Pusa VidGen - Frame-Aware Video Diffusion Model (FVDM) - Install Locally



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Video Summary: Installing PUA Diffusion Video Model Locally

Overview

  • Presenter: Bahad Miza
  • Focus: Installation and demonstration of the PUA diffusion video model using a new approach called frame aware video diffusion model (FVDM).

Key Points

  1. Traditional Video Diffusion Models:
    • Treat entire sequences of frames as a block.
    • Use a scalar timestamp variable for noise removal.
    • Struggles to capture complex realistic motion.
  2. FVDM Technique:
    • Introduces vectorized timestamp variable (VTV).
    • Allows each frame an independent time step for noise removal.
    • Results in more realistic and coherent videos.
  3. Installation Steps:
    1. Setup VM - Ubuntu 22.04 with Nvidia H100 GPU (40 GB).
    2. Install UV package manager.
    3. Clone GitHub repository for the model.
    4. Download model from Hugging Face using CLI with a personal access token.
    5. Execute script to generate a video using a reference image and text prompt.
    6. Process took approximately 45 minutes; output quality had minor issues, indicating room for improvement in the model.

Model Evaluation

  • Generated video quality deemed average, with potential for further refinement.
  • Training involved 16 H800 GPUs over 500 iterations, leading to a low operational cost.
  • Potential for adoption and improvement of FVDM in future models.

Conclusion

  • Highlights importance of frame-level noise control in video generation.
  • Encourages community exploration of AI advancements in image-video transitions.

Links:

  • GitHub Repo
  • Paper benchmarks (links in video description)