Workflow with the sole purpose of testing each weight_type of the IpAdapter.

This workflow allows us to see each option of IpAdapter's weight_type side by side and determine which is the best choice depending on the intended use.

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A brief explanation of each IpAdapter's option:

weight_type – Defines the profile of how the embeddings are applied over time or space:

• linear: Applies the weight in a constant and linear manner.

• ease in: Starts weak and gradually increases the strength of the weight.

• ease out: Starts strong and softens over time.

• ease in-out: Smooth transition at both ends (start and finish).

• reverse in-out: The inverse of ease in-out, with emphasis in the middle.

• weak input: Applies less strength at the beginning.

• weak output: Applies less strength at the end.

• weak middle: The strength is lower in the middle of the process.

• strong middle: The strength is higher in the middle and lower at the ends.

• style transfer: Focuses on preserving the style of the original image, with smooth and gradual emphasis.

• composition: Attempts to blend different embeddings in a balanced way, with harmonious transitions.

• strong style transfer: Strongly enforces the style embeddings of the reference image.

embeds_scaling – Defines how the embeddings are integrated into the attention mechanism:

• V only: Uses only the value vector (V) in cross-attention. Less intrusive.

• K+V: Uses both key (K) and value (V). Exerts more influence on the results.

• K_V w/ C penalty: Same as K+V, but with a consistency penalty (C) to avoid distortions.

• K+mean(V) w/ C penalty: Uses K and the mean of V, with consistency penalty — balances smoothness with control.

combine embeddings – Methods for merging multiple embeddings:

• concat: Direct concatenation — simply joins the embeddings along the feature dimension, increasing total size. Preserves all individual information.

• add: Element-wise addition — sums the corresponding values of the vectors. Directly blends the representations.

• subtract: Subtracts embeddings — useful to highlight differences between them (e.g., style A - style B). Can produce distinct visual variations.

• average: Simple average — smooths the embeddings, producing a balanced blend. Less prone to distortions.

• norm average: Normalized average — same idea as average, but normalizes the vectors before combining, keeping magnitude consistent among them. Helps prevent embeddings with vastly different weights from dominating the blend.