NEW Face Swapping Method in Stable Diffusion (ReActor Extension)
TLDRThis tutorial introduces the Reactor extension, a new contender for face swapping in the stable diffusion community, offering high-resolution swaps, efficient CPU performance, and compatibility with various models. It guides users through uninstalling the RP extension, installing the Reactor extension, and using it to swap faces with upscaling capabilities. The video also covers the process of swapping multiple faces by assigning face numbers to source and target images, ensuring accurate results.
Takeaways
- 👋 Welcome back to a tutorial on face swapping, a popular trend in the stable diffusion community.
- 📰 The RP extension was a previously popular tool for face swapping, but it is no longer actively maintained.
- 🚀 The Reactor extension is introduced as the new go-to solution for face swapping, offering several benefits over RP.
- 💻 Reactor provides high-resolution face swaps, efficient CPU performance, and compatibility with SDXL and 1.5 models.
- 🚨 It includes automatic gender and age detection and lacks a NSFW filter, ensuring uncensored content.
- 👍 Reactor is under continuous development and updates, promising ongoing improvements.
- 🔧 If you have the RP extension installed, specific steps are required to deactivate it before installing Reactor.
- 💾 Installation instructions for Reactor involve downloading Visual Studio Community version and following steps on GitHub.
- 📱 Reactor allows for high-quality face swaps and upscaling, enhancing the realism and detail of the images.
- 🔬 It supports swapping multiple faces in one image by assigning face numbers, allowing for complex face swap scenarios.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the tutorial?
-The main topic of the tutorial is about face swapping using the Reactor extension in the Stable Diffusion community.
Why are users seeking alternative solutions to the RP extension?
-Users are seeking alternative solutions to the RP extension because its code is no longer actively maintained.
What are some benefits of the Reactor extension compared to RP?
-The Reactor extension offers benefits such as high-resolution face swaps with upscaling, efficient CPU performance, compatibility across SDXL and 1.5 models, automatic gender and age detection, no NSFW filter, uncensored content, and continuous development and updates.
What should you do if you have the RP extension installed before installing the Reactor extension?
-If you have the RP extension installed, you should deactivate it in the extensions tab of the web UI, rename the 'r' folder to 'Insight face' in the models folder, and then proceed with the installation of the Reactor extension.
How do you install the Reactor extension?
-To install the Reactor extension, visit its official GitHub repository, install Visual Studio Community Edition if needed, copy the GitHub URL, go to the extensions tab in the Stable Diffusion web UI, install from URL, and apply the extension.
What should you do if you encounter errors during the installation of the Reactor extension?
-If you encounter errors during the installation, check the official Reactor GitHub page's troubleshooting section for common errors and their solutions.
How does the face swapping process work with the Reactor extension?
-The face swapping process with the Reactor extension involves a two-step approach where the AI image undergoes full rendering, and then the face from the Reactor image is applied.
How can you upscale a face-swapped image using the Reactor extension?
-To upscale a face-swapped image, go to the upscale subtab within the Reactor extension, enable the face swap option, choose your preferred upscaling method, and click generate to produce a high-quality upscaled face-swapped image.
What is the process for swapping multiple faces in the Reactor extension?
-For swapping multiple faces, you assign face numbers to each face in the source image and ensure the target image has at least the same number of faces. Adjust your prompt accordingly and assign the correct face numbers in the target image before generating.
How does the Reactor extension handle source images with more than one face?
-When the source image contains multiple faces, you assign face numbers from left to right, separated by commas, and ensure the target image also has the corresponding number of faces for accurate swapping.
What is the recommended upscaling method in the Reactor extension?
-The recommended upscaling method in the Reactor extension is the four times Ultra sharp upscaler for optimal results.
Outlines
🎥 Introduction to Face Swapping with Reactor Extension
This paragraph introduces viewers to a face swapping tutorial using the Reactor extension in the Stable Diffusion community. It discusses the shift from the RP extension to the Reactor extension due to the discontinuation of RP's active maintenance. The Reactor extension is highlighted for its benefits, including high-resolution face swaps, efficient CPU performance, compatibility with various models, automatic detection of gender and age, and continuous development. The paragraph guides users on how to deactivate the RP extension if installed, and provides a link to a detailed written guide for installing the Reactor extension. It also outlines the process of installing the Reactor extension, starting with downloading Visual Studio Community version and proceeding with the installation from the official GitHub repository. The paragraph concludes with a brief mention of troubleshooting tips and a teaser for a face swap example using Angelina Jolie's face.
🚀 Upscaling and Multiple Face Swapping with Reactor Extension
This paragraph delves into the advanced features of the Reactor extension, focusing on the ability to upscale face-swapped images for enhanced quality. It explains the process of using the upscale feature within the extension, recommending the four times Ultra sharp upscaler for optimal results. The paragraph then discusses the intricacies of swapping multiple faces, starting with the source and target images and the importance of assigning correct face numbers. A practical example is provided, demonstrating how to swap faces using a source image with two actresses, Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek, and the corresponding adjustments needed in the target image. The paragraph concludes with an encouragement to experiment with the Reactor extension and to celebrate the face swapping journey, reminding viewers to subscribe, like, and share the video for more tutorials.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Face Swapping
💡Stable Diffusion
💡Reactor Extension
💡RP Extension
💡Visual Studio Community
💡Upscaling
💡Multiple Face Swapping
💡Prompts
💡GitHub
💡Troubleshooting
💡AI Image Rendering
Highlights
Face swapping is a popular and creative trend in the stable diffusion community.
The RP extension used to facilitate seamless face swaps but is no longer actively maintained.
Users are now seeking alternative solutions to the RP extension for face swapping.
The Reactor extension is emerging as a new contender for face swapping.
The Reactor extension offers benefits such as high-resolution face swaps with upscaling and efficient CPU performance.
Reactor is compatible across both SDXL and 1.5 models.
Automatic gender and age detection is a feature of the Reactor extension.
The Reactor extension does not have an NSFW filter and is uncensored.
Continuous development and updates are provided for the Reactor extension.
A step-by-step guide on installing the Reactor extension is available on the official GitHub repository.
Before installing the Reactor extension, users should deactivate the RP extension if installed.
The Reactor extension installation process involves renaming the 'r' folder to 'Insight face' in the models directory.
Visual Studio Community version needs to be installed or updated for the Reactor extension.
The Reactor extension can be installed by copying the GitHub URL and pasting it into the Stable Diffusion web UI.
A comprehensive troubleshooting section is available on the Reactor GitHub page for common errors.
The Reactor extension allows for face swapping with a two-step process involving full rendering and application of the face.
The Reactor extension enables upscaling of face-swapped images for higher quality.
Multiple face swapping is possible with the Reactor extension by assigning face numbers to source and target images.