A beginner's guide to the Diffbir model by Zsxkib on Replicate

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Model overview

diffbir is a versatile AI model developed by researcher Xinqi Lin and team that can tackle various blind image restoration tasks, including blind image super-resolution, blind face restoration, and blind image denoising. Unlike traditional image restoration models that rely on fixed degradation assumptions, diffbir leverages the power of generative diffusion models to handle a wide range of real-world image degradations in a blind manner. This approach enables diffbir to produce high-quality restored images without requiring prior knowledge about the specific degradation process.

The model is similar to other powerful image restoration models like GFPGAN, which specializes in restoring old photos and AI-generated faces, and SuperIR, which practices model scaling for photo-realistic image restoration. However, diffbir distinguishes itself by its broad applicability and its ability to handle a wide range of real-world image degradations in a unified manner.

Model inputs and outputs

Inputs

input: Path to the input image you want to enhance.
upscaling_model_type: Choose the type of model best suited for the primary content of the image: 'faces' for portraits and 'general_scenes' for everything else.
restoration_model_type: Select the restoration model that aligns with the content of your image. This model is responsible for image restoration which removes degradations.
super_resolution_factor: Factor by which the input image resolution should be increased. For instance, a factor of 4 will make the resolution 4 times greater in both height and width.
steps: The number of enhancement iterations to perform. More steps might result in a clearer image but can also introduce artifacts.
repeat_times: Number of times the enhancement process is repeated by feeding the output back as input. This can refine the result but might also introduce over-enhancement issues.
tiled: Whether to use patch-based sampling. This can be useful for very large images to enhance them in smaller chunks rather than all at once.
tile_size: Size of each tile (or patch) when 'tiled' option is enabled. Determines how the image is divided during patch-based enhancement.
tile_stride: Distance between the start of each tile when the image is divided for patch-based enhancement. A smaller stride means more overlap between tiles.
use_guidance: Use latent image guidance for enhancement. This can help in achieving more accurate and contextually relevant enhancements.
guidance_scale: For 'general_scenes': Scale factor for the guidance mechanism. Adjusts the influence of guidance on the enhancement process.
guidance_space: For 'general_scenes': Determines in which space (RGB or latent) the guidance operates. 'latent' can often provide more subtle and context-aware enhancements.
guidance_repeat: For 'general_scenes': Number of times the guidance process is repeated during enhancement.
guidance_time_start: For 'general_scenes': Specifies when (at which step) the guidance mechanism starts influencing the enhancement.
guidance_time_stop: For 'general_scenes': Specifies when (at which step) the guidance mechanism stops influencing the enhancement.
has_aligned: For 'faces' mode: Indicates if the input images are already cropped and aligned to faces. If not, the model will attempt to do this.
only_center_face: For 'faces' mode: If multiple faces are detected, only enhance the center-most face in the image.
background_upsampler: For 'faces' mode: Model used to upscale the background in images where the primary subject is a face.
face_detection_model: For 'faces' mode: Model used for detecting faces in the image. Choose based on accuracy and speed preferences.
background_upsampler_tile: For 'faces' mode: Size of each tile used by the background upsampler when dividing the image into patches.
background_upsampler_tile_stride: For 'faces' mode: Distance between the start of each tile when the background is divided for upscaling. A smaller stride means more overlap between tiles.