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Imagination Made Real: Stable Diffusion


for High-Fidelity Text-To-Image Tasks

Johnson, Justin, Aaron Courville,


Rifai, Mehdi, and Maxime Ouellette. Zhang, Zhe Gan, Xiaolei Huang, Dr. Sunil Rathod from Dr. D. Y. Patil
"Generative Adversarial Networks." and Xiaodong He. Attngan: Finegrained School of Engineering, Lohegaon, contributed to
Proceedings of the 33rd International text to image generation with attentional the field with the paper "Survey on Text to Image
Conference on Machine Learning, PMLR, generative adversarial networks. CoRR, Synthesis" in 2020, reviewing advancements in
1-10. 2016. abs/1711.10485, 2017 text-to-image generation techniques.2020

Fengxiang Bie, a researcher at


the University of Sydney in Australia, Songwei Ge, affiliated with Carnegie Junfeng He, a research scientist at Google
worked on "RenAIssance: A Survey Mellon University in the United Research in the United States,ontributed to the
into AI Text-to-Image Generation in States, authored "Expressive Text-to- Text-to-Image Generation." Gang Li, a software
the Era of Large Models" in 2023. Image Generation with Rich Text" in engineer at Google DeepMind, also based in the
Yibo Yang, another researcher at the 2023. Taesung Park, a researcher at the United States, co-authored the same paper in
University of Sydney, Australia, also same university, co-authored this work 2024
co-authored this survey in 2023. in 2023.

Abstract
By utilising the sophisticated features of diffusion models (DMs) for image synthesis, this
work presents a novel method for high-fidelity text-to-image generation. Conventional deep
learning approaches break down the image production process into a series of sequential
denoising autoencoder applications. These applications typically operate in pixel space and
result in significant computational costs due to the need for substantial GPU resources for
training and inference. By exploiting the latent spaces of potent pretrained autoencoders, this
method overcomes these difficulties and permits DM training with minimal computational
resources while preserving great quality and adaptability. An ideal trade-off between preserving
detail and reducing complexity is struck by using latent representations, which greatly improves
visual fidelity over earlier techniques. Furthermore, the incorporation of cross-attention layers
in the model converts diffusion models into flexible generators that can process a variety of
conditioning inputs, including text and bounding boxes, so enabling convolutional high-
resolution synthesis. State-of-theart performance in image inpainting, class-specific image
blending, and other tasks is demonstrated by latent diffusion models (LDMs), which also
perform significantly better than pixel-based DMs in text-to-image synthesis, unrestricted
image generation, and super-resolution. This research pushes the limits of what is possible in
high-fidelity text-to-image applications, showcasing the adaptability and effectiveness of
LDMs.

Keywords—Image Generation, Deep Learning, Stable Diffusion, Latent Space, Latent Diffusion
Model (LDM), Generative Adversarial Network (GAN), Contrastive LanguageImage Pre-Training
(CLIP).

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I. INTRODUCTION

Research in the field of computer vision has been advancing rapidly, particularly in the synthesis of photorealistic images
from textual descriptions. One prominent approach in this domain involves Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), a class
of deep learning models consisting of two neural networks, namely the generator and the discriminator, engaged in a competitive
game.
Deep Convolutional GANs (DC-GANs) are a notable variant of GANs that utilize deep convolutional neural networks
(CNNs) for both the generator and discriminator.

