Add wrappers for the shape predictors

This includes the full_object_detection, a new struct in the same
vein as the simple_object_detector_training_options and of
course, the shape predictor classes themselves.

All of training, fitting and testing are wrapped.

tools/python/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ add_python_module(dlib
    src/svm_struct.cpp
    src/image.cpp
    src/object_detection.cpp
+   src/shape_predictor.cpp
    )
 
 # When you run "make install" we will copy the compiled dlib.so (or dlib.pyd) 

tools/python/src/dlib.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ void bind_sequence_segmenter();
 void bind_svm_struct();
 void bind_image_classes();
 void bind_object_detection();
+void bind_shape_predictors();
 
 
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(dlib)
@@ -35,5 +36,6 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(dlib)
     bind_svm_struct();
     bind_image_classes();
     bind_object_detection();
+    bind_shape_predictors();
 }
 

tools/python/src/shape_predictor.cpp

+// Copyright (C) 2014  Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
+// License: Boost Software License   See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
+
+#include <dlib/python.h>
+#include <dlib/geometry.h>
+#include <boost/python/args.hpp>
+#include <dlib/image_processing.h>
+#include "shape_predictor.h"
+#include "conversion.h"
+
+using namespace dlib;
+using namespace std;
+using namespace boost::python;
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+full_object_detection run_predictor (
+        shape_predictor& predictor,
+        object img,
+        object rect
+)
+{
+    rectangle box = extract<rectangle>(rect);
+    if (is_gray_python_image(img))
+    {
+        return predictor(numpy_gray_image(img), box);
+    }
+    else if (is_rgb_python_image(img))
+    {
+        return predictor(numpy_rgb_image(img), box);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        throw dlib::error("Unsupported image type, must be 8bit gray or RGB image.");
+    }
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+rectangle full_obj_det_get_rect (const full_object_detection& detection)
+{ return detection.get_rect(); }
+
+unsigned long full_obj_det_num_parts (const full_object_detection& detection)
+{ return detection.num_parts(); }
+
+point full_obj_det_part (const full_object_detection& detection, const unsigned long idx)
+{
+    if (idx < 0 || idx >= detection.num_parts())
+    {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError, "Index out of range");
+        boost::python::throw_error_already_set();
+    }
+    return detection.part(idx);
+}
+
+std::vector<point> full_obj_det_parts (const full_object_detection& detection)
+{
+    const unsigned long num_parts = detection.num_parts();
+    std::vector<point> parts(num_parts);
+    for (unsigned long j = 0; j < num_parts; ++j)
+        parts[j] = detection.part(j);
+    return parts;
+}
+
+boost::shared_ptr<full_object_detection> full_obj_det_init(object& pyrect, object& pyparts)
+{
+    const unsigned long num_parts = len(pyparts);
+    std::vector<point> parts(num_parts);
+    rectangle rect = extract<rectangle>(pyrect);
+
+    for (unsigned long j = 0; j < num_parts; ++j)
+        parts[j] = extract<point>(pyparts[j]);
+
+    return boost::shared_ptr<full_object_detection>(new full_object_detection(rect, parts));
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+inline void train_shape_predictor_on_images_py (
+        const object& pyimages,
+        const object& pydetections,
+        const std::string& predictor_output_filename,
+        const shape_predictor_training_options& options
+)
+{
+    const unsigned long num_images = len(pyimages);
+    if (num_images != len(pydetections))
+        throw dlib::error("The length of the detections list must match the length of the images list.");
+
+    std::vector<std::vector<full_object_detection> > detections(num_images);
+    dlib::array<array2d<rgb_pixel> > images(num_images);
+    images_and_nested_params_to_dlib(pyimages, pydetections, images, detections);
+
+    train_shape_predictor_on_images("", images, detections, predictor_output_filename, options);
+}
+
+
+inline double test_shape_predictor_with_images_py (
+        const object& pyimages,
+        const object& pydetections,
+        const object& pyscales,
+        const std::string& predictor_filename
+)
+{
+    const unsigned long num_images = len(pyimages);
+    const unsigned long num_scales = len(pyscales);
+    if (num_images != len(pydetections))
+        throw dlib::error("The length of the detections list must match the length of the images list.");
+
+    if (num_scales > 0 && num_scales != num_images)
+        throw dlib::error("The length of the scales list must match the length of the detections list.");
+
+    std::vector<std::vector<full_object_detection> > detections(num_images);
+    std::vector<std::vector<double> > scales;
+    if (num_scales > 0)
+        scales.resize(num_scales);
+    dlib::array<array2d<rgb_pixel> > images(num_images);
+
+    // Now copy the data into dlib based objects so we can call the trainer.
+    for (unsigned long i = 0; i < num_images; ++i)
+    {
+        const unsigned long num_boxes = len(pydetections[i]);
+        for (unsigned long j = 0; j < num_boxes; ++j)
+            detections[i].push_back(extract<full_object_detection>(pydetections[i][j]));
+
+        pyimage_to_dlib_image(pyimages[i], images[i]);
+        if (num_scales > 0)
+        {
+            if (num_boxes != len(pyscales[i]))
