spillerrec/Pixelate x4 VAE for Anima/IL/Pony/SDXL

VAE for perfectly square pixels This is a trained VAE to enforce that pixels are always 4x4 in size and solid in color. It replicates an existing pixelation model while being built into the model itself. Compability Most architectures uses an unmodified VAE and does not retrain it, so it can be used accross different generations of models. SDXL : Can be used for all SDXL based models, such as Pony, Illustrious, and NoobXL. They all use the original VAE shipped with SDXL. Anima : Can be used for Anima and Qwen Image (untested). How VAEs works VAE's are used to reduce the working resolution of t

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