-[3. Model Training / Evaluation / Prediction](#3)
-[3.1 Training](#3-1)
-[3.2 Evaluation](#3-2)
-[3.3 Prediction](#3-3)
-[4. Inference and Deployment](#4)
-[4.1 Python Inference](#4-1)
-[4.2 C++ Inference](#4-2)
-[4.3 Serving](#4-3)
-[4.4 More](#4-4)
-[5. FAQ](#5)
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## 1. Introduction
Paper:
> [Show, Attend and Read: A Simple and Strong Baseline for Irregular Text Recognition](https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.00751)
> Hui Li, Peng Wang, Chunhua Shen, Guyu Zhang
> AAAI, 2019
Using MJSynth and SynthText two text recognition datasets for training, and evaluating on IIIT, SVT, IC03, IC13, IC15, SVTP, CUTE datasets, the algorithm reproduction effect is as follows:
Note:In addition to using the two text recognition datasets MJSynth and SynthText, [SynthAdd](https://pan.baidu.com/share/init?surl=uV0LtoNmcxbO-0YA7Ch4dg) data (extraction code: 627x), and some real data are used in training, the specific data details can refer to the paper.
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## 2. Environment
Please refer to ["Environment Preparation"](./environment.md) to configure the PaddleOCR environment, and refer to ["Project Clone"](./clone.md) to clone the project code.
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## 3. Model Training / Evaluation / Prediction
Please refer to [Text Recognition Tutorial](./recognition.md). PaddleOCR modularizes the code, and training different recognition models only requires **changing the configuration file**.
Training:
Specifically, after the data preparation is completed, the training can be started. The training command is as follows:
```
#Single GPU training (long training period, not recommended)
First, the model saved during the SAR text recognition training process is converted into an inference model. ( [Model download link](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/dygraph_v2.1/rec/rec_r31_sar_train.tar) ), you can use the following command to convert:
-[3. Model Training / Evaluation / Prediction](#3)
-[3.1 Training](#3-1)
-[3.2 Evaluation](#3-2)
-[3.3 Prediction](#3-3)
-[4. Inference and Deployment](#4)
-[4.1 Python Inference](#4-1)
-[4.2 C++ Inference](#4-2)
-[4.3 Serving](#4-3)
-[4.4 More](#4-4)
-[5. FAQ](#5)
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## 1. Introduction
Paper:
> [Towards Accurate Scene Text Recognition with Semantic Reasoning Networks](https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.12294#)
> Deli Yu, Xuan Li, Chengquan Zhang, Junyu Han, Jingtuo Liu, Errui Ding
> CVPR,2020
Using MJSynth and SynthText two text recognition datasets for training, and evaluating on IIIT, SVT, IC03, IC13, IC15, SVTP, CUTE datasets, the algorithm reproduction effect is as follows:
Please refer to ["Environment Preparation"](./environment.md) to configure the PaddleOCR environment, and refer to ["Project Clone"](./clone.md) to clone the project code.
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## 3. Model Training / Evaluation / Prediction
Please refer to [Text Recognition Tutorial](./recognition.md). PaddleOCR modularizes the code, and training different recognition models only requires **changing the configuration file**.
Training:
Specifically, after the data preparation is completed, the training can be started. The training command is as follows:
```
#Single GPU training (long training period, not recommended)
First, the model saved during the SRN text recognition training process is converted into an inference model. ( [Model download link](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/dygraph_v2.0/en/rec_r50_vd_srn_train.tar) ), you can use the following command to convert:
*[2.7 Training on other platform(Windows/macOS/Linux DCU)](#27)
-[3. Evaluation and Test](#3-evaluation-and-test)
-[3.1 Evaluation](#31-evaluation)
-[3.2 Test](#32-test)
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**NOTE**: More details about replace Backbone and other mudule can be found in [doc](add_new_algorithm_en.md).
