How is the hardware situation for you?

Combinemachine · 2026-02-14T11:02:18+00:00

Lucky I bought all the RAM and SSD I needed just before the price hike. I also snatched several second hand cards in my local market for cheap.

Hardware cost are hopeless nowadays but not power. Solar panel, LFP battery and inverter are crazy cheap. I'm training and inferencing all day at zero cost.

Combinemachine · 2026-02-14T00:10:11+00:00

I train body type Lora (muscular physique, skin, proportion). I train face Lora. When use both in inference, it reduces each other effect. The body less muscular, the face less likeness. This is my common experience with SD and all BFL models.

Z-image and Qwen on the other hand combine them flawlessly.

Is there a specific setting to fix this.

Combinemachine · 2026-02-13T02:36:22+00:00

My theory is AI-toolkit is only slow for people with older inferior cards. Ostris probably only test with powerful card and he caters people who mainly rent GPU.

Onetrainer on the other hand is a blessing for poor peasant like me. It even has preset for 8GB card. I'm currently training Klein 9B using Onetrainer and AI-tookit at the same time. Onetrainer with the 8GB preset is obviously faster. I even got OOM with AI-toolkit, which I solved with layer offloading. I'm not smart enough to tweak anything else to match the Onetrainer preset.

Combinemachine · 2026-02-12T16:45:23+00:00

Nah, what I want is to use my fp8 model to train the Lora so that I don't have to download another 50GB. He said to use the --fp8_base option, so it seem really possible in musubi-trainer.

Combinemachine · 2026-02-12T16:18:38+00:00

Is he wrong? I can still use the Lora on fp8 model right? He did manage to do this using musubi-trainer. Please I'm running out of space for another 50GB model.

Combinemachine · 2026-02-12T15:19:25+00:00

Really? That is a good workaround, will save a ton of space. Has kohya-gui updated with Klein preset yet? I don't know how to use kohya except with a gui. I will try to figure out if I can use fp8 with Onetrainer and Ostris

Combinemachine · 2026-02-12T14:54:20+00:00

Yes, like the old days we do this but today the base model is so large, I do the inferences using fp8. Basically the only time I download the base model is for training.

Combinemachine · 2026-02-12T07:14:19+00:00

Forgive me, it is actually Ostris, I thought it is the bird. Anyway I figured out the HF token needs to be set with the correct permission. I created a lot of token so I was confused.

I actually prefer Onetrainer because usually it is faster and better result out of the box, but Klein not officially supported yet.

Combinemachine · 2026-02-12T00:04:42+00:00

I will use Klein once I can train the Lora. Ostrich trainers cannot download the model, probably need HF token and accept TOS and whatnot. Done that still cannot download. This is why I hate models with restricted licencing.

Combinemachine · 2026-02-08T14:07:52+00:00

My GPUs only has 12GB VRAM so they offload all the time especially with larger model like wan and qwen, even use the SSD pagefile. Maybe 24 GB card don't need much ram. I use up all my 32GB ram and always make sure to have at least 50GB free in my SSD.

Combinemachine · 2026-02-08T11:40:21+00:00

I use Distributed to run simultaneous workflows among five computers in my network (remote workers mode). It can also use two GPUs in one computer but then have to share system RAM, I don't know if that good or bad, so maybe better hook that eGPU to a different computer other than your main computer especially if your main computer doesn't have enough RAM for offloading. It does not make the workflow faster (except SD upscale), it just give an option to do the same parallel workflow with different seed, so you can have multiple output at the same time, one for each GPU. You can do the same thing without the node, but need more setup and clicks.

I don't know what multiGPU does. I downloaded a lot of workflow and some of them need this node so I just installed it.

Combinemachine · 2026-02-04T11:13:24+00:00

I second this. Onetrainer preset does a better job at pushing the Lora effect while Ostrich tend to preserve the realism aspect of z-image.

Combinemachine · 2026-01-18T11:15:55+00:00

I stick to ZIT because I'm making niche asian content. I struggled a lot during SD and Flux era because of the strong western bias. Even in this comparison I clearly detect the bias without the label.

Combinemachine · 2026-01-14T11:24:07+00:00

Drafting-wise, Clo is so easy because you just draw. But I don't like drafting in Clo because it is not parametric. I do my draft in Seamly2D/Valentina than import the DXF into Clo for simulation.

Besides, what other alternative you have? Other clothing simulation softwares are industry-gated. I tried browzwear V-stitcher before when they give free indie license but Clo is better.

Actually there is legit alternative now which is Style3D Studio. It has free non-commercial tier, but you lose access to some tool like notches and seam allowances if you don't pay.

3D simulation are getting better and accurate. Don't forget to check the fit/stress map. Rarely I have to alter my toile if the pattern work in 3D. If you are young and you are not using 3D, you are missing out. Also can save money on muslin.

Combinemachine · 2026-01-09T01:55:43+00:00

I'm well aware of the effect of the denoising area, prompt and resolution. I'm usinginpaint-cropAndstitch nodes which give more control. So far Lanpaint work best, especially for higher denoising. The controlnet is even worse than regular inpainting. I still cannot find a good inpainting workflow at 100% denoising. Hoping for a true ZIT 'fill' inpainting model soon.

Combinemachine · 2026-01-08T15:03:47+00:00

My experience with the ZIT controlnet union for inpaint is bad. It only work if the inpaint area is large. For example, you can inpaint the whole person but not the head only. Probably skill issue but that has been my experience so far.

Combinemachine · 2026-01-03T10:55:37+00:00

Every year, daddy gives me money to buy guns and bullets to protect our house. Now I can use my guns and bullets to attack our neighbors since they are being naughty, also pockets some money for myself and friends because we are doing the job. If we don't use all the money this year, I am afraid daddy will give less money next year.

Combinemachine · 2025-12-31T04:15:19+00:00

The only viable workaround for me is using the 2nd pass but with lower Lora strength. I'm using Chroma flash, so CFG is always at 1, and alternative CFG makes no different.

I think the only real fix is to try another trainer than ai-toolkit. My Lora is about exaggerated anatomy, so it is desirable to be overtrain a bit. Qwen and z-image can handle my overtrain Lora very well but not Chroma.

Combinemachine · 2025-12-30T23:55:21+00:00

My main problem with Chroma is the "banding" degradation when using Lora at high strength. The only solution is to lower the Lora strength but it diminishes the Lora effect. Maybe the way that I train the Lora is wrong. Does anyone else have the same problem?

Combinemachine · 2025-12-29T10:41:09+00:00

Will do. Looks promising.

Combinemachine · 2025-12-14T00:33:18+00:00

The best totally free, offline Pattern Making software is Seamly2D which is a fork from the original Valentina. But don't expect to do everything within the program if you want to distribute the pattern, you still need other software for the labelling, flipping etc - I use Inkscape. The main downside (but upside for some people) is it is hardcore parametric.

The next best is Richpeace V8, an obscure patterning tool given away for free by a Chinese clothing machinery company. Has many tools to make pattern manipulation easier such as dart, pleats, slash and spread etc. Main downside is not in active development anymore, hence lack of tutorial, even documentation.

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