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img_width_to_height

Welcome to the zeta.ops library documentation, where we delve into the intuitive and powerful operation img_width_to_height. This documentation will serve as a comprehensive guide to understanding the function's architecture, usage, and purpose with in-depth examples and explicit instructional content. The img_width_to_height function is designed to reshape image tensor dimensions for various purposes such as algorithmic preprocessing or network input formatting.

The zeta.ops library, although , remains essential for transformations and operations on multi-dimensional data where the shape of the tensor is paramount to the downstream application. The img_width_to_height function reorganizes a 4D tensor typically used for batched image data, adjusting its spatial orientation by altering the width and height dimensions.

Before we proceed, ensure you possess a basic understanding of PyTorch, as the function manipulates PyTorch tensors and uses the rearrange function from the einops library for tensor operations.

img_width_to_height Function Definition

def img_width_to_height(x):
    return rearrange(x, "b h (w w2) c -> (h w2) (b w) c", w2=2)

img_width_to_height is a function that accepts a single argument x, which represents a 4D tensor typically containing image data in batch.

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
x Tensor A 4D PyTorch tensor with shape (b, h, w, c) where b is the batch size, h is the height, w is the width, and c is the channel depth of the image data.

Returns

Return Type Description
Tensor Tensor A rearranged 4D PyTorch tensor with a new shape (h w2, b w, c) where w2 is hardcoded to be 2 within the scope of this function.

Functionality and Usage

Why this Architecture?

The architecture of img_width_to_height provides a convenient way to group spatial dimensions of images in preparation for certain types of neural network layers that require specific input shapes or for image preprocessing tasks that benefit from a reshaped tensor.

Its reliance on einops.rearrange allows for flexible and readable tensor transformation, which is essential when working with multi-dimensional data.

How it Works

The rearrange method from the einops library uses a string-based mini-language for tensor operations. In this instance, the following pattern is used: "b h (w w2) c -> (h w2) (b w) c". This pattern means the input tensor x is treated as having batch (b), height (h), width (w times a width factor w2), and channels (c). It then reshapes the tensor into a new shape were height is multiplied by w2, the batch size is multiplied by the original width and the channel remains the same.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Basic usage of img_width_to_height

import torch
from einops import rearrange

from zeta.ops import img_width_to_height

# Initialize a dummy 4D tensor representing two RGB images (batch size: 2, width: 4, height: 3, channels: 3)
batched_images = torch.randn(2, 3, 4, 3)

# Use our function to transform the tensor's shape
transformed_images = img_width_to_height(batched_images)

print(transformed_images.shape)  # Output -> torch.Size([6, 8, 3])

Example 2: Visualizing the transformation

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Display original image tensors
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2)
for i, img_tensor in enumerate(batched_images):
    axes[i].imshow(img_tensor.permute(1, 2, 0))
    axes[i].set_title(f"Original Image {i+1}")
plt.show()

# Display transformed image tensors
transformed_shape = transformed_images.shape
for i in range(transformed_shape[1] // transformed_shape[0]):
    img_tensor = transformed_images[:, i : i + transformed_shape[0], :]
    plt.imshow(img_tensor.permute(1, 0, 2))
    plt.title(f"Transformed Image {i+1}")
    plt.show()

Example 3: Preparing tensor for a custom convolutional layer

import torch.nn as nn


class CustomConvLayer(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.conv = nn.Conv2d(1, 16, kernel_size=(3, 3))

    def forward(self, x):
        x = img_width_to_height(x)
        # Assuming that the custom convolutional layer expects a single channel input
        x = x.unsqueeze(1)  # Add a channel dimension
        output = self.conv(x)
        return output


# Initialize model and dummy input
model = CustomConvLayer()
input_tensor = torch.randn(2, 3, 4, 3)  # (batch, height, width, channels)

# Forward pass
output = model(input_tensor)

print(output.shape)  # Output size will depend on the convolutional layer properties

Additional Information and Tips

  • Make sure that the input tensor x has the width dimension to be an even number. The function assumes a division by 2 for width (w2=2).
  • Consider padäding your image tensor to an even width if it's odd-sized before using this function.
  • einops.rearrange adds a significant level of readable abstraction for tensor reshaping, but you should familiarize yourself with its mini-language to make the most out of it.