Pablonet
AI
generative art
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#75of 3,515 in 2024
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12 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 10 critical, out of 52 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 6 for, 4 againstPerformance: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool, fun project
From 3 comments
This is very cool and I applaud you OP.
king_magic on HNThis is great.
arathis on HNSuper cool! I've had similar ideas when I first saw StreamDiffusion. The possibilities are endless
broast on HN
Low frame rate gives a unique ambience
From 2 comments
I think the low framerate adds a unique ambience, at least to me, watching the recorded videos. It gives time to appreciate the art style and generated features. It also feels…
imsaw on HNReally neat idea, I'd also love to have on my bookshelf. > The main issue with the current setup is the low frame rate. I'd call it a feature rather a limitation, it's not bad…
tiborsaas on HN
Objections
Power-hungry and cloud-dependent
From 3 comments
Prize for the most power-hungry mirror. I also notice that the paintings are not stable over small changes in the inputs.
amelius on HNIt's pretty neat, but I'd never have a webcam steaming everything in view to someone else's server on the internet. It'd be cool if the server ran on my own hardware, and ideally…
autoexec on HNSome optimization suggestions: - cache the prompting somehow, unless you are doing dynamic stuff with the prompts, the language embeddings generated should be static (this…
melony on HN
Paintings unstable across small input changes
From 1 comment
Prize for the most power-hungry mirror. I also notice that the paintings are not stable over small changes in the inputs.
amelius on HN
Calling it art is debated
From 3 comments
This is great and all, but just to address the 'art' issue. It's the creation of the 'mirror' that's artistic (to whatever extent running a copy of stable diffusion is a creative…
dbspin on HN> But art is mostly about surfacing the inner world, and only in part about skill. It’s unfortunate that art selects so strongly for skill. Can we decorrelate the two? I don’t…
stonethrowaway on HN> Art is ... mostly about surfacing the inner world, and only in part about skill. I like the phrasing of the first part. But what art is "about" is very subjective. For me, part…
shib71 on HN
Requests
Improve frame rate
From 3 comments
Nice! I peeked at the code and thought I’d share a few tips for improving the low frame rate: Base64 encoding the JPEG bytes will increase payload size up to ~30% and burns CPU…
GradientSurfer on HNHave you considered a high frame rate morph effect between images? That would increase the effective frame rate and probably would look pretty cool.
shermantanktop on HN> The main issue with the current setup is the low frame rate. I think lowering the framerate to something between 0.3 to 1 fps might even be better!
Tepix on HN
Freeze favorite images
From 1 comment
Is there any way to freeze some of the images? I thought some of them would be awesome to keep (e.g. pfp or lockscreen photo).
r00fus on HN
Run locally instead of cloud
From 2 comments
It's pretty neat, but I'd never have a webcam steaming everything in view to someone else's server on the internet. It'd be cool if the server ran on my own hardware, and ideally…
autoexec on HNSome optimization suggestions: - cache the prompting somehow, unless you are doing dynamic stuff with the prompts, the language embeddings generated should be static (this…
melony on HN
Networked frames connecting people
From 2 comments
I would love to see you add a networking layer so that I could connect my frame to a random one somewhere in the universe. Then I could see another person through this style…
xrd on HNI think this would be cooler if the camera was somewhere different than the frame. Looking at an artistic mirror seems a little boring. Maybe make a 2nd one, and put it in…
8n4vidtmkvmk on HN
Questions
What does it cost to run?
From 1 comment
how much does this end up costing to run?
caelinsutch on HN
Cost of materials and build time?
From 1 comment
I'd love to know the cost of all the materials used in the project and how much time it took you to assemble everything (I didn't see it in the article unless I missed it) This…
pogue on HN
Why infrared light and camera?
From 1 comment
FYI, the link to the frame used to mount the display just blocks you:…
bravura on HN
Alternatives named
SDXL Turbo and Lightning models
From 1 comment
Nice! I peeked at the code and thought I’d share a few tips for improving the low frame rate: Base64 encoding the JPEG bytes will increase payload size up to ~30% and burns CPU…
GradientSurfer on HN
Jetson Nano instead of Pi
From 1 comment
On the low framerate: why get a pi5 when a Jetson Nano could be had for about the same price?
Mumps on HN