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DirectEdit: Step-Level Accurate Inversion for Flow-Based Image Editing

Desong Yang, Mang Ye

DirectEdit aligns forward paths in flow transformers to eliminate reconstruction drift in image editing without extra computations.

arxiv:2605.02417 v2 · 2026-05-04 · cs.CV

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C1strongest claim

DirectEdit eliminates the inherent reconstruction error without introducing additional neural function evaluations (NFEs) by directly aligning the forward paths, enabling precise reconstruction and reliable feature sharing.

C2weakest assumption

That the flow transformer structure permits exact forward-path alignment at every timestep without extra NFEs or inconsistencies, and that attention feature injection plus mask-guided blending will not introduce new artifacts in diverse editing scenarios.

C3one line summary

DirectEdit achieves step-level accurate inversion for flow-based image editing by directly aligning forward paths, using attention feature injection and mask-guided noise blending to balance fidelity and editability without additional NFEs.

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First computed	2026-05-28T02:04:48.867251Z
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9e0cc75b010610b2de789a7a4de2637bd6bf168fa6c2039c6ff2291909c155cd

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arxiv: 2605.02417 · arxiv_version: 2605.02417v2 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2605.02417 · pith_short_12: TYGMOWYBAYIL · pith_short_16: TYGMOWYBAYILFXTY · pith_short_8: TYGMOWYB

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