These CNNs are adept at generating images from noisy data by learning to map random noise vectors to images that follow a
certain distribution. The training process involves alternating updates of the generator and discriminator networks, each
improving incrementally. Conditional GANs extend the capabilities of traditional GANs by introducing a condition vector,
enabling the generation of data conditioned on specific inputs. This conditioning allows for more controlled image synthesis,
where the generated images can be tailored to correspond to particular textual descriptions.
Text-to-picture synthesis, a challenging task in computer vision, involves creating visually discriminative representations
of textual descriptions and generating corresponding realistic images. Researchers have made significant strides in this area,
with notable contributions from Reed et al., who achieved promising results in early experiments. StackGAN is a noteworthy
architecture in this field, comprising two GANs stacked together to facilitate the generation of high -resolution images. It
operates in two stages: Stage I generates low-resolution images with basic colors and structures, while Stage II refines these
images using text embeddings to produce higher-resolution, more lifelike outputs. AttnGAN, an advancement over StackGAN,
incorporates attention mechanisms that enable the model to focus on specific words or image regions during synthesis. This
mimics the human attention process, allowing the network to generate images with greater fidelity to the input text descriptions.
Wasserstein GAN (WGAN) is another important variant of GANs that enhances model stability and addresses training
challenges by modifying the discriminator to produce a continuous realness score rather than a binary classification.
Transitioning from pixel space to latent space is crucial for efficient training of diffusion models, which involves compressing
high-frequency information while retaining semantic diversity. This two-stage process, known as perceptual compression and
semantic compression, enables diffusion models to capture both visual detail and conceptual information effectively, paving
the way for highresolution image synthesis.
Text-to-image synthesis is the process of creating logical and realistic visuals from written descriptions. Because the model
must comprehend and faithfully transfer semantic information from text into visual form, this task is intrinsically difficult. Early
solutions to this issue frequently had trouble producing images of a high enough quality to accurately depict the input
descriptions. Nonetheless, recent advancements in diffusion models have demonstrated significant potential in surmounting
these constraints.
As a subclass of probabilistic generative models, diffusion models operate by gradually and reversibly converting an initial
simple distribution into a complex data distribution. This method has worked well for creating detailed photos with complex
structures and minute details. A recent improvement in this capability is the use of stable diffusion models, which include
methods to keep the generating process stable. This lowers artifacts and increases the authenticity of the images that are fo rmed.
This work aims to attain exceptional levels of picture quality and semantic accuracy in text-to-image tasks by investigating
the use of stable diffusion models. Several components of this strategy, are the training procedure, the diffusion model
architecture, and the assessment criteria for the generated images. It is aimed to determine the essential elements that, in this
particular setting, facilitate steady dissemination by methodically examining these constituents.

II. LITERATURE SURVEY


Recently, there has been a significant advancement in text-to-image generation aimed at addressing problems related to
getting high-fidelity outputs and capturing finegrained information. Notable for being the first model to introduce Attentional
Generative Adversarial Networks is [3] AttnGAN (Xu et al., 2018). AttnGAN's strength is its ability to generate precise picture
areas by focusing on specific words in text descriptions. It also provides informative attention mechanism visualisations that make
it easy to see how the model assigns words a priority during image formation. On the other hand, AttnGAN's drawback is its
complexity and high computational resource requirements, which might make it impractical to use in settings with limited
resources.
A stacked Generative Adversarial Network design called StackGAN++ (Zhang et al., 2017) [2] consists of StackGANv1 and
StackGAN-v2. The two-step process of StackGANv1 is its merit; by refining the coarse images created in the first stage, it greatly
increases the quality of the generated images. This is further improved by StackGAN-v2, which uses a multi-stage approach with
a tree-like structure, resulting in even more stable and high-quality training. Nevertheless, a drawback of both StackGAN-v1 and
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StackGAN-v2 is their susceptibility to mode collapse and the labor-intensive process of carefully adjusting hyperparameters.By
examining the practical use of stable diffusion artificial intelligence in law enforcement, Sasirajan et al. (2023) widen the scope.
Their work is valuable because it investigates a methodology that creates facial images of suspects based on written descriptions,
with the goal of being more objective and efficient than subjective methods like eyewitness accounts or artistic renditio ns. The
study did point up one drawback, though, which is the possibility of biases in AI models. This highlights the significance o f using
AI models appropriately in law enforcement situations to prevent unintended consequences. By presenting a novel app roach to
text-to-image generation with a pre-trained autoencoder with Stable Diffusion trained in latent space, Mataghare (2023)
contributes to the body of literature. This method has the advantage of striking a balance between maintaining detail and cutting
computational complexity, producing generated images that are more aesthetically pleasing. In addition, Mataghare's model
makes use of crossattention layers to facilitate convolutional operations for conditioning on text cues and the production of
highresolution images. The drawback of this strategy is that it might still have trouble processing extremely intricate and precise
textual descriptions, which could affect the calibre of the images that are produced. ControlNet, a novel design, is introduced in
Enhancing Text-to-Image Diffusion Models with Conditional Control (Lvmin Zhang et al., 2022). ControlNet gives spatial control
to pre-trained text-to-image diffusion models, including Stable Diffusion. ControlNet excels because it makes creative use of
"zero convolutions" to regulate parameter expansion during training while retaining the current model's sturdy encoding layers.
This makes it possible to learn different conditioning controls with little impact on the original model, such as edges, dept h, or
posture information. The drawback of this strategy is that it may lead to a rise in model complexity and the requirement for large
datasets in order to efficiently train and generalise many controls.
These studies, with their deep analysis, inventive techniques, and practical applications, significantly improve the field
of text-to-image generation. They create new opportunities for research and development, leading to the development of text-
to-image synthesis systems that are more accurate, efficient, and visually appealing. Even with these significant advances, there
are still issues that require constant study and development, including the need for large datasets and careful tuning, model
biases, and demands on computer resources.

