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The Beginner's Guide to Textual Worldbuilding With Oobabooga and Pygmalion

The Beginner's Guide to Textual Worldbuilding With Oobabooga and Pygmalion

Learn how to create rich, character-driven stories using Oobabooga’s WebUI and the Pygmalion model, from pod setup to scene development.
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Unveiling Kandinsky 2.1: The Revolutionary AI-Powered Art Generator

Unveiling Kandinsky 2.1: The Revolutionary AI-Powered Art Generator

Kandinsky 2.1 combines CLIP and diffusion models to generate high-resolution, AI-driven artwork up to 1024×1024 pixels—available now on Runpod via API.
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Spin up a Text Generation Pod with Vicuna and Experience a GPT-4 Rival

Spin up a Text Generation Pod with Vicuna and Experience a GPT-4 Rival

Learn how to deploy Vicuna—a GPT-4-class open-source chatbot model—on Runpod using the Text Generation UI template.
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Using OpenPose to Annotate Poses Within Stable Diffusion

Using OpenPose to Annotate Poses Within Stable Diffusion

OpenPose makes it easy to specify subject poses in Stable Diffusion, bypassing the limitations of prompt-based pose descriptions. This guide shows how to install and use the 3D OpenPose plugin with ControlNet.
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Why Altering the Resolution in Stable Diffusion Gives Strange Results

Why Altering the Resolution in Stable Diffusion Gives Strange Results

Stable Diffusion breaks images into 512×512 “cells” at higher resolutions, often leading to distorted results when generating discrete objects like people. This post explains why and how to avoid it using the Hi-Res Fix.
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Hybridize Images With Image Mixer Before Running Through img2img

Hybridize Images With Image Mixer Before Running Through img2img

Image Mixer lets you blend multiple source images into a hybrid input for img2img in Stable Diffusion. This guide walks through setup, usage, and how to generate new variations from your composite image.
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Avoid Errors by Selecting the Proper Resources for Your Pod

Avoid Errors by Selecting the Proper Resources for Your Pod

Common errors when spinning up pods often stem from insufficient container space or RAM/VRAM. This post explains how to identify and fix both issues by selecting the right pod resources for your workload.
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