Document Image Transformer (DiT-base)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Microsoft |
| Paper | DiT: Self-supervised Pre-training for Document Image Transformer |
| Downloads | 531,813 |
| Framework | PyTorch |
What is dit-base?
DiT-base is a transformer-based model specifically designed for document image processing. Built on the architecture of BEiT, it has been pre-trained on the massive IIT-CDIP dataset containing 42 million document images using self-supervised learning techniques. The model processes images by dividing them into 16x16 pixel patches and learns to predict visual tokens from masked regions.
Implementation Details
The model implements a BERT-like transformer encoder architecture with the following key technical aspects:
- Processes images as sequences of 16x16 fixed-size patches
- Uses linear embedding for patch processing
- Incorporates absolute position embeddings
- Employs discrete VAE (dVAE) encoder for visual token prediction
- Utilizes masked patch prediction as pre-training objective
Core Capabilities
- Document image encoding into vector space representations
- Foundation for document image classification tasks
- Table detection in documents
- Document layout analysis
- Support for fine-tuning on specific document processing tasks
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What makes this model unique?
DiT-base stands out due to its massive pre-training on 42 million document images and its ability to understand document structure through self-supervised learning, making it particularly effective for document-specific tasks compared to general image models.
Q: What are the recommended use cases?
The model is best suited for document processing tasks such as classification, layout analysis, and table detection. It's designed to be fine-tuned rather than used as a standalone model, making it ideal for organizations with specific document processing needs.
