ComfyUI - Getting Started : Episode 1 - Better than AUTO1111 for Stable Diffusion AI Art generation

[@andykoala3010]

comfy is really under represented on youtube in terms of guides that go beyond just installing so really appreciate this upcoming series

[@theaudiocrat]

A1111 is nice when you just wanna turn your brain off and just mess around but once you get bored with A1111 or want to have any real control over your generated images, CUI is where you wanna be. I've only been using it for a few weeks but basically now only found myself using it for quick discord memes or an img2img of a friend's cat or something 😂

[@NorthgateLP]

I haven't tried comfy, but what I'm currently worrying is that a lot of the really good extensions from a1111 just don't exist in comfy. Like DynamicPrompts, ADetailer, TiledDiffusion, CustomUpscalers, NeutralPrompt, RegionalPrompter. Even stuff like PNG Info is extremly helpful.

[@theaudiocrat]

@@NorthgateLP lol literally all those things are obviated by comfyui, possibly the only thing you mentioned which isnt in CUI is adetailer, but the thing is because of the way you can use workflows to do coherent upscaling it almost makes it a moot point. That and the fact that you can use loras in a more "targeted" way without having it affect the whole picture it makes bad faces a thing of the past

[@bigglyguy8429]

Plenty of times I've just clicked away once I realize theyre using comfy, as it's too damn confusing and they presume you know what nodes and things are

[@benneboii8117]

This is perfect. It's not "Here is how you make amazing artworks! Copy me!!" it's about learning and understanding how the tools work and that's more important to making great art down the line.

[@sedetweiler]

Yes! Thank you!

[@BabyHughie]

​@@sedetweilerVery novice here. Is there a .pdf of term definitions? If seeds, workflow, nodes etc...also what other programs to have in unison with comfy? I would like to create animation or video. Thank you.

[@triptamean116]

“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

[@triptamean116]

@@sedetweiler thanks so much for this series Scott, so appreciated (and has got me so keen to learn Comfy)

[@baovdc]

Things I love about ComfyUI is it makes me better understand what is running and what it looks like when you generate an image. Not just blindly clicking around without knowing much about how things work and twist around.

[@andresz1606]

Your "double heads and extra arms, that's not a problem with negative prompt" comment is priceless. People seem to expect that negative prompts fix every single problem, so they keep adding more and more negative embeddings, which in many cases result in an output image that corrupts the base model. I was adding tons of negative embeddings with the idea that they could only generate great images, but the result was constantly messed up eyes and details, and I was wrongly blaming the base model for that. Now I never use more than 3 negative embeddings, one of them being always the bad hands one, and the others are applied with lower strengths like 0.5 to 0.7, which results in a remarkable improvement that doesn't destroy the base model. A tutorial on negative embeddings would be urgently required.

[@FielValeryRTS]

Experienced the same. It's like giving too much restriction so it couldn't be creative.

[@alex-ender]

I've watched several videos on ComfyUI already and couldn't understand why it was needed. Finally you made a video in which you explained it in a simple and clear way. Thank you!

[@sedetweiler]

Glad I could help!

[@BananaHammyForYou]

I moved to ComfyUI to try out SDXL thinking I'd eventually go back to auto1111. Comfy is more intuitive and it's forcing me to understand the components much more which is what I wanted anyway. Great video btw, those tips are quite helpful.

[@sedetweiler]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Cusa_]

usually i have trouble understanding SD tutorials for the new UIs and stuff but you explained this the best of anyone. probably wont be going back to A1111 now, great video! subbed

[@sedetweiler]

Great to hear! You made my day! :-)

[@JBroadway]

Great tutorial I learned a lot watching this. I appreciate how you're building something from scratch as opposed to many of the current videos out that have you just install Comfy and paste a pre configured node layout

[@sedetweiler]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mjblais16]

This is really great, simplified what I was seeing in all the spaghetti photos. I'm glad this is the first video for comfy I watched. Also super appreciated the kind of throwaway info about how exactly karras and euler were named, it's little things like that that make concepts a little more understandable and relevant.

