update sfwan ssim

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.buildkite/pipeline.yml

@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@ steps:
                   - TEST_TYPE=distillation_dmd
                 agents:
                   queue: "default"
+            - path:
+                - "fastvideo/training/*self_forcing_distillation_pipeline.py"
+                - "fastvideo/tests/training/self-forcing/**"
+                - "pyproject.toml"
+                - "docker/Dockerfile.python3.12"
+              config:
+                command: "timeout 15m .buildkite/scripts/pr_test.sh"
+                label: "Self-Forcing Tests"
+                env:
+                  - TEST_TYPE=self_forcing
+                agents:
+                  queue: "default"
             - path:
                 - "fastvideo/**"
                 - "pyproject.toml"

.buildkite/scripts/pr_test.sh

@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ case "$TEST_TYPE" in
         MODAL_COMMAND="$MODAL_ENV WANDB_API_KEY=$WANDB_API_KEY python3 -m modal run $MODAL_TEST_FILE::run_distill_dmd_tests"
         ;;
         # run_inference_tests_vmoba
+    "self_forcing")
+        log "Running self-forcing tests..."
+        MODAL_COMMAND="$MODAL_ENV WANDB_API_KEY=$WANDB_API_KEY python3 -m modal run $MODAL_TEST_FILE::run_self_forcing_tests"
+        ;;
     "inference_vmoba")
         log "Running V-MoBA inference tests..."
         MODAL_COMMAND="$MODAL_ENV python3 -m modal run $MODAL_TEST_FILE::run_inference_tests_vmoba"

examples/distill/SFWan2.1-T2V/distill_dmd_t2v_1.3B.sh

@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ VALIDATION_DATASET_FILE=your_validation_data_dir
 # export CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=4,5
 # IP=[MASTER NODE IP]
 
-# Training arguments
 training_args=(
-  --tracker_project_name SFwan_t2v_distill_self_forcing_dmd  # Updated for self-forcing DMD
+  --tracker_project_name SFwan_t2v_distill_self_forcing_dmd  
   --output_dir your_output_dir
   --max_train_steps 4000
   --train_batch_size 1
@@ -47,16 +46,15 @@ training_args=(
   --num_latent_t 21
   --num_height 480
   --num_width 832
-  --num_frames 81  # Must be divisible by num_frame_per_block (81 % 3 = 0 ✓)
   --enable_gradient_checkpointing_type "full"
   --log_visualization
   --simulate_generator_forward
+  --num_frames 81
   --num_frame_per_block 3  # Frame generation block size for self-forcing
   --enable_gradient_masking
   --gradient_mask_last_n_frames 21
 )
 
-# Parallel arguments
 parallel_args=(
   --num_gpus $NUM_GPUS # 64
   --sp_size 1
@@ -65,22 +63,18 @@ parallel_args=(
   --hsdp_shard_dim $NUM_GPUS
 )
 
-# Model arguments
 model_args=(
   --model_path $GENERATOR_MODEL_PATH  # TODO: check if you can remove this in this script
   --pretrained_model_name_or_path $GENERATOR_MODEL_PATH
-  --generator_model_path $GENERATOR_MODEL_PATH
   --real_score_model_path $REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
   --fake_score_model_path $FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
 )
 
-# Dataset arguments
 dataset_args=(
   --data_path "$DATA_DIR"
   --dataloader_num_workers 4
 )
 
-# Validation arguments
 validation_args=(
   --log_validation
   --validation_dataset_file "$VALIDATION_DATASET_FILE"
@@ -89,7 +83,6 @@ validation_args=(
   --validation_guidance_scale "6.0" # not used for dmd inference
 )
 
-# Optimizer arguments
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 1e-5
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
@@ -100,7 +93,6 @@ optimizer_args=(
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )
 
-# Miscellaneous arguments
 miscellaneous_args=(
   --inference_mode False
   --checkpoints_total_limit 3
@@ -114,7 +106,6 @@ miscellaneous_args=(
   --init_weights_from_safetensors your_ode_init_weights_path
 )
 
-# Self-forcing DMD arguments
 dmd_args=(
   --dmd_denoising_steps '1000,750,500,250'
   --min_timestep_ratio 0.02
@@ -126,13 +117,11 @@ dmd_args=(
   --warp_denoising_step
 )
 
-# Self-forcing specific arguments
 self_forcing_args=(
   --independent_first_frame False  # Whether to treat first frame independently
   --same_step_across_blocks True  # Whether to use same denoising step across all blocks
   --last_step_only False  # Whether to only use the last denoising step
   --context_noise 0  # Amount of noise to add during context caching (0 = no noise)
-  --validate_cache_structure False  # Set to True for debugging KV cache issues
 )
 
 torchrun \

examples/distill/SFWan2.2-A14B/distill_dmd.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#SBATCH --job-name=t2v
+#SBATCH --partition=main
+#SBATCH --nodes=4
+#SBATCH --ntasks=4
+#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=1
+#SBATCH --gres=gpu:8
+#SBATCH --cpus-per-task=128
+#SBATCH --mem=1440G
+#SBATCH --output=dmd_t2v_output/t2v_%j.out
+#SBATCH --error=dmd_t2v_output/t2v_%j.err
+#SBATCH --exclusive
+
+# Basic Info
+export NCCL_P2P_DISABLE=1
+export TORCH_NCCL_ENABLE_MONITORING=0
+export NCCL_DEBUG_SUBSYS=INIT,NET
+# different cache dir for different processes
+export TRITON_CACHE_DIR=/tmp/triton_cache_${SLURM_PROCID}
+export MASTER_PORT=29500
+export NODE_RANK=$SLURM_PROCID
+nodes=( $(scontrol show hostnames $SLURM_JOB_NODELIST) )
+export MASTER_ADDR=${nodes[0]}
+export TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM=false
+export WANDB_API_KEY="2f25ad37933894dbf0966c838c0b8494987f9f2f"
+# export WANDB_API_KEY='your_wandb_api_key_here'
+export WANDB_BASE_URL="https://api.wandb.ai"
+export WANDB_MODE=online
+export FASTVIDEO_ATTENTION_BACKEND=FLASH_ATTN
+
+# Configs
+NUM_GPUS=8
+
+# Model paths for Self-Forcing DMD distillation with Wan2.2:
+# GENERATOR_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-T2V-A14B-Diffusers"  # Updated to Wan2.2
+# REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-T2V-A14B-Diffusers" # Teacher model
+# FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-T2V-A14B-Diffusers" # Critic model
+GENERATOR_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers"  # Updated to Wan2.2
+REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers"  # Teacher model
+FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers" # Critic model
+
+# DATA_DIR="data/test-text-preprocessing/Node_0_GPU_1_File_1/combined_parquet_dataset/"
+DATA_DIR="/mnt/weka/home/hao.zhang/matthew/FastVideo/data/test-text-preprocessing"
+# DATA_DIR=data/crush-smol_processed_t2v/combined_parquet_dataset
+# DATA_DIR="/mnt/sharefs/users/hao.zhang/Vchitect-2M/Wan-Syn-upload/latents_i2v/train/"
+# VALIDATION_DATASET_FILE="data/crush-smol-single_processed_t2v/validation.json"
+VALIDATION_DATASET_FILE="/mnt/weka/home/hao.zhang/wl/FastVideo/examples/distill/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers/Data-free/validation_64.json"
+
+# export CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=4,5
+# IP=[MASTER NODE IP]
+
+training_args=(
+  --tracker_project_name SFwan2.2_t2v_distill_self_forcing_dmd  # Updated for Wan2.2
+  --output_dir "/mnt/sharefs/users/hao.zhang/SFwan2.2_t2v_finetune"
+  --override_transformer_cls_name "CausalWanTransformer3DModel"
+  --max_train_steps 4000
+  --train_batch_size 1
+  --train_sp_batch_size 1
+  --gradient_accumulation_steps 1
+  --num_latent_t 21
+  --num_height 448  # Updated to match Wan2.2 config
+  --num_width 832   # Updated to match Wan2.2 config
+  --enable_gradient_checkpointing_type "full"
+  --simulate_generator_forward
+  # --log_visualization
+  --num_frames 81
+  --num_frame_per_block 3  # Frame generation block size for self-forcing
+  --enable_gradient_masking
+  --gradient_mask_last_n_frames 21
+  # --init_weights_from_safetensors /mnt/sharefs/users/hao.zhang/wl/models/sf_ode_init_wan22_checkpoints/high/3k/
+  # --init_weights_from_safetensors_2 /mnt/sharefs/users/hao.zhang/wl/models/sf_ode_init_wan22_checkpoints/low/3k/
+)
+
+parallel_args=(
+  --num_gpus 32 # 64
+  --sp_size 1
+  --tp_size 1
+  --hsdp_replicate_dim 1 # 64
+  --hsdp_shard_dim 32
+)
+
+model_args=(
+  --model_path $GENERATOR_MODEL_PATH
+  --pretrained_model_name_or_path $GENERATOR_MODEL_PATH
+  --real_score_model_path $REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
+  --fake_score_model_path $FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
+)
+
+dataset_args=(
+  --data_path "$DATA_DIR"
+  --dataloader_num_workers 4
+)
+
+validation_args=(
+  --log_validation
+  --validation_dataset_file "$VALIDATION_DATASET_FILE"
+  --validation_steps 20
+  --validation_sampling_steps "4"
+  --validation_guidance_scale "6.0" # not used for dmd inference
+)
+
+optimizer_args=(
+  --learning_rate 1e-5
+  --mixed_precision "bf16"
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 500
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 500
+  --weight_decay 0.01
+  --betas '0.0,0.999'
+  --max_grad_norm 1.0
+)
+
+miscellaneous_args=(
+  --inference_mode False
+  --checkpoints_total_limit 3
+  --training_cfg_rate 0.0
+  --dit_precision "fp32"
+  --flow_shift 5
+  --seed 1000
+  --use_ema True
+  --ema_decay 0.99
+  --ema_start_step 100
+)
+
+dmd_args=(
+  --dmd_denoising_steps '1000,750,500,250'
+  --min_timestep_ratio 0.02
+  --max_timestep_ratio 0.98
+  --dfake_gen_update_ratio 5
+  --real_score_guidance_scale 3.0
+  --fake_score_learning_rate 8e-6
+  --fake_score_betas '0.0,0.999'
+  --warp_denoising_step
+)
+
+self_forcing_args=(
+  --independent_first_frame False  # Whether to treat first frame independently
+  --same_step_across_blocks True  # Whether to use same denoising step across all blocks
+  --last_step_only False  # Whether to only use the last denoising step
+  --context_noise 0  # Amount of noise to add during context caching (0 = no noise)
+)
+
+srun torchrun \
+--nnodes $SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES \
+--nproc_per_node $NUM_GPUS \
+--node_rank $SLURM_PROCID \
+--rdzv_backend=c10d \
+--rdzv_endpoint="$MASTER_ADDR:$MASTER_PORT" \
+    fastvideo/training/wan_self_forcing_distillation_pipeline.py \
+    "${parallel_args[@]}" \
+    "${model_args[@]}" \
+    "${dataset_args[@]}" \
+    "${training_args[@]}" \
+    "${optimizer_args[@]}" \
+    "${validation_args[@]}" \
+    "${miscellaneous_args[@]}" \
+    "${dmd_args[@]}" \
+    "${self_forcing_args[@]}"

