Welcome to the intriguing world of GAN inversion! This guide will walk you through the process of using the Spatially-Adaptive Multilayer (SAM) GAN inversion technique, which brings a fresh approach to image generation and editing by cleverly utilizing multiple latent codes. Whether you’re looking to reconstruct images or make edits, you’ll find valuable insights here.

Understanding GAN Inversion

Imagine you have a magical art studio where you can create stunning paintings (images) from a predefined set of styles (latent spaces). Inverting a GAN is like trying to recreate a specific painting back from one of those styles, but you often face a tricky situation. Selecting a single style node to recreate your painting might make it hard to capture all its details. Here comes our hero, SAM GAN, which uses multiple styles tailored to different sections of your painting. This allows for a perfect combination of accurate reconstruction and editability.

Getting Started with SAM GAN Inversion

To spice things up and join the dynamic research community, follow these simple steps and unleash the power of image manipulation.

Step 1: Clone the Repository

First, you’ll need to clone the SAM GAN inversion repository to your local machine. Use this command:

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/adobe-research/sam_inversion
cd sam_inversion

Step 2: Environment Setup

Ensure you have all the necessary dependencies. You can easily set them up using conda:

conda env create -f environment.yml
conda activate inversion

Step 3: Inversion Process

Inverting an image can be done with a simple command. Make sure to specify the image category among cars, faces, or cats:

python src/sam_inv_optimization.py --image_category cars --image_path test_images/carsb.png --output_path output/cars --sweep_thresholds --generate_edits

Step 4: Using a Custom Dataset

If you wish to perform SAM Inversion on your own dataset, follow these steps:

• Firstly, execute a single layer inversion using all candidate latent spaces for the training set:

for latent_name in W+ F4 F6 F8 F10; do
    python src/single_latent_inv.py --image_category cats --image_folder_path datasets/custom_images/train --num_opt_steps 501 --output_path output/custom_ds/train/$latent_name --target_H 256 --target_W 256 --latent_name $latent_name
done

• Next, train the invertibility network:

python src/train_invertibility.py --dataset_folder_train output/custom_ds/train --dataset_folder_val output/custom_ds/val --output_folder output/invertibility_custom_ds --gpu-ids 0 --batch-size 16 --lr 0.0001

Troubleshooting Tips

If you encounter any issues during your journey:

• Ensure you have the right version of libraries mentioned in the environment.yml.
• If the image inversion isn’t producing the desired outcome, double-check your image paths and categories.
• Network errors when training usually indicate a GPU memory overload; consider reducing the batch-size.

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Conclusion

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References

For a deeper dive into SAM GAN inversion, you can check out the [**Project Page**](https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~SAMInversion) and the [**Paper**](https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.08357).