@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ title: Selection Fill
33description : Guide to working with selection inpainting in Krita AI Diffusion
44---
55
6+ import { Aside } from ' @astrojs/starlight/components'
67import PluginIcon from ' ../../components/PluginIcon.astro'
8+ import ImageSample from ' ../../components/ImageSample.astro'
9+ import ImageGrid from ' ../../components/ImageGrid.astro'
710
811Using selections to modify parts of the image is a key feature of the plugin. It
912allows you to apply AI generation exactly where you want. You can work on an
@@ -140,3 +143,73 @@ In custom generation menu, select your mask as context. You can reuse it any tim
140143![ custom-inpaint-context-menu] ( https://github.com/Acly/krita-ai-diffusion/assets/6485914/c79a6009-1fa3-4173-b123-592c4afc2cfc )
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146+ ## Selection settings
147+
148+ Your selection defines a basic mask where new content is generated. To make
149+ it more robust and allow changes to be integrated with the rest of the image,
150+ the mask is usually processed by the plugin before it is used. This section goes
151+ into more detail and shows how diffusion settings influence the mask.
152+
153+ ### Mask types
154+
155+ <ImageGrid layout = " row" images = { [
156+ " selections/masks-selection.webp" ,
157+ " selections/masks-denoising.webp" ,
158+ " selections/masks-alpha.webp" ]}
159+ captions = { {
160+ " selections/masks-selection.webp" : " Selection" ,
161+ " selections/masks-denoising.webp" : " Denoising mask" ,
162+ " selections/masks-alpha.webp" : " Blend mask (blue)"
163+ }}
164+ />
165+
166+ The plugin derives two masks from the original selection, which are used for
167+ different purposes.
168+ * The <span style = " color: #cd5c12; font-weight: bold;" >red area</span > corresponds to the original
169+ selection. It always receives changes at full strength (the value
170+ configured via the strength slider).
171+ * The <span style = " color: #d97706; font-weight: bold;" >orange area</span > is a tiny offset, which
172+ helps to avoid issues with outlines of objects when the selection is a bit too
173+ tight. It also receives changes at full strength.
174+ * The <span style = " color: #94bc16; font-weight: bold;" >green/yellow area</span > visualizes how
175+ strength gradually decreases towards the edges. The green inner areas are
176+ generated at higher strength (more denoising steps), while the yellow outer
177+ areas are generated at low strength. Remember that generation happens in
178+ multiple steps: the sections further away from the selection remain completely
179+ unchanged initially and are only included in the final fine tuning steps.
180+ * The <span style = " color: #3b82f6; font-weight: bold;" >blue area</span > is the blend mask. It is
181+ independent from generation, and only used to perform alpha composition of the
182+ result with the original image. At the inner edge of the blue area (dark blue)
183+ 100% of the result will be applied. Towards the outer edge (light blue) it becomes
184+ gradually more transparent.
185+
186+ _ Note: with typical settings the masks are significantly smaller than in this
187+ visualization._
188+
189+ ### Settings
190+
191+ <ImageSample src = " selections/masks-settings.webp" scale = { 1.25 } alt = " Mask settings" />
192+
193+ In the Diffusion settings there are two values that influence the masks:
194+ * ** Selection Feather** : this controls the falloff area of the denoising mask
195+ (green/yellow area). It is defined in percent relative to the selection size.
196+ * ** Selection Blend** : this controls the size of the blend mask (blue area). It
197+ is defined in absolute pixels.
198+
199+ If both of these are set to 0, all automatic mask processing is disabled.
200+ This can make sense if you want to have full control over the selection mask.
201+
202+ <Aside type = " note" >
203+ The transition area (green/yellow) is scaled according to the ** strength** ! At 100% strength
204+ it has the full size defined by the settings, but at 50% strength it will be only half as big.
205+ Low strength refinement usually blends well on its own, and uses minimal feathering.
206+ </Aside >
207+
208+ There are two more settings which can currently only be configured by editing
209+ ` settings.json ` . You can find the file via the link at the bottom of the
210+ Settings dialog. The settings are:
211+ * ** selection_min_transition** : minimum size in pixels of the transition area
212+ (green/yellow).
213+ * ** selection_grow_offset** : size in pixels of the orange offset area. This is
214+ usually a very small value.
215+
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