Some updates to optical flow datasets

torchvision/datasets/_optical_flow.py

@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 
 class FlowDataset(ABC, VisionDataset):
-    # Some datasets like Kitti have a built-in valid mask, indicating which flow values are valid
-    # For those we return (img1, img2, flow, valid), and for the rest we return (img1, img2, flow),
-    # and it's up to whatever consumes the dataset to decide what `valid` should be.
+    # Some datasets like Kitti have a built-in valid_flow_mask, indicating which flow values are valid
+    # For those we return (img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask), and for the rest we return (img1, img2, flow),
+    # and it's up to whatever consumes the dataset to decide what valid_flow_mask should be.
     _has_builtin_flow_mask = False
 
     def __init__(self, root, transforms=None):
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ def __init__(self, root, transforms=None):
         self._image_list = []
 
     def _read_img(self, file_name):
-        return Image.open(file_name)
+        img = Image.open(file_name)
+        if img.mode != "RGB":
+            img = img.convert("RGB")
+        return img
 
     @abstractmethod
     def _read_flow(self, file_name):
-        # Return the flow or a tuple with the flow and the valid mask if _has_builtin_flow_mask is True
+        # Return the flow or a tuple with the flow and the valid_flow_mask if _has_builtin_flow_mask is True
         pass
 
     def __getitem__(self, index):
@@ -53,23 +56,27 @@ def __getitem__(self, index):
         if self._flow_list:  # it will be empty for some dataset when split="test"
             flow = self._read_flow(self._flow_list[index])
             if self._has_builtin_flow_mask:
-                flow, valid = flow
+                flow, valid_flow_mask = flow
             else:
-                valid = None
+                valid_flow_mask = None
         else:
-            flow = valid = None
+            flow = valid_flow_mask = None
 
         if self.transforms is not None:
-            img1, img2, flow, valid = self.transforms(img1, img2, flow, valid)
+            img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask = self.transforms(img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask)
 
-        if self._has_builtin_flow_mask:
-            return img1, img2, flow, valid
+        if self._has_builtin_flow_mask or valid_flow_mask is not None:
+            # The `or valid_flow_mask is not None` part is here because the mask can be generated within a transform
+            return img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask
         else:
             return img1, img2, flow
 
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self._image_list)
 
+    def __rmul__(self, v):
+        return torch.utils.data.ConcatDataset([self] * v)
+
 
 class Sintel(FlowDataset):
     """`Sintel <http://sintel.is.tue.mpg.de/>`_ Dataset for optical flow.
@@ -107,8 +114,8 @@ class Sintel(FlowDataset):
         pass_name (string, optional): The pass to use, either "clean" (default), "final", or "both". See link above for
             details on the different passes.
         transforms (callable, optional): A function/transform that takes in
-            ``img1, img2, flow, valid`` and returns a transformed version.
-            ``valid`` is expected for consistency with other datasets which
+            ``img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask`` and returns a transformed version.
+            ``valid_flow_mask`` is expected for consistency with other datasets which
             return a built-in valid mask, such as :class:`~torchvision.datasets.KittiFlow`.
     """
 
@@ -140,9 +147,11 @@ def __getitem__(self, index):
             index(int): The index of the example to retrieve
 
         Returns:
-            tuple: If ``split="train"`` a 3-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow)``.
-            The flow is a numpy array of shape (2, H, W) and the images are PIL images. If `split="test"`, a
-            3-tuple with ``(img1, img2, None)`` is returned.
+            tuple: A 3-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow)``.
+            The flow is a numpy array of shape (2, H, W) and the images are PIL images.
+            ``flow`` is None if ``split="test"``.
+            If a valid flow mask is generated within the ``transforms`` parameter,
+            a 4-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask)`` is returned.
         """
         return super().__getitem__(index)
 
@@ -167,7 +176,7 @@ class KittiFlow(FlowDataset):
         root (string): Root directory of the KittiFlow Dataset.
         split (string, optional): The dataset split, either "train" (default) or "test"
         transforms (callable, optional): A function/transform that takes in
-            ``img1, img2, flow, valid`` and returns a transformed version.
+            ``img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask`` and returns a transformed version.
     """
 
     _has_builtin_flow_mask = True
@@ -199,11 +208,11 @@ def __getitem__(self, index):
             index(int): The index of the example to retrieve
 