examples/distill/Wan2.1-T2V/Wan-Syn-Data-480P/distill_dmd_VSA_t2v_1.3B.slurm

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ echo "NODE_RANK: $NODE_RANK"
 # Configs
 NUM_GPUS=8
 MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers"
+REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers"
+FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers"
 DATA_DIR=your_data_dir
 VALIDATION_DATASET_FILE=your_validation_dataset_file
 OUTPUT_DIR="checkpoints/wan_t2v_finetune"
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ parallel_args=(
 model_args=(
   --model_path $MODEL_PATH
   --pretrained_model_name_or_path $MODEL_PATH
+  --real_score_model_path $REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
+  --fake_score_model_path $FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
 )
 
 # Dataset arguments

examples/distill/Wan2.1-T2V/Wan-Syn-Data-480P/distill_dmd_VSA_t2v_14B.slurm

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ echo "NODE_RANK: $NODE_RANK"
 # Configs
 NUM_GPUS=8
 MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-14B-Diffusers"
+REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-14B-Diffusers"
+FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-14B-Diffusers"
 DATA_DIR=your_data_dir
 VALIDATION_DATASET_FILE=your_validation_dataset_file
 OUTPUT_DIR="checkpoints/wan_t2v_finetune"
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ parallel_args=(
 model_args=(
   --model_path $MODEL_PATH
   --pretrained_model_name_or_path $MODEL_PATH
+  --real_score_model_path $REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
+  --fake_score_model_path $FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
 )
 
 # Dataset arguments

examples/distill/Wan2.1-T2V/Wan-Syn-Data-480P/distill_dmd_t2v_1.3B.slurm

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ echo "NODE_RANK: $NODE_RANK"
 # Configs
 NUM_GPUS=8
 MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers"
+REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers"
+FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers"
 DATA_DIR=your_data_dir
 VALIDATION_DATASET_FILE=your_validation_dataset_file
 OUTPUT_DIR="checkpoints/wan_t2v_finetune"
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ parallel_args=(
 model_args=(
   --model_path $MODEL_PATH
   --pretrained_model_name_or_path $MODEL_PATH
+  --real_score_model_path $REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
+  --fake_score_model_path $FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
 )
 
 # Dataset arguments

examples/distill/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers/Data-free/distill_dmd_t2v_5B.sh

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ echo "NODE_RANK: $NODE_RANK"
 # Configs
 NUM_GPUS=8
 MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
+REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
+FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
 DATA_DIR=your_data_dir
 VALIDATION_DIR=your_validation_path  #(example:validation_64.json)
 OUTPUT_DIR="checkpoints/wan_t2v_finetune"
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ parallel_args=(
 model_args=(
   --model_path $MODEL_PATH
   --pretrained_model_name_or_path $MODEL_PATH
+  --real_score_model_path $REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
+  --fake_score_model_path $FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
 )
 
 # Dataset arguments

examples/distill/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers/Data-free/distill_dmd_t2v_5B_VSA.sh

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ echo "NODE_RANK: $NODE_RANK"
 # Configs
 NUM_GPUS=8
 MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
+REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
+FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
 DATA_DIR=your_data_dir
 VALIDATION_DIR=your_validation_path  #(example:validation_64.json)
 # export CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=4,5
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ parallel_args=(
 model_args=(
   --model_path $MODEL_PATH
   --pretrained_model_name_or_path $MODEL_PATH
+  --real_score_model_path $REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
+  --fake_score_model_path $FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
 )
 
 # Dataset arguments

examples/distill/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers/crush_smol/distill_dmd_VSA_t2v_5B.sh

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export FASTVIDEO_ATTENTION_BACKEND=VIDEO_SPARSE_ATTN
 # Configs
 NUM_GPUS=1
 MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
+REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers" 
+FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
 DATA_DIR="data/crush-smol_processed_ti2v/combined_parquet_dataset/"
 VALIDATION_DATASET_FILE="examples/distill/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers/crush_smol/validation.json"
 OUTPUT_DIR="checkpoints/wan_t2v_finetune"
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ parallel_args=(
 model_args=(
   --model_path $MODEL_PATH
   --pretrained_model_name_or_path $MODEL_PATH
+  --real_score_model_path $REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
+  --fake_score_model_path $FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
 )
 
 # Dataset arguments

examples/distill/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers/crush_smol/distill_dmd_VSA_t2v_5B_lora.sh

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export FASTVIDEO_ATTENTION_BACKEND=VIDEO_SPARSE_ATTN
 # Configs
 NUM_GPUS=1
 MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
+REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
+FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH="Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers"
 DATA_DIR="data/crush-smol_processed_ti2v/combined_parquet_dataset/"
 VALIDATION_DATASET_FILE="examples/distill/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Diffusers/crush_smol/validation.json"
 # export CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=4,5
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ parallel_args=(
 model_args=(
   --model_path $MODEL_PATH
   --pretrained_model_name_or_path $MODEL_PATH
+  --real_score_model_path $REAL_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
+  --fake_score_model_path $FAKE_SCORE_MODEL_PATH
 )
 
 # Dataset arguments

examples/training/consistency_finetune/causal_ode_init/finetune_ode_init.sh

@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 6e-6
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 1000
   --weight_decay 1e-4
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/consistency_finetune/causal_ode_init/finetune_ode_init_16k_vidprom.slurm

@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 2e-6
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 500
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 500
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 500
   --weight_decay 1e-4
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/Wan2.1-Fun-1.3B-InP/crush_smol/finetune_i2v.sh

@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 2e-5
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 2000
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 2000
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 2000
   --weight_decay 1e-4
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/Wan2.1-Fun-1.3B-InP/crush_smol/finetune_i2v.slurm

@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 1e-5
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 1000
   --weight_decay 1e-4
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/Wan2.1-VSA/Wan-Syn-Data/I2V-14B-VSA.slurm

@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 1e-6
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 1000
   --weight_decay 0.01
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/Wan2.1-VSA/Wan-Syn-Data/T2V-1.3B-VSA.slurm

@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ validation_args=(
 
 # Optimizer arguments
 optimizer_args=(
-  --learning_rate 1e-5
+  --learning_rate 1e-6
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 1000
   --weight_decay 0.01
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/Wan2.1-VSA/Wan-Syn-Data/T2V-14B-VSA.slurm

@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ validation_args=(
 
 # Optimizer arguments
 optimizer_args=(
-  --learning_rate 1e-5
+  --learning_rate 1e-6
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 1000
   --weight_decay 0.01
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/wan_i2v_14B_480p/crush_smol/finetune_i2v.sh

@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 1e-5
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 1000
   --weight_decay 1e-4
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/wan_i2v_14B_480p/crush_smol/finetune_i2v.slurm

@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 1e-5
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 1000
   --weight_decay 1e-4
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/wan_i2v_14B_480p/crush_smol/finetune_i2v_lora.sh

@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 1e-5
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 1000
   --weight_decay 1e-4
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/wan_t2v_1.3B/crush_smol/finetune_t2v.sh

@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 5e-5
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 1000
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 1000
   --weight_decay 1e-4
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/wan_t2v_1.3B/crush_smol/finetune_t2v.slurm

@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 5e-5
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 400
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 400
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 400
   --weight_decay 1e-4
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

examples/training/finetune/wan_t2v_1.3B/crush_smol/finetune_t2v_lora.sh

@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ validation_args=(
 optimizer_args=(
   --learning_rate 5e-5
   --mixed_precision "bf16"
-  --checkpointing_steps 400
+  --weight_only_checkpointing_steps 400
+  --training_state_checkpointing_steps 400
   --weight_decay 1e-4
   --max_grad_norm 1.0
 )

fastvideo/configs/pipelines/wan.py

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ class WanT2V480PConfig(PipelineConfig):
     text_encoder_precisions: tuple[str, ...] = field(
         default_factory=lambda: ("fp32", ))
 
+    # self-forcing params
+    warp_denoising_step: bool = True
+
     # WanConfig-specific added parameters
 
     def __post_init__(self):
@@ -133,6 +136,11 @@ class Wan2_2_T2V_A14B_Config(WanT2V480PConfig):
     flow_shift: float | None = 12.0
     boundary_ratio: float | None = 0.875
 
