Depth Estimation¶
Class: DepthEstimationBlockV1
Source: inference.core.workflows.core_steps.models.foundation.depth_estimation.v1.DepthEstimationBlockV1
🎯 This workflow block performs depth estimation on images using Apple's DepthPro model. It analyzes the spatial relationships
and depth information in images to create a depth map where:
📊 Each pixel's value represents its relative distance from the camera
🔍 Lower values (darker colors) indicate closer objects
🔭 Higher values (lighter colors) indicate further objects
The model outputs:
1. 🗺️ A depth map showing the relative distances of objects in the scene
2. 📐 The camera's field of view (in degrees)
3. 🔬 The camera's focal length
This is particularly useful for:
- 🏗️ Understanding 3D structure from 2D images
- 🎨 Creating depth-aware visualizations
- 📏 Analyzing spatial relationships in scenes
- 🕶️ Applications in augmented reality and 3D reconstruction
⚡ The model runs efficiently on Apple Silicon (M1-M4) using Metal Performance Shaders (MPS) for accelerated inference.
Type identifier¶
Use the following identifier in step "type" field: roboflow_core/depth_estimation@v1to add the block as
as step in your workflow.
Properties¶
| Name | Type | Description | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
str |
Enter a unique identifier for this step.. | ❌ |
model_version |
str |
The Depth Estimation model to be used for inference.. | ✅ |
The Refs column marks possibility to parametrise the property with dynamic values available
in workflow runtime. See Bindings for more info.
Available Connections¶
Compatible Blocks
Check what blocks you can connect to Depth Estimation in version v1.
- inputs:
Perspective Correction,S3 Sink,Stability AI Inpainting,Image Convert Grayscale,Email Notification,Morphological Transformation,Clip Comparison,VLM As Detector,Qwen-VL,QR Code Generator,Twilio SMS/MMS Notification,OpenRouter,Model Monitoring Inference Aggregator,OpenAI,Llama 3.2 Vision,MoonshotAI Kimi,Polygon Zone Visualization,Image Threshold,Stitch OCR Detections,Anthropic Claude,OpenAI-Compatible LLM,OpenAI,Dynamic Crop,Heatmap Visualization,Keypoint Visualization,Email Notification,Llama 3.2 Vision,Anthropic Claude,Stability AI Image Generation,Google Vision OCR,Camera Focus,Label Visualization,Instance Segmentation Model,Contrast Enhancement,Bounding Box Visualization,Local File Sink,Depth Estimation,Google Gemini,Image Contours,EasyOCR,Relative Static Crop,Polygon Visualization,Google Gemma API,Background Color Visualization,Qwen 3.6 API,Qwen 3.5 API,Image Blur,Polygon Visualization,Google Gemini,SIFT Comparison,Grid Visualization,Anthropic Claude,Florence-2 Model,Triangle Visualization,Object Detection Model,OCR Model,Roboflow Custom Metadata,OpenAI,Slack Notification,VLM As Classifier,Pixelate Visualization,Stitch Images,Single-Label Classification Model,OpenAI,Image Slicer,LMM For Classification,Keypoint Detection Model,Image Preprocessing,SIFT,Line Counter Visualization,Roboflow Dataset Upload,Image Slicer,Corner Visualization,Stability AI Outpainting,Halo Visualization,Multi-Label Classification Model,LMM,Roboflow Dataset Upload,Qwen3.5-VL,Color Visualization,Google Gemini,Blur Visualization,Classification Label Visualization,Camera Focus,Camera Calibration,Morphological Transformation,Trace Visualization,Stitch OCR Detections,Reference Path Visualization,Halo Visualization,Ellipse Visualization,Model Comparison Visualization,Dot Visualization,Mask Visualization,GLM-OCR,Crop Visualization,Background Subtraction,Circle Visualization,CogVLM,Text Display,Absolute Static Crop,CSV Formatter,Florence-2 Model,Contrast Equalization,Roboflow Vision Events,Webhook Sink,Icon Visualization,Twilio SMS Notification,MoonshotAI Kimi,Google Gemma - outputs:
Keypoint Detection Model,Clip Comparison,Morphological Transformation,SAM 3,Qwen-VL,VLM As Detector,Email Notification,Twilio SMS/MMS Notification,YOLO-World Model,MoonshotAI Kimi,Polygon Zone Visualization,OpenAI,VLM As Detector,Heatmap Visualization,Keypoint Visualization,Llama 3.2 Vision,Anthropic Claude,Stability AI Image Generation,Google Vision OCR,Seg Preview,Camera Focus,Label Visualization,SAM 3,Instance Segmentation Model,Qwen3.5,Multi-Label Classification Model,SmolVLM2,Google Gemini,Motion Detection,Background Color Visualization,Mask Edge Snap,Instance Segmentation Model,Qwen 3.5 API,Google Gemini,Polygon Visualization,Moondream2,SIFT Comparison,Florence-2 Model,Barcode Detection,Time in Zone,Single-Label Classification Model,OCR Model,VLM As Classifier,Qwen2.5-VL,Detections Stabilizer,LMM For Classification,Keypoint Detection Model,SIFT,Image Preprocessing,Roboflow Dataset Upload,Corner Visualization,Stability AI Outpainting,Segment Anything 2 Model,Multi-Label Classification Model,Halo Visualization,Qwen3-VL,Qwen3.5-VL,Semantic Segmentation Model,Blur Visualization,Perception Encoder Embedding Model,Morphological Transformation,Trace Visualization,VLM As Classifier,Gaze Detection,Reference Path Visualization,Halo Visualization,Model Comparison Visualization,Dot Visualization,Pixel Color Count,Background Subtraction,QR Code Detection,Text Display,ByteTrack Tracker,Absolute Static Crop,Florence-2 Model,Byte Tracker,Icon Visualization,Object Detection Model,Perspective Correction,SAM 3,BoT-SORT Tracker,Stability AI Inpainting,Image Convert Grayscale,Object Detection Model,OpenRouter,OpenAI,Llama 3.2 Vision,Image Threshold,OC-SORT Tracker,Anthropic Claude,Dynamic Crop,Clip Comparison,Dominant Color,Contrast Enhancement,Bounding Box Visualization,Depth Estimation,Keypoint Detection Model,CLIP Embedding Model,Image Contours,EasyOCR,Relative Static Crop,Multi-Label Classification Model,Polygon Visualization,Google Gemma API,Qwen 3.6 API,Template Matching,Single-Label Classification Model,Image Blur,Anthropic Claude,Triangle Visualization,Object Detection Model,OpenAI,SIFT Comparison,Image Stack,Pixelate Visualization,Single-Label Classification Model,OpenAI,Instance Segmentation Model,Buffer,Stitch Images,Image Slicer,Line Counter Visualization,Image Slicer,Semantic Segmentation Model,LMM,Roboflow Dataset Upload,Color Visualization,Google Gemini,Classification Label Visualization,Camera Focus,Camera Calibration,Detections Stitch,Ellipse Visualization,SORT Tracker,Mask Visualization,GLM-OCR,Crop Visualization,Circle Visualization,CogVLM,SAM2 Video Tracker,Contrast Equalization,Roboflow Vision Events,MoonshotAI Kimi,Google Gemma
Input and Output Bindings¶
The available connections depend on its binding kinds. Check what binding kinds
Depth Estimation in version v1 has.
Bindings
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input
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output
image(image): Image in workflows.normalized_depth(numpy_array): Numpy array.
Example JSON definition of step Depth Estimation in version v1
{
"name": "<your_step_name_here>",
"type": "roboflow_core/depth_estimation@v1",
"images": "$inputs.image",
"model_version": "depth-anything-v2/small"
}