ultralytics 8.3.167

v8.3.167 - `ultralytics 8.3.167` Fix Sony IMX export `mct-quantizers>=1.6.0` dependency (#21404)

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🌟 Summary

This release enhances Sony IMX device support, improves pose estimation export, and makes visual prompting workflows smoother—while also refining documentation and confusion matrix plotting. 🚀🤖

📊 Key Changes

• Sony IMX Export Improvements:
  • Added mct-quantizers>=1.6.0 as a required dependency for IMX model export to ensure compatibility.
  • IMX export now supports both object detection and pose estimation models (previously only detection).
  • Updated export logic and post-processing to handle pose estimation outputs on IMX devices.
• Documentation Enhancements:
  • Expanded Sony IMX500 integration docs with detailed pose estimation examples, clearer setup instructions, and updated folder structure visuals.
  • Improved IBM watsonx integration docs for better clarity.
  • YOLOE documentation now explains that visual prompt class selections persist for future predictions and exports.
• Confusion Matrix Plotting:
  • Fixed class label handling for confusion matrices with 100+ classes, ensuring plots remain readable and internal data stays unchanged.
• Workflow & Dependency Updates:
  • Upgraded Slack GitHub Action to v2.1.1 for improved notification reliability.
  • Bumped Ultralytics package version to 8.3.167.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Broader IMX Device Support:
  • Users can now export and run both detection and pose estimation models on Sony IMX hardware, unlocking new edge AI use cases.
  • The added dependency ensures smoother, more reliable model exports with fewer compatibility issues.
• Easier Visual Prompting:
  • Once classes are set using visual prompts in YOLOE, users don’t need to re-supply them for future predictions or exports—streamlining workflows.
• Better Usability & Accessibility:
  • Enhanced documentation and improved confusion matrix plots make it easier for users of all levels to understand, deploy, and interpret their models.
• Improved Reliability:
  • Workflow and dependency updates reduce the risk of export or notification failures, making the development experience more robust.

In summary:
This update makes Ultralytics models more versatile on Sony IMX devices, simplifies visual prompting, and improves the overall user experience for both developers and non-experts. 🎉

What's Changed

• Fix self.names overwriting in ConfusionMatrix by @Laughing-q in #21356
• YOLOE: Document ability to persist visual_prompts when running prediction with refer_image by @Y-T-G in #21368
• Bump slackapi/slack-github-action from 2.1.0 to 2.1.1 in /.github/workflows by @dependabot[bot] in #21370
• Support IMX export and inference for Pose Estimation by @ambitious-octopus in #20196
• ultralytics 8.3.167 Fix Sony IMX export mct-quantizers>=1.6.0 dependency by @ambitious-octopus in #21404

Full Changelog: v8.3.166...v8.3.167