+    # self-forcing params
+    dmd_denoising_steps: list[int] | None = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: [1000, 750, 500, 250])
+    warp_denoising_step: bool = True
+
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         self.dit_config.boundary_ratio = self.boundary_ratio
 

fastvideo/fastvideo_args.py

@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ class FastVideoArgs:
 
     # Compilation
     enable_torch_compile: bool = False
+    torch_compile_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
     disable_autocast: bool = False
 
@@ -159,12 +160,14 @@ class FastVideoArgs:
         "vae": True,
     })
     override_transformer_cls_name: str | None = None
+    init_weights_from_safetensors: str = ""  # path to safetensors file for initial weight loading
+    init_weights_from_safetensors_2: str = ""  # path to safetensors file for initial weight loading for transformer_2
 
     # # DMD parameters
     # dmd_denoising_steps: List[int] | None = field(default=None)
 
     # MoE parameters used by Wan2.2
-    boundary_ratio: float | None = None
+    boundary_ratio: float | None = 0.875
 
     @property
     def training_mode(self) -> bool:
@@ -330,6 +333,13 @@ class FastVideoArgs:
             help="Use torch.compile to speed up DiT inference." +
             "However, will likely cause precision drifts. See (https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/145213)",
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--torch-compile-kwargs",
+            type=str,
+            default=None,
+            help=
+            "JSON string of kwargs to pass to torch.compile. Example: '{\"backend\":\"inductor\",\"mode\":\"reduce-overhead\"}'",
+        )
 
         parser.add_argument(
             "--dit-cpu-offload",
@@ -403,6 +413,14 @@ class FastVideoArgs:
             default=FastVideoArgs.override_transformer_cls_name,
             help="Override transformer cls name",
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--init-weights-from-safetensors",
+            type=str,
+            help="Path to safetensors file for initial weight loading")
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--init-weights-from-safetensors-2",
+            type=str,
+            help="Path to safetensors file for initial weight loading")
         # Add pipeline configuration arguments
         PipelineConfig.add_cli_args(parser)
 
@@ -431,6 +449,21 @@ class FastVideoArgs:
                 mode_value = getattr(args, attr, FastVideoArgs.mode.value)
                 kwargs['mode'] = ExecutionMode.from_string(
                     mode_value) if isinstance(mode_value, str) else mode_value
+            elif attr == 'torch_compile_kwargs':
+                # Parse JSON string for torch.compile kwargs
+                torch_compile_kwargs_str = getattr(args, 'torch_compile_kwargs',
+                                                   None)
+                if torch_compile_kwargs_str:
+                    try:
+                        import json
+                        kwargs['torch_compile_kwargs'] = json.loads(
+                            torch_compile_kwargs_str)
+                    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            f"Invalid JSON for torch_compile_kwargs: {e}"
+                        ) from e
+                else:
+                    kwargs['torch_compile_kwargs'] = {}
             elif attr == 'workload_type':
                 # Convert string to WorkloadType enum
                 workload_type_value = getattr(args, 'workload_type',
@@ -610,10 +643,8 @@ class TrainingArgs(FastVideoArgs):
 
     # text encoder & vae & diffusion model
     pretrained_model_name_or_path: str = ""
-    dit_model_name_or_path: str = ""
 
     # DMD model paths - separate paths for each network
-    generator_model_path: str = ""  # path for generator (student) model
     real_score_model_path: str = ""  # path for real score (teacher) model
     fake_score_model_path: str = ""  # path for fake score (critic) model
 
@@ -637,9 +668,7 @@ class TrainingArgs(FastVideoArgs):
     # output
     output_dir: str = ""
     checkpoints_total_limit: int = 0
-    checkpointing_steps: int = 0
     resume_from_checkpoint: str = ""  # specify the checkpoint folder to resume from
-    init_weights_from_safetensors: str = ""  # path to safetensors file for initial weight loading
 
     # optimizer & scheduler
     num_train_epochs: int = 0
@@ -711,7 +740,6 @@ class TrainingArgs(FastVideoArgs):
     independent_first_frame: bool = False
     enable_gradient_masking: bool = True
     gradient_mask_last_n_frames: int = 21
-    validate_cache_structure: bool = False  # Debug flag for cache validation
     same_step_across_blocks: bool = False  # Use same exit timestep for all blocks
     last_step_only: bool = False  # Only use the last timestep for training
     context_noise: int = 0  # Context noise level for cache updates
@@ -885,9 +913,6 @@ class TrainingArgs(FastVideoArgs):
         parser.add_argument("--checkpoints-total-limit",
                             type=int,
                             help="Maximum number of checkpoints to keep")
-        parser.add_argument("--checkpointing-steps",
-                            type=int,
-                            help="Steps between checkpoints")
         parser.add_argument(
             "--training-state-checkpointing-steps",
             type=int,
@@ -900,10 +925,6 @@ class TrainingArgs(FastVideoArgs):
         parser.add_argument("--resume-from-checkpoint",
                             type=str,
                             help="Path to checkpoint to resume from")
-        parser.add_argument(
-            "--init-weights-from-safetensors",
-            type=str,
-            help="Path to safetensors file for initial weight loading")
         parser.add_argument("--logging-dir",
                             type=str,
                             help="Directory for logging")

fastvideo/models/dits/causal_wanvideo.py

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class CausalWanTransformerBlock(nn.Module):
         super().__init__()
 
         # 1. Self-attention
-        self.norm1 = FP32LayerNorm(dim, eps, elementwise_affine=False)
+        self.norm1 = nn.LayerNorm(dim, eps, elementwise_affine=False)
         self.to_q = ReplicatedLinear(dim, dim, bias=True)
         self.to_k = ReplicatedLinear(dim, dim, bias=True)
         self.to_v = ReplicatedLinear(dim, dim, bias=True)
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ class CausalWanTransformerBlock(nn.Module):
             norm_type="layer",
             eps=eps,
             elementwise_affine=True,
-            dtype=torch.float32,
-            compute_dtype=torch.float32)
+            dtype=torch.float32)
 
         # 2. Cross-attention
         # Only T2V for now
@@ -226,8 +225,7 @@ class CausalWanTransformerBlock(nn.Module):
             norm_type="layer",
             eps=eps,
             elementwise_affine=False,
-            dtype=torch.float32,
-            compute_dtype=torch.float32)
+            dtype=torch.float32)
 
         # 3. Feed-forward
         self.ffn = MLP(dim, ffn_dim, act_type="gelu_pytorch_tanh")
@@ -252,29 +250,29 @@ class CausalWanTransformerBlock(nn.Module):
         if hidden_states.dim() == 4:
             hidden_states = hidden_states.squeeze(1)
         num_frames = temb.shape[1]
-        frame_seqlen = hidden_states.shape[1] // num_frames
+        frame_seqlen = hidden_states.shape[1] // num_frames    
         bs, seq_length, _ = hidden_states.shape
         orig_dtype = hidden_states.dtype
         # assert orig_dtype != torch.float32
-        e = self.scale_shift_table + temb.float()
+        e = self.scale_shift_table + temb
         # e.shape: [batch_size, num_frames, 6, inner_dim]
         assert e.shape == (bs, num_frames, 6, self.hidden_dim)
         shift_msa, scale_msa, gate_msa, c_shift_msa, c_scale_msa, c_gate_msa = e.chunk(
             6, dim=2)
         # *_msa.shape: [batch_size, num_frames, 1, inner_dim]
-        assert shift_msa.dtype == torch.float32
+        # assert shift_msa.dtype == torch.float32
 
         # 1. Self-attention
-        norm_hidden_states = (self.norm1(hidden_states.float()).unflatten(dim=1, sizes=(num_frames, frame_seqlen)) *
-                        (1 + scale_msa) + shift_msa).flatten(1, 2).to(orig_dtype)
+        norm_hidden_states = (self.norm1(hidden_states).unflatten(dim=1, sizes=(num_frames, frame_seqlen)) *
+                        (1 + scale_msa) + shift_msa).flatten(1, 2)
         query, _ = self.to_q(norm_hidden_states)
         key, _ = self.to_k(norm_hidden_states)
         value, _ = self.to_v(norm_hidden_states)
 
         if self.norm_q is not None:
-            query = self.norm_q(query)
+            query = self.norm_q.forward_native(query)
         if self.norm_k is not None:
-            key = self.norm_k(key)
+            key = self.norm_k.forward_native(key)
 
         query = query.squeeze(1).unflatten(2, (self.num_attention_heads, -1))
         key = key.squeeze(1).unflatten(2, (self.num_attention_heads, -1))
@@ -288,8 +286,6 @@ class CausalWanTransformerBlock(nn.Module):
         null_shift = null_scale = torch.tensor([0], device=hidden_states.device)
         norm_hidden_states, hidden_states = self.self_attn_residual_norm(
             hidden_states, attn_output, gate_msa, null_shift, null_scale)
-        norm_hidden_states, hidden_states = norm_hidden_states.to(
-            orig_dtype), hidden_states.to(orig_dtype)
 
         # 2. Cross-attention
         attn_output = self.attn2(norm_hidden_states,
@@ -298,13 +294,10 @@ class CausalWanTransformerBlock(nn.Module):
                                  crossattn_cache=crossattn_cache)
         norm_hidden_states, hidden_states = self.cross_attn_residual_norm(
             hidden_states, attn_output, 1, c_shift_msa, c_scale_msa)
-        norm_hidden_states, hidden_states = norm_hidden_states.to(
-            orig_dtype), hidden_states.to(orig_dtype)
 