### 2.4 Mixed Precision Training
### 2.4 Training with knowledge distillation
If you want to speed up your training further, you can use [Auto Mixed Precision Training](https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/documentation/docs/zh/guides/01_paddle2.0_introduction/basic_concept/amp_cn.html), taking a single machine and a single gpu as an example, the commands are as follows:
During multi-machine multi-gpu training, use the `--ips` parameter to set the used machine IP address, and the `--gpus` parameter to set the used GPU ID:
**Note:** When using multi-machine and multi-gpu training, you need to replace the ips value in the above command with the address of your machine, and the machines need to be able to ping each other. In addition, training needs to be launched separately on multiple machines. The command to view the ip address of the machine is `ifconfig`.
### 2.6 Training with knowledge distillation
Knowledge distillation is supported in PaddleOCR for text detection training process. For more details, please refer to [doc](./knowledge_distillation_en.md).
### 2.7 Training on other platform(Windows/macOS/Linux DCU)
- Windows GPU/CPU
The Windows platform is slightly different from the Linux platform:
Windows platform only supports `single gpu` training and inference, specify GPU for training `set CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0`
On the Windows platform, DataLoader only supports single-process mode, so you need to set `num_workers` to 0;
- macOS
GPU mode is not supported, you need to set `use_gpu` to False in the configuration file, and the rest of the training evaluation prediction commands are exactly the same as Linux GPU.
- Linux DCU
Running on a DCU device requires setting the environment variable `export HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0,1,2,3`, and the rest of the training and evaluation prediction commands are exactly the same as the Linux GPU.
Each disturbance method is selected with a 40% probability during the training process. For specific code implementation, please refer to: [rec_img_aug.py](../../ppocr/data/imaug/rec_img_aug.py)
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### 2.2 General Training
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## 2.Training
PaddleOCR provides training scripts, evaluation scripts, and prediction scripts. In this section, the CRNN recognition model will be used as an example:
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### 2.1 Start Training
First download the pretrain model, you can download the trained model to finetune on the icdar2015 data:
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```
**Note that the configuration file for prediction/evaluation must be consistent with the training.**
If you expect to load trained model and continue the training again, you can specify the parameter `Global.checkpoints` as the model path to be loaded.
**Note**: The priority of `Global.checkpoints` is higher than that of `Global.pretrained_model`, that is, when two parameters are specified at the same time, the model specified by `Global.checkpoints` will be loaded first. If the model path specified by `Global.checkpoints` is wrong, the one specified by `Global.pretrained_model` will be loaded.
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### 2.3 Training with New Backbone
The network part completes the construction of the network, and PaddleOCR divides the network into four parts, which are under [ppocr/modeling](../../ppocr/modeling). The data entering the network will pass through these four parts in sequence(transforms->backbones->
necks->heads).
```bash
├── architectures # Code for building network
├── transforms # Image Transformation Module
├── backbones # Feature extraction module
├── necks # Feature enhancement module
└── heads # Output module
```
If the Backbone to be replaced has a corresponding implementation in PaddleOCR, you can directly modify the parameters in the `Backbone` part of the configuration yml file.
However, if you want to use a new Backbone, an example of replacing the backbones is as follows:
1. Create a new file under the [ppocr/modeling/backbones](../../ppocr/modeling/backbones) folder, such as my_backbone.py.
2. Add code in the my_backbone.py file, the sample code is as follows:
```python
importpaddle
importpaddle.nnasnn
importpaddle.nn.functionalasF
classMyBackbone(nn.Layer):
def__init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
super(MyBackbone,self).__init__()
# your init code
self.conv=nn.xxxx
defforward(self,inputs):
# your network forward
y=self.conv(inputs)
returny
```
3. Import the added module in the [ppocr/modeling/backbones/\__init\__.py](../../ppocr/modeling/backbones/__init__.py) file.
