Diagnosis: learned tokens grew to norm ~3.2 while real CLIP content tokens
sit at ~1.0. Model never trained on embeddings that large — activates buzz
artifact instead of semantic style shift.
Fix: measure mean token norm from content positions (1–20) of dataset CLIP
embeddings at startup, clamp learned_tokens per-token after every optimizer
step to max 1.5× that reference (50% headroom). Token norm is now logged
as current/limit for easy monitoring.
ti_sweep_1.json: rebuild around norm_clamp group — n4_clamped (primary
diagnostic), prefix_clamped, n8_prefix_clamped, warm_clamped.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
n4_baseline showed token_norm growing linearly without plateau — classic
sign of lr too high relative to parameter count. With only K×1024 params,
gradient signal per param is already high-magnitude; high lr causes
overshoot rather than convergence.
- Default lr: 1e-3 → 2e-4 (matches LoRA working regime)
- Default batch_size: 16 → 4 (more diverse gradients, helps norm saturate)
- ti_sweep_1.json: add lr_batch group (lr_low_b4, lr_mid_b8,
lr_low_b4_prefix, lr_2e3), restructure with clearer groups,
annotate n4_baseline as completed with findings
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Observation: n4_baseline loss barely moved (1.025→0.965 over 3000 steps),
token_norm grew linearly without plateau — generator likely ignores last-K
CLIP positions (EOS/padding zone) where suffix injects.
Fix: add inject_mode parameter throughout the pipeline:
- "suffix": replace last K positions (original behavior, model may ignore)
- "prefix": replace positions 1:1+K right after BOS — highest attention
weight in CLIP, much stronger gradient signal expected
Changes:
- selva_textual_inversion_trainer.py: _inject_tokens() helper centralises
the torch.cat construction for both modes; used in training loop and eval;
inject_mode stored in checkpoint files
- selva_textual_inversion_loader.py: reads inject_mode from checkpoint,
includes in TEXTUAL_INVERSION bundle
- selva_sampler.py: uses _inject_tokens() via bundle's inject_mode field
- selva_ti_scheduler.py: inject_mode in _PARAM_DEFAULTS, config, and
_train_inner call
- ti_sweep_1.json: updated with prefix_inject group (n4, n8, n4+warm);
n4_baseline marked completed; suffix experiments retained for comparison
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
First TI sweep covering the three most impactful axes:
- token_count group: n_tokens 4 / 8 / 16 (capacity vs overfitting)
- learning_rate group: 5e-4 / 1e-3 / 2e-3 with n_tokens=4
- warm_init group: n4 and n8 seeded from 'mechanical impact sound design'
7 experiments total, 3000 steps each, same data_dir as LoRA sweeps.
n4_baseline (lr=1e-3, random init) is the primary reference point.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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