+                throw dlib::error("The length of the scales list must match the length of the detections list.");
+            for (unsigned long j = 0; j < num_boxes; ++j)
+                scales[i].push_back(extract<double>(pyscales[i][j]));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return test_shape_predictor_with_images(images, detections, scales, predictor_filename);
+}
+
+inline double test_shape_predictor_with_images_no_scales_py (
+        const object& pyimages,
+        const object& pydetections,
+        const std::string& predictor_filename
+)
+{
+    boost::python::list pyscales;
+    return test_shape_predictor_with_images_py(pyimages, pydetections, pyscales, predictor_filename);
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void bind_shape_predictors()
+{
+    using boost::python::arg;
+    {
+    typedef full_object_detection type;
+    class_<type>("full_object_detection",
+    "This object represents the location of an object in an image along with the \
+    positions of each of its constituent parts.")
+        .def("__init__", make_constructor(&full_obj_det_init),
+"requires \n\
+    - rect: dlib rectangle \n\
+    - parts: list of dlib points")
+        .add_property("rect", &full_obj_det_get_rect, "The bounding box of the parts.")
+        .add_property("num_parts", &full_obj_det_num_parts, "The number of parts of the object.")
+        .def("part", &full_obj_det_part, (arg("idx")), "A single part of the object as a dlib point.")
+        .def("parts", &full_obj_det_parts, "A vector of dlib points representing all of the parts.")
+        .def_pickle(serialize_pickle<type>());
+    }
+    {
+    typedef shape_predictor_training_options type;
+    class_<type>("shape_predictor_training_options",
+        "This object is a container for the options to the train_shape_predictor() routine.")
+        .add_property("be_verbose", &type::be_verbose,
+                                    &type::be_verbose,
+                      "If true, train_shape_predictor() will print out a lot of information to stdout while training.")
+        .add_property("cascade_depth", &type::cascade_depth,
+                                       &type::cascade_depth,
+                      "The number of cascades created to train the model with.")
+        .add_property("tree_depth", &type::tree_depth,
+                                    &type::tree_depth,
+                      "The depth of the trees used in each cascade. There are pow(2, get_tree_depth()) leaves in each tree")
+        .add_property("num_trees_per_cascade_level", &type::num_trees_per_cascade_level,
+                                                     &type::num_trees_per_cascade_level,
+                      "The number of trees created for each cascade.")
+        .add_property("nu", &type::nu,
+                            &type::nu,
+                      "The regularization parameter.  Larger values of this parameter \
+                       will cause the algorithm to fit the training data better but may also \
+                       cause overfitting.")
+        .add_property("oversampling_amount", &type::oversampling_amount,
+                                             &type::oversampling_amount,
+                      "The number of randomly selected initial starting points sampled for each training example")
+        .add_property("feature_pool_size", &type::feature_pool_size,
+                                           &type::feature_pool_size,
+                      "Number of pixels used to generate features for the random trees.")
+        .add_property("lambda", &type::lambda,
+                                &type::lambda,
+                      "Controls how tight the feature sampling should be. Lower values enforce closer features.")
+        .add_property("num_test_splits", &type::num_test_splits,
+                                         &type::num_test_splits,
+                      "Number of split features at each node to sample. The one that gives the best split is chosen.")
+        .add_property("feature_pool_region_padding", &type::feature_pool_region_padding,
+                                                     &type::feature_pool_region_padding,
+                      "Size of region within which to sample features for the feature pool, \
+                      e.g a padding of 0.5 would cause the algorithm to sample pixels from a box that was 2x2 pixels")
+        .add_property("random_seed", &type::random_seed,
+                                     &type::random_seed,
+                      "The random seed used by the internal random number generator");
+    }
+    {
+    typedef shape_predictor type;
+    class_<type>("shape_predictor",
+"This object is a tool that takes in an image region containing some object and \
+outputs a set of point locations that define the pose of the object. The classic \
+example of this is human face pose prediction, where you take an image of a human \
+face as input and are expected to identify the locations of important facial \
+landmarks such as the corners of the mouth and eyes, tip of the nose, and so forth.")
+        .def("__init__", make_constructor(&load_object_from_file<type>),
+"Loads a shape_predictor from a file that contains the output of the \n\
+train_shape_predictor() routine.")
+        .def("__call__", &run_predictor, (arg("image"), arg("box")),
+"requires \n\
+    - image is a numpy ndarray containing either an 8bit grayscale or RGB \n\
+      image. \n\
+    - box is the bounding box to begin the shape prediction inside. \n\
+ensures \n\
+    - This function runs the shape predictor on the input image and returns \n\