After adding the four-part modules of the network, you only need to configure them in the configuration file to use, such as:
```yaml
Backbone:
name:MyBackbone
args1:args1
```
**NOTE**: More details about replace Backbone and other mudule can be found in [doc](add_new_algorithm_en.md).
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### 2.4 Mixed Precision Training
If you want to speed up your training further, you can use [Auto Mixed Precision Training](https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/documentation/docs/zh/guides/01_paddle2.0_introduction/basic_concept/amp_cn.html), taking a single machine and a single gpu as an example, the commands are as follows:
During multi-machine multi-gpu training, use the `--ips` parameter to set the used machine IP address, and the `--gpus` parameter to set the used GPU ID:
**Note:** When using multi-machine and multi-gpu training, you need to replace the ips value in the above command with the address of your machine, and the machines need to be able to ping each other. In addition, training needs to be launched separately on multiple machines. The command to view the ip address of the machine is `ifconfig`.
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### 2.6 Training with Knowledge Distillation
Knowledge distillation is supported in PaddleOCR for text recognition training process. For more details, please refer to [doc](./knowledge_distillation_en.md).
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### 2.3 Multi-language Training
### 2.7 Multi-language Training
Currently, the multi-language algorithms supported by PaddleOCR are:
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### 2.8 Training on other platform(Windows/macOS/Linux DCU)
### 2.4 Training with Knowledge Distillation
- Windows GPU/CPU
The Windows platform is slightly different from the Linux platform:
Windows platform only supports `single gpu` training and inference, specify GPU for training `set CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0`
On the Windows platform, DataLoader only supports single-process mode, so you need to set `num_workers` to 0;
Knowledge distillation is supported in PaddleOCR for text recognition training process. For more details, please refer to [doc](./knowledge_distillation_en.md).
- macOS
GPU mode is not supported, you need to set `use_gpu` to False in the configuration file, and the rest of the training evaluation prediction commands are exactly the same as Linux GPU.
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- Linux DCU
Running on a DCU device requires setting the environment variable `export HIP_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0,1,2,3`, and the rest of the training and evaluation prediction commands are exactly the same as the Linux GPU.
## 3. Evalution
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## 3. Evaluation and Test
The evaluation dataset can be set by modifying the `Eval.dataset.label_file_list` field in the `configs/rec/rec_icdar15_train.yml` file.
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### 3.1 Evaluation
The model parameters during training are saved in the `Global.save_model_dir` directory by default. When evaluating indicators, you need to set `Global.checkpoints` to point to the saved parameter file. The evaluation dataset can be set by modifying the `Eval.dataset.label_file_list` field in the `configs/rec/rec_icdar15_train.yml` file.
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# GPU evaluation, Global.checkpoints is the weight to be tested
The inference model (the model saved by `paddle.jit.save`) is generally a solidified model saved after the model training is completed, and is mostly used to give prediction in deployment.
The model saved during the training process is the checkpoints model, which saves the parameters of the model and is mostly used to resume training.
## 5. Convert to Inference Model
Compared with the checkpoints model, the inference model will additionally save the structural information of the model. Therefore, it is easier to deploy because the model structure and model parameters are already solidified in the inference model file, and is suitable for integration with actual systems.
The recognition model is converted to the inference model in the same way as the detection, as follows:
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After the conversion is successful, there are three files in the model save directory:
```
inference/det_db/
inference/rec_crnn/
├── inference.pdiparams # The parameter file of recognition inference model
├── inference.pdiparams.info # The parameter information of recognition inference model, which can be ignored
└── inference.pdmodel # The program file of recognition model
Q1: After the training model is transferred to the inference model, the prediction effect is inconsistent?
**A**: There are many such problems, and the problems are mostly caused by inconsistent preprocessing and postprocessing parameters when the trained model predicts and the preprocessing and postprocessing parameters when the inference model predicts. You can compare whether there are differences in preprocessing, postprocessing, and prediction in the configuration files used for training.
