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Generative models adapted for faster lossy compression

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Researchers have developed a novel method to adapt few-step generative models for lossy compression tasks. By leveraging frameworks like reverse channel coding (RCC), models such as Rectified Flow, Consistency Trajectory Models (CTM), and MeanFlow can be repurposed as codecs. This approach allows for faster encoding and decoding times, particularly in low-bit-rate scenarios, and enhances realism without requiring model retraining. AI

IMPACT Enables faster and more realistic data compression using generative AI models.

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Generative models adapted for faster lossy compression

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Fuma Kimishima, Jinjia Zhou ·

    Few-step Generative Models as Lossy Compression

    arXiv:2606.10450v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: DiffC provides a principled way to reuse pre-trained diffusion models for lossy compression, but its encoding and decoding procedures remain slow because they require many discretized forward and reverse steps. We study whether fe…

  2. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Jinjia Zhou ·

    Few-step Generative Models as Lossy Compression

    DiffC provides a principled way to reuse pre-trained diffusion models for lossy compression, but its encoding and decoding procedures remain slow because they require many discretized forward and reverse steps. We study whether few-step generative models -- Rectified Flow, Consis…

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