How to use Florence-2 for Instance Segmentation

Florence-2, a lightweight model licensed under the MIT license, is notable for its ability to perform instance segmentation, a process that combines object detection with semantic segmentation to classify objects with high accuracy. Despite having fewer parameters than other models like LLaVA 1.5, Florence-2 remains state-of-the-art due to its high-quality training data. The tutorial guides users through setting up a Colab environment to use Florence-2 for tasks such as visual question answering and image detection, specifically focusing on instance segmentation. The process involves loading the model from a checkpoint, creating segmentation functions, and visualizing predictions with an annotator called Supervision. Through examples, such as detecting a backpack on a man holding a dog and identifying a soccer ball on a pitch, the tutorial demonstrates Florence-2's capabilities in both standard and small object detection scenarios. The guide concludes by suggesting users may need to fine-tune Florence-2 for specific use cases and provides a link to further resources on the topic.