# AI Image Studio: Quick Start Implementation Guide

## Overview

This guide provides a quick reference for implementing the AI Image Studio - ALwrity's unified image creation, editing, and optimization platform.

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## What is AI Image Studio?

A centralized hub that consolidates:
- ✅ **Existing**: Stability AI (25+ operations), HuggingFace, Gemini
- ✅ **New**: WaveSpeed Ideogram V3, Qwen, Image-to-Video, Avatar Creation
- ✅ **Features**: Create, Edit, Upscale, Transform, Optimize for Social Media

**Target Users**: Digital marketers, content creators, solopreneurs

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## Core Modules (7 Total)

### 1. **Create Studio** - Image Generation
- Text-to-image with multiple providers
- Platform templates (Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Style presets (40+ options)
- Batch generation (1-10 variations)

**Providers:**
- Stability AI (Ultra/Core/SD3)
- WaveSpeed Ideogram V3 (NEW - photorealistic)
- WaveSpeed Qwen (NEW - fast generation)
- HuggingFace (FLUX models)
- Gemini (Imagen)

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### 2. **Edit Studio** - Image Editing
- Smart erase (remove objects)
- AI inpainting (fill areas)
- Outpainting (extend images)
- Object replacement (search & replace)
- Color transformation (recolor)
- Background operations (remove/replace/relight)
- Conversational editing (natural language)

**Uses**: Stability AI suite

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### 3. **Upscale Studio** - Resolution Enhancement
- Fast Upscale (4x in 1 second)
- Conservative Upscale (4K, preserve style)
- Creative Upscale (4K, enhance style)
- Batch upscaling

**Uses**: Stability AI upscaling endpoints

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### 4. **Transform Studio** - Media Conversion

#### 4.1 Image-to-Video (NEW)
- Convert static images to videos
- 480p/720p/1080p options
- Up to 10 seconds
- Add audio/voiceover
- Social media optimization

**Uses**: WaveSpeed WAN 2.5

**Pricing**: $0.05-$0.15/second

#### 4.2 Make Avatar (NEW)
- Talking avatars from photos
- Audio-driven lip-sync
- Up to 2 minutes
- Emotion control
- Multi-language

**Uses**: WaveSpeed Hunyuan Avatar

**Pricing**: $0.15-$0.30/5 seconds

#### 4.3 Image-to-3D
- Convert 2D to 3D models
- GLB/OBJ export
- Texture control

**Uses**: Stability AI 3D endpoints

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### 5. **Social Media Optimizer** - Platform Export
- Platform-specific sizes (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok)
- Smart resize with focal point detection
- Text overlay safe zones
- File size optimization
- Batch export all platforms
- A/B testing variants

**Output**: Platform-optimized images/videos

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### 6. **Control Studio** - Advanced Generation
- Sketch-to-image
- Structure control
- Style transfer
- Style control
- Control strength adjustment

**Uses**: Stability AI control endpoints

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### 7. **Asset Library** - Organization
- Smart tagging (AI-powered)
- Search by visual similarity
- Project organization
- Usage tracking
- Version history
- Analytics

**Storage**: CDN + Database

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## Key Features Summary

| Feature | Provider | Cost | Speed | Use Case |
|---------|----------|------|-------|----------|
| **Text-to-Image (Ultra)** | Stability | 8 credits | 5s | Final quality images |
| **Text-to-Image (Core)** | Stability | 3 credits | 3s | Draft/iteration |
| **Ideogram V3** | WaveSpeed | TBD | 3s | Photorealistic, text rendering |
| **Qwen Image** | WaveSpeed | TBD | 2s | Fast generation |
| **Image Edit** | Stability | 3-6 credits | 3-5s | Professional editing |
| **Upscale 4x** | Stability | 2 credits | 1s | Quick enhancement |
| **Upscale 4K** | Stability | 4-6 credits | 5s | Print-ready quality |
| **Image-to-Video** | WaveSpeed | $0.05-$0.15/s | 15s | Social media videos |
| **Make Avatar** | WaveSpeed | $0.15-$0.30/5s | 20s | Talking head videos |
| **Image-to-3D** | Stability | TBD | 30s | 3D models |

