One-step diffusion framework restores 1080p video in real time with efficient streaming attention

FastVR combines a lightweight VAE with chunk-wise causal attention to cut the two dominant costs of diffusion video restoration while maintaining state-of-the-art quality.

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Xiaoxu Chen · Qin Yang · Haoran Bai · Sibin Deng · Ying Chen

Alibaba Group · Xidian University

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FastVR builds on a one-step diffusion transformer, eliminating the iterative denoising loop of multi-step baselines such as Vivid-VR.

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FastVR restores high-resolution video at 11 FPS using a one-step diffusion model with a lightweight VAE and chunk-wise causal attention.

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