         # 3. Feed-forward
         ff_output = self.ffn(norm_hidden_states)
         hidden_states = self.mlp_residual(hidden_states, ff_output, c_gate_msa)
-        hidden_states = hidden_states.to(orig_dtype)
 
         return hidden_states
 
@@ -367,8 +360,7 @@ class CausalWanTransformer3DModel(BaseDiT):
                                             norm_type="layer",
                                             eps=config.eps,
                                             elementwise_affine=False,
-                                            dtype=torch.float32,
-                                            compute_dtype=torch.float32)
+                                            dtype=torch.float32)
         self.proj_out = nn.Linear(
             inner_dim, config.out_channels * math.prod(config.patch_size))
         self.scale_shift_table = nn.Parameter(
@@ -491,12 +483,16 @@ class CausalWanTransformer3DModel(BaseDiT):
         )
         freqs_cos = freqs_cos.to(hidden_states.device)
         freqs_sin = freqs_sin.to(hidden_states.device)
-        freqs_cis = (freqs_cos.float(),
-                     freqs_sin.float()) if freqs_cos is not None else None
+        freqs_cis = (freqs_cos,
+                     freqs_sin) if freqs_cos is not None else None
 
         hidden_states = self.patch_embedding(hidden_states)
+        grid_sizes = torch.stack(
+            [torch.tensor(hidden_states[0].shape[1:], dtype=torch.long)])
         hidden_states = hidden_states.flatten(2).transpose(1, 2)
 
+        encoder_hidden_states = torch.cat([encoder_hidden_states, encoder_hidden_states.new_zeros(1, self.text_len - encoder_hidden_states.size(1), encoder_hidden_states.size(2))], dim=1)
+
         temb, timestep_proj, encoder_hidden_states, encoder_hidden_states_image = self.condition_embedder(
                         timestep.flatten(), encoder_hidden_states, encoder_hidden_states_image)
         timestep_proj = timestep_proj.unflatten(1, (6, self.hidden_size)).unflatten(dim=0, sizes=timestep.shape)
@@ -543,14 +539,9 @@ class CausalWanTransformer3DModel(BaseDiT):
         hidden_states = self.norm_out(hidden_states, shift, scale)
         hidden_states = self.proj_out(hidden_states)
 
-        hidden_states = hidden_states.reshape(batch_size, post_patch_num_frames,
-                                              post_patch_height,
-                                              post_patch_width, p_t, p_h, p_w,
-                                              -1)
-        hidden_states = hidden_states.permute(0, 7, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6)
-        output = hidden_states.flatten(6, 7).flatten(4, 5).flatten(2, 3)
+        output = self.unpatchify(hidden_states, grid_sizes)
 
-        return output
+        return torch.stack(output)
 
     def _forward_train(self,
                 hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
@@ -591,8 +582,8 @@ class CausalWanTransformer3DModel(BaseDiT):
         )
         freqs_cos = freqs_cos.to(hidden_states.device)
         freqs_sin = freqs_sin.to(hidden_states.device)
-        freqs_cis = (freqs_cos.float(),
-                     freqs_sin.float()) if freqs_cos is not None else None
+        freqs_cis = (freqs_cos,
+                     freqs_sin) if freqs_cos is not None else None
 
         # Construct blockwise causal attn mask
         if self.block_mask is None:
@@ -605,8 +596,12 @@ class CausalWanTransformer3DModel(BaseDiT):
             )
 
         hidden_states = self.patch_embedding(hidden_states)
+        grid_sizes = torch.stack(
+            [torch.tensor(hidden_states[0].shape[1:], dtype=torch.long)])
         hidden_states = hidden_states.flatten(2).transpose(1, 2)
 
+        encoder_hidden_states = torch.cat([encoder_hidden_states, encoder_hidden_states.new_zeros(1, self.text_len - encoder_hidden_states.size(1), encoder_hidden_states.size(2))], dim=1)
+
         temb, timestep_proj, encoder_hidden_states, encoder_hidden_states_image = self.condition_embedder(
                         timestep.flatten(), encoder_hidden_states, encoder_hidden_states_image)
         timestep_proj = timestep_proj.unflatten(1, (6, self.hidden_size)).unflatten(dim=0, sizes=timestep.shape)
@@ -641,14 +636,9 @@ class CausalWanTransformer3DModel(BaseDiT):
         hidden_states = self.norm_out(hidden_states, shift, scale)
         hidden_states = self.proj_out(hidden_states)
 
-        hidden_states = hidden_states.reshape(batch_size, post_patch_num_frames,
-                                              post_patch_height,
-                                              post_patch_width, p_t, p_h, p_w,
-                                              -1)
-        hidden_states = hidden_states.permute(0, 7, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6)
-        output = hidden_states.flatten(6, 7).flatten(4, 5).flatten(2, 3)
+        output = self.unpatchify(hidden_states, grid_sizes)
 
-        return output
+        return torch.stack(output)
 
     def forward(
         self,
@@ -659,3 +649,30 @@ class CausalWanTransformer3DModel(BaseDiT):
             return self._forward_inference(*args, **kwargs)
         else:
             return self._forward_train(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+    def unpatchify(self, x, grid_sizes):
+        r"""
+
+
+        Args:
+            x (List[Tensor]):
+                List of patchified features, each with shape [L, C_out * prod(patch_size)]
+            grid_sizes (Tensor):
+                Original spatial-temporal grid dimensions before patching,
+
+
+        Returns:
+            Tensor:
+                Reconstructed video tensors with shape [B, C_out, F, H / 8, W / 8]
+        """
+
+        c = self.out_channels
+        out = []
+        for u, v in zip(x, grid_sizes.tolist()):
+            u = u[:math.prod(v)].view(*v, *self.patch_size, c)
+            u = u.permute(6, 0, 3, 1, 4, 2, 5)
+            # u = torch.einsum('fhwpqrc->cfphqwr', u.contiguous())
+            u = u.reshape(c, *[i * j for i, j in zip(v, self.patch_size)])
+            out.append(u)
+        return out

fastvideo/models/loader/component_loader.py

@@ -438,11 +438,11 @@ class TransformerLoader(ComponentLoader):
         # Check if we should use custom initialization weights
         custom_weights_path = getattr(fastvideo_args, 'init_weights_from_safetensors', None)
         use_custom_weights = (custom_weights_path and os.path.exists(custom_weights_path) and 
-                            fastvideo_args.training_mode and 
                             not hasattr(fastvideo_args, '_loading_teacher_critic_model'))
 
         if use_custom_weights:
-            logger.info("Using custom initialization weights from: %s", custom_weights_path)
+            if 'transformer_2' in model_path:
+                custom_weights_path = getattr(fastvideo_args, 'init_weights_from_safetensors_2', None)
             assert custom_weights_path is not None, "Custom initialization weights must be provided"
             if os.path.isdir(custom_weights_path):
                 safetensors_list = glob.glob(
@@ -479,7 +479,9 @@ class TransformerLoader(ComponentLoader):
             param_dtype=torch.bfloat16,
             reduce_dtype=torch.float32,
             output_dtype=None,
-            training_mode=fastvideo_args.training_mode)
+            training_mode=fastvideo_args.training_mode,
+            enable_torch_compile=fastvideo_args.enable_torch_compile,
+            torch_compile_kwargs=fastvideo_args.torch_compile_kwargs)
 
 
         total_params = sum(p.numel() for p in model.parameters())

fastvideo/models/loader/fsdp_load.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def set_default_dtype(dtype: torch.dtype) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
         torch.set_default_dtype(old_dtype)
 
 
-# TODO(PY): add compile option
+# Supports optional torch.compile for FSDP-wrapped models during training
 def maybe_load_fsdp_model(
     model_cls: type[nn.Module],
     init_params: dict[str, Any],
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ def maybe_load_fsdp_model(
     output_dtype: torch.dtype | None = None,
     training_mode: bool = True,
     pin_cpu_memory: bool = True,
+    enable_torch_compile: bool = False,
+    torch_compile_kwargs: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
 ) -> torch.nn.Module:
     """
     Load the model with FSDP if is training, else load the model without FSDP.
@@ -139,6 +141,14 @@ def maybe_load_fsdp_model(
         # Avoid unintended computation graph accumulation during inference
         if isinstance(p, torch.nn.Parameter):
             p.requires_grad = False
+
+    compile_in_loader = enable_torch_compile and training_mode
+    if compile_in_loader:
+        compile_kwargs = torch_compile_kwargs or {}
+        logger.info("Enabling torch.compile for FSDP training module with kwargs=%s",
+                    compile_kwargs)
+        model = torch.compile(model, **compile_kwargs)
+        logger.info("torch.compile enabled for %s", type(model).__name__)
     return model
 
 

fastvideo/pipelines/basic/wan/wan_causal_dmd_pipeline.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class WanCausalDMDPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ComposedPipelineBase):
         self.add_stage(stage_name="denoising_stage",
                        stage=CausalDMDDenosingStage(
                            transformer=self.get_module("transformer"),
+                           transformer_2=self.get_module("transformer_2", None),
                            scheduler=self.get_module("scheduler")))
 
         self.add_stage(stage_name="decoding_stage",

fastvideo/pipelines/composed_pipeline_base.py

@@ -99,9 +99,30 @@ class ComposedPipelineBase(ABC):
 
         self.initialize_pipeline(self.fastvideo_args)
         if self.fastvideo_args.enable_torch_compile:
-            self.modules["transformer"] = torch.compile(
-                self.modules["transformer"])
-            logger.info("Torch Compile enabled for DiT")
+            transformer_module = self.modules["transformer"]
+            if self.fastvideo_args.training_mode:
+                logger.info(
+                    "Torch Compile enabled via FSDP loader for training; skipping additional pipeline compile"
+                )
+            else:
+                fsdp_module_cls = None
+                try:
+                    from torch.distributed.fsdp import FSDPModule  # type: ignore
+                    fsdp_module_cls = FSDPModule
+                except Exception:  # pragma: no cover - FSDP not always available
+                    fsdp_module_cls = None
+                if fsdp_module_cls is not None and isinstance(
+                        transformer_module, fsdp_module_cls):
+                    logger.info(
+                        "Transformer is already FSDP-wrapped; skipping torch.compile in pipeline"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    compile_kwargs = self.fastvideo_args.torch_compile_kwargs or {}
+                    logger.info("Enabling torch.compile for DiT with kwargs=%s",
+                                compile_kwargs)
+                    self.modules["transformer"] = torch.compile(
+                        transformer_module, **compile_kwargs)
+                    logger.info("Torch Compile enabled for DiT")
 
         if not self.fastvideo_args.training_mode:
             logger.info("Creating pipeline stages...")

