AI Render v0.7.8

Small bug fix

This version should fix an edge case bug where scene.node_tree doesn't exist.

AI Render v0.7.7

Small update: Automatic1111 default upscaler models

This versions starts with the default upscaler models for Automatic1111 already loaded, so upscaling will work out of the box without having to click an extra button!

AI Render v0.7.6

Support for SDXL (Beta)

Stable Diffusion XL is the latest model from Stability AI. It has several improvements over SD 2.1, including better photorealism and realistic drawing styles, better text rendering, and richer aesthetics (comparable to Midjourney).

See Stability's blog post for more details: https://stability.ai/blog/stable-diffusion-xl-beta-available-for-api-customers-and-dreamstudio-users

YouTube examples: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sdxl

Important Note: SDXL only supports image sizes of 512x512, 512x768 and 768x512. Fortunately, you can upscale afterwards, which is on by default in AI Render!

AI Render v0.7.5

Many big and small updates!

Upscaling

Upscaling is now built-in and turned on by default (when using DreamStudio or Automatic1111). This is a huge improvement, because it allows for much larger final images, while still starting with quick-to-generate image sizes.

Learn more: https://github.com/benrugg/AI-Render/wiki/Upscaling

ControlNet

Another huge addition! You can now use ControlNet when using Automatic1111. ControlNet allows for much more precision when turning a rendered image into a generated one with Stable Diffusion. You can keep the structure of your scene - layout, objects, characters, etc - while still transforming it.

Learn more: https://github.com/benrugg/AI-Render/wiki/ControlNet

Tutorial video and improved wiki page coming soon...

Small Improvements and Fixes

• Ability to change image size after initial setup
• Ability to disable AI Render when you're done with it
• Ability to opt out of analytics (thank you for suggesting this, @InconsolableCellist)
• Ability to use lower image dimensions with DreamStudio
• More error handling for DreamStudio
• Fixing a bug that would cause an error about 'animation' to be shown when other conflicting add-ons were installed
• Change of workflow for rendering. No node group needed anymore.

AI Render v0.6.10

Fix a bug related to a breaking change in Blender 3.5+

In Blender 3.5, a change was made to the python API that now requires node tree inputs and outputs to be explicitly created, rather than just using node_tree.links.new().

See https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/105701

AI Render v0.6.9

Fix Stable Horde integration

This release fixes an issue with AI Render's integration with Stable Horde. Thank you @tijszwinkels!

AI Render v0.6.8

Update to Stable Horde

Stable Horde changed their API, and this release fixes AI Render's integration with their update. Thank you @tijszwinkels!

AI Render v0.6.7

Default negative prompt and Stable Diffusion 2.1

We now start with a default negative prompt, and also defaulting to the new version of Stable Diffusion. SD 2.1 has been added, which ideally will increase speed and quality.

Stable Diffusion 1.5 still works better for some art styles. It can be chosen under AI Render > Advanced Options.

AI Render v0.6.6

Catch a potential small bug when registering add-on

There was a possible bug that could happen when registering the add-on, so this version proactively fixes that.

AI Render v0.6.5

Larger Image Sizes

You can now choose significantly larger image dimensions with both DreamStudio and Automatic1111.

For DreamStudio, the width or height can go all the way up to 2048 (as long as the total area is 1 MP or less). For example, 2048x512, 1344x768 (close to 16:9) or 1024x1024. The default options now include 768x768, as well. Just keep in mind that larger images cost significantly more. See DreamStudio's pricing here: https://platform.stability.ai/docs/getting-started/credits-and-billing#settings-and-credit-usage

This also happens to coincide with a huge drop in price by DreamStudio. 512x512 images with 30 steps are only 0.2 credits instead of 1.0!

For Automatic1111, you can go all the way up to 2048x2048 if your machine supports it. Again, just keep in mind that this will take exponentially longer than smaller images.

Analytics

This version now sends anonymous meta information to Google Analytics. This information will help me know where to focus my time for future versions. No prompt text or images are sent or stored in any way.