Vision
What is image generation?
Image generation synthesizes or edits a picture from a prompt or another picture, and stores the result as an image.
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How it works
- A column holds the prompt or the source image.
- A generation model writes a new image.
- The new image is a column you can index later.
What it is not
It is not visual search, and it is not detection.
image generation: this, and the thing it is confused with
| This | Not this | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | A new picture | A box or a neighbor |
| Input | Prompt or source image | A catalog query |
| Stored | In the media store, referenced by the row | Only in the provider’s UI |
Where Pixeltable fits
Pixeltable stores generated images as computed image columns. The provider can be a hosted generator or a local one.
Questions
How does image generation work?
A column holds the prompt or the source image. A generation model writes a new image. The new image is a column you can index later.
What is image generation often confused with?
It is not visual search, and it is not detection.
Next step
Install the Pixeltable skill, or sign up for Cloud and run the same file on a hosted database.