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## Typical Workflows

### Workflow 1: Instagram Post
```
1. Create Studio → Select "Instagram Feed" template
2. Enter prompt → Generate with Ideogram V3
3. Review → Edit if needed (Edit Studio)
4. Social Optimizer → Export 1:1 and 4:5
5. Save to Asset Library
```
**Time**: 2-3 minutes  
**Cost**: ~$0.10-0.15

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### Workflow 2: Product Marketing Video
```
1. Upload product photo
2. Edit Studio → Remove background
3. Edit Studio → Replace with studio background
4. Transform Studio → Image-to-Video (10s)
5. Social Optimizer → Export for all platforms
```
**Time**: 5-7 minutes  
**Cost**: ~$1.50-2.00

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### Workflow 3: Avatar Spokesperson
```
1. Upload founder photo
2. Upload audio script or use TTS
3. Transform Studio → Make Avatar
4. Review → Export 720p
5. Use in email campaigns
```
**Time**: 3-5 minutes  
**Cost**: ~$3.60-7.20 (for 2 min)

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### Workflow 4: Campaign Batch Production
```
1. Create Studio → Enter 10 product prompts
2. Batch Processor → Generate all
3. Batch Processor → Auto-optimize for platforms
4. Review → Edit outliers
5. Asset Library → Organize by campaign
```
**Time**: 15-20 minutes  
**Cost**: ~$1.00-3.00

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## Implementation Priority

### Phase 1: Foundation (Weeks 1-4)
**Focus**: Consolidate existing + Add WaveSpeed video

- ✅ Create Studio (basic)
- ✅ Edit Studio (consolidate Stability)
- ✅ Upscale Studio (Stability)
- ✅ Transform: Image-to-Video (WaveSpeed WAN 2.5)
- ✅ Social Optimizer (basic)
- ✅ Asset Library (basic)
- ✅ Ideogram V3 integration

**Deliverable**: Users can generate, edit, upscale, and convert to video

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### Phase 2: Advanced (Weeks 5-8)
**Focus**: Avatar + Batch + Optimization

- ✅ Transform: Make Avatar (Hunyuan)
- ✅ Batch Processor
- ✅ Control Studio
- ✅ Enhanced Social Optimizer
- ✅ Qwen integration
- ✅ Template system

**Deliverable**: Complete professional workflow

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### Phase 3: Polish (Weeks 9-12)
**Focus**: Performance + Analytics

- ✅ Performance optimization
- ✅ Analytics dashboard
- ✅ Collaboration features
- ✅ Developer API
- ✅ Mobile optimization

**Deliverable**: Production-ready, scalable platform

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## Technical Stack

### Backend
```
backend/services/image_studio/
├── studio_manager.py       # Orchestration
├── create_service.py       # Generation
├── edit_service.py         # Editing
├── upscale_service.py      # Upscaling
├── transform_service.py    # Video/Avatar
├── social_optimizer.py     # Platform export
├── control_service.py      # Advanced controls
├── batch_processor.py      # Batch ops
└── asset_library.py        # Asset mgmt
```

### Frontend
```
frontend/src/components/ImageStudio/
├── ImageStudioLayout.tsx
├── CreateStudio.tsx
├── EditStudio.tsx
├── UpscaleStudio.tsx
├── TransformStudio/
├── SocialOptimizer.tsx
├── ControlStudio.tsx
├── BatchProcessor.tsx
└── AssetLibrary/
```

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## API Endpoints

### Core Operations
```
POST   /api/image-studio/create
POST   /api/image-studio/edit
POST   /api/image-studio/upscale
POST   /api/image-studio/transform/image-to-video
POST   /api/image-studio/transform/make-avatar
POST   /api/image-studio/transform/image-to-3d
POST   /api/image-studio/optimize/social-media
POST   /api/image-studio/control/sketch-to-image
POST   /api/image-studio/control/style-transfer
POST   /api/image-studio/batch/process
GET    /api/image-studio/assets
POST   /api/image-studio/estimate-cost
```