III. MODEL ARCHITECTURE AND WORKING

In selecting the Stable Diffusion text-to-image model for this research project, its efficacy in generating high-fidelity images
from textual descriptions while preserving finegrained details and visual coherence was considered. The model's versatility
across different datasets and textual inputs, along with its advanced features for controlling specific aspects of image gene ration,
such as style, color, and composition, were also key factors in the decision. Furthermore, the model's interpretability, facilitated
by its attention mechanisms, provided insights into how textual cues influence the image generation process, enhancing the
understanding of its inner workings. By utilizing these strengths, the aim was to develop a robust and effective textto-image
synthesis system capable of meeting the requirements of various real -world applications.
A comparative analysis was performed against many current methodologies, such as AttnGAN, StackGAN++, and the more
recent Dualattn-GAN, to validate the efficacy of the suggested Stable Diffusion model. In terms of important measures like
Fréchet Inception Distance (FID) and Inception Score (IS), the model routinely surpassed these standards. With an IS of 5.2 and
a FID score of 15.4, the model specifically demonstrated exceptional image quality and diversity. With average scores of 0.88
and 32 dB, respectively, the model maintained strong Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) and Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR)
in tasks such as image-to-image translation and inpainting. These outcomes highlight how well the model performs in producing
high-fidelity images that closely match written descriptions while maintaining minute details. In addition, a low Mean Absolute
Error (MAE) of 0.04 and a high SSIM of 0.92 in inpainting tasks demonstrated the model's capacity to effectively integrate
adjustments into preexisting images, demonstrating its usefulness in maintaining visual consistency and detail.

A text-to-image Stable Diffusion model was trained using 512x512 images taken from a portion of the LAION-5B dataset.
Latent diffusion is a type of diffusion model that forms the foundation of stable diffusion. A kind of generative model calle d a
diffusion model is trained to extract a sample of interest by denoising an object, like an image. Up until a sample is received, the
model is trained to progressively denoise the image. Below is a description of this process shown in Fig 1:

Fig 1. Image Denoising Process

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Recent years have seen a rise in the popularity of these diffusion models, particularly due to their capacity to produce picture
data that is at the cutting edge of the field. Diffusion models, however, can be computationally costly and memory-intensive to

use. On the other hand, by conducting the diffusion process to a smaller dimensional latent space, latent diffusion lowers
complexity and memory utilisation. The model is trained to provide compressed representations of pictures in latent diffusion.
There are three main components in latent diffusion.

1. Autoencoder (VAE):

Fig 2. Variational Autoencoder Architecture

The Variational Autoencoder (VAE) model shown in Fig.2, comprises of both encoder and a decoder. The image is
transformed by the encoder into a low dimensional latent representation, which is then utilised as an input for the UNet model.
The decoder then returns the latent representation to its original form.
In the latent diffusion training of the VAE model, we utilize an encoder and a decoder. A Variational Autoencoder (VAE),
which consists of an encoder and a decoder, is the first step in the encoding process. Using convolutional layers, the encoder
converts a high-dimensional image (512x512x3) into a compact latent space (64x64x4). When adding and removing noise
during training, the diffusion process makes advantage of this latent representation. This preserves semantic detail and content
while lowering computational and memory needs. This efficiency enables swift generation of high-resolution 512x512 images
even on resource-constrained platforms like 16GB Colab GPUs. Conversely, the decoder part of the model reverses this
process, reconstructing the original image from the denoised latents obtained through the reverse diffusion steps. The
generating procedure is streamlined because the VAE decoder is all that is needed to transform the denoised latents back into
the matching pictures during inference.

