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SHERPA framework adapts image models for 360-degree panoramas

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Researchers have developed SHERPA, a new framework designed to adapt large-scale text-to-image models for generating 360-degree panoramas. Existing models struggle with the unique topology of equirectangular projection (ERP) panoramas, leading to misalignments, especially at the seams and polar regions. SHERPA addresses this by incorporating frequency-selective RoPE, circular encoding, and a dual-path training scheme to enable the generation of both photorealistic and stylized panoramic scenes. AI

IMPACT Enables more accurate and stylized 360-degree panorama generation from text-to-image models.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a research paper detailing a new framework for adapting existing models.

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SHERPA framework adapts image models for 360-degree panoramas

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Jungwoon Kang, Jaehun Kim, Yiwon Yu, Hyungyum Jang, Sanghoon Lee, Jongyoo Kim ·

    SHERPA: Seam-aware Harmonized ERP Adaptation for Open-Domain 360$^\circ$ Panorama Generation

    arXiv:2606.12213v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Panoramic imagery is increasingly used in world-generation, games, and simulation, where users may need not only photorealistic scenes but also stylized and non-photorealistic environments. Large-scale text-to-image diffusion and fl…

  2. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Jongyoo Kim ·

    SHERPA: Seam-aware Harmonized ERP Adaptation for Open-Domain 360$^\circ$ Panorama Generation

    Panoramic imagery is increasingly used in world-generation, games, and simulation, where users may need not only photorealistic scenes but also stylized and non-photorealistic environments. Large-scale text-to-image diffusion and flow models provide broad style and semantic prior…

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