fastvideo/pipelines/stages/causal_denoising.py

@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ class CausalDMDDenosingStage(DenoisingStage):
     Denoising stage for causal diffusion.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, transformer, scheduler) -> None:
-        super().__init__(transformer, scheduler)
+    def __init__(self, transformer, scheduler, transformer_2=None) -> None:
+        super().__init__(transformer, scheduler, transformer_2)
         # KV and cross-attention cache state (initialized on first forward)
+        self.transformer = transformer
+        self.transformer_2 = transformer_2
         self.kv_cache1: list | None = None
         self.crossattn_cache: list | None = None
         # Model-dependent constants (aligned with causal_inference.py assumptions)
-        self.num_transformer_blocks = self.transformer.config.arch_config.num_layers
+        self.num_transformer_blocks = len(self.transformer.blocks)
         self.num_frames_per_block = self.transformer.config.arch_config.num_frames_per_block
         self.sliding_window_num_frames = self.transformer.config.arch_config.sliding_window_num_frames
 
@@ -65,21 +67,18 @@ class CausalDMDDenosingStage(DenoisingStage):
             -1] * self.transformer.config.arch_config.patch_size[-2]
         self.frame_seq_length = latent_seq_length // patch_ratio
         # TODO(will): make this a parameter once we add i2v support
-        independent_first_frame = self.transformer.independent_first_frame
-
+        independent_first_frame = self.transformer.independent_first_frame if hasattr(
+            self.transformer, 'independent_first_frame') else False
         # Timesteps for DMD
         timesteps = torch.tensor(
             fastvideo_args.pipeline_config.dmd_denoising_steps,
             dtype=torch.long).cpu()
-
         if fastvideo_args.pipeline_config.warp_denoising_step:
-            logger.info("Warping timesteps...")
             scheduler_timesteps = torch.cat((self.scheduler.timesteps.cpu(),
                                              torch.tensor([0],
                                                           dtype=torch.float32)))
             timesteps = scheduler_timesteps[1000 - timesteps]
         timesteps = timesteps.to(get_local_torch_device())
-        logger.info("Using timesteps: %s", timesteps)
 
         # Image kwargs (kept empty unless caller provides compatible args)
         image_kwargs: dict = {}
@@ -223,6 +222,10 @@ class CausalDMDDenosingStage(DenoisingStage):
                 video_raw_latent_shape = noise_latents_btchw.shape
 
                 for i, t_cur in enumerate(timesteps):
+                    if self.transformer_2 is not None and fastvideo_args.pipeline_config.dit_config.boundary_ratio is not None and t_cur < fastvideo_args.pipeline_config.dit_config.boundary_ratio * self.scheduler.num_train_timesteps:
+                        current_model = self.transformer_2
+                    else:
+                        current_model = self.transformer
                     # Copy for pred conversion
                     noise_latents = noise_latents_btchw.clone()
                     latent_model_input = current_latents.to(target_dtype)
@@ -273,7 +276,7 @@ class CausalDMDDenosingStage(DenoisingStage):
                             (latent_model_input.shape[0], 1),
                             device=latent_model_input.device,
                             dtype=torch.long)
-                        pred_noise_btchw = self.transformer(
+                        pred_noise_btchw = current_model(
                             latent_model_input,
                             prompt_embeds,
                             t_expanded_noise,
@@ -338,7 +341,7 @@ class CausalDMDDenosingStage(DenoisingStage):
                                         attn_metadata=attn_metadata,
                                         forward_batch=batch):
                     t_expanded_context = t_context.unsqueeze(1)
-                    _ = self.transformer(
+                    _ = current_model(
                         context_bcthw,
                         prompt_embeds,
                         t_expanded_context,

fastvideo/tests/modal/pr_test.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def run_test(pytest_command: str):
     
     sys.exit(result.returncode)
 
-@app.function(gpu="L40S:1", image=image, timeout=900)
+@app.function(gpu="H100:1", image=image, timeout=900)
 def run_encoder_tests():
     run_test("pytest ./fastvideo/tests/encoders -vs")
 
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ def run_inference_lora_tests():
 def run_distill_dmd_tests():
     run_test("pytest ./fastvideo/tests/training/distill/test_distill_dmd.py -vs")
 
+@app.function(gpu="L40S:2", image=image, timeout=900, secrets=[modal.Secret.from_dict({"WANDB_API_KEY": os.environ.get("WANDB_API_KEY", "")})])
+def run_self_forcing_tests():
+    run_test("wandb login $WANDB_API_KEY && pytest ./fastvideo/tests/training/self-forcing/test_self_forcing.py -vs")
+
 @app.function(gpu="L40S:1", image=image, timeout=900)
 def run_unit_test():
     run_test("pytest ./fastvideo/tests/dataset/ ./fastvideo/tests/workflow/ -vs")

fastvideo/tests/nightly/test_e2e_i2v_overfit_single_sample.py

@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ def run_training():
         "--max_train_steps", "901",
         "--learning_rate", "1e-5",
         "--mixed_precision", "bf16",
-        "--checkpointing_steps", "6000",
+        "--weight_only_checkpointing_steps", "6000",
+        "--training_state_checkpointing_steps", "6000",
         "--validation_steps", "100",
         "--validation_sampling_steps", "50",
         "--log_validation",

fastvideo/tests/nightly/test_e2e_overfit_single_sample.py

@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ def run_training():
         "--max_train_steps", "901",
         "--learning_rate", "1e-5",
         "--mixed_precision", "bf16",
-        "--checkpointing_steps", "6000",
+        "--weight_only_checkpointing_steps", "6000",
+        "--training_state_checkpointing_steps", "6000",
         "--validation_steps", "100",
         "--validation_sampling_steps", "50",
         "--log_validation",

fastvideo/tests/training/VSA/test_training_loss_VSA.py

@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ def run_worker():
         "--max_train_steps", "5",
         "--learning_rate", "1e-5",
         "--mixed_precision", "bf16",
-        "--checkpointing_steps", "30",
+        "--weight_only_checkpointing_steps", "30",
+        "--training_state_checkpointing_steps", "30",
         "--validation_steps", "10",
         "--validation_sampling_steps", "50",
         "--log_validation",

fastvideo/tests/training/Vanilla/test_training_loss.py

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ def run_worker():
         "--max_train_steps", "5",
         "--learning_rate", "1e-6",
         "--mixed_precision", "bf16",
-        "--checkpointing_steps", "30",
+        "--weight_only_checkpointing_steps", "30",
+        "--training_state_checkpointing_steps", "30",
         "--validation_steps", "10",
         "--validation_sampling_steps", "8",
         "--log_validation",

fastvideo/tests/training/distill/test_distill_dmd.py

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ def run_worker():
         "--model_path", "Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers",
         "--inference_mode", "False",
         "--pretrained_model_name_or_path", "Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers",
+        "--real_score_model_path", "Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers",
+        "--fake_score_model_path", "Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers",
         "--data_path", "data/crush-smol_processed_t2v/combined_parquet_dataset",
         "--validation_dataset_file", "examples/training/finetune/wan_t2v_1.3B/crush_smol/validation.json",
         "--train_batch_size", "1",

fastvideo/tests/training/lora/test_lora_training.py

@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ def test_lora_training():
         "--max_train_steps", "5",
         "--learning_rate", "5e-5",
         "--mixed_precision", "bf16",
-        "--checkpointing_steps", "6000",
+        "--weight_only_checkpointing_steps", "6000",
+        "--training_state_checkpointing_steps", "6000",
         "--validation_steps", "50",
         "--validation_sampling_steps", "50",
         "--log_validation",
@@ -93,10 +94,10 @@ def test_lora_training():
 
