Multi-Model Compare + Photorealism Engine + Video Animation

Hello everyone!

I'm sharing my all-in-one workflow, the "Illustrious" Workflow, designed for artists, model creators, and anyone who loves to experiment. This is a powerful, three-stage pipeline that lets you compare checkpoints, transform your art into photorealistic images, and then bring them to life with simple animation.

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🔥 Key Features 🔥

• Simultaneous Multi-Checkpoint Comparison:

  • Load up to 6 different models and generate an image from the same prompt and settings for all of them at once.

  • Perfect for A/B testing models or finding the best checkpoint for a specific style.

• Centralized Controls:

  • One set of prompts (Positive & Negative), one Seed, one Sampler, and one size setting for all generations. This ensures a fair and perfect comparison every time.

• "Illustrious" Photorealism Engine:

  • Powered by the Qwen-VL Image-to-Image model, this stage takes your generated images and transforms them based on a text instruction.

  • The default prompt transforms any art style into a stunning, high-quality photograph while preserving composition and details. You can easily change the instruction to achieve other styles!

• Image-to-Video Animation:

  • The final stage takes the transformed photorealistic image and animates it using a dedicated I2V (Image-to-Video) model.

  • Create subtle, atmospheric motion, perfect for bringing portraits or landscapes to life.

• Full LoRA Support:

  • A main Lora Stacker allows you to apply the same LoRAs across all 6 models simultaneously for consistent results.

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⚙️ How to Use ⚙️

1. Install Custom Nodes: Make sure you have the following custom nodes installed via the ComfyUI Manager:

   • WAS Node Suite

   • Efficiency Nodes for ComfyUI

   • rgthree's ComfyUI Nodes

   • ComfyUI_Mira

   • ComfyUI-Lora-Manager

   • ComfyUI Impact Pack

   • ComfyUI Video Helper Suite

   • ComfyUI-KJNodes

2. Download Required Models: This workflow uses specific models for the transformation and video stages. Make sure to download:

   • Qwen-VL Models: Search for "Qwen-Image-Edit" on Hugging Face or Civitai for the required UNET, VAE, and CLIP models.

   • I2V Model: The workflow is configured for wan2.2-i2v-rapid-aio-v10-nsfw.safetensors, but other I2V models should work.

   • CLIP Vision Model: clip_vision_vit_h.safetensors.

3. Load Your Checkpoints: Go to the 6 groups labeled "Model 1" to "Model 6" and load your desired .safetensors checkpoints in each CheckpointLoaderSimple node.

4. Set Your Prompts: Edit the main "Positive Prompt" and "Negative Prompt" text boxes. These will be used for all 6 models.

5. Configure & Run: Set your desired image size in EmptyLatentImage, adjust steps/CFG, and hit "Queue Prompt"!

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Workflow Breakdown:

• Stage 1 (Generation): Creates 6 images from your prompt using 6 different models.

• Stage 2 (Transformation): The generated images are fed into the Qwen-VL engine and transformed into photorealistic versions. The result is saved in the output/Real folder.

• Stage 3 (Animation): The photorealistic image is animated into a short MP4 clip and saved in the output/Video folder.

This workflow has been a game-changer for my creative process, allowing for rapid experimentation and high-quality results. I hope you find it as useful as I do!

Happy generating!