The encoder network is the initial network of the generator network and contains eight convolutional blocks with the following configuration:
|
Layer Name |
Hyperparameters |
Input Shape |
Output Shape |
|
1st 2D Convolution Layer |
filters=64, kernel_size=4, strides=2, padding='same', |
(256, 256, 1) |
(128, 128, 64) |
|
Activation Layer |
activation='leakyrelu', alpha=0.2 |
(128, 128, 64) |
(128, 128, 64) |
|
2nd 2D Convolution Layer |
filters=128, kernel_size=4, strides=2, padding='same', |
(128, 128, 64) |
(64, 64, 128) |
|
Batch Normalization Layer |
None |
(64, 64, 128) |
(64, 64, 128) |
|
Activation Layer |
activation='leakyrelu', alpha=0.2 |
(64, 64, 128) |
(64, 64, 128) |
|
3rd 2D Convolution Layer |
filters=256, kernel_size=4, strides=2, padding='same', |
(64, 64, 128) |
(32, 32, 256) |
|
Batch Normalization Layer |
None |
(32, 32, 256) |
(32, 32, 256) |
|
Activation Layer |
activation='leakyrelu', alpha=0.2 |
(32, 32, 256) |
(32, 32, 256) |
|
4th 2D Convolution Layer |
filters=512, kernel_size=4, strides=2, padding='same', |
(32, 32, 256) |
(16, 16, 512) |
|
Batch Normalization Layer |
None |
(16, 16, 512) |
(16, 16, 512) |
|
Activation Layer |
activation='leakyrelu', alpha=0.2 |
(16, 16, 512) |
(16, 16, 512) |
|
5th 2D Convolution Layer |
filters=512, kernel_size=4, strides=2, padding='same', |
(16, 16, 512) |
(8, 8, 512) |
|
Batch Normalization Layer |
None |
(8, 8, 512) |
(8, 8, 512) |
|
Activation Layer |
activation='leakyrelu', alpha=0.2 |
(8, 8, 512) |
(8, 8, 512) |
|
6th 2D Convolution Layer |
filters=512, kernel_size=4, strides=2, padding='same', |
(8, 8, 512) |
(4, 4, 512) |
|
Batch Normalization Layer |
None |
(4, 4, 512) |
(4, 4, 512) |
|
Activation Layer |
activation='leakyrelu', alpha=0.2 |
(4, 4, 512) |
(4, 4, 512) |
|
7th 2D Convolution Layer |
filters=512, kernel_size=4, strides=2, padding='same', |
(4, 4, 512) |
(2, 2, 512) |
|
Batch Normalization Layer |
None |
(2, 2, 512) |
(2, 2, 512) |
|
Activation Layer |
activation='leakyrelu', alpha=0.2 |
(2, 2, 512) |
(2, 2, 512) |
|
8th 2D Convolution Layer |
filters=512, kernel_size=4, strides=2, padding='same', |
(2, 2, 512) |
(1, 1, 512) |
|
Batch Normalization Layer |
None |
(1, 1, 512) |
(1, 1, 512) |
|
Activation Layer |
activation='leakyrelu', alpha=0.2 |
(1, 1, 512) |
(1, 1, 512) |
The encoder network is followed by a decoder network. We'll have a look at the architecture of the decoder network in the following section.