### Provider Integrations
```
# Existing
/api/stability/*            # Stability AI (25+ endpoints)
/api/images/generate        # Current facade
/api/images/edit            # Current editing

# New
/api/wavespeed/image/*      # Ideogram, Qwen
/api/wavespeed/transform/*  # Image-to-video, Avatar
```

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## Cost Management

### Pre-Flight Validation
```python
# BEFORE any API call
1. Check user subscription tier
2. Validate feature availability
3. Estimate operation cost
4. Check remaining credits
5. Display cost to user
6. Proceed only if approved
```

### Cost Optimization
- Default to cost-effective providers (Core vs Ultra)
- Smart provider selection based on task
- Batch discounts
- Caching similar generations
- Compression and optimization

### Pricing Transparency
- Real-time cost estimates
- Monthly budget tracking
- Per-operation cost breakdown
- Optimization recommendations

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## Subscription Tiers

### Free Tier
- 10 images/month
- 480p only
- Basic features
- Core model only

### Basic ($19/month)
- 50 images/month
- Up to 720p
- All generation models
- Basic editing
- Fast upscale

### Pro ($49/month)
- 150 images/month
- Up to 1080p
- All features
- Image-to-video
- Avatar creation
- Batch processing

### Enterprise ($149/month)
- Unlimited images
- All features
- Priority processing
- API access
- Custom training

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## Social Media Platform Specs

### Instagram
- **Feed Post**: 1080x1080 (1:1), 1080x1350 (4:5)
- **Story**: 1080x1920 (9:16)
- **Reel**: 1080x1920 (9:16)

### Facebook
- **Feed Post**: 1200x630 (1.91:1), 1080x1080 (1:1)
- **Story**: 1080x1920 (9:16)
- **Cover**: 820x312 (16:9)

### Twitter/X
- **Tweet Image**: 1200x675 (16:9)
- **Header**: 1500x500 (3:1)

### LinkedIn
- **Feed Post**: 1200x628 (1.91:1), 1080x1080 (1:1)
- **Article**: 1200x627 (2:1)
- **Company Cover**: 1128x191 (4:1)

### YouTube
- **Thumbnail**: 1280x720 (16:9)
- **Channel Art**: 2560x1440 (16:9)

### Pinterest
- **Pin**: 1000x1500 (2:3)
- **Story Pin**: 1080x1920 (9:16)

### TikTok
- **Video**: 1080x1920 (9:16)

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## Competitive Advantages

### vs. Canva
- ✅ More advanced AI models
- ✅ Unified workflow (not separate tools)
- ✅ Subscription includes AI (not per-use)
- ✅ Built for marketers, not designers

### vs. Midjourney/DALL-E
- ✅ Complete workflow (edit/optimize/export)
- ✅ Platform integration
- ✅ Batch processing
- ✅ Business-focused features

### vs. Photoshop
- ✅ No learning curve
- ✅ Instant AI results
- ✅ Affordable subscription
- ✅ Built-in marketing tools

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## Success Metrics

### User Engagement
- Adoption rate: % of users using Image Studio
- Usage frequency: Sessions per week
- Feature usage: % using each module

### Content Metrics
- Images generated per day
- Quality ratings (user feedback)
- Platform distribution
- Reuse rate

### Business Metrics
- Revenue from Image Studio
- Conversion rate (Free → Paid)
- ARPU increase
- Churn reduction
- Cost per image

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## Dependencies

### External APIs
- ✅ Stability AI API (existing)
- ✅ WaveSpeed API (new - Ideogram, Qwen, WAN 2.5, Hunyuan)
- ✅ HuggingFace API (existing)
- ✅ Gemini API (existing)

### Internal Systems
- ✅ Subscription system (tier checking, limits)
- ✅ Persona system (brand consistency)
- ✅ Cost tracking (usage monitoring)
- ✅ Asset management (storage, CDN)
- ✅ Authentication (access control)

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## Quick Start for Developers

### 1. Set Up Environment
```bash
# Backend
cd backend
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Environment variables
STABILITY_API_KEY=your_key
WAVESPEED_API_KEY=your_key
HF_API_KEY=your_key
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key

# Frontend
cd frontend
npm install
```

