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A demonstration of offline and online LLM image description responses

I have one image, and two very differing descriptions of said image. The first is from #Llava13B, a local model installed on my #Mac, and the second is from #GPT. The GPT response is so huge that I'm going to have to post it as threaded replies, but it shows the vast difference between models. For this first post, the Llava13B response has been included as #AltText.

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in reply to Andre Louis

A demonstration of offline and online LLM image description responses

You've presented an image that appears to be a screenshot of a digital audio workstation (DAW) software interface, which is used for recording, editing, and producing audio files.

Here's a detailed breakdown of the various components visible in the screenshot:

1. **Track Header Area (on the left)**:
- This area contains two audio track controls. Each track has a label, which by default might be the name of the instrument or sound source. In this case, the labels are "Piano" and "Komplete", which could refer to a piano track and possibly a track using Native Instruments' Komplete plugins or instrument sounds.
- Each track has an indicator showing a musical note, suggesting that these are MIDI tracks or perhaps tracks designed for musical data.

in reply to Andre Louis

A demonstration of offline and online LLM image description responses
- There are several controls associated with each track:
- A record enable button ('R') that is typically used to arm the track for recording.
- Solo ('S') and mute ('M') buttons that allow the user to listen to individual tracks in isolation or to mute them, respectively.
- A volume slider to adjust the track's output level.
- A pan control (the knob next to the volume slider) that adjusts the stereo positioning of the track's sound.
- Both track headers have numbers, '1' and '2', which are likely the identifiers for the individual tracks in the session.
in reply to Andre Louis

A demonstration of offline and online LLM image description responses

2. **Track Content Area (in the middle)**:
- This is the main workspace where audio or MIDI recordings and edits are displayed. However, in this screenshot, the area is empty, indicating that there are no audio clips, MIDI data, or automation currently placed on the timeline.
- A timeline with measure numbers runs along the top, starting from measure '1' and continuing to at least '15'. This suggests that the project is in a musical time format, where time is divided into measures and beats, common in music production.
- The vertical lines indicate the division of measures and seem to correspond to a standard 4/4 time signature, as there are four smaller divisions between the bold numbered lines, which typically represent each beat in a measure.

3. **Top Toolbar**:

in reply to Andre Louis

A demonstration of offline and online LLM image description responses

- On the very top left, there is a '+' button, likely for adding new tracks or other elements to the project.
- Next to it are a set of transport controls, common in DAW software, allowing the user to play, stop, record, and navigate the timeline, although the specific buttons are not fully visible.
- The playhead or cursor is shown at the beginning of the timeline, indicating the current position within the project; here, it's at the start of the first measure.

The actual software brand is not clearly identifiable from the image due to the lack of distinctive logos or software-specific interface designs. However, many popular DAWs like Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, and others have similar layouts and could appear like this with custom themes or color schemes.

Without additional context or different views, this is as detailed an analysis as the visible elements of the image allow.

in reply to Andre Louis

A demonstration of offline and online LLM image description responses
in reply to Andre Louis

Wow. That ... is ... something. It's amazing how we'll end up determining which tool to use. I love using the ChatGPT NVDA add-on for getting screen shot descriptions. My current comp isn't good enough for local GPT4All/Lama.cpp. Hoping to solve this pretty soon.
in reply to Pratik Patel

It's going to be ironic how blind people are going to have one of the clearest cases for getting high-powered GPUs. :)

(Yes, I'm looking into a new computer myself.)