2. U-Net:
Convolutional neural networks like the U-Net are frequently employed for image segmentation applications. Furthermore,
it features two ResNet block encoders and decoders. A picture is compressed by the encoder into a lower resolution image,
which is then returned to the original, higher resolutionwhich is expected to be less noisyby the decoder.

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Fig 3. U-Net Architecture

After ingesting the noisy latents (x), the Unet makes noise predictions. U-Net architecture is depicted above in Fig. 3. A
conditional model guided by the text embedding and the timestep (t) is employed.

Denoised image representation of noisy latents is predicted by U-Net. In this case, UNet produces noise in the latents as
its output, while Unet receives noisy latents as input. By using this, we can subtract the noise from the noisy latents and obtain
true latents. With an encoder (12 blocks), a middle block, and a skip connected decoder (12 blocks), the model is basically a
UNet. These 25 blocks are divided into 8 downsampling or upsampling convolutional layers and 17 main blocks, each of
which has two Vision Transformers (ViTs) and four resnet layers.
Here, an image representation is compressed by the encoder into a lower resolution image representation, which is then
decoded by the decoder back into the original, higher resolution, and ostensibly less noisy picture representation.

3. Text-encoder:

Fig 4. Working of Text-Encoder

The text input prompt must be converted by the text encoder into an embedding space that the U -Net can comprehend.
Typically, a straightforward transformer-based encoder is used to translate a series of input tokens into a series of latent text
embeddings. The working of TextEncoder is shown in Fig 4.
The input prompt is converted by the text-encoder into an embedding space, which is then fed into the U-Net. When we
train Unet for its denoising process, this serves as advice for noisy latents. A sequence of input tokens is mapped to a sequence
of latent text embeddings by the text encoder, which is often a straightforward transformer-based encoder.
Instead of training a fresh text encoder, Stable Diffusion makes advantage of CLIP, which is previously learned. The supplied
text is converted into embeddings by the text encoder. When everything is considered, the model operates as follows during
the inference process depicted in Fig 5:

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Fig 5. Stable Diffusion Inference Process

Additionally, the Latent Diffusion Model lowers the cost of inference and training, which could democratise high
resolution picture synthesis for the general public.

IV. METHODOLOGY

1. Stable Diffusion Core


The core of current technology is the ability of Stable Diffusion to interpret and work with images in their latent space,
which may be thought of as a multi-dimensional map with each point representing a possible image. Stable Diffusion can
create whole new images or manipulate existing ones in predetermined ways by travelling this area. The two main
components of the diffusion process—Forward Diffusion, which adds noise to an image to gradually obfuscate its features,
and Reverse Diffusion (Denoising), in which a VAE decoder converts the denoised latent back into the original image—
are what power Stable Diffusion's image generation and manipulation capabilities. To be more precise, the VAE encoder
compresses a 512x512x3 image into a 64x64x4 latent matrix. The decoder then uses learned weights to reverse the latent
matrix during inference, preserving high-frequency information while mapping the denoised latent back to the high-
resolution image. The core idea of stable diffusion is reverse diffusion, or denoising, which calls for training the model to
anticipate and reverse the noising stages. The model produces a cohesive, highquality image by iteratively removing noise
to create picture features. By increasing spatial coherence, the decoder's cross -attention layers improve output fidelity.
Figure 2 provides an illustration of this process.
2. Text-to-Image Generation
An encoder (such as CLIP) is used to translate textual representations into visual ones. By translating the subtleties of a
user's written description into a latent vector that the diffusion model can comprehend, the text encoder serves as a translator.
This text embedding acts as the diffusion process's road map in directed diffusion. The procedure starts with a point in latent
space impacted by the written description, rather than with pure noise. To make sure that the final output is consistent with
the semantic content of the given text, the model is guided by both the changing image and the text embedding in each
iteration.

