#layer test

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The air over layer test is conducted to establish the onset temperature of exothermic activity of thin layers of material when exposed to elevated atmospheric temperatures. https://sigma-hse.com/thermal-stability-and-gas-and-vapour-testing/air-over-layer

The air over layer test is conducted to establish the onset temperature of exothermic activity of thin layers of material when exposed to elevated atmospheric temperatures. https://sigma-hse.com/thermal-stability-and-gas-and-vapour-testing/air-over-layer

I’ve been testing out a bunch of the layers available as part of Google’s recently-released DeepDream code.  Since tumblr will only allow so many photos at a time, here’s a summary of #layer test, all of which was completed with default settings:

Layer 1

All Layer 1:  Very simplified, tends to come out looking like an overused Photoshop filter.  Not my favorites. 

Layer 2

conv2 and pool2: Still very simple, but a little less auto-filter looking.  Starting to get interesting.

Layer 3

inception_3a and pool3: Probably my favorites for this underwater scene.  Interesting detail without getting into dogslug territory.

inception_3b: Very painting-like.  Still dogslug-free.

Layer 4

inception_4a: Starting to see eyeballs, but it’s not overly intrusive yet.

inception_4b: Gettin’ a little sluggy up in here.

inception_4c: With the exception of 1x1, getting a lot more eyes and new creatures.

inception_4d: The creatures are evolving.

inception_4e and pool4: Kind of a mess.  Getting back into Photoshop auto-filter territory, but with extra legs.

Layer 5

inception_5a: Venturing into a totally new ecosystem.  This would probably have the best effect with a higher number of steps/iterations.

inception_5b and pool5: Might work better on higher contrast, but in general not as exciting as some of the previous layers.  Bumping up steps might help on this one too.