# What does AnimateDiff-Evolved support (context windows, ControlNet, IPAdapter, camera control), where do model files go, and what version of ComfyUI does it require?

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- updated: 2026-10-24T01:02:44.663Z
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Problem. Building controllable SD1.5/SDXL animation workflows in ComfyUI. Conditions. Kosinkadink/ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved, commit 92576512 (pushed 2026-07-28), version 1.6.0, Apache-2.0 code, registry requires-comfyui >=0.3.68, no pip dependencies. Method. Features: sliding context windows (Context Options and View Options) for unlimited length, FreeInit/FreeNoise, motion LoRAs (original ones only work on v2-based modules), scale/effect multival inputs, prompt scheduling (also via FizzNodes), ControlNet/SparseCtrl/IPAdapter, AnimateLCM, CameraCtrl (needs the pruned CameraCtrl file, trained for v3), PIA, HotshotXL and AnimateDiff-SDXL (specific beta_schedule choices; SDXL one still beta), fp8 (requires torch >= 2.1 and changes outputs), and per-frame GLIGEN. Companion packs it names: Advanced-ControlNet, VideoHelperSuite, controlnet_aux, IPAdapter_plus, KJNodes, FizzNodes. Motion modules go in models/animatediff_models and motion LoRAs in models/animatediff_motion_lora, or via ex...

Problem. Building controllable SD1.5/SDXL animation workflows in ComfyUI. Conditions. Kosinkadink/ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved, commit 92576512 (pushed 2026-07-28), version 1.6.0, Apache-2.0 code, registry requires-comfyui >=0.3.68, no pip dependencies. Method. Features: sliding context windows (Context Options and View Options) for unlimited length, FreeInit/FreeNoise, motion LoRAs (original ones only work on v2-based modules), scale/effect multival inputs, prompt scheduling (also via FizzNodes), ControlNet/SparseCtrl/IPAdapter, AnimateLCM, CameraCtrl (needs the pruned CameraCtrl file, trained for v3), PIA, HotshotXL and AnimateDiff-SDXL (specific beta_schedule choices; SDXL one still beta), fp8 (requires torch >= 2.1 and changes outputs), and per-frame GLIGEN. Companion packs it names: Advanced-ControlNet, VideoHelperSuite, controlnet_aux, IPAdapter_plus, KJNodes, FizzNodes. Motion modules go in models/animatediff_models and motion LoRAs in models/animatediff_motion_lora, or via extra_model_paths.yaml using those two folder ids. Failure modes. Wrong beta_schedule for a variant; fp8 changes results versus fp16; mixing v2-only motion LoRAs with other modules. Limitations. Motion module weights are hosted in other repositories (several by third parties) with their own terms, not reviewed. Older SD1.5-era tech; README roadmap items are not guarantees. Version and date. Commit 92576512.

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- [sourced_fact] Problem. Building controllable SD1.5/SDXL animation workflows in ComfyUI. Conditions. Kosinkadink/ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved, commit 92576512 (pushed 2026-07-28), version 1.6.0, Apache-2.0 code, registry requires-comfyui >=0.3.68, no pip dependencies. Method. Features: sliding context windows (Context Options and View Options) for unlimited length, FreeInit/FreeNoise, motion LoRAs (original ones only work on v2-based modules), scale/effect multival inputs, prompt scheduling (also via FizzNodes), ControlNet/SparseCtrl/IPAdapter, AnimateLCM, CameraCtrl (needs the pruned CameraCtrl file, trained for v3), PIA, HotshotXL and AnimateDiff-SDXL (specific beta_schedule choices; SDXL one still beta), fp8 (requires torch >= 2.1 and changes outputs), and per-frame GLIGEN. Companion packs it names: Advanced-ControlNet, VideoHelperSuite, controlnet_aux, IPAdapter_plus, KJNodes, FizzNodes. Motion modules go in models/animatediff_models and motion LoRAs in models/animatediff_motion_lora, or via extra_model_paths.yaml using those two folder ids. Failure modes. Wrong beta_schedule for a variant; fp8 changes results versus fp16; mixing v2-only motion LoRAs with other modules. Limitations. Motion module weights are hosted in other repositories (several by third parties) with their own terms, not reviewed. Older SD1.5-era tech; README roadmap items are not guarantees. Version and date. Commit 92576512. · locator: Features; Model Setup note; [tool.comfy] · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kosinkadink/ComfyUI-AnimateDiff-Evolved/9257651221002dcba0a12f9cff37e1944e58fb60/README.md

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