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Grounding Text-to-Image Models for Controlled High-Quality Image Generation (arxiv.org)
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In plain words: It draws images from text while placing named objects in exact boxes, merging two earlier control tricks: one steering the drawing steps, one adding object words and locations. It beat the best open-data model on all three tests, scoring 46.6 for objects landing correctly.

Abstract · Grounding Text-to-Image Diffusion Models for Controlled High-Quality Image Generation

Text-to-image (T2I) generative diffusion models have demonstrated outstanding performance in synthesizing diverse, high-quality visuals from text captions. Several layout-to-image models have been developed to control the generation process by utilizing a wide range of layouts, such as segmentation maps, edges, and human keypoints. In this work, we propose ObjectDiffusion, a model that conditions T2I diffusion models on semantic and spatial grounding information, enabling the precise rendering and placement of desired objects in specific locations defined by bounding boxes. To achieve this, we make substantial modifications to the network architecture introduced in ControlNet to integrate it with the grounding method proposed in GLIGEN. We fine-tune ObjectDiffusion on the COCO2017 training dataset and evaluate it on the COCO2017 validation dataset. Our model improves the precision and quality of controllable image generation, achieving an AP$_{\text{50}}$ of 46.6, an AR of 44.5, and an FID of 19.8, outperforming the current SOTA model trained on open-source datasets across all three metrics. ObjectDiffusion demonstrates a distinctive capability in synthesizing diverse, high-quality, high-fidelity images that seamlessly conform to the semantic and spatial control layout. Evaluated in qualitative and quantitative tests, ObjectDiffusion exhibits remarkable grounding capabilities in closed-set and open-set vocabulary settings across a wide variety of contexts. The qualitative assessment verifies the ability of ObjectDiffusion to generate multiple detailed objects in varying sizes, forms, and locations.

Ahmad Süleyman, Göksel Biricik
arXiv:2501.09194 · cs.CV, cs.AI · submitted Jan 15, 2025 · updated Feb 10, 2025
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This paper proposes ObjectDiffusion, a model that conditions text-to-image diffusion models on object names and bounding boxes to enable precise rendering and placement of objects in specific locations.

ObjectDiffusion integrates the architecture of ControlNet with the grounding techniques of GLIGEN, and significantly improves both the precision and quality of controlled image generation.

The proposed model outperforms current state-of-the-art models trained on open-source datasets, achieving notable improvements in precision and quality metrics.

ObjectDiffusion can synthesize diverse, high-quality, high-fidelity images that consistently align with the specified control layout.