aTanguay-ComfyUI_Detonate/RELEASES.md

ComfyUI_Detonate Releases

This document explains the tiered release structure for ComfyUI_Detonate, allowing users to install node packages based on their needs.

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Release Tiers

ComfyUI_Detonate is organized into three tiers, each building on the previous one:

🎯 Tier 1: The Basics (v0.1.0) - AVAILABLE NOW ✅

Essential compositing tools used in virtually every session.

Perfect for:

• Basic compositing workflows
• Layer blending and color correction
• Matte creation and cleanup
• Fundamental image operations

Included nodes (9 total):

• Premultiply / Unpremultiply
• Shuffle
• Merge (8 blend modes)
• Blur
• ColorCorrect
• Grade
• Transform
• Erode / Dilate

Installation:

cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes
git clone https://github.com/aTanguay/ComfyUI_Detonate.git
cd ComfyUI_Detonate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Use cases:

• ✅ Composite foreground over background with proper alpha
• ✅ Color grade and match composite layers
• ✅ Clean up and refine mattes
• ✅ Position, rotate, and scale elements
• ✅ Blur and soften edges
• ✅ Create mattes from channels

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🚀 Tier 2: Intermediate Tools (v0.2.0) - COMING SOON

Professional keying and advanced matte operations.

Perfect for:

• Green screen / blue screen work
• Advanced keying workflows
• Professional matte refinement
• Color and channel manipulation

Planned nodes (~15 total):

• ChromaKeyer (green/blue screen)
• LumaKeyer (luminance-based keying)
• MatteControl (all-in-one matte tool)
• Clamp (value constraints)
• Saturation (direct saturation control)
• Invert (color/channel inversion)
• ChannelCopy (multi-stream operations)
• DifferenceKeyer (clean plate differencing)
• Constant/Background (solid colors)
• EdgeDetect (edge extraction)

Estimated release: Q2 2025

Use cases:

• ✅ Professional green screen keying
• ✅ Advanced matte cleanup and refinement
• ✅ Luma-based matte generation
• ✅ Selective color adjustments
• ✅ Complex channel operations

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⚡ Tier 3: Advanced Tools (v0.3.0) - PLANNED

Specialized tools for advanced VFX workflows.

Perfect for:

• Complex transformations
• Advanced filtering
• Specialized effects
• Professional VFX workflows

Planned nodes (~20 total):

• CornerPin (4-point perspective)
• Defocus (lens-style bokeh)
• DirectionalBlur (motion blur)
• Sharpen (unsharp mask)
• HueCorrect (hue-based curves)
• Glow (highlight blooming)
• GridWarp (manual warping)
• LensDistortion (distort/undistort)
• IDistort/Displace (displacement mapping)
• Median (noise reduction)
• VectorBlur (motion vector-based)
• FrameHold / TimeOffset (time operations)
• Ramp/Gradient generators
• And more...

Estimated release: Q3-Q4 2025

Use cases:

• ✅ Screen replacements (CornerPin)
• ✅ Realistic depth of field (Defocus)
• ✅ Advanced blur effects
• ✅ Selective color grading
• ✅ Complex geometric transforms
• ✅ Temporal effects

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Installation Options

Option 1: Latest Stable Release (Recommended)

Install the latest stable release with proven, tested nodes:

cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes
git clone https://github.com/aTanguay/ComfyUI_Detonate.git
cd ComfyUI_Detonate
pip install -r requirements.txt

The repository contains the latest stable v0.2.0 release (Tier 1 + Tier 2: 16 nodes).

Future tiers will be released as development continues.

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Requirements

Minimum System Requirements

• Python: 3.8 or higher
• PyTorch: 2.0.0 or higher
• ComfyUI: Latest stable version
• VRAM: 4GB+ (8GB+ recommended for 4K images)

Core Dependencies

torch>=2.0.0
numpy>=1.20.0
pillow>=9.0.0

Optional Dependencies (Advanced Features)

opencv-python>=4.5.0  # For advanced keying (Tier 2+)
scikit-image>=0.19.0  # For specialized filters (Tier 3)
scipy>=1.7.0          # For advanced algorithms (Tier 3)

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Upgrade Path

When new tiers are released, you can upgrade by pulling the latest changes:

cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes/ComfyUI_Detonate
git pull
pip install -r requirements.txt --upgrade

Then restart ComfyUI to load the new nodes.

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Version Compatibility

Each tier is backwards compatible - upgrading to a higher tier keeps all nodes from previous tiers:

• Tier 2 includes all Tier 1 nodes + new intermediate nodes
• Tier 3 includes all Tier 1 & 2 nodes + new advanced nodes

Your existing workflows will continue to work when upgrading!

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Release Schedule

• v0.1.0 (Tier 1: The Basics) - ✅ Released: January 22, 2025
• v0.2.0 (Tier 2: Intermediate) - 🚧 Target: Q2 2025
• v0.3.0 (Tier 3: Advanced) - 📋 Target: Q3-Q4 2025

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Getting Help

• Documentation: See NODE_SPECIFICATIONS.md for detailed node behavior
• Planning: See PLANNING.md for architecture and roadmap
• Tasks: See TASKS.md for development progress
• Issues: Report bugs at https://github.com/aTanguay/ComfyUI_Detonate/issues

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License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details

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Current Release: v0.2.0 (Tier 1 + Tier 2) ✅ Status: Production Ready - 16 professional nodes available!

Tier 2: Essential Utilities (v0.2.0) - AVAILABLE NOW ✅

The "unsexy but essential" daily compositing tools.

Perfect for:

• HDR value management
• Matte manipulation
• Quick color adjustments
• Channel operations
• Image generation

Included nodes (7 total):

• Clamp (constrain values, create masks)
• Invert (flip channels independently)
• Constant (solid color generator)
• Saturation (direct HSV saturation)
• ChannelCopy (copy channels between streams)
• MatteControl (all-in-one matte refinement)
• EdgeDetect (Sobel edge detection)

Installation:

cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes
git clone https://github.com/aTanguay/ComfyUI_Detonate.git
cd ComfyUI_Detonate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Use cases:

• ✅ Fix overbright HDR pixels with Clamp
• ✅ Flip mattes with Invert
• ✅ Generate test patterns with Constant
• ✅ Boost/reduce saturation quickly
• ✅ Replace alpha from clean matte (ChannelCopy)
• ✅ One-node matte cleanup (MatteControl)
• ✅ Create edge mattes for effects

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