+      a single full object detection.");
+    }
+    {
+    def("train_shape_predictor", train_shape_predictor_on_images_py,
+        (arg("images"), arg("object_detections"), arg("detector_filename"), arg("options")),
+"requires \n\
+    - options.lambda > 0 \n\
+    - options.nu > 0 \n\
+    - options.feature_pool_region_padding >= 0 \n\
+    - len(images) == len(object_detections) \n\
+    - images should be a list of numpy matrices that represent images, either RGB or grayscale. \n\
+    - object_detections should be a list of lists of dlib.full_object_detection objects. \
+      Each dlib.full_object_detection contains the bounding box and the lists of points that make up the object parts.\n\
+ensures \n\
+    - Uses the shape_predictor_trainer to train a \n\
+      shape_predictor based on the provided labeled images and full object detections.\n\
+    - This function will apply a reasonable set of default parameters and \n\
+      preprocessing techniques to the training procedure for shape_predictors \n\
+      objects.  So the point of this function is to provide you with a very easy \n\
+      way to train a basic shape predictor.   \n\
+    - The trained shape predictor is serialized to the file predictor_output_filename.");
+
+    def("train_shape_predictor", train_shape_predictor,
+        (arg("dataset_filename"), arg("predictor_output_filename"), arg("options")),
+"requires \n\
+    - options.lambda > 0 \n\
+    - options.nu > 0 \n\
+    - options.feature_pool_region_padding >= 0 \n\
+ensures \n\
+    - Uses the shape_predictor_trainer to train a \n\
+      shape_predictor based on the labeled images in the XML file \n\
+      dataset_filename.  This function assumes the file dataset_filename is in the \n\
+      XML format produced by dlib's save_image_dataset_metadata() routine. \n\
+    - This function will apply a reasonable set of default parameters and \n\
+      preprocessing techniques to the training procedure for shape_predictors \n\
+      objects.  So the point of this function is to provide you with a very easy \n\
+      way to train a basic shape predictor.   \n\
+    - The trained shape predictor is serialized to the file predictor_output_filename.");
+
+    def("test_shape_predictor", test_shape_predictor_py,
+        (arg("dataset_filename"), arg("predictor_filename")),
+"ensures \n\
+    - Loads an image dataset from dataset_filename.  We assume dataset_filename is \n\
+      a file using the XML format written by save_image_dataset_metadata(). \n\
+    - Loads a shape_predictor from the file predictor_filename.  This means \n\
+      predictor_filename should be a file produced by the train_shape_predictor() \n\
+      routine. \n\
+    - This function tests the predictor against the dataset and returns the \n\
+      mean average error of the detector.  In fact, The \n\
+      return value of this function is identical to that of dlib's \n\
+      shape_predictor_trainer() routine.  Therefore, see the documentation \n\
+      for shape_predictor_trainer() for a detailed definition of the mean average error.");
+
+    def("test_shape_predictor", test_shape_predictor_with_images_no_scales_py,
+            (arg("images"), arg("detections"), arg("predictor_filename")),
+"requires \n\
+    - len(images) == len(object_detections) \n\
+    - images should be a list of numpy matrices that represent images, either RGB or grayscale. \n\
+    - object_detections should be a list of lists of dlib.full_object_detection objects. \
+      Each dlib.full_object_detection contains the bounding box and the lists of points that make up the object parts.\n\
+ ensures \n\
+    - Loads a shape_predictor from the file predictor_filename.  This means \n\
+      predictor_filename should be a file produced by the train_shape_predictor()  \n\
+      routine. \n\
+    - This function tests the predictor against the dataset and returns the \n\
+      mean average error of the detector.  In fact, The \n\
+      return value of this function is identical to that of dlib's \n\
+      shape_predictor_trainer() routine.  Therefore, see the documentation \n\
+      for shape_predictor_trainer() for a detailed definition of the mean average error.");
+
+
+    def("test_shape_predictor", test_shape_predictor_with_images_py,
+            (arg("images"), arg("detections"), arg("scales"), arg("predictor_filename")),
+"requires \n\
+    - len(images) == len(object_detections) \n\
+    - len(object_detections) == len(scales) \n\
+    - for every sublist in object_detections: len(object_detections[i]) == len(scales[i]) \n\
+    - scales is a list of floating point scales that each predicted part location \
+      should be divided by. Useful for normalization. \n\
+    - images should be a list of numpy matrices that represent images, either RGB or grayscale. \n\
+    - object_detections should be a list of lists of dlib.full_object_detection objects. \
+      Each dlib.full_object_detection contains the bounding box and the lists of points that make up the object parts.\n\
+ ensures \n\
+    - Loads a shape_predictor from the file predictor_filename.  This means \n\
+      predictor_filename should be a file produced by the train_shape_predictor()  \n\
+      routine. \n\
+    - This function tests the predictor against the dataset and returns the \n\
+      mean average error of the detector.  In fact, The \n\
+      return value of this function is identical to that of dlib's \n\
+      shape_predictor_trainer() routine.  Therefore, see the documentation \n\
+      for shape_predictor_trainer() for a detailed definition of the mean average error.");
+    }
+}

