13 Pytorch Image Augmentation Methods Summary (With Code)

Using data augmentation techniques can increase the diversity of images in the dataset, thereby improving the performance and generalization ability of the model. The main image augmentation techniques include:

• Resize
• Grayscale Transformation
• Normalization
• Random Rotation
• Center Crop
• Random Crop
• Gaussian Blur
• Brightness and Contrast Adjustment
• Horizontal Flip
• Vertical Flip
• Gaussian Noise
• Random Blocks
• Central Region

Resize

Before resizing the image, we need to import the data (taking fundus images as an example).

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/000001.tif'))
torch.manual_seed(0) # Set the seed for generating random numbers on CPU for reproducibility
print(np.asarray(orig_img).shape) #(800, 800, 3)

# Resize the image
resized_imgs = [T.Resize(size=size)(orig_img) for size in [128,256]]
# plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(131)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(132)
ax2.set_title('resize:128*128')
ax2.imshow(resized_imgs[0])

ax3 = plt.subplot(133)
ax3.set_title('resize:256*256')
ax3.imshow(resized_imgs[1])

plt.show()

Grayscale Transformation

This operation converts an RGB image to a grayscale image.

gray_img = T.Grayscale()(orig_img)
# plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(121)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(122)
ax2.set_title('gray')
ax2.imshow(gray_img,cmap='gray')

Normalization

Normalization can accelerate the computation speed of models based on neural network structures and speed up the learning process.

• Subtract the channel mean from each input channel
• Divide by the channel standard deviation.

normalized_img = T.Normalize(mean=(0.5, 0.5, 0.5), std=(0.5, 0.5, 0.5))(T.ToTensor()(orig_img))
normalized_img = [T.ToPILImage()(normalized_img)]
# plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(121)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(122)
ax2.set_title('normalize')
ax2.imshow(normalized_img[0])

plt.show()

Random Rotation

Rotate the image at a designed angle

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/2.png'))

rotated_imgs = [T.RandomRotation(degrees=90)(orig_img)]
print(rotated_imgs)
plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(121)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(122)
ax2.set_title('90°')
ax2.imshow(np.array(rotated_imgs[0]))

Center Crop

Crop the center region of the image

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/2.png'))

center_crops = [T.CenterCrop(size=size)(orig_img) for size in (128,64)]

plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(131)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(132)
ax2.set_title('128*128°')
ax2.imshow(np.array(center_crops[0]))

ax3 = plt.subplot(133)
ax3.set_title('64*64')
ax3.imshow(np.array(center_crops[1]))

plt.show()

Random Crop

Randomly crop a part of the image

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/2.png'))

random_crops = [T.RandomCrop(size=size)(orig_img) for size in (400,300)]

plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(131)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(132)
ax2.set_title('400*400')
ax2.imshow(np.array(random_crops[0]))

ax3 = plt.subplot(133)
ax3.set_title('300*300')
ax3.imshow(np.array(random_crops[1]))

plt.show()

Gaussian Blur

Use a Gaussian kernel to blur the image

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/2.png'))

blurred_imgs = [T.GaussianBlur(kernel_size=(3, 3), sigma=sigma)(orig_img) for sigma in (3,7)]

plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(131)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(132)
ax2.set_title('sigma=3')
ax2.imshow(np.array(blurred_imgs[0]))

ax3 = plt.subplot(133)
ax3.set_title('sigma=7')
ax3.imshow(np.array(blurred_imgs[1]))

plt.show()

Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation Adjustment

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/2.png'))
# random_crops = [T.RandomCrop(size=size)(orig_img) for size in (832,704, 256)]
colorjitter_img = [T.ColorJitter(brightness=(2,2), contrast=(0.5,0.5), saturation=(0.5,0.5))(orig_img)]

plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(121)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)
ax2 = plt.subplot(122)
ax2.set_title('colorjitter_img')
ax2.imshow(np.array(colorjitter_img[0]))
plt.show()

Horizontal Flip

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/2.png'))

HorizontalFlip_img = [T.RandomHorizontalFlip(p=1)(orig_img)]

plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(121)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(122)
ax2.set_title('colorjitter_img')
ax2.imshow(np.array(HorizontalFlip_img[0]))

plt.show()

Vertical Flip

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/2.png'))

VerticalFlip_img = [T.RandomVerticalFlip(p=1)(orig_img)]

plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(121)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(122)
ax2.set_title('VerticalFlip')
ax2.imshow(np.array(VerticalFlip_img[0]))

# ax3 = plt.subplot(133)
# ax3.set_title('sigma=7')
# ax3.imshow(np.array(blurred_imgs[1]))

plt.show()

Gaussian Noise

Add Gaussian noise to the image. The higher the noise factor, the greater the noise in the image.

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/2.png'))

def add_noise(inputs, noise_factor=0.3):
    noisy = inputs + torch.randn_like(inputs) * noise_factor
    noisy = torch.clip(noisy, 0., 1.)
    return noisy

noise_imgs = [add_noise(T.ToTensor()(orig_img), noise_factor) for noise_factor in (0.3, 0.6)]
noise_imgs = [T.ToPILImage()(noise_img) for noise_img in noise_imgs]

plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(131)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(132)
ax2.set_title('noise_factor=0.3')
ax2.imshow(np.array(noise_imgs[0]))

ax3 = plt.subplot(133)
ax3.set_title('noise_factor=0.6')
ax3.imshow(np.array(noise_imgs[1]))

plt.show()

Random Blocks

Randomly apply square patches to the image. The more patches, the harder it is for the neural network to solve the problem.

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/2.png'))

def add_random_boxes(img,n_k,size=64):
    h,w = size,size
    img = np.asarray(img).copy()
    img_size = img.shape[1]
    boxes = []
    for k in range(n_k):
        y,x = np.random.randint(0,img_size-w,(2,))
        img[y:y+h,x:x+w] = 0
        boxes.append((x,y,h,w))
    img = Image.fromarray(img.astype('uint8'), 'RGB')
    return img

blocks_imgs = [add_random_boxes(orig_img,n_k=10)]

plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(131)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(132)
ax2.set_title('10 black boxes')
ax2.imshow(np.array(blocks_imgs[0]))

plt.show()

Central Region

Similar to random blocks, but patches are added in the center of the image

from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import sys
import torch
import numpy as np
import torchvision.transforms as T

plt.rcParams["savefig.bbox"] = 'tight'
orig_img = Image.open(Path('image/2.png'))

def add_central_region(img, size=32):
    h, w = size, size
    img = np.asarray(img).copy()
    img_size = img.shape[1]
    img[int(img_size / 2 - h):int(img_size / 2 + h), int(img_size / 2 - w):int(img_size / 2 + w)] = 0
    img = Image.fromarray(img.astype('uint8'), 'RGB')
    return img

central_imgs = [add_central_region(orig_img, size=128)]

plt.figure('resize:128*128')
ax1 = plt.subplot(131)
ax1.set_title('original')
ax1.imshow(orig_img)

ax2 = plt.subplot(132)
ax2.set_title('')
ax2.imshow(np.array(central_imgs[0]))
#
# ax3 = plt.subplot(133)
# ax3.set_title('20 black boxes')
# ax3.imshow(np.array(blocks_imgs[1]))

plt.show()