{
  "id": 339362,
  "title": "Newbie question: what does it mean by \"mask\" in the \"submission file \" of overview? ",
  "url": "/competitions/hubmap-organ-segmentation/discussion/339362",
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  "post_date": "2022-07-24T11:44:30.377188800Z",
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  "content": "<p>in the submission fil zone it says:<br>\n'Note that, at the time of encoding, the \"mask\" should be binary, meaning the \"masks\" for all objects in an image are joined into a single large \"mask\". A value of 0 should indicate pixels that are not \"masked\", and a value of 1 will indicate pixels that are \"masked\".'</p>\n<p>Does the \"mask\" mean \"selected region\"?</p>",
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    {
      "id": "1868982",
      "postDate": "07/24/2022 11:44:30",
      "content": "<p>in the submission fil zone it says:<br>\n'Note that, at the time of encoding, the \"mask\" should be binary, meaning the \"masks\" for all objects in an image are joined into a single large \"mask\". A value of 0 should indicate pixels that are not \"masked\", and a value of 1 will indicate pixels that are \"masked\".'</p>\n<p>Does the \"mask\" mean \"selected region\"?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "in the submission fil zone it says:\n'Note that, at the time of encoding, the \"mask\" should be binary, meaning the \"masks\" for all objects in an image are joined into a single large \"mask\". A value of 0 should indicate pixels that are not \"masked\", and a value of 1 will indicate pixels that are \"masked\".'\n\nDoes the \"mask\" mean \"selected region\"?",
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      "id": "1871476",
      "postDate": "07/26/2022 09:40:30",
      "content": "<p>The \"mask\" is the outline of the region that you have selected. A value of 0 indicates pixels that are not selected, and a value of 1 indicates pixels that are selected.</p>\n<p>I hope this helps! :)</p>\n<p>The Devastator.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The \"mask\" is the outline of the region that you have selected. A value of 0 indicates pixels that are not selected, and a value of 1 indicates pixels that are selected.\n\nI hope this helps! :)\n\nThe Devastator.",
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    {
      "id": "1872424",
      "postDate": "07/27/2022 00:03:52",
      "content": "<p>Thank you The Devastator, it helps.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you The Devastator, it helps.",
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      "id": 1871476,
      "author_name": "thedevastator",
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      "post_date": "07/26/2022 09:40:30",
      "content": "<p>The \"mask\" is the outline of the region that you have selected. A value of 0 indicates pixels that are not selected, and a value of 1 indicates pixels that are selected.</p>\n<p>I hope this helps! :)</p>\n<p>The Devastator.</p>",
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        {
          "id": 1872424,
          "author_name": "a6893676",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "07/27/2022 00:03:52",
          "content": "<p>Thank you The Devastator, it helps.</p>",
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    "1868982": "in the submission fil zone it says:\n'Note that, at the time of encoding, the \"mask\" should be binary, meaning the \"masks\" for all objects in an image are joined into a single large \"mask\". A value of 0 should indicate pixels that are not \"masked\", and a value of 1 will indicate pixels that are \"masked\".'\n\nDoes the \"mask\" mean \"selected region\"?",
    "1871476": "The \"mask\" is the outline of the region that you have selected. A value of 0 indicates pixels that are not selected, and a value of 1 indicates pixels that are selected.\n\nI hope this helps! :)\n\nThe Devastator.",
    "1872424": "Thank you The Devastator, it helps."
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