tools/python/src/shape_predictor.h

+// Copyright (C) 2014  Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
+// License: Boost Software License   See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
+#ifndef DLIB_SHAPE_PREDICTOR_DETECTOR_H__
+#define DLIB_SHAPE_PREDICTOR_DETECTOR_H__
+
+#include "dlib/string.h"
+#include "dlib/geometry.h"
+#include "dlib/data_io/load_image_dataset.h"
+#include "dlib/image_processing.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace dlib
+{
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    struct shape_predictor_training_options
+    {
+        shape_predictor_training_options()
+        {
+            be_verbose = false;
+            cascade_depth = 10;
+            tree_depth = 4;
+            num_trees_per_cascade_level = 500;
+            nu = 0.1;
+            oversampling_amount = 20;
+            feature_pool_size = 400;
+            lambda = 0.1;
+            num_test_splits = 20;
+            feature_pool_region_padding = 0;
+            random_seed = "";
+        }
+
+        bool be_verbose;
+        unsigned long cascade_depth;
+        unsigned long tree_depth;
+        unsigned long num_trees_per_cascade_level;
+        double nu;
+        unsigned long oversampling_amount;
+        unsigned long feature_pool_size;
+        double lambda;
+        unsigned long num_test_splits;
+        double feature_pool_region_padding;
+        std::string random_seed;
+    };
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    namespace impl
+    {
+        inline bool contains_any_detections (
+            const std::vector<std::vector<full_object_detection> >& detections
+        )
+        {
+            for (unsigned long i = 0; i < detections.size(); ++i)
+            {
+                if (detections[i].size() != 0)
+                    return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    template <typename image_array>
+    inline void train_shape_predictor_on_images (
+        const std::string& dataset_filename, // can be "" if it's not applicable
+        image_array& images,
+        std::vector<std::vector<full_object_detection> >& detections,
+        const std::string& predictor_output_filename,
+        const shape_predictor_training_options& options
+    )
+    {
+        if (options.lambda <= 0)
+            throw error("Invalid lambda value given to train_shape_predictor(), lambda must be > 0.");
+        if (options.nu <= 0)
+            throw error("Invalid nu value given to train_shape_predictor(), nu must be > 0.");
+        if (options.feature_pool_region_padding < 0)
+            throw error("Invalid feature_pool_region_padding value given to train_shape_predictor(), feature_pool_region_padding must be >= 0.");
+
+        if (images.size() != detections.size())
+            throw error("The list of images must have the same length as the list of detections.");
+
+        if (!impl::contains_any_detections(detections))
+            throw error("Error, the training dataset does not have any labeled object detections in it.");
+
+        shape_predictor_trainer trainer;
+
+        trainer.set_cascade_depth(options.cascade_depth);
+        trainer.set_tree_depth(options.tree_depth);
+        trainer.set_num_trees_per_cascade_level(options.num_trees_per_cascade_level);
+        trainer.set_nu(options.nu);
+        trainer.set_random_seed(options.random_seed);
+        trainer.set_oversampling_amount(options.oversampling_amount);
+        trainer.set_feature_pool_size(options.feature_pool_size);
+        trainer.set_feature_pool_region_padding(options.feature_pool_region_padding);
+        trainer.set_lambda(options.lambda);
+        trainer.set_num_test_splits(options.num_test_splits);
+
+        if (options.be_verbose)
+        {
