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Summary

--ref-image-args was only plumbed through sd_img_gen_params_t. sd_vid_gen_params_t
had no such field, and generate_video() built a default-constructed
RefImageParams, so every key was silently dropped in vid_gen mode. The CLI
and the server still accepted the value, and generation metadata still recorded
it, so a MiniMax-H3 Ref2VA render was stamped with a setting that provably had
no effect.

For H3 this meant references were always rescaled to the generation canvas area,
and the documented resize_before_vae=false escape hatch did nothing.

Plumbing

  • Add ref_image_args to sd_vid_gen_params_t, appended after all existing
    members so member offsets stay stable for prebuilt consumers, and initialize
    it in sd_vid_gen_params_init().
  • Forward the CLI value in SDGenerationParams::to_sd_vid_gen_params_t() and
    through the AnimateDiff path, which reuses the image pipeline.
  • Resolve it once with resolve_ref_image_params() in generate_video()
    instead of using a default RefImageParams, and pass the result to
    prepare_video_generation_latents(), prepare_video_generation_embeds() and
    the sampling calls.
  • Advertise ref_image_args in the vid_gen defaults from
    /sdcpp/v1/capabilities so clients can discover it.

New ref_image_size key (match | max)

resize_before_vae=false cannot be honored for H3: MinimaxH3Transformer3DModel
patches references with DiT::patchify_3d without padding (it asserts exact
divisibility) and derives RoPE positions and segment lengths from the latent
shapes outside the graph. A sizing knob is actionable instead, and it is what
other implementations expose (ComfyUI nodes_minimax_h3.py, diffusers, SGLang):

  • match (default) scales each reference down to the generation's pixel area.
    It reproduces the previous inline arithmetic exactly, so existing renders are
    unchanged.
  • max sizes references by a 2048 px short edge for better identity fidelity.

Neither mode upscales, and both keep the per-axis rounding to the 32 px grid
(16 px VAE x patch 2) that patchify_3d requires, so no graph change is needed.
As in ComfyUI's max(CANVAS_MULTIPLE, round(...)), rounding can grow a dimension
by up to 16 px and very small references are widened to 32 px.

The new member is appended last in RefImageParams because the preset rows are
positionally initialized, and it is part of ConditioningCache::same_params()
so requests that differ only by this setting do not reuse stale conditioning.

Diagnostics

  • resolve_ref_image_params() warns for keys that cannot take effect for H3
    (preset, pass_to_vlm, pass_to_dit, ref_index_mode,
    vae_input_max_pixels, vlm_resize_mode, vlm_min_size, vlm_max_size,
    vlm_size) instead of ignoring them silently.
  • resize_before_vae=false warns that H3 needs 32-px-aligned references and
    cannot skip resizing.
  • ref_image_size on a non-H3 model warns that it is H3-only.
  • An invalid value is reported once: the per-model "no effect" warning skips
    keys whose value the parser already rejected.
  • The effective reference dimensions are logged per image; there was previously
    no log line for them at all.
  • A warning is emitted when reference patch tokens exceed 4x the generated
    video's tokens. Reference latents ride through every sampling step, so a
    2048x2048 reference (4096 patch tokens) against an 864x480 / 56-frame video
    (6885 tokens) is a real cost increase worth surfacing.

Docs: docs/edit.md, docs/image_preprocessing.md, docs/minimax_h3.md,
examples/server/api.md.

Related Issue / Discussion

Fixes #2168.

Related: #1951 (reference video resolution for H3 - the same concept in the
other direction), #2028 (configurable image input preprocessing), #2004.

Additional Information

Verified with MiniMax-H3 Ref2VA weights:

  • match keeps the previous reference dimensions, so existing renders are
    unchanged.
  • --ref-image-args "ref_image_size=max" now takes effect: on an 864x480 canvas
    a 1024x1024 reference is encoded at 640x640 under match and at 1024x1024
    under max, and the new log line reports it.
  • Previously inert keys and resize_before_vae=false now produce a warning in
    vid_gen mode.

