ControlNet Reference-Preprocessor Comparison, Settings, Troubleshooting, and Style Transfer Workflow

In today’s video, I will teach you everything you need to know about using the ControlNet Reference Preprocessors for Stable Diffusion in the Automatic1111 Web GUI. Starting out simple, I show you very basic usage of the tool then quickly move onto a comparison of the three Reference Preprocessors to identify what each does and doesn’t do. Next, I get technical to identify which settings like Style Fidelity are key for using ControlNet Reference. To round things out, I provide solutions to common problems that can occur with ControlNet Reference so you can maintain image quality while pushing it to the limit. Finally, I show some examples for workflows for Style Change and for creating variations of an initial image. Intro - 00:00 Preprocessor Explanation and Comparison - 01:45 ADAIN - 02:00 Reference Only and ADAIN+ATTN - 04:20 Preprocessor Review and Pros and Cons - 05:46 Settings for ControlNet Reference - 06:25 Ending Control Step - 07:15 Style Fidelity - 07:40 Weight - 09:02 Troubleshooting Blurriness- 09:50 Troubleshooting Excessive Brightness or Darkness - 10:41 Workflows, the law of equivalent exchange - 12:49 Workflows, model selection - 13:39 Workflow, Style Change - 14:19 Workflow, Image Variation - 16:39