+            std::cout << "Training with cascade depth: " << options.cascade_depth << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "Training with tree depth: " << options.tree_depth << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "Training with " << options.num_trees_per_cascade_level << " trees per cascade level."<< std::endl;
+            std::cout << "Training with nu: " << options.nu << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "Training with random seed: " << options.random_seed << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "Training with oversampling amount: " << options.oversampling_amount << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "Training with feature pool size: " << options.feature_pool_size << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "Training with feature pool region padding: " << options.feature_pool_region_padding << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "Training with lambda: " << options.lambda << std::endl;
+            std::cout << "Training with " << options.num_test_splits << " split tests."<< std::endl;
+            trainer.be_verbose();
+        }
+
+        shape_predictor predictor = trainer.train(images, detections);
+
+        std::ofstream fout(predictor_output_filename.c_str(), std::ios::binary);
+        int version = 1;
+        serialize(predictor, fout);
+        serialize(version, fout);
+
+        if (options.be_verbose)
+            std::cout << "Training complete, saved predictor to file " << predictor_output_filename << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    inline void train_shape_predictor (
+        const std::string& dataset_filename,
+        const std::string& predictor_output_filename,
+        const shape_predictor_training_options& options
+    )
+    {
+        dlib::array<array2d<rgb_pixel> > images;
+        std::vector<std::vector<full_object_detection> > objects;
+        load_image_dataset(images, objects, dataset_filename);
+
+        train_shape_predictor_on_images(dataset_filename, images, objects, predictor_output_filename, options);
+    }
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    template <typename image_array>
+    inline double test_shape_predictor_with_images (
+            image_array& images,
+            std::vector<std::vector<full_object_detection> >& detections,
+            std::vector<std::vector<double> >& scales,
+            const std::string& predictor_filename
+    )
+    {
+        if (images.size() != detections.size())
+            throw error("The list of images must have the same length as the list of detections.");
+        if (scales.size() > 0  && scales.size() != images.size())
+            throw error("The list of scales must have the same length as the list of detections.");
+
+        shape_predictor predictor;
+        int version = 0;
+        std::ifstream fin(predictor_filename.c_str(), std::ios::binary);
+        if (!fin)
+            throw error("Unable to open file " + predictor_filename);
+        deserialize(predictor, fin);
+        deserialize(version, fin);
+        if (version != 1)
+            throw error("Unknown shape_predictor format.");
+
+        if (scales.size() > 0)
+            return test_shape_predictor(predictor, images, detections, scales);
+        else
+            return test_shape_predictor(predictor, images, detections);
+    }
+
+    inline double test_shape_predictor_py (
+        const std::string& dataset_filename,
+        const std::string& predictor_filename
+    )
+    {
+        dlib::array<array2d<rgb_pixel> > images;
+        // This interface cannot take the scales parameter.
+        std::vector<std::vector<double> > scales;
+        std::vector<std::vector<full_object_detection> > objects;
+        load_image_dataset(images, objects, dataset_filename);
+
+        return test_shape_predictor_with_images(images, objects, scales, predictor_filename);
+    }
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+}
+
+#endif // DLIB_SHAPE_PREDICTOR_DETECTOR_H__
+