🌟 Summary

The release of Ultralytics version 8.3.26 focuses on enhancing performance for pose estimation tasks, improving export functionality for various formats, and incorporating user-centric updates for ease of use.

📊 Key Changes

• Pose Task Enhancements: Improved scaling for pose coordinates to boost accuracy in pose estimation tasks.
• Export Improvements: Enhanced export support, including numerical stability for TFLite and EdgeTPU, and formatting fixes for NCNN.
• Documentation Updates: Revised default models in example files and documentation for clarity and accuracy.
• Export Order Fix: Adjusted test order for MNN and NCNN formats to avoid CI errors on Windows systems.
• Case-insensitive Optimizers: Made optimizer selection process case-insensitive.
• Auto Annotation Customization: Added new parameters (confidence, IoU, image size) for more flexible image auto-annotation.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Enhanced Precision: Improved pose estimation allows more accurate tracking of movements, crucial for applications in sports analysis, healthcare, and more.
• Expanded Versatility: With better export support, models can be used on more diverse hardware platforms seamlessly.
• User Experience: Documentation and usability updates help users gain quicker, more straightforward access to advanced features and models.
• Platform Stability: Ordering tests correctly means smoother application durability, especially for Windows users running CI processes.
• Simplified Workflow: Case-insensitive optimizer names and auto-annotation parameter flexibility reduce potential friction for users, promoting a more efficient development process.

What's Changed

• Update sam.md and sam-2.md by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17286
• Update examples/README.md by @dme-compunet in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17284
• Patch MNN test order bug by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17290
• Case-insensitive optimizer name by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17287
• Auto annotation new parameters for SAM models by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17288
• ultralytics 8.3.26 EdgeTPU Pose models fix by @Laughing-q in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/17281

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/compare/v8.3.25...v8.3.26