3. Image-to-Image Generation
Similar to text, an image encoder allows to translate an image into a latent space representation. This representation
encapsulates the essence of the image's style, content, and composition. Image's latent representation can be manipulated to
introduce changes before starting the diffusion process. Options include combining it with latent representations of other
images, introducing style vectors from reference images, or directly altering specific dimensions of the latent representation.
Additionally, optional text prompts can provide further guidance for the desired modifications.

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4. Inpainting
By masking the area the user wishes to modify, inpainting allows the user to concentrate image adjustments on a particular
area. The capacity of Stable Diffusion inpainting to merge adjustments invisibly with the background image is what gives it
its potency. The exposed areas give the diffusion process the crucial context it needs to look seamless and natural. The model
is guided to produce a credible and cohesive outcome by a text prompt that outlines the intended content for the masked zone,
so improving the overall coherence and quality of the inpainted image.

5. Refinements
To improve the user experience, a well-designed user interface is essential. It should include simple controls for uploading
images, creating masks, and writing descriptions. It should also have options for changing parameters like the number of
diffusion stages, which affect output quality and speed. Optimising hardware and performance requires deciding whether to
use cloudbased services that offer GPU compute instances or execute Stable Diffusion locally on a powerful system with
GPUs. Furthermore, Stable Diffusion can be finetuned on specialised datasets to achieve extensive customisation, which will
allow the model to produce photos with certain aesthetics, thematic content, or artistic styles.
Using the approach and architecture outlined in the study, a number of crucial actions must be taken in order to accomplish
the prediction process in the suggested model. It entails both the conversion of written descriptions into visual representations
and the comprehension of images within a latent space. This is a thorough breakdown of the prediction procedure:
The fundamental idea of stable diffusion, which functions in a latent space, a multidimensional map where each point refers
to a possible image, is where the prediction process starts. The Forward Diffusion technique is used in the first step, where
noise is added to an image bit by bit until its features are gradually obscured. The model is then trained to anticipate and reverse

these noising stages during the Reverse Diffusion (Denoising) phase. The model reconstructs picture characteristics by
iterative noise removal, culminating in the production of a high -quality, coherent image.
To generate text from images, a text encoder such as CLIP is utilized. With the help of this encoder, a user's textual
description's subtleties are converted into a latent vector that the diffusion model can understand. Rather than starting fro m
pure noise, the procedure starts with the text embedding impacting a point in the latent space. The model is guided by both the

changing image and the text embedding during the iterative diffusion phase, which makes sure that the final output
corresponds with the text's semantic content.

An image encoder converts an input image into a latent space representation during image-to-image production, preserving
the composition, style, and content of the original. This latent representation can be changed directly by changing certain
dimensions of the latent space, or it can be combined with latent representations of other images and style vectors from
reference images. Text suggestions that are optional can also help direct the required changes.
The goal of inpainting is to alter a particular area of a
picture. This is accomplished by masking the area that has to be altered, with the unmasked areas around it serving as
background information for the diffusion process. The model is guided to produce results that are integrated and believable by
a text prompt that describes the expected content. This ensures that the results mix seamlessly with the rest of the image.
Refinements such offering an intuitively designed user interface with hardware and performance considerations optimized,
enabling advanced customization through fine-tuning on specialized datasets, and so on are included in the final steps. By
taking these precautions, the user may be sure that the model will produce realistic photos that meet certain aesthetic or
thematic requirements.
By using these procedures, the prediction process shows the efficacy and adaptability of the model by utilizing the stable
diffusion's robust characteristics to produce high-quality images from textual descriptions or pre-existing images.
In order to achieve exceptional accuracy in the text-toimage producing project using Stable Diffusion, several key strategies
and optimisations were used. First, stop words and odd characters were removed from the text descriptions, and the photos
were resized and normalised to prepare the dataset. Data augmentation techniques like rotation, flipping, and random cropping
were utilised to generate a 30% increase in data diversity. The Stable Diffusion model was enhanced by incorporating
multiscale feature extraction to capture both fine and coarse information from text inputs and by optimising the loss function
using a combination of adversarial, perceptual, and L2 losses in order to strike a compromise between fidelity and realism.
The learning rate was dynamically changed using a cosine annealing schedule, which led to a 20% faster convergence
rate. After experimenting with batch sizes ranging from 32 to 128 it was found that 64, when combined with 100 training
epochs, yielded the best results without overfitting. Regularisation techniques like weight decay (set at 0.01) and dropout (set
at 0.3) improved generalisation even further. Human input and ongoing assessment with metrics like the Fréchet Inception
Distance (FID) and Inception Score (IS) guided the iterative changes. The model yielded images that were highly diverse and
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of excellent quality, as demonstrated by its 9.10 Inception Score (IS) and by how closely its Fréchet Inception Distance (FID)
of 12.75 resembled real images.
The method produced a noteworthy improvement over baseline models, achieving a 15% higher IS and a 20% lower FID,
demonstrating the efficacy of the methodologies in generating precise, high-quality images from textual descriptions. While
the Stable Diffusion model showed impressive performance in several image generation and alteration tasks, there are several
approaches to improve its usefulness. First, investigating more complex model architectures and optimisation techniques may
enhance the model's ability to extract finer details and produce even more lifelike images. The generalisation ability of the
model may also be improved and its applicability to a wider range of input textual descriptions may be increased with larger
and more diverse datasets. Furthermore, investigating methods for fine-tuning the model's parameters in accordance with
certain application domains could lead to tailored solutions that outperform the planned ones. In the end, more research into
the interpretability and controllability of the model may provide a significant understanding of its internal workings and enable
more exact control over the images that are generated. By addressing these areas, text-to-image generation models like Stable
Diffusion can achieve notable gains in functionality and efficiency.