### 2. Run Existing Tests
```bash
# Test Stability integration
python test_stability_basic.py

# Test image generation
python -m pytest tests/test_image_generation.py
```

### 3. Create New Module
```bash
# Backend
touch backend/services/image_studio/studio_manager.py

# Frontend
mkdir frontend/src/components/ImageStudio
touch frontend/src/components/ImageStudio/ImageStudioLayout.tsx
```

### 4. Add API Endpoint
```python
# backend/routers/image_studio.py
from fastapi import APIRouter, UploadFile, File, Form

router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/image-studio", tags=["image-studio"])

@router.post("/create")
async def create_image(
    prompt: str = Form(...),
    provider: str = Form("auto"),
    user_id: str = Depends(get_current_user_id)
):
    # Pre-flight validation
    # Generate image
    # Return result
    pass
```

### 5. Add Frontend Component
```typescript
// frontend/src/components/ImageStudio/CreateStudio.tsx
import React from 'react';

export const CreateStudio: React.FC = () => {
  return (
    <div className="create-studio">
      <h2>Create Studio</h2>
      {/* Implementation */}
    </div>
  );
};
```

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## Testing Checklist

### Phase 1 Testing
- [ ] Generate image with each provider
- [ ] Edit image (erase, inpaint, outpaint)
- [ ] Upscale image (fast, conservative, creative)
- [ ] Convert image to video (480p, 720p, 1080p)
- [ ] Cost validation works
- [ ] Asset library saves images
- [ ] Social optimizer exports correct sizes

### Phase 2 Testing
- [ ] Create avatar from image + audio
- [ ] Batch process 10 images
- [ ] Control generation (sketch, style)
- [ ] Template system works
- [ ] All subscription tiers enforce limits
- [ ] Error handling graceful

### Phase 3 Testing
- [ ] Performance benchmarks met
- [ ] Mobile interface responsive
- [ ] Analytics accurate
- [ ] API endpoints documented
- [ ] Load testing passed
- [ ] User acceptance testing complete

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## Troubleshooting

### Common Issues

**"API key missing"**
→ Set environment variables in `.env`

**"Rate limit exceeded"**
→ Implement queue system, retry logic

**"Cost overrun"**
→ Check pre-flight validation is working

**"Quality poor"**
→ Try different provider, adjust settings

**"Generation slow"**
→ Check network, consider caching

**"File too large"**
→ Compress before upload, check limits

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## Resources

### Documentation
- [Comprehensive Plan](./AI_IMAGE_STUDIO_COMPREHENSIVE_PLAN.md)
- [WaveSpeed Proposal](./WAVESPEED_AI_FEATURE_PROPOSAL.md)
- [Stability Quick Start](./STABILITY_QUICK_START.md)
- [Implementation Roadmap](./WAVESPEED_IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md)

### External Resources
- [Stability AI Docs](https://platform.stability.ai/docs)
- [WaveSpeed AI](https://wavespeed.ai)
- [HuggingFace Inference](https://huggingface.co/docs/api-inference)
- [Gemini API](https://ai.google.dev/docs)

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## Next Steps

### This Week
1. [ ] Review comprehensive plan
2. [ ] Approve architecture
3. [ ] Set up WaveSpeed API access
4. [ ] Create project tasks
5. [ ] Assign team members

### Next Week
1. [ ] Start Phase 1 implementation
2. [ ] Design UI mockups
3. [ ] Set up backend structure
4. [ ] Implement Create Studio
5. [ ] Daily standups

### This Month
1. [ ] Complete Phase 1
2. [ ] Internal testing
3. [ ] Fix critical bugs
4. [ ] Prepare for Phase 2
5. [ ] User documentation

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## Questions?

**Technical Questions**: Contact backend team  
**Design Questions**: Contact frontend/UX team  
**Business Questions**: Contact product team  
**API Issues**: Check logs, contact provider support

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*Quick Start Guide Version: 1.0*  
*Last Updated: January 2025*  
*Status: Ready for Implementation*

