SAMannot: A Memory-Efficient, Local, Open-Source Framework for Interactive Video Instance Segmentation Based on SAM2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.680 | Journal eISSN: 2049-9647
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 16, 2026
Accepted on: Mar 26, 2026
Published on: Apr 20, 2026
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