Which Stable Diffusion Sampler is Best? - Comparison With Step Counts

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I wanted to see if there was a huge difference between the different samplers in Stable Diffusion, but I also know a lot of that also depends on the number of steps used when the AI draws the image. In this video I show the results from each of the Stable Diffusion samplers as well as the optimal range to get the best results. To do this properly, I removed all of the other variables, so we use just one prompt and one seed. #stablediffusion #aiart EULER - 1:23 EULER A - 2:05 HEUN - 2:57 LMS - 3:22 PLMS - 3:52 DDIM - 4:23 DPM - 4:56 DPM FAST - 5:15 DPM 2 - 6:13 DPM 2 A - 6:36 DPM 2 A KARRAS - 7:10 DPM 2 KARRAS 7:41 PROMPT (Halloween themed, of course) elegant seductive beautiful vampire horror gothic white hair ornate rococo intaglio dripping blood by Tom Bagshaw and Seb McKinnon, highly detailed, dramatic lighting, volumetric, red eyes SEED: 453759300 I also have these as documents that I will place into the member file area, in case you are interested in looking at the subtle changes in each example. Here are some excellent references on CFG_Scale and Steps and the Sampler settings that might work best for the type of imagery you wish to create. Stable Diffusion Sampler Studies: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LBsL0GcCTudXx8X0LjnD-ja6udyq-RMXBFuJG9fSvpA/edit#gid=0 Stable Diffusion CFG Studies: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SYQhyJaKkkY0cmPd0WQvPwEX188l5FZxzukkC7IQDw4/edit#gid=0 Join my Discord server, where we create ideas together! https://discord.gg/vy8r35c New! Become a member to get exclusive access to perks! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9kC4zCxE-i-g4GnB3KhWpA/join Enjoy this video? Consider buying me a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/sedetweiler Twitter: https://twitter.com/sedetweiler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedetweiler/

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