Ultralytics YOLO

🌟 Summary

The 'v8.3.3' release of the Ultralytics project introduces critical updates, focusing on enhancing compatibility with YOLO11 models within various components and improving consistency across different codebases and documentation.

📊 Key Changes

• Updated the Streamlit app to support YOLO11, replacing the older YOLOv8 model selection.
• Standardized color parameter descriptions across the codebase with consistent RGB tuples.
• Enhanced zero-mask plotting to improve segmentation functionalities.
• Refined documentation to transition from YOLOv8 to YOLO11, ensuring coherent guidance and examples.
• Updated Jupyter and Colab notebook references to align with YOLO11 model paths and usage.
• Adjusted configs and error reporting settings for improved clarity and user experience.

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Model Selection & Compatibility: Ensures users can seamlessly work with the latest YOLO11 models, facilitating access to enhanced features and improved performance.
• Code & Documentation Consistency: Streamlines user and developer interactions by providing clear, standardized information, which is crucial for debugging and development.
• Performance & Robustness: Enhancements in the segmentation plotting and documentation not only improve functionality but also increase the robustness of model training and inference tasks.
• Improved User Experience: By updating notebooks, examples, and templates, users are guided towards utilizing the most current and advanced model versions, minimizing confusion and errors.
• Accessibility: Make it easier for both new and existing users to adapt and transition to the latest model scenarios in different environments including cloud setups and GPU accelerated platforms.

What's Changed

• Fix zero-mask plotting bug by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16588
• Update YOLO11 docs by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16589
• YOLO11 Tasks, Modes, Usage, Macros and Solutions Updates by @UltralyticsAssistant in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16593
• Update YOLO11 Actions and Docs by @UltralyticsAssistant in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16596
• Fix Docs links by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16604
• Update YOLO11 notebooks by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16608
• Colab notebook update by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16609
• Update Settings by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16610
• Add YOLO11 macros tables by @ambitious-octopus in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16598
• ultralytics 8.3.3 update Streamlit app to YOLO11 by @RizwanMunawar in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/16590

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/compare/v8.3.2...v8.3.3