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XL HunYuan Janky I2V DepthFlow: A Slightly Polished Janky Workflow - v1.0 Showcase

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XL HunYuan Janky I2V DepthFlow: A Slightly Polished Janky Workflow

This isn’t real Image-to-Video. It’s trickery. It’s DepthFlow sorcery combined with HunYuan magic to create something that looks like real motion. Whether it’s practical or just wildly entertaining, you decide.

Key Notes Before You Start

  1. Denoising freedom. Crank that denoising up if you want sweeping motion and dynamic changes. It won’t slow things down, but it will alter the original image significantly at higher settings (0.80+). Keep that in mind.

  2. Resolution matters. Keep the resolution to 512 or lower for faster processing. Bigger resolutions = slower speeds = why did you do this to yourself?

  3. Melty faces aren’t the problem. Higher denoising changes the face and other details. If you want to keep the exact face, turn on Reactor for face-swapping. Otherwise, turn it off, save some time, and embrace the chaos.

  4. DepthFlow is the magic wand. The more steps you give DepthFlow, the longer the video becomes. Play with it—this is the key to unlocking wild, expressive movements.

  5. Lora setup tips.

    • Don’t touch the FastLoRA—it’s broken garbage and will turn your video into a grainy mess.

    • Load any other LoRA, even if you’re not directly calling it. The models use the LoRA’s smoothness for better results.

    • For HunYuan, I recommend Edge_Of_Reality LoRA or similar for realism.

  6. XL LoRAs behave normally. If you’re working in the XL phase, treat it like any other workflow. Once it moves into HunYuan, it uses the LoRA as a secondary helper. Experiment here—use realism or stylistic LoRAs depending on your vision.

How It Works

  1. Generate your starting image.

    • Be detailed with your prompt in the XL phase, or use an image2image process to refine an existing image.

    • Want Flux enhancements? Go for it, but it’s optional. You can add extra prompts or nodes for that phase if you feel like it (or let someone else take this workflow, add two nodes, and steal all the credit).

  2. DepthFlow creates movement.

    • Add exaggerated zooms, pans, and tilts in DepthFlow. This movement makes HunYuan interpret dynamic gestures, walking, and other actions.

    • Don’t make it too spazzy unless chaos is your goal.

  3. HunYuan processes it.

    • This is where the magic happens. Noise, denoising, and movement interpretation turn DepthFlow output into a smooth, moving video.

    • Subtle denoising (0.50 or lower) keeps things close to the original image. Higher denoising (0.80+) creates pronounced motion but deviates more from the original.

  4. Reactor (optional).

    • If you care about keeping the exact original face, Reactor will swap it back in, frame by frame.

    • If you’re okay with slight face variations, turn Reactor off and save some time.

  5. Upscale the final result.

    • The final step upscales your video to 1024x1024 (or double your original resolution).

Why This Exists

Because waiting for HunYuan’s true image-to-video feature was taking too long, and I needed something to tinker with. This janky process works, and it’s a blast to experiment with.

Final Thoughts

This workflow is far from perfect, but it gets the job done. If you have improvements, go wild—credit is appreciated but not required. I just want to inspire people to experiment with LoRAs and workflows.

And remember, this isn’t Hollywood-grade video generation. It’s creative sorcery for those of us stuck in the "almost but not quite" phase of technology. Have fun!

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