Go-with-the-Flow: Motion-Controllable Video Diffusion Models Using Real-Time Warped Noise

TL;DR

This paper introduces a real-time, motion-controllable video diffusion method using a novel warped noise algorithm based on optical flow, enabling effective motion control without altering existing model architectures.

Contribution

It presents a novel, efficient noise warping algorithm for motion control in video diffusion models that is compatible with existing architectures and training pipelines.

Findings

Enables real-time motion control in video diffusion models.

Maintains high pixel quality while controlling motion.

Supports various motion transfer and camera movement tasks.

Abstract

Generative modeling aims to transform random noise into structured outputs. In this work, we enhance video diffusion models by allowing motion control via structured latent noise sampling. This is achieved by just a change in data: we pre-process training videos to yield structured noise. Consequently, our method is agnostic to diffusion model design, requiring no changes to model architectures or training pipelines. Specifically, we propose a novel noise warping algorithm, fast enough to run in real time, that replaces random temporal Gaussianity with correlated warped noise derived from optical flow fields, while preserving the spatial Gaussianity. The efficiency of our algorithm enables us to fine-tune modern video diffusion base models using warped noise with minimal overhead, and provide a one-stop solution for a wide range of user-friendly motion control: local object motion control, global camera movement control, and motion transfer. The harmonization between temporal coherence and spatial Gaussianity in our warped noise leads to effective motion control while maintaining per-frame pixel quality. Extensive experiments and user studies demonstrate the advantages of our method, making it a robust and scalable approach for controlling motion in video diffusion models. Video results are available on our webpage: https://eyeline-labs.github.io/Go-with-the-Flow. Source code and model checkpoints are available on GitHub: https://github.com/Eyeline-Labs/Go-with-the-Flow.