     # Define thresholds for LoRA training based on the provided console outputs
     fields_and_thresholds = {
-        'avg_step_time': 2.0, 
+        'avg_step_time': 20.0,  # something up with modal
         # 'grad_norm': 0.05,      # too volatile for now. TODO: fix nondeterminism in training
-        'step_time': 2.0,     
-        'train_loss': 0.03    
+        'step_time': 20.0,      # something up with modal
+        'train_loss': 0.05    
     }
 
     failures = []

fastvideo/tests/training/self-forcing/test_self_forcing.py

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import os
+os.environ["MASTER_ADDR"] = "localhost"
+os.environ["MASTER_PORT"] = "29513"
+import sys
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+import torch
+import json
+from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
+from fastvideo.utils import logger
+# Import the training pipeline
+sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent.parent))
+from fastvideo.training.wan_self_forcing_distillation_pipeline import WanSelfForcingDistillationPipeline
+from fastvideo.fastvideo_args import FastVideoArgs, TrainingArgs
+from fastvideo.utils import FlexibleArgumentParser
+
+wandb_name = "test_self_forcing_distill"
+
+NUM_NODES = "1"
+NUM_GPUS_PER_NODE = "2"
+
+
+def run_worker():
+    """Worker function that will be run on each GPU"""
+    # Create and populate args
+    parser = FlexibleArgumentParser()
+    parser = TrainingArgs.add_cli_args(parser)
+    parser = FastVideoArgs.add_cli_args(parser)
+    
+    # Set the arguments based on the distill_dmd_t2v_1.3B.sh script
+    args = parser.parse_args([
+        "--model_path", "wlsaidhi/SFWan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers",
+        "--inference_mode", "False",
+        "--pretrained_model_name_or_path", "wlsaidhi/SFWan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers",
+        "--real_score_model_path", "Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers",
+        "--fake_score_model_path", "Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers",
+        "--data_path", "data/crush-smol_processed_t2v/combined_parquet_dataset",
+        "--validation_dataset_file", "examples/training/finetune/wan_t2v_1.3B/crush_smol/validation.json",
+        "--train_batch_size", "1",
+        "--num_latent_t", "21", 
+        "--num_gpus", "2",
+        "--sp_size", "1",
+        "--tp_size", "1",
+        "--hsdp_replicate_dim", "1",
+        "--hsdp_shard_dim", "2",
+        "--train_sp_batch_size", "1",
+        "--dataloader_num_workers", "1",
+        "--gradient_accumulation_steps", "1", 
+        "--max_train_steps", "2",
+        "--learning_rate", "1e-5",
+        "--mixed_precision", "bf16",
+        "--training_state_checkpointing_steps", "30",
+        "--weight_only_checkpointing_steps", "30",
+        "--validation_steps", "10",
+        "--validation_sampling_steps", "3",
+        "--log_validation",
+        "--checkpoints_total_limit", "3",
+        "--ema_start_step", "0",
+        "--training_cfg_rate", "0.0",
+        "--output_dir", "data/wan_self_forcing_test",
+        "--tracker_project_name", "wan_self_forcing_ci",
+        "--wandb_run_name", wandb_name,
+        "--num_height", "480",
+        "--num_width", "832",
+        "--num_frames", "21",
+        "--flow_shift", "5",
+        "--validation_guidance_scale", "1.0",
+        "--weight_decay", "0.01",
+        "--dit_precision", "fp32",
+        "--max_grad_norm", "1.0",
+        # DMD args
+        "--dmd_denoising_steps", "1000,750,500",  # Reduced steps for testing
+        "--min_timestep_ratio", "0.02",
+        "--max_timestep_ratio", "0.98",
+        "--dfake_gen_update_ratio", "5",
+        "--real_score_guidance_scale", "3.0",
+        "--fake_score_learning_rate", "8e-6",
+        "--fake_score_betas", "0.0,0.999",
+        "--warp_denoising_step",
+        "--enable_gradient_checkpointing_type", "full",
+        # Self-forcing specific args
+        "--log_visualization",
+        "--simulate_generator_forward",
+        "--num_frame_per_block", "3",
+        "--enable_gradient_masking",
+        "--gradient_mask_last_n_frames", "21",
+        "--independent_first_frame", "False",
+        "--same_step_across_blocks", "True",
+        "--last_step_only", "False",
+        "--context_noise", "0",
+        "--use_ema", "True",
+        "--ema_decay", "0.99",
+        "--ema_start_step", "100",
+    ])
+    
+    # Call the main training function
+    pipeline = WanSelfForcingDistillationPipeline.from_pretrained(
+        args.pretrained_model_name_or_path, args=args)
+    args = pipeline.training_args
+    pipeline.train()
+    logger.info("Self-forcing distillation training pipeline done")
+
+def test_distributed_training():
+    """Test the distributed self-forcing training setup"""
+    os.environ["WANDB_MODE"] = "offline"
+
+    data_dir = Path("data/crush-smol_processed_t2v")
+    
+    if not data_dir.exists():
+        print(f"Downloading test dataset to {data_dir}...")
+        snapshot_download(
+            repo_id="wlsaidhi/crush-smol_processed_t2v",
+            local_dir=str(data_dir),
+            repo_type="dataset",
+            local_dir_use_symlinks=False
+        )
+    
+    # Get the current file path
+    current_file = Path(__file__).resolve()
+    
+    # Run torchrun command
+    cmd = [
+        "torchrun",
+        "--nnodes", NUM_NODES,
+        "--nproc_per_node", NUM_GPUS_PER_NODE,
+        "--master_port", os.environ["MASTER_PORT"],
+        str(current_file)
+    ]
+    process = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    
+    # Print stdout and stderr for debugging
+    if process.stdout:
+        print("STDOUT:", process.stdout)
+    if process.stderr:
+        print("STDERR:", process.stderr)
+    
+    # Check if the process failed
+    if process.returncode != 0:
+        print(f"Process failed with return code: {process.returncode}")
+        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(process.returncode, cmd, process.stdout, process.stderr)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if os.environ.get("LOCAL_RANK") is not None:
+        # We're being run by torchrun
+        run_worker()
+    else:
+        # We're being run directly
+        test_distributed_training()
+

fastvideo/training/distillation_pipeline.py

@@ -56,13 +56,10 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
     Inherits from TrainingPipeline to reuse training infrastructure.
     """
     _required_config_modules = [
-        "scheduler", "transformer", "vae", "real_score_transformer",
-        "fake_score_transformer"
+        "scheduler",
+        "transformer",
+        "vae",
     ]
-    _extra_config_module_map = {
-        "real_score_transformer": "transformer",
-        "fake_score_transformer": "transformer"
-    }
     validation_pipeline: ComposedPipelineBase
     train_dataloader: StatefulDataLoader
     train_loader_iter: Iterator[dict[str, Any]]
@@ -71,6 +68,7 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
     current_trainstep: int
     video_latent_shape: tuple[int, ...]
     video_latent_shape_sp: tuple[int, ...]
+    train_fake_score_transformer_2: bool = False
 
     def create_pipeline_stages(self, fastvideo_args: FastVideoArgs):
         raise RuntimeError(
@@ -90,40 +88,90 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
         self.noise_scheduler = FlowMatchEulerDiscreteScheduler(
             shift=self.timestep_shift)
 
+        if self.training_args.boundary_ratio is not None:
+            self.boundary_timestep = self.training_args.boundary_ratio * self.noise_scheduler.num_train_timesteps
+        else:
+            self.boundary_timestep = None
+
         if training_args.real_score_model_path:
             logger.info("Loading real score transformer from: %s",
                         training_args.real_score_model_path)
+            training_args.override_transformer_cls_name = "WanTransformer3DModel"
             self.real_score_transformer = self.load_module_from_path(
                 training_args.real_score_model_path, "transformer",
                 training_args)
+            try:
+                self.real_score_transformer_2 = self.load_module_from_path(
+                    training_args.real_score_model_path, "transformer_2",
+                    training_args)
+                logger.info("Loaded real score transformer_2 for MoE support")
+            except Exception:
+                logger.info(
+                    "real score transformer_2 not found, using single transformer"
+                )
+                self.real_score_transformer_2 = None
         else:
             self.real_score_transformer = self.get_module(
                 "real_score_transformer")
+            self.real_score_transformer_2 = self.get_module(
+                "real_score_transformer_2")
 
         if training_args.fake_score_model_path:
             logger.info("Loading fake score transformer from: %s",
                         training_args.fake_score_model_path)
+            training_args.override_transformer_cls_name = "WanTransformer3DModel"
             self.fake_score_transformer = self.load_module_from_path(
                 training_args.fake_score_model_path, "transformer",
                 training_args)
+            try:
+                self.fake_score_transformer_2 = self.load_module_from_path(
+                    training_args.fake_score_model_path, "transformer_2",
+                    training_args)
+                logger.info("Loaded fake score transformer_2 for MoE support")
+            except Exception:
+                logger.info(
+                    "fake score transformer_2 not found, using single transformer"
+                )
+                self.fake_score_transformer_2 = None
         else:
             self.fake_score_transformer = self.get_module(
                 "fake_score_transformer")
+            self.fake_score_transformer_2 = self.get_module(
+                "fake_score_transformer_2")
 
         self.real_score_transformer.requires_grad_(False)
         self.real_score_transformer.eval()
+        if self.real_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.real_score_transformer_2.requires_grad_(False)
+            self.real_score_transformer_2.eval()
+
+        # Set training modes for fake score transformers (trainable)
         self.fake_score_transformer.requires_grad_(True)
         self.fake_score_transformer.train()
+        if self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.fake_score_transformer_2.requires_grad_(True)
+            self.fake_score_transformer_2.train()
 
         if training_args.enable_gradient_checkpointing_type is not None:
             self.fake_score_transformer = apply_activation_checkpointing(
                 self.fake_score_transformer,
                 checkpointing_type=training_args.
                 enable_gradient_checkpointing_type)
+            if self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+                self.fake_score_transformer_2 = apply_activation_checkpointing(
+                    self.fake_score_transformer_2,
+                    checkpointing_type=training_args.
+                    enable_gradient_checkpointing_type)
+
             self.real_score_transformer = apply_activation_checkpointing(
                 self.real_score_transformer,
                 checkpointing_type=training_args.
                 enable_gradient_checkpointing_type)
+            if self.real_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+                self.real_score_transformer_2 = apply_activation_checkpointing(
+                    self.real_score_transformer_2,
+                    checkpointing_type=training_args.
+                    enable_gradient_checkpointing_type)
 
         # Initialize optimizers
         fake_score_params = list(
@@ -157,6 +205,28 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
             last_epoch=self.init_steps - 1,
         )
 
