🌟 Summary

The v8.2.70 release of Ultralytics brings valuable enhancements, such as integrating Black code formatter and adding substantial documentation, especially around SAM2 (Segment Anything Model 2).

📊 Key Changes

• Workflow Adjustment: The GitHub Actions workflow now includes the installation of Black for consistent code formatting.
• Documentation Expansion: Significant additions to the documentation, including detailed guides and FAQ sections for various integrations and models.
• New Model Support: Introduction of support for SAM2, an enhanced model for comprehensive object segmentation in images and videos.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Consistency in Code Formatting: Adding Black to the GitHub Actions workflow ensures that the code base maintains consistent formatting standards, reducing errors and improving readability.
• Enhanced Documentation: New and updated documentation provides users with better guidance and understanding of using various models and integrations. Non-expert users can benefit from the clear explanations and examples, while expert developers can delve into the detailed technical aspects.
• Advanced Model Capabilities: Supporting SAM2 broadens the capability of the Ultralyics framework, especially for complex image and video segmentation tasks. The improvements and new features in SAM2, such as real-time performance and zero-shot generalization, can significantly impact applications in fields requiring precise and efficient object segmentation.

This release improves the user experience with better documentation and more powerful tools for both developers and end-users. 🚀

What's Changed

• Update comet from init() to login() by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/14793
• New Meta Segment Anything Model 2 (SAM2) Docs page by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/14794
• SAM2 mkdocs.yml fix by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/14796
• py-cpuinfo Exception context manager fix by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/14814
• Add https://youtu.be/_gRqR-miFPE & https://youtu.be/CfbHwPG01cE to docs by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/14817
• ultralytics 8.2.70 Segment Anything Model 2 (SAM 2) by @Laughing-q in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/14813

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/compare/v8.2.69...v8.2.70