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# Caffe to TensorFlow

* TensorFlowTransformer will build a Kaffe graph first, from the caffe prototxt.
  * It has its own node class and graph class
  * Node: layer type, specification, parameters, parent, children etc.
  * Graph: how to add node / build graph in topological order
* Converting the parameters of all graph nodes into correct format ((c\_o, c\_i, h, w) -> (h, w, c\_i, c\_o))
  * In Numpy format
* Write generated [Kaffe.tensorflow.Network](http://Kaffe.tensorflow.Network) class code
* When doing the inference,  [Kaffe.tensorflow.Network](http://Kaffe.tensorflow.Network) will converting the Kaffe nodes into tensorflow operators.
* Problem:
  * Needs updated version caffe model
  * Needs Kaffe library
  * Numpy format parameters
  * Couldn’t deploy
  * Tensorflow version out-dated
* Modified version:
  * Automatic caffe model updating script
  * Update tensorflow operators from 0.8.0 -> 1.2.1
  * Add saving checkpoint and frozen graph options, ez deployment 

Reference:

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