Two notes for reviewers:

  • This also stops discarding ref_image_args for the other video families, since
    the resolved params now reach the conditioner and DiT instead of a
    default-constructed struct. ref_image_size itself is H3-only and warns
    elsewhere.
  • Appending to sd_vid_gen_params_t keeps offsets stable but, as with the
    earlier image_preprocess addition, a consumer built against the older header
    must initialize the struct with sd_vid_gen_params_init() before passing it in.

Not addressed here, kept separate to keep the change focused:

  • References are still resized with InterpolateMode::Nearest (the sd::Tensor
    default), whereas ComfyUI uses Lanczos. This matters more in max mode.
  • GenerationRequest's video constructor never sets has_ref_images
    (src/pipeline/request.cpp:157), unlike the image constructor, so guidance
    resolution treats video requests as having no references. Unrelated bug.

Checklist

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added match and max reference-image sizing options for MiniMax-H3 video generation.
    • Added support for passing reference-image sizing options through video-generation requests.
    • Reference images are downscaled only, aligned to 32-pixel multiples, and capped at a 2048-pixel short edge in max mode.
    • Added warnings for unsupported options and references that may increase processing requirements.
  • Documentation

    • Updated API examples and guidance covering sizing behavior, compatibility, warnings, and potential performance impact.

--ref-image-args was only plumbed through sd_img_gen_params_t, so every
key was silently dropped in vid_gen mode. For MiniMax-H3 Ref2VA this meant
references were always rescaled to the canvas area, and the documented
resize_before_vae=false escape hatch had no effect. Generation metadata
still recorded the value.

Add ref_image_args to sd_vid_gen_params_t (appended last to keep struct
offsets stable), forward it from the CLI and server, and resolve it in
generate_video() instead of using a default-constructed RefImageParams.
AnimateDiff, which reuses the image path, forwards the value too.

Add a ref_image_size key with match (default) and max modes, matching
ComfyUI's nodes_minimax_h3.py. match reproduces the previous arithmetic
exactly, so existing renders are unchanged; max sizes references by a
2048 px short edge for better identity fidelity. Neither mode upscales.
Both keep the per-axis 32-px rounding that MiniMax-H3's patchify_3d
requires. The new RefImageParams member is part of
ConditioningCache::same_params() so that requests differing only by this
setting do not reuse stale conditioning.

H3 consumes references through its own packed sequence rather than the
generic conditioner/DiT reference path, so the remaining keys cannot take
effect there. resolve_ref_image_params() now warns for those instead of
dropping them silently, and warns that resize_before_vae=false is
unsupported rather than ignoring it. Invalid values are reported once and
not repeated by the per-model warnings.

Also log the effective reference dimensions per image and warn when
reference patch tokens exceed 4x the generated video's tokens.

Verification: built stable-diffusion, sd-cli and sd-server and ran
MiniMax-H3 Ref2VA with and without ref_image_size=max; match keeps the
previous reference dimensions, max produces the 2048-short-edge sizing.
The match branch was additionally checked against the previous inline
formula with no mismatches.
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The change adds ref_image_args to video-generation parameters and supports match and max reference-image sizing for MiniMax-H3. Resolved settings flow into reference latent preparation and conditioning. Documentation describes sizing rules, alignment requirements, and unsupported options.