+        if self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            fake_score_params_2 = list(
+                filter(lambda p: p.requires_grad,
+                       self.fake_score_transformer_2.parameters()))
+            self.fake_score_optimizer_2 = torch.optim.AdamW(
+                fake_score_params_2,
+                lr=fake_score_lr,
+                betas=betas,
+                weight_decay=training_args.weight_decay,
+                eps=1e-8,
+            )
+            self.fake_score_lr_scheduler_2 = get_scheduler(
+                training_args.fake_score_lr_scheduler,
+                optimizer=self.fake_score_optimizer_2,
+                num_warmup_steps=training_args.lr_warmup_steps,
+                num_training_steps=training_args.max_train_steps,
+                num_cycles=training_args.lr_num_cycles,
+                power=training_args.lr_power,
+                min_lr_ratio=training_args.min_lr_ratio,
+                last_epoch=self.init_steps - 1,
+            )
+
         logger.info(
             "Distillation optimizers initialized: generator and fake_score")
 
@@ -192,12 +262,20 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
         self.real_score_guidance_scale = self.training_args.real_score_guidance_scale
 
         self.generator_ema: EMA_FSDP | None = None
+        self.generator_ema_2: EMA_FSDP | None = None
         if (self.training_args.ema_decay
                 is not None) and (self.training_args.ema_decay > 0.0):
             self.generator_ema = EMA_FSDP(self.transformer,
                                           decay=self.training_args.ema_decay)
             logger.info("Initialized generator EMA with decay=%s",
                         self.training_args.ema_decay)
+
+            # Initialize EMA for transformer_2 if it exists
+            if self.transformer_2 is not None:
+                self.generator_ema_2 = EMA_FSDP(
+                    self.transformer_2, decay=self.training_args.ema_decay)
+                logger.info("Initialized generator EMA_2 with decay=%s",
+                            self.training_args.ema_decay)
         else:
             logger.info("Generator EMA disabled (ema_decay <= 0.0)")
 
@@ -278,16 +356,25 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
         """Prepare training environment for distillation."""
         self.transformer.requires_grad_(True)
         self.transformer.train()
+        if self.transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.transformer_2.requires_grad_(True)
+            self.transformer_2.train()
         self.fake_score_transformer.requires_grad_(True)
         self.fake_score_transformer.train()
+        if self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.fake_score_transformer_2.requires_grad_(True)
+            self.fake_score_transformer_2.train()
 
         return training_batch
 
     def apply_ema_to_model(self, model):
         """Apply EMA weights to the model for validation or inference."""
-        if self.generator_ema is not None:
+        if model is self.transformer and self.generator_ema is not None:
             with self.generator_ema.apply_to_model(model):
                 return model
+        elif model is self.transformer_2 and self.generator_ema_2 is not None:
+            with self.generator_ema_2.apply_to_model(model):
+                return model
         return model
 
     def get_ema_model_copy(self) -> torch.nn.Module | None:
@@ -298,6 +385,14 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
             return ema_model
         return None
 
+    def get_ema_2_model_copy(self) -> torch.nn.Module | None:
+        """Get a copy of the transformer_2 model with EMA weights applied."""
+        if self.generator_ema_2 is not None and self.transformer_2 is not None:
+            ema_2_model = copy.deepcopy(self.transformer_2)
+            self.generator_ema_2.copy_to_unwrapped(ema_2_model)
+            return ema_2_model
+        return None
+
     def is_ema_ready(self, current_step: int | None = None):
         """Check if EMA is ready for use (after ema_start_step)."""
         if current_step is None:
@@ -307,8 +402,8 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
 
     def save_ema_weights(self, output_dir: str, step: int):
         """Save EMA weights separately for inference purposes."""
-        if self.generator_ema is None:
-            logger.warning("Cannot save EMA weights: EMA not initialized")
+        if self.generator_ema is None and self.generator_ema_2 is None:
+            logger.warning("Cannot save EMA weights: No EMA initialized")
             return
 
         if not self.is_ema_ready():
@@ -318,58 +413,107 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
             return
 
         try:
-            ema_model = self.get_ema_model_copy()
-            if ema_model is None:
-                logger.warning("Failed to create EMA model copy")
-                return
+            # Save main transformer EMA
+            if self.generator_ema is not None:
+                ema_model = self.get_ema_model_copy()
+                if ema_model is None:
+                    logger.warning("Failed to create EMA model copy")
+                else:
+                    ema_save_dir = os.path.join(output_dir,
+                                                f"ema_checkpoint-{step}")
+                    os.makedirs(ema_save_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
-            ema_save_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, f"ema_checkpoint-{step}")
-            os.makedirs(ema_save_dir, exist_ok=True)
+                    # save as diffusers format
+                    from safetensors.torch import save_file
 
-            # save as diffusers format
-            from safetensors.torch import save_file
+                    from fastvideo.training.training_utils import (
+                        custom_to_hf_state_dict, gather_state_dict_on_cpu_rank0)
+                    cpu_state = gather_state_dict_on_cpu_rank0(ema_model,
+                                                               device=None)
 
-            from fastvideo.training.training_utils import (
-                custom_to_hf_state_dict, gather_state_dict_on_cpu_rank0)
-            cpu_state = gather_state_dict_on_cpu_rank0(ema_model, device=None)
+                    if self.global_rank == 0:
+                        weight_path = os.path.join(
+                            ema_save_dir, "diffusion_pytorch_model.safetensors")
+                        diffusers_state_dict = custom_to_hf_state_dict(
+                            cpu_state, ema_model.reverse_param_names_mapping)
+                        save_file(diffusers_state_dict, weight_path)
 
-            if self.global_rank == 0:
-                weight_path = os.path.join(
-                    ema_save_dir, "diffusion_pytorch_model.safetensors")
-                diffusers_state_dict = custom_to_hf_state_dict(
-                    cpu_state, ema_model.reverse_param_names_mapping)
-                save_file(diffusers_state_dict, weight_path)
+                        config_dict = ema_model.hf_config
+                        if "dtype" in config_dict:
+                            del config_dict["dtype"]
+                        config_path = os.path.join(ema_save_dir, "config.json")
+                        with open(config_path, "w") as f:
+                            json.dump(config_dict, f, indent=4)
 
-                config_dict = ema_model.hf_config
-                if "dtype" in config_dict:
-                    del config_dict["dtype"]
-                config_path = os.path.join(ema_save_dir, "config.json")
-                with open(config_path, "w") as f:
-                    json.dump(config_dict, f, indent=4)
+                        logger.info("EMA weights saved to %s", weight_path)
 
-                logger.info("EMA weights saved to %s", weight_path)
+                    del ema_model
 
-            del ema_model
+            # Save transformer_2 EMA
+            if self.generator_ema_2 is not None:
+                ema_2_model = self.get_ema_2_model_copy()
+                if ema_2_model is None:
+                    logger.warning("Failed to create EMA_2 model copy")
+                else:
+                    ema_2_save_dir = os.path.join(output_dir,
+                                                  f"ema_2_checkpoint-{step}")
+                    os.makedirs(ema_2_save_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+                    # save as diffusers format
+                    from safetensors.torch import save_file
+
+                    from fastvideo.training.training_utils import (
+                        custom_to_hf_state_dict, gather_state_dict_on_cpu_rank0)
+                    cpu_state_2 = gather_state_dict_on_cpu_rank0(ema_2_model,
+                                                                 device=None)
+
+                    if self.global_rank == 0:
+                        weight_path_2 = os.path.join(
+                            ema_2_save_dir,
+                            "diffusion_pytorch_model.safetensors")
+                        diffusers_state_dict_2 = custom_to_hf_state_dict(
+                            cpu_state_2,
+                            ema_2_model.reverse_param_names_mapping)
+                        save_file(diffusers_state_dict_2, weight_path_2)
+
+                        config_dict_2 = ema_2_model.hf_config
+                        if "dtype" in config_dict_2:
+                            del config_dict_2["dtype"]
+                        config_path_2 = os.path.join(ema_2_save_dir,
+                                                     "config.json")
+                        with open(config_path_2, "w") as f:
+                            json.dump(config_dict_2, f, indent=4)
+
+                        logger.info("EMA_2 weights saved to %s", weight_path_2)
+
+                    del ema_2_model
 
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error("Failed to save EMA weights: %s", str(e))
 
     def get_ema_stats(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Get EMA statistics for monitoring."""
-        if self.generator_ema is None:
+        ema_enabled = self.generator_ema is not None
+        ema_2_enabled = self.generator_ema_2 is not None
+
+        if not ema_enabled and not ema_2_enabled:
             return {
                 "ema_enabled": False,
+                "ema_2_enabled": False,
                 "ema_decay": None,
                 "ema_start_step": self.training_args.ema_start_step,
                 "ema_ready": False,
+                "ema_2_ready": False,
                 "ema_step": self.current_trainstep,
             }
 
         return {
-            "ema_enabled": True,
+            "ema_enabled": ema_enabled,
+            "ema_2_enabled": ema_2_enabled,
             "ema_decay": self.training_args.ema_decay,
             "ema_start_step": self.training_args.ema_start_step,
-            "ema_ready": self.is_ema_ready(),
+            "ema_ready": self.is_ema_ready() if ema_enabled else False,
+            "ema_2_ready": self.is_ema_ready() if ema_2_enabled else False,
             "ema_step": self.current_trainstep,
         }
 
@@ -387,6 +531,43 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
         else:
             logger.warning("Cannot reset EMA: EMA not initialized")
 
