Restoring and recoloring classic Hollywood photos: Klein 9b (4 steps) vs Qwen Image 2.1 (25 steps)
Ant_6431 · reddit · 2026-09-23
A side-by-side test of restoring and recolorizing classic Hollywood analog film photos, comparing the originals against Klein 9b (int8 convrot safetensors, 4 inference steps) and Qwen Image 2.1 (25 steps). Useful reference for anyone picking models and step counts for photo restoration workflows.
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