Changes: Video reference-image sizing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Expose reference-image arguments
src/model/diffusion/model.hpp, include/stable-diffusion.h, src/stable-diffusion.cpp, examples/common/common.cpp, examples/server/routes_sdcpp.cpp, examples/server/api.md
The model defines MATCH and MAX. Video-generation parameters and server defaults expose ref_image_args; conversion forwards the field, and API examples document it.
Resolve reference-image settings
src/pipeline/diffusion_engine.cpp
The resolver accepts match and max, rejects invalid values, and warns about unsupported or ineffective MiniMax-H3 options.
Apply sizing through video generation
src/pipeline/video.cpp, src/conditioning/conditioning_cache.h, docs/edit.md, docs/minimax_h3.md, docs/image_preprocessing.md
MiniMax-H3 reference images are resized according to the resolved mode and aligned to 32-pixel dimensions. The pipeline tracks reference tokens, passes settings through conditioning, and the cache compares ref_image_size. Documentation describes the sizing modes and alignment behavior.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant VideoRequest
  participant VideoGeneration
  participant resolve_ref_image_params
  participant prepare_video_generation_latents
  participant ConditioningCache
  VideoRequest->>VideoGeneration: ref_image_args
  VideoGeneration->>resolve_ref_image_params: Resolve sizing settings
  resolve_ref_image_params-->>VideoGeneration: RefImageParams
  VideoGeneration->>prepare_video_generation_latents: Prepare references with RefImageParams
  VideoGeneration->>ConditioningCache: Compare conditioner parameters, including ref_image_size
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  • observed — src (service) was modified; 5 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — docs (service) was modified; 3 changed files map to changed impact.
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  • observed — include (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/image_preprocessing.md: Clarified that MiniMax-H3 requires 32-pixel-aligned references and issues a warning rather than honoring the reference-resizing switch.
  • observed — Modified behavior in examples/common/common.cpp: The video-generation parameter conversion now forwards ref_image_args to the output structure; previously this field was not assigned.
  • observed — Modified behavior in examples/server/routes_sdcpp.cpp: Video-generation defaults now expose defaults.ref_image_args.
  • observed — Modified behavior in include/stable-diffusion.h: Added the public ref_image_args field to sd_vid_gen_params_t.
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The ref_image_size docs claimed both modes only downscale references.
Neither mode scales a reference up beyond its limit, but the per-axis snap
to the 32 px grid can still grow an axis by up to 16 px, so the statement
was wrong: a 48 px axis becomes 64.

Describe the actual behavior in docs/edit.md, docs/minimax_h3.md and the
server API docs, and record the reasoning at the call site. Flooring max
instead of rounding it would under-size in-limit references and diverge
from ComfyUI's nodes_minimax_h3.py, which rounds in both branches, so the
rounding is kept for both modes.

Addresses the ref_image_size=max review comment on leejet#2177.

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nearest 32-pixel multiple, so an axis can grow by up to 16 pixels past the scaled
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Qualify the 16-pixel growth limit.

align32 applies a 32-pixel minimum after rounding. For a scaled axis below 16 pixels, this can increase the axis by more than 16 pixels; for example, 1 pixel becomes 32 pixels. State that the 16-pixel limit applies to values at least 16 pixels, and document the larger increase caused by the minimum-size clamp.

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- size (a 48-pixel axis becomes 64) and references are never narrower than 32
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+ nearest 32-pixel multiple, so an axis at least 16 pixels wide can grow by up to
+ 16 pixels past the scaled size (a 48-pixel axis becomes 64). The 32-pixel
+ minimum can increase smaller axes by more.
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Thanks for fixing the video argument plumbing. I found two things that need fixing:

  • The align32 lambda fails to compile with MSVC 14.36 in C++17 mode: C3493 complains that kCanvasMultiple isn’t captured. Explicitly capturing it, or moving the constant inside the lambda, fixes this.
  • In prepare_video_generation_embeds(), LingBot still forces vlm_resize_mode to AREA after copying the resolved parameters. This changes how the size values are interpreted. For example, vlm_resize_mode=longest_side,vlm_size=768 turns a 1024×1024 input into 28×28 instead of the expected 756×756 after alignment. Can we preserve the requested mode here? The default is already AREA.

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[Bug] MiniMax-H3 Ref2VA ignores --ref-image-args (documented resize_before_vae=false has no effect)

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