<h1 id="heading-12">Image Dataset Manager</h1>Hello, guys!Let me introduce the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://github.com/dekdevy/idm">Image Dataset Manager</a>.This tool is great for organizing images and creating annotations for them. It can be invaluable in various fields where you need to work with a large number of images, from game development to scientific research. In our case, we will use it for creating datasets.Instruction: After installing the fast setup, we open IDM and click on "Create Dataset."Now, we give a name to our future dataset and link folders with images. Then, we go to the "Images" tab.<img src="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/86563245/39902b5c63e04a4ba142f150c79f9061/eyJ3Ijo4MjB9/1.png?token-time=1691452800&amp;token-hash=OtcuZW8NtqVLX0b-T9C0etWkm3TR7ZMMpI135Qvn_ro%3D" />Here, we encounter three columns:1 - All our images from all folders together. You can select images one by one or multiple using Shift. Ctrl + A selects all images. There's also a possibility to filter images by tags at the top.2 - Information about the selected image. Full description and a field for a unique description {custom} for each image. There's also an "Export" checkbox that determines whether the image will be exported or not.3 - A window with tags and the main dataset description formula.Now, let's take a closer look at the third column since it's our main field for work. Click on "+" and create our first group of tags.<img src="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/86563245/14bbf8d43b7b41a6b16ddd9c47c15bf2/e30%3D/1.png?token-time=1691452800&amp;token-hash=VyherqjZsJ6r8jDOVTiZ_kZdIi0nwOQh7vahqXzddao%3D" />Group Name - The name of the group, which we will use to create the description formula. Prefix - Text that will be added to the group at the beginning. For example, "With a" or just a space.Suffix - Text that will be added at the end, e.g., a comma.Join String - Text used to join 2 or more tags from the same group. By default, it's just a space.Tag List - Enter our tags here.Description Template String - Here, we enter the formula based on which the description will be constructed. We use {Group Name}, for example:<img src="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/86563245/00d4f902a9304c4ea58c494881d3eb04/eyJ3Ijo4MjB9/1.png?token-time=1691452800&amp;token-hash=V6R7iFGjjvgVdI3EEp2yv8ZMOlwrW0W2YXnNuG7DEcM%3D" />Using the formula and tag groups provides almost limitless possibilities for descriptions!Once the dataset description is ready, it's time to proceed to export.<img src="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/86563245/2f8ca707784341d4830b969c2bb59b88/e30%3D/1.png?token-time=1691452800&amp;token-hash=mX4LbVxm_SCgmqwMp3pyY3U6twqyNGgrP7ASoHNrdXU%3D" />Center crop/Resize - Allows manipulation of image sizes.Flatten alpha - Fills the alpha channel with the chosen color.Export Path - The path where the dataset will be saved. There's an option to save all images separately by groups. For this, use the formula {30/Class}_{Class}.{30/Class} - Calculates the number of required repetitions for 1 epoch based on the number of images. In my tests, I found that the number 30 works well for medium datasets targeting 7-8 epochs.{Class} - Adds the necessary tag group name to the filename.As a result, I obtained the following dataset:<img src="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/86563245/71026ce41f3f4a8a96a3cf1230b4968b/e30%3D/1.png?token-time=1691452800&amp;token-hash=D_xfv-9LRhllSW5hcXPTnkYDOsyB6UiCTPrV-AnboaU%3D" /><img src="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/86563245/ea790b6eba8f4018b0c97dcf938ee0e7/eyJ3Ijo4MjB9/1.png?token-time=1691452800&amp;token-hash=i8fSUf3UQpHVZ3ee9zCdoduXFg-m7k-gNAcwXE_aAIo%3D" />Done! As you can see, this tool is very simple to use and yet powerful when it comes to annotating a large number of images. The tool is still in its early version and actively being developed. If you want to participate in the development or report a bug, you can refer to the appropriate branches on the project's <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://github.com/dekdevy/idm">GitHub</a>.My <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://www.patreon.com/PechaSD">Patreon </a>where I post guides and modelsThank you for your attention!

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