Google's new image generator is out!
TLDRGoogle's latest image generator, Imagen 3, is unveiled in a comparison test against DALL-E 3 and Flux. The video showcases Imagen 3's capabilities across various prompts, demonstrating its strengths in detail and realism, especially with human poses and uncommon animals. It also highlights areas where it falls short, such as generating anime-style images and e-commerce product photos. Overall, Imagen 3 impresses with its quality and is praised as a significant advancement over its predecessor, offering a free alternative to paid image generation services.
Takeaways
- 🆕 Google has released a new image generator called Imagen 3, which is available on their Test Kitchen site.
- 📸 The video compares Imagen 3 with two other generators, DALL-E 3 by OpenAI and Flux, using the same prompts to evaluate their performance.
- 📈 Imagen 3 demonstrates strong capabilities in generating high-quality images, especially in detail and realism.
- 🧘♀️ In a test with a yoga pose prompt, Imagen 3 accurately captured the pose and details, outperforming the other generators.
- 💬 Imagen 3 has a user-friendly interface where users can input prompts and see automatic keyword suggestions for variations.
- 🚫 Some prompts resulted in censorship, with Imagen 3 failing to generate images due to content policy violations.
- 📝 The video includes a test of Imagen 3's ability to generate text in images, with mixed results in terms of accuracy and capitalization.
- 🦉 Imagen 3 excelled in generating images of animals, such as capybaras and Komodo dragons, which was a challenge for other generators.
- 🎨 When tested with artistic style prompts, like watercolor paintings, Imagen 3 showed an ability to capture the style effectively.
- 👩🎤 While Imagen 3 improved upon its predecessor in generating anime-style images, Flux still delivered better results.
- 🛍️ For e-commerce product photos, Imagen 3 followed prompts but did not produce the most polished results, suggesting other tools might be better suited for product imagery.
Q & A
What is the name of Google's newest image generator?
-Google's newest image generator is called Imagen.
Where can users find and test Imagen?
-Users can find and test Imagen on Google's Test Kitchen site, which is linked in the description of the video.
How does Imagen compare to its competitors DALL-E 3 by OpenAI and Flux in terms of image quality and adherence to prompts?
-Imagen is compared to DALL-E 3 and Flux by using the same prompts to generate images. The video demonstrates that Imagen often produces sharper and more realistic images, closely following the prompts, while DALL-E 3 tends to oversaturate colors and Flux provides a more cinematic feel.
What are some of the prompts used to test the capabilities of the image generators?
-Some of the prompts used include 'a woman lying on grass', 'a woman doing a warrior 1 yoga pose at home', 'a man giving a TED talk with a neon sign saying Ted X AI search', and 'a closeup of a woman's palms and soles of feet with real depth of field'.
Which image generator had difficulty generating images for the 'closeup of a woman's palms and soles of feet' prompt?
-The model on the right, which is not specified but could be inferred as one of the competitors, failed to generate anything for the 'closeup of a woman's palms and soles of feet' prompt, violating content policy.
How does Imagen handle generating images of uncommon animals like capybaras and komodo dragons?
-Imagen handles generating images of uncommon animals very well, producing realistic and detailed images of capybaras and komodo dragons, outperforming the other generators in this aspect.
What is the verdict on Imagen's ability to generate anime-style images compared to Flux and DALL-E 3?
-Imagen has shown significant improvement in generating anime-style images compared to its previous version, but Flux is still considered to perform better in this style, producing more accurate and higher-quality anime images.
How does Imagen perform in generating e-commerce product photos, such as wireless noise-cancelling headphones?
-Imagen follows the prompt for e-commerce product photos reasonably well but does not produce the best quality, with some images appearing bent or asymmetrical. It is suggested that for product photos, Stable Diffusion with control net might be a better option.
What is the accessibility and cost of using Imagen?
-Imagen is closed source and not downloadable for local offline use, but it is offered for free, making it an attractive alternative to paid services like Mid Journey.
What are the overall conclusions drawn from the video about Imagen's performance?
-Imagen shows a significant improvement over its predecessor and is considered one of the best image generators available. It performs well in various tasks but has some areas where it does not excel as much, such as generating anime style images or e-commerce product photos.
Outlines
🖼️ Introduction to Google's Imagen and Comparison
The video introduces Google's latest image generator, Imagen, available on their Test Kitchen site. The presenter plans to demonstrate how it works and compare it with competitors Dolly 3 by OpenAI and Flux. A quick test is conducted using the same prompt across the three models, asking viewers to judge the best quality and adherence to the prompt. The prompts include images of a woman lying on grass, a woman doing a Warrior 1 yoga pose, a man giving a TED talk, and more. The video also discusses the interface's ease of use and the automatic selection of keywords for variations.
