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Object tracking: GOTURN - failed to allocate 90 GB cv::OutOfMemoryError

asked 2019-12-09 05:06:55 -0600

Vytau gravatar image

updated 2019-12-09 07:57:41 -0600

Akhil Patel gravatar image

I am trying to implement the GOTURN object tracking algorithm as described in this link. The error occurs as the tracker gets initiallized with the first image is passed over:

bbox = cv2.selectROI(frame, False)
ok, frame = video.read()
ok = tracker.init(frame, bbox)

cv2.error: OpenCV(4.1.2-dev) \opencv\modules\core\src\alloc.cpp:73: error: (-4:Insufficient memory)
Failed to allocate 95588562276 bytes in function 'cv::OutOfMemoryError'

Well, apparently, the algorithm tries to allocate almost 90 GB of memory, which is somehow crazy. I use the caffe model and the prototxt files from here.

Does anyone have any idea?

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I have no idea, but funny things tend to happen with bad data, so I'd check the sanity of the frame and bbox.

mvuori gravatar imagemvuori ( 2019-12-09 09:10:09 -0600 )edit
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i tried on colab , 25gb ram wasn't enough ;(

edit: it seems to work with 3.4.8, so it's a regression.

i think, you should raise an issue here

berak gravatar imageberak ( 2019-12-11 04:32:05 -0600 )edit
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we can also reproduce it with a simple:

net = cv2.dnn.readNet("goturn.caffemodel", "goturn.prototxt")
berak gravatar imageberak ( 2019-12-11 05:38:16 -0600 )edit

@berak. The code will work under 3.x.x. Unfortunately doesn't work OpenCV 4.x.x. Fortunaltey, I managed to get it working for merely OpenCV 4.

  • Could not find GOTURN model in current directory.
  • Please ensure goturn.caffemodel and goturn.prototxt are in the current directory.
  • Select a ROI and then press SPACE or ENTER button!
  • Cancel the selection process by pressing c button!

Snippet:

 if not(os.path.isfile('goturn.caffemodel') and os.path.isfile('goturn.prototxt')):
         errorMsg = '''
         Could not find GOTURN model in current directory.
         Please ensure goturn.caffemodel and goturn.prototxt are in the current directory
         '''
         print(errorMsg)
         sys.exit()
supra56 gravatar imagesupra56 ( 2019-12-11 07:41:18 -0600 )edit

@supra56, imho, the problem is a regression in the dnn, not the tracker code (or python specific)

berak gravatar imageberak ( 2019-12-11 07:46:24 -0600 )edit

@berak Thank you. I guess I am gonna have to open the issue...

Vytau gravatar imageVytau ( 2019-12-11 08:58:46 -0600 )edit

any updates on this ? shall i move to a less recent version of opencv?

aya sal gravatar imageaya sal ( 2020-01-16 15:59:19 -0600 )edit

@aya sal -- unfortunately, no updates or fix so far.

berak gravatar imageberak ( 2020-01-17 01:46:25 -0600 )edit

You can look at this issue. It can help with most of the cases, but still, it is not working properly if the object is going out of the picture.

ieliz gravatar imageieliz ( 2020-07-08 06:42:25 -0600 )edit

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answered 2020-09-07 01:13:54 -0600

For solving the memory issue you can use this pull request : https://github.com/opencv/opencv_cont....

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