V. RESULTS

Extensive experiments are performed on a range of image production and alteration tasks to validate our stable diffusion
model. combining human judgement with measures like Fréchet Inception Distance (FID) and Inception Score (IS). In tasks
such as image-to-image translation and style transfer, this model demonstrated remarkable faithfulness, receiving excellent
ratings from human reviewers. A PSNR of 32 dB and an average SSIM of 0.88 are important values. The model obtained a
low MAE of 0.04 and an SSIM of 0.92 in inpainting tasks. Figures 6 and 7 show how the model is robust in producing high-

fidelity images by comparing these findings with those of other models. Describe the metrics in detail and include
subsections for each activity (inpainting, image-to-image creation, etc.) to further elaborate on these results.

Fig 6. Performance Metrics of Model

Fig 7. Comparison of model with Pix2Pix and CycleGAN

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Fig 8. Performance comparison with present models

Fig 9. Images generated by the proposed model

Fig 8 shows the performance graph compared with other models and Fig 9 shows the output images generated by the
proposed model. The model further exhibited exceptional fidelity and perceptual quality when used for image -to-image
generation, including translation and style transfer. Human evaluators consistently rated the results favorably, and metrics like
Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) and Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) supported these observations. The model achieved
an average SSIM score of 0.88and PSNR of 32 dB. In inpainting tasks, our model skillfully filled in missing image areas
while preserving visual consistency. Human evaluations confirmed seamless integration of inpainted regions, and metrics like
Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and SSIM corroborated these findings. The model achieved a low MAE of 0.04 and maintained
an SSIM of 0.92 on inpainted images.

VI. CONCLUSION
Exploring the creation of high-quality images from textual descriptions presents an intriguing avenue for research with
numerous practical applications. However, it poses significant challenges due to the inherent chaos and variability in real-
world language and visual descriptions. Most existing text-to-image techniques adopt a holistic approach, disregarding the
distinction between foreground and background. This often results in objects within images being easily disrupted by their
surroundings. Moreover, these techniques tend to overlook the potential synergies between different types of generative
models.
Improving the training and sampling effectiveness of de-noising diffusion models, without compromising quality, can be
achieved through the use of latent diffusion models. These models offer a quick and straightforward method to enhance
performance. When coupled with taskspecific designs and cross-attention conditioning mechanisms, this research has the
potential to surpass current methods in various conditional image synthesis tasks.

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Despite latent diffusion models requiring less computational power than pixel-based methods, the sequential sampling
process remains slower compared to Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). With these models, there isn't much of a
reduction in image quality. However, for applications needing exact pixel -level accuracy, our models' reconstruction
capabilities might provide a barrier. This is especially true for superresolution models, where it could be necessary to
improve background details to match textual descriptions in a better way and improve the overall quality of the images.

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