AnimeColor: Reference-based Animation Colorization with Diffusion Transformers

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Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Yuhong, Wang, Liyao, Wang, Han, Wu, Danni, Lin, Zuzeng, Wang, Feng, Song, Li
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author Zhang, Yuhong
Wang, Liyao
Wang, Han
Wu, Danni
Lin, Zuzeng
Wang, Feng
Song, Li
author_facet Zhang, Yuhong
Wang, Liyao
Wang, Han
Wu, Danni
Lin, Zuzeng
Wang, Feng
Song, Li
contents Animation colorization plays a vital role in animation production, yet existing methods struggle to achieve color accuracy and temporal consistency. To address these challenges, we propose \textbf{AnimeColor}, a novel reference-based animation colorization framework leveraging Diffusion Transformers (DiT). Our approach integrates sketch sequences into a DiT-based video diffusion model, enabling sketch-controlled animation generation. We introduce two key components: a High-level Color Extractor (HCE) to capture semantic color information and a Low-level Color Guider (LCG) to extract fine-grained color details from reference images. These components work synergistically to guide the video diffusion process. Additionally, we employ a multi-stage training strategy to maximize the utilization of reference image color information. Extensive experiments demonstrate that AnimeColor outperforms existing methods in color accuracy, sketch alignment, temporal consistency, and visual quality. Our framework not only advances the state of the art in animation colorization but also provides a practical solution for industrial applications. The code will be made publicly available at \href{https://github.com/IamCreateAI/AnimeColor}{https://github.com/IamCreateAI/AnimeColor}.
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spellingShingle AnimeColor: Reference-based Animation Colorization with Diffusion Transformers
Zhang, Yuhong
Wang, Liyao
Wang, Han
Wu, Danni
Lin, Zuzeng
Wang, Feng
Song, Li
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Animation colorization plays a vital role in animation production, yet existing methods struggle to achieve color accuracy and temporal consistency. To address these challenges, we propose \textbf{AnimeColor}, a novel reference-based animation colorization framework leveraging Diffusion Transformers (DiT). Our approach integrates sketch sequences into a DiT-based video diffusion model, enabling sketch-controlled animation generation. We introduce two key components: a High-level Color Extractor (HCE) to capture semantic color information and a Low-level Color Guider (LCG) to extract fine-grained color details from reference images. These components work synergistically to guide the video diffusion process. Additionally, we employ a multi-stage training strategy to maximize the utilization of reference image color information. Extensive experiments demonstrate that AnimeColor outperforms existing methods in color accuracy, sketch alignment, temporal consistency, and visual quality. Our framework not only advances the state of the art in animation colorization but also provides a practical solution for industrial applications. The code will be made publicly available at \href{https://github.com/IamCreateAI/AnimeColor}{https://github.com/IamCreateAI/AnimeColor}.
title AnimeColor: Reference-based Animation Colorization with Diffusion Transformers
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.20158