# Convolutional Neural Networks dimension

### convolution operation: share the convolution core

output size is: $O = (n-f+1) * (n-f+1)$ where input size is $n\times n$, convolution core size is $f\times f$.

• channels: look following picture, the input is $6\times 6\times 3$ RGB picture, and we use $3\times 3\times 3$ convolution core, the last 3 is the channel number of convolution core, which is same as the input picture channel number. During convolution, we multiply the input and add it together , so the output size is $4\times 4\times 1$.

and we often not only use only one convolution core, we use multi-cores to get multi-features form input. The following image shows the situation that we use two cores, so the output size is $4\times 4\times 2$. Then the input channel of following convolution layer is 2.

output size: $O =(n-f+1) * (n-f+1) * C_o$ where $C_o$ is the number of convolution cores(output channel).

• padding: add data to the border of input, often to make sure the output size is same as input.

output size: $O =(n+2p-f+1) * (n+2p-f+1) * C_o$ where $p$ is padding length of one side. e.g. the last picture $p = 1$.

if you want to make sure output size is same as input, set $p = (f-1)/2$, since at this moment, $n-f+2p+1 = n$.

• strides: stripe is the moving step length of convolution core.

output size: $O =(\frac{n+2p-f}{s}+1) * (\frac{n+2p-f}{s}+1) * C_o$ where $s$ is stride length.

### demo

So lets get the demo’s output size:

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