Converting models

To convert models, drop the model file into sam-convert folder, and run cargo run --release -- <vit_h | vit_b | vit_l | test> <file_name> <?skip_python>. The converted model will be in the same folder as the original model, with the same name, but with the extension .bin.gz. It will take quite a long time, and needs some disk space (the middle json file is up to 16 GB for larger models).

This will:

1. Load the weights in python
2. Convert them into json a json file that can be read by the rust code
3. Rust loads the model from that json file
4. Rust saves the model as a binary file, to minimize file size and optimize for faster load.
5. (You can delete the json file in ~/Documents/sam-models/<name>)