[@sedetweiler]

Glad it was helpful! Welcome to the Dark Side! :-)

[@paulorodriguez6288]

that's really cool, visualizing the blocks really makes me feel like i'm understanding every step of the process! definitely will download this tool and play with it, thanks.

[@sedetweiler]

I sure think it makes it easier to understand, and those that take the time will walk away with a much better grasp of the process. Cheers!

[@Retrocaus]

originally the creator made it for learning

[@lakislambrianides7619]

Excellent tutorial . I hope in yr next tutorials you will create a workflow for SDXL to include different things like controlnet, inpaint, image2image ie the things we use in A1111. that would be awesome!!!

[@sedetweiler]

Yes, those are all things coming up soon. A ton of goodies are planned!

[@poisenbery]

I actually have a tutorial on ControlNet Assisted Resampling if you want to critique my teaching style :) @@sedetweiler

[@falconbmstutorials6496]

THIS video taught me a lot more than 100 other videos on ComfyUI ... THANK YOU!!!

[@sedetweiler]

Glad it helped! Cheers, buddy!

[@OmerAbdalla]

WOW. This is a great tutorial that goes beyond describing the steps for getting started with the ComfyUI and is filled with great tips and explanations. I am hooked.

[@sedetweiler]

Glad it helped!

[@johndolo8611]

ComfyUI was recently added to the Auto1111 SD webui extensions list. I have it installed as an Auto1111 extension and it works great. Best of both worlds!!

[@muuuuuud]

That's great news :)

[@andresz1606]

Using comfy as an a1111 extension is more absurd than building a swimming pool in the bottom of the ocean. Simply learn comfy and forget about auto. I guarantee that comfy does not have any of the memory issues from auto1111, unless you add an extreme amount of loras and complexity.

[@voyowee]

WOW. This is such a liberating workflow, plus you understand better how it works if you pepper your workflow with preview images. Thanks so much.

[@sedetweiler]

You're very welcome!

[@freakguitargod]

Thank you so much for this, So far the best and most simple workflow ive encountered so far, Great stuff!

[@akza0729]

Thank you for starting from scratch. It felt overwhelming watching others but yours is cool and easy to understand thanks to the Explanations in-between about the scheduler and it's name.

[@godpunisher]

As an absolute noob, I want to thank you for explaining the meaning behind the flowcharts. While following your steps, I found that to collapse/expand nodes, you may click on the larger "grey circle" on the title bar.

[@centurionstrengthandfitnes3694]

This was huge for me. I was struggling to get started with other channels. Thanks for keeping things manageable.

[@Splatterpunk_OldNewYork]

You are such a soft spoken KZbinr. It is pure ASMR.

[@annameldraja5197]

Thank you so so so much! I felt so stupid watching tutorials all over again, they always explain so fast. I appreciate you taking the time to really explain as for a real beginner! :)

[@Mootai1]

It's the best initiation video on ComfyUI i seen actually. Very good work ! thx !

[@sedetweiler]

Wow, thanks!

[@step1420]

Thank you for making this detailed tutorial. Coming from MaxMSP for music production, I was expecting myself to be somewhat comfi with comfy but needed a intro to wrap my head around the objects. You made it a breeze!

[@A.polon.i.a]

Hi Scott, well after learning to use SD for the last 8 months, I really needed to start learning all over again with Comfy, so as to not fall behind any further..... your video is a fantastic introduction to it, very easy to understand, and presented wonderfully. I can't wait to watch the entire series, and all your other videos. Just as long as I can generate another 8 hours in the day with SD🤭

[@dtnl]

Thank you, SO MUCH, for explaining the why as you go along. It's really helping to understand why we would make certain decisions instead of just copying. It's so important to teach in this way and so rare to find YT tutorials that do it.

[@jurandfantom]

great video, can't wait to see further episodes. I look at that as hardcore user of automatic automatic1111 and each example of what is possible vs. not possible is very much appreciate as it allows valid that tool. Fact that we can convert any value into node is chef kiss :)

[@sedetweiler]

It's all moving so fast, making it modular seems the best way to stay nimble.

