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encounter1997/painter — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2023-07-06

★ 1PythonAudience · researcherComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · hard

TL;DR

Painter and SegGPT are BAAI computer vision foundation models that learn to segment and understand images from just a few example pictures, no retraining needed.

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    What it does
      Completes partial images
      Segments objects in images
      Learns from few examples
    Tech stack
      Python
      Pretrained models
    Use cases
      One-click segmentation
      Video object tracking
      Custom vision apps
    Audience
      Researchers
      CV engineers
      ML practitioners

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Segment an object in an image by showing just one example, no retraining required

REASON 2

Build custom applications that need automatic image segmentation

REASON 3

Combine SegGPT with SAM for one-click object segmentation in images or videos

REASON 4

Use the pretrained foundation models as a base for other vision tasks

What's in the stack?

Python

How it stacks up

encounter1997/paintera-bissell/unleash-liteabhiinnovates/whatsapp-hr-assistant
Stars111
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2023-07-06——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyhardhardhard
Complexity4/54/53/5
Audienceresearcherresearcherdeveloper

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1h+

Foundation models likely need a GPU and downloaded pretrained weights to run.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to use SegGPT to segment a dog in a new image after giving it one example image of a dog.
Prompt 2
Help me set up the Painter model to predict the missing part of an image from a few example patches.
Prompt 3
Write a script that combines SegGPT and SAM so I can click on an object in a video and get it segmented automatically.
Prompt 4
Explain how to download and run the pretrained Painter and SegGPT models from this repo.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is painter?

Painter and SegGPT are BAAI computer vision foundation models that learn to segment and understand images from just a few example pictures, no retraining needed.

What language is painter written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python.

Is painter actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2023-07-06).

How hard is painter to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is painter for?

Mainly researcher.

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