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Torch 3 Vision
A full additional package for machine learning applied to vision applications is now available. Have a look here. |
Please, read the installation notes in the documentation section before downloading anything.
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| Torch3 src | Torch3 for Unix/Linux | |||
| Torch3 doc | Torch3 documentation | |||
| Torch3 win | Torch3 for MS Windows | |||
Note that the sources for Unix/Linux and MS Windows are the same... only the packaging method is different.
If for some reasons you want the previous version of Torch, it is still available here.
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