[@pranthonyaquino]

I installed Stable Diffusion and Comfy yesterday to enter the Ai image generation world and your tutorial is a great introduction, I reproduced everything here, the seed input and the upscale examples, thanks!

[@sedetweiler]

Great to hear!

[@Kingphotosonline]

Thank you for this! Very simple to understand and you do a great job of explaining the basics. I just started using Comfy and I love it so far, and want to get into building my own workflows and eventually start doing video, etc... and incorporate it into my photography

[@trobinou47]

Great video that explains the basics very well. I can't wait to see what happens next - I think I'm going to become a fervent ComfyUI user!

[@sedetweiler]

Please do! I am glad it was helpful!

[@somebodyintheworld5036]

I just downloaded Stability Matrix and ComfyUI, as well as a few models. I have no idea wtf any of the default nodes and things on the comfyui meant. This video has helped me soooo much! Thank you sir!

[@Satscape]

Tried pretty much everything to get SDXL running on my potato, this was almost effortless. Runs just fine, but slow on my 4GB VRAM card. Also, like the person below, coming from Blender....we love the nodes!

[@inspiredbylife1774]

Thank you so much for breaking it down for us. Looking forward to more content on understanding all the possibilities of comfyUI and SD..

[@fleezy2008]

Great intro and well presented. Coming from nodes in redshift, blender& c4d, I’m happy to see the power of A1111 but work under the hood for more. Subbed and looking forward to more🎉

[@ysy69]

I stepped into ComfyUI recently and your tutorial by far is the most engaging with drops of useful hints. I will watch all of your ComfyUI tutorials

[@sedetweiler]

Thank you!

[@deeprespect665]

Thank you for a very informative and enlightening video. I will echo the thanks for the tip on fixing double heads, arms, etc.

[@mikerhinos]

You can collapse/uncollapse nodes by clicking on their grey disk on the upper left too. Great video! I got into ComfyUI from A1111 since about 10 days ago because it was probably the 1st one to support SDXL (Comfy is a dev from StabilityAI staff so that's probably why lol) but I'm sure I'll learn a lot with this serie ! :)

[@sedetweiler]

Thank you! Yes, I added that tip to a later video and thanked you for it. 🥂

[@k.knight]

Thank you, i just started my new comfyui journey, so far the noodles drive me crazy, got 2 do this over a few times to grasp the basic understanding of it

[@RobynsGrrls]

Coming from Blender - where materials and now even geometry are managed with nodes - this has a familiar feel to it, sort-of. Coming from A1111, this already looks so much more powerful. This may just be my imagination but TBH, my GPU seems to be saying thankyou, as it doesn't have to spin the fans so hard to get the same results. Well explained: looking forward to possibly a deep dive into how to make this thing really fly.

[@sedetweiler]

It does feel more powerful! It is also true it isn't as hard on systems. It's really my favorite new tool.

[@malcomyoung2240]

i'm dablling with IA for some times and just tried Confy UI, didn't had time before. This interface is simply incredible !

[@PawelSroka]

This video is a hidden gem, really nice overview of the tool.

[@sedetweiler]

Thank you!

[@Higgmeister647]

Thanks for all this good info. FYI, if you double click on the dot next to the note title, it will collapse and expand.

[@sedetweiler]

Thank you! Yeah, that is a handy tip indeed! Thank you!

[@ThoughtFission]

So, so useful. Thank you. My only observation is that, like many experts, you skip over things that seem simple or obvious to you but may be critcal to people like me who are trying to learn this stuff. But then again I may be in the minority and most of your viewers may be seasoned users? Definitely subscibing.

[@CHmLgN]

Basically I need to learn nodes for Blender but because lately I've been really focused on AI, this is absolutely two birds with one stone. This isn't learning just Comfy to me, this is starting to finally properly learn digital work flows. So thanks!

