSAM prompt inference refactor by @Laughing-q in #14724

New Contributors

• @QinghongLin made their first contribution in #14745

Full Changelog: v8.2.68...v8.2.69