🧘♀️ Testing Image Generation with Yoga Poses
This paragraph discusses the results of using a more complex prompt involving a human doing a Warrior 1 yoga pose. The presenter compares the outputs from Imagen, Flux Dev, and Dolly 3, noting the quality and realism of the images. Imagen is praised for its accurate depiction of the pose and detailed realism, while Flux Dev's output is less accurate, and Dolly 3's images are criticized for their oversaturation and plastic-like appearance. The presenter invites viewers to comment on their preference among the three generators.
🎤 Generating TED Talk and Everyday Photos
The video script details a test of image generation using a prompt for a man giving a TED talk with a specific neon sign. The presenter evaluates how well each generator can create text and understand the context of a TED Talk. Imagen and Flux Dev perform well, with Imagen being very close in quality to Flux Dev, which is known for handling such prompts well. Dolly 3, however, fails to generate the text correctly and produces an image that looks away from the expected direction. The script also tests the generators with a prompt for a low-quality Snapchat photo of a teenage man, with Dolly 3 and Flux Dev performing well, while Imagen's results do not match the desired low-quality style.
🤚🦶 Close-up Details and Animal Images
This paragraph focuses on the generators' ability to create detailed close-up images of hands, feet, and specific animal images. Imagen excels at generating a realistic close-up of a woman's palms and soles of feet, while Flux Dev has some issues with the toes, and Dolly 3 fails due to content policy violations. When generating images of capybaras and a Komodo dragon, Imagen outperforms Flux Dev and Dolly 3, which either fails to generate realistic animal images or produces overly cartoonish results.
📚 Testing with Fantasy and Complex Prompts
The video explores Imagen's ability to follow complex and fantasy prompts, such as an owl with spectacles perched on a stack of books in a magical library. Imagen does well in following the prompt, including details like Scrolls and magical artifacts. A comparison with Flux Dev and Dolly 3 shows that while all generators can follow the basic elements of the prompt, Imagen and Flux Dev provide more realistic images. The presenter also tests a very complex prompt involving a red sphere, blue cube, green triangle, dog, and cat, where Imagen and Flux Dev succeed, but Dolly 3 fails to understand the context.
🎨 Artistic Styles and E-commerce Product Photos
The final paragraph discusses Imagen's performance in generating images in artistic styles, such as watercolor paintings, and e-commerce product photos. Imagen is able to generate watercolor-style images of a whale in the sky, though not all generations are perfect. In the test for anime-style images, Imagen improves compared to its previous version but is outperformed by Flux Dev. For e-commerce product photos of wireless headphones, none of the generators provide excellent results, with Imagen and Flux being closer but still not ideal. The presenter concludes that for product photos, other tools like stable diffusion with control nets might be better. The video ends with a recommendation to use Imagen for its free and improved capabilities over the previous generation.
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Keywords
💡Image Generator
💡Imagen
💡DALL-E 3
💡Flux
💡Text Prompt
💡Content Policy
💡Realism
💡Cinematic Feel
💡Anime Style
💡E-commerce Photo
Highlights
Google has released a new image generator called Imagen 3.
Imagen 3 is accessible through Google's Test Kitchen site.
The video compares Imagen 3 with Dolly 3 by OpenAI and Flux, the current best image generator.
Imagen 3 produces sharp and detailed images, outperforming its competitors in some tests.
Imagen 3 excels at generating realistic human poses, such as the Warrior 1 yoga pose.
Dolly 3 struggles with generating realistic human faces and details.
Imagen 3 shows strong performance in generating images with text, such as 'TEDx AI Search'.
Flux Dev is known for its cinematic feel and professional camera-like images.
Imagen 3 has issues generating low-quality, mediocre photos, unlike Flux Dev which excels in this area.
Imagen 3 is effective at generating images of uncommon animals, like capybaras and Komodo dragons.
Dolly 3's images tend to be overly cartoonish and plasticky, with oversaturated colors.
Imagen 3 demonstrates a high level of understanding of complex prompts with multiple elements.
Imagen 3 is capable of generating images in different styles, including watercolor paintings.
Flux Dev outperforms Imagen 3 in generating anime-style images.
Imagen 3 shows potential for e-commerce product shots but may not be the best among competitors.
Imagen 3 is a significant improvement over the previous generation and is available for free.