[@guillaumericardsavard]

Really great video! I recently discovered what you can do with ai image generators and I'm obsessed. I'm spending a lot of time these days on civitai and whatnot just to look at what people do with different models, because all I have is a CPU. Can't afford a GPU. I've installed ComfyUI and played with the nodes already, but generating a 512x512 image takes about 10 minutes. That is, with default settings. Will watch the other episodes and wait for the times where a CPU will run models just like GPUs do.

[@elesonish]

Thank you so much for this video, I have just been approaching Comfy and you make it sound so intuitive! Can't wait to watch the entire series about it

[@davewaldmancreative]

You have a really nice manner scott and explain really clearly. Thank you for these

[@JRis44]

Wow. That was amazing. Glad I saved this channel for the tutorials a few days ago. Lets do this!

[@sedetweiler]

Welcome aboard!

[@laslo67]

perfect intro video. not too deep a dive while still being extremely informative and useful. many thanks sir!

[@sedetweiler]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@royjones5790]

Thank you! I finally understand the friggin basics of this. I really needed a guide like this.

[@sedetweiler]

Glad it helped!

[@re-aktechnologies]

Thanks for making the introduction so straight forward.

[@zheliu4591]

im 11 months too late to learn this, but this is actually really awesome, the memory requirement and speed for this IU is much better than 1111, thank you

[@jeffmiller810]

I recently decided to switch from Auto1111 because I've been hearing that ComfyUI can generate larger images with less VRAM, and your video has been incredibly helpful for getting set up.

[@DurzoBlunts]

Try using the SD ultimate Upscale node, fantastic when used in unison with the tiled controlnet

[@TazzSmk]

it's always nice to watch a reminder of basics, thanks for the vid!

[@theguru143]

I spent a couple of months deep-diving in to a1111 and all it had to offer. When I heard about SDXL I was excited but everything out there was about ComfyUI. It's complicated "look" caused me to groan inside at the thought of starting my learning process all over again. Watching this I realize it's very similar and all my learning isn't going to waste, I just have new ways to implement it. I'll be watching this entire series and I thank you for making it less "scary", lol

[@masterzed1]

me too is like... another app... omg.... i wasted😢 to much time learning a1111

[@Aaabii]

Thank you very much for this, I learned the existance of comfy ui with the release of sdxl 0.9 and loved it. Really really waiting for other tutorials for this (inpainting etc)

[@sedetweiler]

Awesome! More are coming soon. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment as well! 🥂

[@my_permaculture]

It is very interesting, that visually the model feeds into the prompt and not the prompt into the model. As a beginner I would have certainly tried to feed the prompt into the model.

[@TrevorMatthews]

I’ve been trying to figure out comfUI over the last week or so, so I really appreciate this video! While I have a basic understanding of things, a lot of the details, that don’t require fiddling with in automatic1111 I’d love to have explained in more detail. Even definitions of all the terms, like what does the seed actually do. What are Lora’s and when do you use them…some of the technical behind-the-scenes stuff. A video on that would be amazing.

[@sedetweiler]

I can work on that. I believe those are coming soon, but probably on another channel I am also working with for education.

[@frankschannel2642]

What do I think? Best. Video. Ever. On ComfyAI. You just upped my game by 10X. Thanks!

[@sedetweiler]

Wow, thanks!

[@AIAnimationStudio]

Fantastic... I can see what my days are going to be spent doing this week. 👍

[@TheGhostdawg357]

OMG thank you so much for simple and basic with not just the how but the why!!!!!

[@KarimNiazi]

This is an incredible tutorial and introduction. I always try to understand what I do in order to learn things instead of just blindly copying steps. It might not be a very efficient way of learning things but I still believe it is superior (especially long-term). Thank you soooo much for this. Instantly subscribed!

[@abraxops]

as a houdini user, node-based tools make me happy. thanks for this

[@sedetweiler]

I agree!

[@doeiseffioptimaal]

So many great tips, thanks a lot! Finally found the way to copy nodes and paste them to a new Comfyui workflow!

