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About this paper

Yuan Gong, Youxin Pang, Xiaodong Cun, Menghan Xia, Yingqing He, Haoxin Chen, Longyue Wang, Yong Zhang and 3 more

TaleCrafter introduces an interactive system for story visualization that leverages large language models and controllable text-to-image diffusion models to generate consistent visual narratives with multiple characters. It achieves enhanced text-image alignment and identity preservation, while offering interactive control over layout and character poses.

Key insights

  • The integration of a large language model (GPT-4) for prompt generation with controllable text-to-image diffusion models allows for robust generalization to novel characters and scenes.
  • Personalized LoRA weights and an iterative inpainting process enable efficient and consistent identity preservation for multiple characters within complex scenes.
  • Multi-level interactive control over visual elements, including explicit layout guidance via bounding boxes and local structure manipulation via sketches, empowers users with precise creative agency.

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