1. Introduction
In this tutorial, we will discuss how to convert a Keras h5 model to a TensorFlow pb model. The h5 file format is commonly used to save Keras models, while the pb file format is used for TensorFlow models. Converting the model to pb format can be useful when deploying the model in TensorFlow serving or other TensorFlow-related applications.
2. Prerequisites
To follow along with this tutorial, you need to have the following installed:
Keras - a high-level neural network API
TensorFlow - an open-source machine learning framework
In addition, you should have a trained Keras model saved in h5 format that you want to convert to pb.
3. Loading the Keras h5 Model
The first step is to load the pre-trained Keras model from the h5 file. The model should be trained and saved using Keras API. We can use the load_model
function from the keras.models
module to load the model.
from keras.models import load_model
model = load_model('model.h5')
4. Converting the Model to pb Format
To convert the Keras h5 model to pb format, we need to create a TensorFlow session and then save the model using the tf.saved_model
module. We also need to specify the input and output nodes of the model.
4.1 Creating the TensorFlow session
To create a TensorFlow session, we can use the tf.compat.v1.Session
class.
import tensorflow as tf
sess = tf.compat.v1.Session()
4.2 Converting the Keras model
Before converting the model, we need to define the input and output nodes of the model. We can do this by inspecting the Keras model. The input node can be found using the model.inputs
attribute, and the output node can be found using the model.outputs
attribute.
input_node = model.inputs[0]
output_node = model.outputs[0]
Now, we can use the TensorFlow's saved_model.simple_save
function to save the model in pb format.
inputs = {'input': input_node}
outputs = {'output': output_node}
tf.compat.v1.saved_model.simple_save(sess, 'saved_model', inputs=inputs, outputs=outputs)
5. Using the pb Model
Now that we have converted the Keras h5 model to pb format, we can use the pb model in TensorFlow.
5.1 Loading the pb model
To load the pb model, we can use the tf.saved_model.loader.load
function.
graph = tf.compat.v1.Graph()
with graph.as_default():
tf.compat.v1.saved_model.loader.load(sess, ['serve'], 'saved_model')
5.2 Making predictions with the pb model
To make predictions with the pb model, we need to create a TensorFlow session and run the model using the appropriate input data.
# Create a TensorFlow session
with tf.compat.v1.Session(graph=graph) as sess:
# Get the input and output nodes of the model
input_node = graph.get_tensor_by_name('input:0')
output_node = graph.get_tensor_by_name('output:0')
# Make predictions
predictions = sess.run(output_node, feed_dict={input_node: input_data})
6. Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have learned how to convert a Keras h5 model to a TensorFlow pb model. We have seen how to load the Keras model, convert it to pb format, and use the pb model for making predictions. Converting the model to pb format can be useful in various TensorFlow-related applications. It allows us to utilize the power of TensorFlow while still benefitting from the ease of use of Keras.
Note: The temperature parameter mentioned in the title is not directly related to the model conversion process, but it can be applied when making predictions with the pb model. The temperature parameter controls the randomness of the predictions generated by a neural network. A higher temperature value (e.g., 0.6) leads to more random and diverse predictions, while a lower temperature value (e.g., 0.1) leads to more deterministic and confident predictions.