Segment Anything Model (SAM) is a generalized instance segmentation model developed by Meta that can assist you in labeling your data more efficiently than ever before.

In combination with V7's Workflows, you can effectively make use of SAM to greatly increase the speed of segmentation tasks whilst still maintaining quality as your top priority.

The Basics

V7 allows you to use SAM on images and videos to create Polygon or Mask type annotations.

1. Click the Models button in the annotation toolbar, or the keyboard shortcut N
2. You will now see dots moving across the image as the SAM runs inference on your file
3. Hover your mouse over areas of interest in the file
4. Click to select when the correct annotation is highlighted
5. Correct the annotation by clicking within the border to delete, or outside the border to include
6. Click Save or hit Enter to save your annotation

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SAM for Masks

If you are adding multiple sections to a raster mask using SAM, then save each section individually by editing and saving with Enter. Subsequent masks will then be added to the same layer!

NOTE: Please make sure you have at least one polygon in your local dataset classes to initialize SAM for masks.

Add and remove sections

The quickest way to add to or remove sections of polygons created with SAM is to use the built-in click-to-correct feature.

Editing Annotations Created by SAM

You may need to make adjustments to your SAM generated labels. You can do this using the standard V7 labeling tools such as the Brush Tool, or the Polygon Tool.

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Switch to Auto-Annotate

In some cases, it will be faster to regenerate the annotation using V7 Auto-Annotate rather than making corrections. To switch to Auto-Annotate check out our guide below!

Switching to Other Models

Other segmentation tools such as Auto-Annotate & other Models are still available, and can be switched to in the top panel using the model drop down menu.

Creating Keyframes with SAM

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SAM for Videos & Loading Time

V7 has optimized our SAM video experience and will pre-load frames for high efficiency while annotation - this means if you move sequentially through the frames you will have a very fast loading time! However, if you jump to a frame further through the video, you will experience standard loading time.

Our Guide on Interpolation shares methods to create keyframes on videos. However now there is a faster method available for annotations created with SAM.

1. Create a video annotation with SAM & hit enter to save the annotation
2. Click the white circle on the annotation and then click the middle icon to enter Edit Mode
3. If the blue & white circle is still on your object of interest, V7 will automatically recompute the appropriate annotation. If you are happy with the annotation use the Enter shortcut to save the annotation.
4. If the blue & white circle is not on your object of interest, then delete and recreate the point. V7 will then recompute the appropriate annotation. Once you are happy with the annotation, use the Enter shortcut to save the annotation.

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Save & Move to Next Frame

When you are editing the last item on your keyframe, you can use Option + Enter shortcut to save your last annotation and move to the next frame for added efficiency