Hmm ill probably have mroe questions but for now im curious:
Thanks for your help! :)
Sure,
1: The initial download was pretty small ~10GB. But with the models, lora(s), extensions, ect. I'm up to ~60GB.
2: The guide at the top was pretty easy to follow. Install the dependencies, then install the UI. Launch and run. There is a bit of a learning curve with all of the options but so far it hasn't been too confusing.
3: That's where the extra models/lora(s) come in. Various models are trained in different styles, poses, actions, ect. The lora files are smaller things, like poses. IE: Cowgirl is it's own lora file that tells the model how to use the prompts you give.
how much space was the download(s)?
On my end, it's sitting at ~64GB (with btrfs compression shenanigans), though 60 of those are from all the models I have installed. The download would probably be ~2GB, even less if you disable downloading the "default" models with --no-download-sd-model
and instead pick models off of Civit or wherever manually.
Edit: Should have mentioned. Most full models are between 2-4 GBs each. Some can be 5+ but they tend to be "full" versions intended for merging & such. LoRAs are generally smaller. Depending on how much they're pruned they'll be anywhere between 10-100 MBs each.
how confusing is the software to use?
There's definitely a learning curve, yes. But there's plenty of resources (and more importantly, examples) out there.
what kind of limitations does the software have? can i do multiple people? monsters? futa? etc.
As long as you have the correct models set up it can generate basically anything. At least with anime models, monsters and futa are a given. Your main issue will probably be multiple people, although there are solutions to that. (See the multidiffusion upscaler GitHub repo on the main post)
Thanks! this is very helpful :). Also, and maaybe more importantly, idk how to download things off of github. I 'Go To File' and theres no download button. I'm sure im missing something simple lol
After extracting the WebUI files and doing the git clone, ive tried to double click webui-user.bat but the terminal that opens up says "python not found" but i've got python downloaded..
Not on Windows right now so I can't confirm, but you probably forgot to pick "Add Python to PATH" or whatever the option is in the installer. Try running the Python installer again, maybe it'll let you add it without needing to uninstall & reinstall
Edit: If you're on Nvidia, there seems to be a simpler install method now: https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui/wiki/Install-and-Run-on-NVidia-GPUs (Method 1)
Hmm i uninstalled and reinstaqlled and i'm not seeing an option for "Add Python to PATH" Could there be an alternate name?
It's probably "Add python to environment variables." They must have changed the wording on that at some point.
Ive run into a few more issues with my AMD GPU so ima give up for now, but thanks for your help anyway! :D
I did. The file paths can get long depending on what you are doing, and IIRC it's just a small registry change.