{
  "id": 101749,
  "title": "Tiny irregular colorful spots in generated images",
  "url": "/competitions/generative-dog-images/discussion/101749",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2019-07-28T11:23:00.295491500Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 3,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F2069843%2F6044b68dc9fe77cd71c54eabaf26eb8f%2Fdogs2.JPG?generation=1564312775721322&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F2069843%2F147e2d0dfcb1e60c5bcfc471c6dd35c0%2Fdogs3.JPG?generation=1564313154469645&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n\n<p>I cannot understand why do these spots occur in the generated images.\nI also wanted to know, whether it will affect the score since, except those spots the images of dogs as a whole seem fine.</p>\n\n<p>On the other hand, I noticed that if the loss of generator reduces extremely like- 1e - 8, these spots start covering a major part of the images and become very prominent, which is quite a contradiction, since the quality should have improved, that's why I wanted to figure out the reason.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "585941",
      "postDate": "07/28/2019 11:23:00",
      "content": "<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F2069843%2F6044b68dc9fe77cd71c54eabaf26eb8f%2Fdogs2.JPG?generation=1564312775721322&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F2069843%2F147e2d0dfcb1e60c5bcfc471c6dd35c0%2Fdogs3.JPG?generation=1564313154469645&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n\n<p>I cannot understand why do these spots occur in the generated images.\nI also wanted to know, whether it will affect the score since, except those spots the images of dogs as a whole seem fine.</p>\n\n<p>On the other hand, I noticed that if the loss of generator reduces extremely like- 1e - 8, these spots start covering a major part of the images and become very prominent, which is quite a contradiction, since the quality should have improved, that's why I wanted to figure out the reason.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F2069843%2F6044b68dc9fe77cd71c54eabaf26eb8f%2Fdogs2.JPG?generation=1564312775721322&amp;alt=media)\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F2069843%2F147e2d0dfcb1e60c5bcfc471c6dd35c0%2Fdogs3.JPG?generation=1564313154469645&amp;alt=media)\n\n\nI cannot understand why do these spots occur in the generated images.\nI also wanted to know, whether it will affect the score since, except those spots the images of dogs as a whole seem fine.\n\nOn the other hand, I noticed that if the loss of generator reduces extremely like- 1e - 8, these spots start covering a major part of the images and become very prominent, which is quite a contradiction, since the quality should have improved, that's why I wanted to figure out the reason.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "585978",
      "postDate": "07/28/2019 12:33:22",
      "content": "<p>I usually get these spots when I have overtrained (a lot of epochs) in memorizing GANs. \nTry reducing the number of epochs. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I usually get these spots when I have overtrained (a lot of epochs) in memorizing GANs. \nTry reducing the number of epochs.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "588595",
      "postDate": "07/30/2019 19:22:11",
      "content": "<p>yeah, it seems probable. Thanks</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "yeah, it seems probable. Thanks",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "589480",
      "postDate": "08/01/2019 00:28:51",
      "content": "<p>They may also occur if your using an output activation of linear and training to match pixel values of 0-255 with loss MSE. If the activation outputs more than 255 or less than 0, it produces a spot.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "They may also occur if your using an output activation of linear and training to match pixel values of 0-255 with loss MSE. If the activation outputs more than 255 or less than 0, it produces a spot.",
      "votes": null
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 585978,
      "author_name": "timetraveller98",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/28/2019 12:33:22",
      "content": "<p>I usually get these spots when I have overtrained (a lot of epochs) in memorizing GANs. \nTry reducing the number of epochs. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 588595,
          "author_name": "tenzinbhotia",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "07/30/2019 19:22:11",
          "content": "<p>yeah, it seems probable. Thanks</p>",
          "votes": null,
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 589480,
      "author_name": "cdeotte",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/01/2019 00:28:51",
      "content": "<p>They may also occur if your using an output activation of linear and training to match pixel values of 0-255 with loss MSE. If the activation outputs more than 255 or less than 0, it produces a spot.</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    "585941": "![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F2069843%2F6044b68dc9fe77cd71c54eabaf26eb8f%2Fdogs2.JPG?generation=1564312775721322&amp;alt=media)\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F2069843%2F147e2d0dfcb1e60c5bcfc471c6dd35c0%2Fdogs3.JPG?generation=1564313154469645&amp;alt=media)\n\n\nI cannot understand why do these spots occur in the generated images.\nI also wanted to know, whether it will affect the score since, except those spots the images of dogs as a whole seem fine.\n\nOn the other hand, I noticed that if the loss of generator reduces extremely like- 1e - 8, these spots start covering a major part of the images and become very prominent, which is quite a contradiction, since the quality should have improved, that's why I wanted to figure out the reason.",
    "585978": "I usually get these spots when I have overtrained (a lot of epochs) in memorizing GANs. \nTry reducing the number of epochs.",
    "588595": "yeah, it seems probable. Thanks",
    "589480": "They may also occur if your using an output activation of linear and training to match pixel values of 0-255 with loss MSE. If the activation outputs more than 255 or less than 0, it produces a spot."
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