🌟 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 analytics solution by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16823
• Remove explorer Integration by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16842
• Reduce EdgeTPU to 3 compiler steps by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16880
• ultralytics 8.3.12 SAM and SAM2 multi-point prompts by @Y-T-G in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16643

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/compare/v8.3.11...v8.3.12