Initializing from an Image Directory

Grep arbitrary images from within a dataset directory.

If you have images stored in a (potentially nested) directory, you can grep all the images and initialize an Encord Active project from these images. To do this run

encord-active init /path/to/image/dir

By default, the command will find all .jpg, .jpeg, .png, and .tiff files. If you want to change this, you can use the --glob option to target your file selection.

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The --dryrun flag will print the matched files without actually running the import.

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The --symlinks flag will initialize the project symlinks to your files without copying them to save you disk space.

The init command will import all the found images into an Encord Active project stored in a directory within your current working directory. Afterwards, you can run

encord-active visualize

This will let you choose your newly imported project and open the app.

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For the full documentation of initializing a project from an image directory, please see here.