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Patch Tokenization Grid

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Atlas demonstration: the free source photo and the computed Patch Tokenization Grid. A black and white photograph captures a musician's hands playing an electric guitar. The image is systematically parsed into a series of numbered square cells that isolate the frets and strings.
Atlas demonstration: the free source photo and the computed Patch Tokenization Grid. A black and white photograph captures a musician's hands playing an electric guitar. The image is systematically parsed into a series of numbered square cells that isolate the frets and strings.Image: Nicola Gypsicola nicolagypsicola · CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons), processed for the AtlasView source ↗

Prompt

Apply a Patch Tokenization Grid effect, dividing the photograph into evenly sized square patches with thin, crisp, neutral-colored boundary lines. Keep each tile aligned and its photographic content unchanged, making local textures, colors, and edges readable as separate units. Avoid gaps, shuffled tiles, labels, or dimensional shading. Keep the original subject and composition.

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Identify

The photo appears divided into a regular grid of square patches, making local image regions visible as separate units.

Principle

The algorithm divides the image into equal-sized tiles and draws their boundaries. This illustrates patch tokenization1, but does not compute the learned embeddings2 used by vision transformers.

Try it out

Vary the patch size and watch how many tiles a face or object spans.

Classification

Calculated image processing result.

Further examples · 9 images

Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Cape Town sunset from Lion's Head (Unsplash)”
02 Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Cape Town sunset from Lion's Head (Unsplash)”A coastal city is shown at dusk under a soft, gradient sky overlooking the ocean. The landscape is segmented into a precise matrix of tiles, each labeled with a distinct index for computational processing.Clinton Naik clintnaik (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Monochrome Ballet Feet (Unsplash)”
03 Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Monochrome Ballet Feet (Unsplash)”The intricate textures of ballet pointe shoes are highlighted in this monochrome close-up study. White grid lines and small integers partition the fabric and ribbons into discrete spatial units.Adam Littman Davis adamlittmandavis (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Smiling in a cornfield (Unsplash)”
04 Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Smiling in a cornfield (Unsplash)”A portrait shows a smiling woman partially obscured by large, green leaves in a garden. The visual field is overlaid with a uniform mesh that divides her features into a sequence of individual patches.Allef Vinicius seteales (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Icy world (Unsplash)”
05 Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Icy world (Unsplash)”A glowing lantern sits amidst a snowy winter scene, casting a warm light against the cool blue background. This composition is broken down into a regular array of square tokens, demonstrating the decomposition of the scene.Mira Kemppainen mirakemppainen (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Cat with window in wooster (Unsplash)”
06 Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Cat with window in wooster (Unsplash)”A modern living room features a grey sofa adorned with blue and patterned cushions. The entire interior space is mapped out through a grid of numbered squares that define the local regions of the image.Nathan Fertig nathanfertig (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Aileni Tee 2016-11-27 (Unsplash)”
07 Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Aileni Tee 2016-11-27 (Unsplash)”A pair of pink candles, one shaped like the number two, are being lit by a person's hand. The image is systematically partitioned into 216 distinct numbered cells by a thick white lattice.Aileni Tee _aisntee (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Gardening Supplies (Unsplash)”
08 Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Gardening Supplies (Unsplash)”Various potted plants, including ivy and lavender, are arranged on a wooden surface next to a gardening tool. A uniform grid overlay dissects the composition into small, identifiable squares to simulate spatial processing.Giulia Bertelli unpeusauvage (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Courtyard balcony brackets, construction of the McKim Building”
09 Patch Tokenization Grid, applied to “Courtyard balcony brackets, construction of the McKim Building”Historical stone gargoyles and a clock tower are captured from a low angle against a muted sky. The geometric overlay organizes the architectural details into a numbered sequence of isolated image patches.Stevens, Edward F. (Edward Fletcher), 1860-1946; McKim, Mead & White (photo); processed for the Atlas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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