[@KlausMingo]

I appreciated you mentioning who Euler was (I knew that one), and I learned who Karras is. The old and new mathematicians making AI, separated by centuries apart. Although AUTO1111 is easier to use, ComfyUI seems to give far better control, while teaching the user how the workflow works. NOTE: A quick way to collapse is to click on the grey circle left to the node's title.

[@thatoneguychad420]

Exciting, I've fell in love with the Bing Dall E 3. Need to try this.

[@sedetweiler]

You should!

[@thatoneguychad420]

@@sedetweiler it's so confusing for someone who has no idea. I need to spend more time learning.

[@joskun]

Thank you so much for this guide Scott! It was comprehensive, easy to follow and well thought out.

[@sedetweiler]

Glad it was helpful!

[@roberto-verde]

Zeer duidelijke introductie; ik wou dat er een AI ondertiteling zou toegevoegd worden voor alle non-native speakers. Maar... even terugspoelen helpt ook wel!

[@Renzsu]

Well, now I know what I’ll be playing with tomorrow :) Thanks for this clear video intro!

[@sedetweiler]

Enjoy!

[@nikoulph]

Very good tutor. Thank you very much for your clear and concise explanation.

[@sedetweiler]

Glad you liked it

[@SapiensVirtus]

hi! beginners question. So if I run a software like ComfyUI locally, does that mean that all AI art, music, works that I generate will be free to use for commercial purposes?or am I violating terms of copyright? I am searching more info about this but I get confused, thanks in advance

[@samwalker4442]

Amazing Scott, THIS is exactly what I needed....actual knowledge for understanding! THANK YOU!

[@sedetweiler]

Glad it was helpful!

[@samwalker4442]

@@sedetweiler well put it this way...I now have a mighty fine looking box of rocks! 😆

[@adumont]

Wow I really love this video! Thanks for this intro, I definitely have to try it now that I understand how to start with it. ❤

[@sedetweiler]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nirsarkar]

Thanks! It makes a difference when the creators explain!

[@MisterWealth]

Dumb question but you know how you make the clip text encode and just change the name to Negative? How does comfy know it's negative prompts?

[@wege8409]

Comfy knows it's negative because it's plugged into the negative input on the KSampler.

[@VargavinterSWE]

This was a very helpful video that got me interested in AI generation on a deeper level. Thanks and keep it up!

[@sedetweiler]

Glad to hear it!

[@fkdump]

Node base workflow is very flexible, it takes a while to setup and get used to. I just started to use it 3 days ago, loved it.

[@DemonPlasma]

"and we'll make that line as straight as we can because we are OCD". Lmao I had to sub after that one

[@JDRos]

Wanted to make images, ended up learning how it was made step by step. Also this stuff reminds me of Unreal Engine so it's kind of convenient.

[@sedetweiler]

I agree! It's pretty well done for a simple node system if you are used to them.

[@BrentLeBlancCG]

You can use full ControlNet in Comfy aswell?

[@DurzoBlunts]

Yes all of them, not sure about with sdxl though

[@TheColonelJJ]

I could not have asked for a better intro! On my own, I could not find how to add a Lora. I'll be following all of these videos!

[@traveleractual]

Thanks for this, I'm switching to ComfyUI and this video was exactly what I needed.

[@sedetweiler]

Great to hear!

[@RichGallant]

Thanks for this,it was very easy to understand. I was up and running very quickly!

[@iljabuinitski9745]

Wow, nice intoduction, easy to follow and almost fully understandable how do nodes work

[@Vestu]

Thank you so much for this video and series. You're the best. No, literally you're the best on this area of content.

[@sedetweiler]

Wow, thank you!

[@dougsbir]

Best video and the first video that I understood easily for a newbie! Thanks my main man! too many show offs trying too hard to impress and confusing the newbies !

[@tbogdala]

Oh man, I'd love to hear you do a podcast about this stuff. 👍

[@sedetweiler]

Working on it! Thank you for the vote of confidence!

