Omegance

Omegance.

Paper ICCV 2025

A Single Parameter for Various Granularities in Diffusion-Based Synthesis

Authors
Xinyu Hou, Zongsheng Yue, Xiaoming Li, Chen Change Loy
S-Lab, Nanyang Technological University
Resources
TL;DR

Omegance controls how much detail a diffusion model generates with a single parameter ω, with no retraining, no architectural change, and negligible overhead.

Read the full abstract

In this work, we show that we only need a single parameter ω to effectively control granularity in diffusion-based synthesis. This parameter is incorporated during the denoising steps of the diffusion model's reverse process. This simple approach does not require model retraining or architectural modifications and incurs negligible computational overhead, yet enables precise control over the level of details in the generated outputs. Moreover, spatial masks or denoising schedules with varying ω values can be applied to achieve region-specific or timestep-specific granularity control. External control signals or reference images can guide the creation of precise ω masks, allowing targeted granularity adjustments. Despite its simplicity, the method demonstrates impressive performance across various image and video synthesis tasks and is adaptable to advanced diffusion models.

No retraining Negligible overhead Spatial & temporal control Image & video models
01 Continuous Output

Turn the Detail Knob Yourself

Each slider sweeps ω for a single generation. The layout stays put, and only the amount of fine structure changes.

Example 1Original
Example 2Original
Example 3Original
Example 4Original
ω > 0 smoothermiddle = originalω < 0 richer
02 Before & After

Less or More, Your Choice

Less detail Original Original Less detail
More detail Original Original More detail

The left half of each view is the original output. Pick another example from the thumbnails.

03 Video Generation

Works on Video Diffusion, Too

The same ω drops straight into video diffusion models and reshapes granularity coherently over time.

LatteA cartoon panda in a sparkly bowtie performs a cheerful dance in a bamboo forest.
Latte originalOriginal
Latte with OmeganceOmegance
AnimateDiffA panda surfing in the ocean, realistic, high quality.
AnimateDiff originalOriginal
AnimateDiff with OmeganceOmegance
04 Citation

BibTeX

@inproceedings{hou2025omegance,
  title     = {{Omegance}: A Single Parameter for Various Granularities in Diffusion-Based Synthesis},
  author    = {Hou, Xinyu and Yue, Zongsheng and Li, Xiaoming and Loy, Chen Change},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV)},
  year      = {2025}
}