🌟 Summary
The v8.3.12 release of Ultralytics emphasizes the introduction of multi-point prompt support for the SAM and SAM2 models, allowing more flexible user interactions with segmentation tasks.
📊 Key Changes
- Introduced the ability to use multiple points and labels as prompts for a single object in SAM models. Points can now be structured in
[num_objects, num_points, 2]for positions and[num_objects, num_points]for labels. - Enhanced the analytics documentation and utilitarian functions for clearer data visualization and analysis.
- Deprecated the Ultralytics Explorer in favor of the Ultralytics HUB platform, consolidating tools for data exploration in a more unified and user-friendly environment.
- Optimized EdgeTPU exports to speed up compilation and improve configuration settings.
🎯 Purpose & Impact
- Flexibility and Precision: The support for multi-point prompts allows more detailed and complex object segmentation, providing better control and specificity for users dealing with intricate images.
- Improved Usability: The analytics update enhances user experience by simplifying the setup process, thereby benefiting both novices and experienced developers in understanding and utilizing data analytics functions.
- Streamlined Experience: Transition to Ultralytics HUB unifies resources, offering enhanced features and a simplified workflow for data exploration without the need for extensive coding, making it more accessible to a broader audience.
- Efficiency Boost: The EdgeTPU enhancements save time in model deployments, offering deeper debugging insights and faster operation, crucial for high-paced development environments.
What's Changed
- Update
analyticssolution by @RizwanMunawar in #16823 - Remove
explorerIntegration by @RizwanMunawar in #16842 - Reduce EdgeTPU to 3 compiler steps by @glenn-jocher in #16880
ultralytics 8.3.12SAM and SAM2 multi-point prompts by @Y-T-G in #16643
Full Changelog: v8.3.11...v8.3.12