[@LunnarisLP]

Actually I used lots of "easier" tools before. (I started off with Stability Matrix/Stable Diffusion WebUI) Idk why, since I already knew a bit of visual scripting from UE5, but I just felt like its a hassle and the other tools seemed to be easier. Then i started playing around with it a bit more and stumbled over a couple of your videos. Now finally taking the time to watch this whole playlist to really dive into comfyUI. It seems probably the most capable tool right now.

[@ShaneHolloman]

Hi Scott. Brilliant! would you mind dropping the node graph in the descriptions moving forward?

[@sedetweiler]

I will do that in the future. This one is so close to the default, you could probably just load that.

[@my_username_was_taken]

Woah. This was a really well done video. Coming from other GUI tools I was a bit lost, but this was perfect. Thank you! This tool is incredibly powerful and you blew my mind. This makes the whole process of refining an image very convenient. It goes from reworking/redoing to refining which is something I felt was missing (or not easy) before. This saves tons of time here. I will now need to watch every other video you put out.

[@josonc]

Thank you for this tutorial. It was so well done and you've made a more complex UI easier to understand. I wanted to ask if you knew whether ComfyUI works with AMD? Couldn't find an answer through Google. Thanks!

[@sedetweiler]

Thank you! I am not sure on the AMD part. Sorry.

[@josonc]

No problem, thanks for the tutorial either way :D@@sedetweiler

[@kaczorefx]

Finally, an actual tool for working in Ai. Always felt like A1111 was just a DIY toy full of scotch tape and prayers :D

[@sedetweiler]

A1111 has its place for those that just want to prompt to win. But, for those of us that really want to get our hands into the mix, this is an amazing alternative for sure.

[@michail_777]

Hi thanks for such detailed video tutorials.I have a question. At 7:20 you connect from the "checkpoint" node "VAE" to the "VAE Decode" node, but then at 13:40 you connect the "Ksampler Advanced" to the "VAE Decode" as well, thus disconnecting the original connection. I have a question "VAE" from the node "Checkpoint" will still be connected? Through other connections, even without connection? Or is it disconnected? And if it works without plugging it in why plug it in? Or is it that in a simple connection it is necessary to connect, but in a more complex connection it works automatically?

[@mannychop]

Ok, I just dragged an image I made into the interface, and the nodes updated!! Thats wild.

[@sedetweiler]

It's pretty great! A1111 is still pretty good, but it isn't a single step.

[@WistfulReverie]

just as comfy , this is a very powerful video much thanks

[@sedetweiler]

Glad you liked it!

[@clavarx11]

I just learned something new in a introduction video of comfyui lol. I've been using it for quite some time, playing with controlnet and multiple loras but I've never knew how to use Ksampler Advanced and Primitive... Thanks!

[@IanSwainII]

This was such a great intro video to help understand the basics. Thank You

[@sedetweiler]

Glad it was helpful!

[@33akachi10]

Thank GOD for you! Clear and understandable without a bunch of gibber jabber. Can you do something with video and transforming media? Example: Say I take a picture of a train, but I want to turn that picture into a futuristic star wars train. So ComfyUI is taking a provided image or video and transforming/modifying/editing it to look like the descriptions in my prompt.

[@baheth3elmy16]

Amazing, love your work. I hope you make new videos.

[@HolographicKode]

What's the minimum hardware requirement for this tool to be of any use? (e.g. should not take forever to generate one image). Scott, what is your hardware setup?

[@DemonPlasma]

holy shit, I've always known that comfyui had more potential then automatic1111 but I didn't know it was this much better. I'm so excited to use this software

[@sedetweiler]

Let me know if you get stuck! Welcome to the dark side! 😂

[@DemonPlasma]

@@sedetweiler I actually do have a question for you. Is there anyway to remotely connect to an instance on compfyui running on my home PC? in automatic1111 all I had to do was add --share --gradio-auth someUsername:somePassword to the bat file and it worked.

[@sedetweiler]

You can actually run comfy in a tab in auto1111 if you need something like that right now.

[@DemonPlasma]

@@sedetweiler well isn't that nifty, Thanks for the help :)