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    Well, as the name goes, it makes images darker.

    Highly experimental VAE training. (Yes, it's not just layer adjustment)

    It will make things even darker on hires, so be aware of that.

    Description

    Even darker, you probably don't want that

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    Comments (3)

    JustTooLazyDec 19, 2024
    CivitAI

    I am sorry to ask question that maybe too simple, but is it not appliable to illustrious? (because i am still not sure the relationship between illustrious and SDXL

    YoshistriderDec 19, 2024· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    fantastic VAE, can really excel when combined with lighting terms that specialize in dark compositions. lots of potential for some very cool compositions, giving dark/night photos a more realistic feel over the default night shots which are simply too bright.

    like other VAE's made by anz, its great to see people making these, the base xl vae is cool and all, but anz is the only one out here trying different shit so I would encourage supporting him.

    I generated my plots all with hires fix on 1.5.

    might update this review in more detail in the future

    ghostpaintDec 22, 2024· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    Training LoRa with illustrious is still too bright, and "noise_offset=0" only a little improvement, so I have to try this VAE. I tried it, very satisfied! ❤

    VAE
    SDXL 1.0

    Details

    Downloads
    70
    Platform
    CivitAI
    Platform Status
    Deleted
    Created
    4/24/2025
    Updated
    4/30/2026
    Deleted
    4/24/2025

    Files

    darkVAESDXL_probablyTooDark.safetensors