         Returns:
-            tuple: If ``split="train"`` a 4-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow,
-            valid)`` where ``valid`` is a numpy boolean mask of shape (H, W)
+            tuple: A 4-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask)``
+            where ``valid_flow_mask`` is a numpy boolean mask of shape (H, W)
             indicating which flow values are valid. The flow is a numpy array of
-            shape (2, H, W) and the images are PIL images. If `split="test"`, a
-            4-tuple with ``(img1, img2, None, None)`` is returned.
+            shape (2, H, W) and the images are PIL images. ``flow`` and ``valid_flow_mask`` are None if
+            ``split="test"``.
         """
         return super().__getitem__(index)
 
@@ -232,8 +241,8 @@ class FlyingChairs(FlowDataset):
         root (string): Root directory of the FlyingChairs Dataset.
         split (string, optional): The dataset split, either "train" (default) or "val"
         transforms (callable, optional): A function/transform that takes in
-            ``img1, img2, flow, valid`` and returns a transformed version.
-            ``valid`` is expected for consistency with other datasets which
+            ``img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask`` and returns a transformed version.
+            ``valid_flow_mask`` is expected for consistency with other datasets which
             return a built-in valid mask, such as :class:`~torchvision.datasets.KittiFlow`.
     """
 
@@ -269,6 +278,9 @@ def __getitem__(self, index):
         Returns:
             tuple: A 3-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow)``.
             The flow is a numpy array of shape (2, H, W) and the images are PIL images.
+            ``flow`` is None if ``split="val"``.
+            If a valid flow mask is generated within the ``transforms`` parameter,
+            a 4-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask)`` is returned.
         """
         return super().__getitem__(index)
 
@@ -300,8 +312,8 @@ class FlyingThings3D(FlowDataset):
             details on the different passes.
         camera (string, optional): Which camera to return images from. Can be either "left" (default) or "right" or "both".
         transforms (callable, optional): A function/transform that takes in
-            ``img1, img2, flow, valid`` and returns a transformed version.
-            ``valid`` is expected for consistency with other datasets which
+            ``img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask`` and returns a transformed version.
+            ``valid_flow_mask`` is expected for consistency with other datasets which
             return a built-in valid mask, such as :class:`~torchvision.datasets.KittiFlow`.
     """
 
@@ -357,6 +369,9 @@ def __getitem__(self, index):
         Returns:
             tuple: A 3-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow)``.
             The flow is a numpy array of shape (2, H, W) and the images are PIL images.
+            ``flow`` is None if ``split="test"``.
+            If a valid flow mask is generated within the ``transforms`` parameter,
+            a 4-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask)`` is returned.
         """
         return super().__getitem__(index)
 
@@ -382,7 +397,7 @@ class HD1K(FlowDataset):
         root (string): Root directory of the HD1K Dataset.
         split (string, optional): The dataset split, either "train" (default) or "test"
         transforms (callable, optional): A function/transform that takes in
-            ``img1, img2, flow, valid`` and returns a transformed version.
+            ``img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask`` and returns a transformed version.
     """
 
     _has_builtin_flow_mask = True
@@ -422,11 +437,11 @@ def __getitem__(self, index):
             index(int): The index of the example to retrieve
 
         Returns:
-            tuple: If ``split="train"`` a 4-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow,
-            valid)`` where ``valid`` is a numpy boolean mask of shape (H, W)
+            tuple: A 4-tuple with ``(img1, img2, flow, valid_flow_mask)`` where ``valid_flow_mask``
+            is a numpy boolean mask of shape (H, W)
             indicating which flow values are valid. The flow is a numpy array of
-            shape (2, H, W) and the images are PIL images. If `split="test"`, a
-            4-tuple with ``(img1, img2, None, None)`` is returned.
+            shape (2, H, W) and the images are PIL images. ``flow`` and ``valid_flow_mask`` are None if
+            ``split="test"``.
         """
         return super().__getitem__(index)
 
@@ -451,11 +466,12 @@ def _read_flo(file_name):
 def _read_16bits_png_with_flow_and_valid_mask(file_name):
 
     flow_and_valid = _read_png_16(file_name).to(torch.float32)
-    flow, valid = flow_and_valid[:2, :, :], flow_and_valid[2, :, :]
+    flow, valid_flow_mask = flow_and_valid[:2, :, :], flow_and_valid[2, :, :]
     flow = (flow - 2 ** 15) / 64  # This conversion is explained somewhere on the kitti archive
+    valid_flow_mask = valid_flow_mask.bool()
 
     # For consistency with other datasets, we convert to numpy
-    return flow.numpy(), valid.numpy()
+    return flow.numpy(), valid_flow_mask.numpy()
 
 
 def _read_pfm(file_name):