+        if self.generator_ema_2 is not None:
+            logger.info("Resetting EMA_2 to current model weights")
+            self.generator_ema_2.update(self.transformer_2)
+            # Force update to current weights by setting decay to 0 temporarily
+            original_decay_2 = self.generator_ema_2.decay
+            self.generator_ema_2.decay = 0.0
+            self.generator_ema_2.update(self.transformer_2)
+            self.generator_ema_2.decay = original_decay_2
+            logger.info("EMA_2 reset completed")
+
+    def _get_real_score_transformer(self, timestep: torch.Tensor):
+        """
+        Get the appropriate real score transformer based on timestep and boundary logic.
+        """
+        if self.real_score_transformer_2 is not None and self.boundary_timestep is not None:
+            if timestep.item() < self.boundary_timestep:
+                return self.real_score_transformer_2  # Low noise expert
+            else:
+                return self.real_score_transformer  # High noise expert
+        else:
+            return self.real_score_transformer
+
+    def _get_fake_score_transformer(self, timestep: torch.Tensor):
+        """
+        Get the appropriate fake score transformer based on timestep and boundary logic.
+        """
+        if self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None and self.boundary_timestep is not None:
+            if timestep.item() < self.boundary_timestep:
+                self.train_fake_score_transformer_2 = True
+                return self.fake_score_transformer_2  # Low noise expert
+            else:
+                self.train_fake_score_transformer_2 = False
+                return self.fake_score_transformer  # High noise expert
+        else:
+            self.train_fake_score_transformer_2 = False
+            return self.fake_score_transformer
+
     def _build_distill_input_kwargs(
             self, noise_input: torch.Tensor, timestep: torch.Tensor,
             text_dict: dict[str, torch.Tensor] | None,
@@ -433,6 +614,7 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
         training_batch = self._build_distill_input_kwargs(
             noisy_latent, timestep, training_batch.conditional_dict,
             training_batch)
+
         pred_noise = self.transformer(**training_batch.input_kwargs).permute(
             0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
         pred_video = pred_noise_to_pred_video(
@@ -549,6 +731,9 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                                      self.num_train_timestep, [1],
                                      device=self.device,
                                      dtype=torch.long)
+            world_group = get_world_group()
+            if world_group.world_size > 1:
+                world_group.broadcast(timestep, src=0)
 
             timestep = shift_timestep(
                 timestep,
@@ -575,7 +760,9 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
             training_batch = self._build_distill_input_kwargs(
                 noisy_latent, timestep, training_batch.conditional_dict,
                 training_batch)
-            fake_score_pred_noise = self.fake_score_transformer(
+            current_fake_score_transformer = self._get_fake_score_transformer(
+                timestep)
+            fake_score_pred_noise = current_fake_score_transformer(
                 **training_batch.input_kwargs).permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
 
             faker_score_pred_video = pred_noise_to_pred_video(
@@ -589,7 +776,9 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
             training_batch = self._build_distill_input_kwargs(
                 noisy_latent, timestep, training_batch.conditional_dict,
                 training_batch)
-            real_score_pred_noise_cond = self.real_score_transformer(
+            current_real_score_transformer = self._get_real_score_transformer(
+                timestep)
+            real_score_pred_noise_cond = current_real_score_transformer(
                 **training_batch.input_kwargs).permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
 
             pred_real_video_cond = pred_noise_to_pred_video(
@@ -603,7 +792,8 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
             training_batch = self._build_distill_input_kwargs(
                 noisy_latent, timestep, training_batch.unconditional_dict,
                 training_batch)
-            real_score_pred_noise_uncond = self.real_score_transformer(
+            # Use same transformer as conditional forward for consistency
+            real_score_pred_noise_uncond = current_real_score_transformer(
                 **training_batch.input_kwargs).permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
 
             pred_real_video_uncond = pred_noise_to_pred_video(
@@ -656,6 +846,9 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                                             self.num_train_timestep, [1],
                                             device=self.device,
                                             dtype=torch.long)
+        world_group = get_world_group()
+        if world_group.world_size > 1:
+            world_group.broadcast(fake_score_timestep, src=0)
 
         fake_score_timestep = shift_timestep(
             fake_score_timestep,
@@ -686,7 +879,9 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                 noisy_generator_pred_video, fake_score_timestep,
                 training_batch.conditional_dict, training_batch)
 
-            fake_score_pred_noise = self.fake_score_transformer(
+            current_fake_score_transformer = self._get_fake_score_transformer(
+                fake_score_timestep)
+            fake_score_pred_noise = current_fake_score_transformer(
                 **training_batch.input_kwargs).permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
 
         target = fake_score_noise - generator_pred_video
@@ -800,6 +995,8 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                         attn_metadata=batch_gen.attn_metadata_vsa):
                     (dmd_loss / gradient_accumulation_steps).backward()
                 total_dmd_loss += dmd_loss.detach().item()
+
+            # Only clip gradients for the model that is currently training
             self._clip_model_grad_norm_(batch_gen, self.transformer)
             for param in self.transformer.parameters():
                 # check if the gradient is not None and not zero
@@ -809,6 +1006,8 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
 
             if self.generator_ema is not None:
                 self.generator_ema.update(self.transformer)
+            if self.generator_ema_2 is not None:
+                self.generator_ema_2.update(self.transformer_2)
 
             avg_dmd_loss = torch.tensor(total_dmd_loss /
                                         gradient_accumulation_steps,
@@ -822,6 +1021,8 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
             training_batch.generator_loss = 0.0
 
         self.fake_score_optimizer.zero_grad()
+        if self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.fake_score_optimizer_2.zero_grad()
         total_fake_score_loss = 0.0
         for batch in batches:
             batch_fake = copy.deepcopy(batch)
@@ -832,14 +1033,36 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
             total_fake_score_loss += fake_score_loss.detach().item()
             fake_score_latent_vis_dict.update(
                 batch_fake.fake_score_latent_vis_dict)
-        self._clip_model_grad_norm_(batch_fake, self.fake_score_transformer)
+        if self.train_fake_score_transformer_2 and self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            self._clip_model_grad_norm_(batch_fake,
+                                        self.fake_score_transformer_2)
+        else:
+            self._clip_model_grad_norm_(batch_fake, self.fake_score_transformer)
+
+        # Check gradients for fake score transformer
         for param in self.fake_score_transformer.parameters():
-            # check if the gradient is not None and not zero
-            assert param.grad is not None and param.grad.abs().sum() > 0
-        self.fake_score_optimizer.step()
-        self.fake_score_lr_scheduler.step()
+            if param.requires_grad:
+                assert param.grad is not None and param.grad.abs().sum() > 0
+
+        # Check gradients for fake score transformer_2 if available
+        if self.train_fake_score_transformer_2 and self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            for param in self.fake_score_transformer_2.parameters():
+                if param.requires_grad:
+                    assert param.grad is not None and param.grad.abs().sum() > 0
+
+        if self.train_fake_score_transformer_2 and self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.fake_score_optimizer_2.step()
+            self.fake_score_lr_scheduler_2.step()
+        else:
+            self.fake_score_optimizer.step()
+            self.fake_score_lr_scheduler.step()
+
+        # Step the appropriate scheduler
         self.lr_scheduler.step()
+
         self.fake_score_optimizer.zero_grad(set_to_none=True)
+        if self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.fake_score_optimizer_2.zero_grad(set_to_none=True)
         avg_fake_score_loss = torch.tensor(total_fake_score_loss /
                                            gradient_accumulation_steps,
                                            device=self.device)
@@ -860,11 +1083,30 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                     self.training_args.resume_from_checkpoint)
 
         resumed_step = load_distillation_checkpoint(
-            self.transformer, self.fake_score_transformer, self.global_rank,
-            self.training_args.resume_from_checkpoint, self.optimizer,
-            self.fake_score_optimizer, self.train_dataloader, self.lr_scheduler,
-            self.fake_score_lr_scheduler, self.noise_random_generator,
-            self.generator_ema)
+            self.transformer,
+            self.fake_score_transformer,
+            self.global_rank,
+            self.training_args.resume_from_checkpoint,
+            self.optimizer,
+            self.fake_score_optimizer,
+            self.train_dataloader,
+            self.lr_scheduler,
+            self.fake_score_lr_scheduler,
+            self.noise_random_generator,
+            self.generator_ema,
+            # MoE support
+            generator_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'transformer_2', None),
+            real_score_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'real_score_transformer_2',
+                                             None),
+            fake_score_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'fake_score_transformer_2',
+                                             None),
+            generator_optimizer_2=getattr(self, 'optimizer_2', None),
+            fake_score_optimizer_2=getattr(self, 'fake_score_optimizer_2',
+                                           None),
+            generator_scheduler_2=getattr(self, 'lr_scheduler_2', None),
+            fake_score_scheduler_2=getattr(self, 'fake_score_lr_scheduler_2',
+                                           None),
+            generator_ema_2=getattr(self, 'generator_ema_2', None))
 
         if resumed_step > 0:
             self.init_steps = resumed_step
@@ -886,15 +1128,39 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
         logger.info("  Max gradient norm: %s", self.training_args.max_grad_norm)
 
         logger.info(
-            "  Real score transformer parameters: %s B",
+            "  Real score transformer (high noise expert) parameters: %s B",
             sum(p.numel()
                 for p in self.real_score_transformer.parameters()) / 1e9)
 
+        if self.real_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            logger.info(
+                "  Real score transformer_2 (low noise expert) parameters: %s B",
+                sum(p.numel()
+                    for p in self.real_score_transformer_2.parameters()) / 1e9)
+            logger.info("  Real score MoE enabled with boundary_timestep: %s",
+                        self.boundary_timestep)
+
         logger.info(
-            "  Fake score transformer parameters: %s B",
+            "  Fake score transformer (high noise expert) parameters: %s B",
             sum(p.numel()
                 for p in self.fake_score_transformer.parameters()) / 1e9)
 
+        if self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            logger.info(
+                "  Fake score transformer_2 (low noise expert) parameters: %s B",
+                sum(p.numel()
+                    for p in self.fake_score_transformer_2.parameters()) / 1e9)
+            logger.info("  Fake score MoE enabled with boundary_timestep: %s",
+                        self.boundary_timestep)
+
+        if self.generator_ema is not None:
+            logger.info("  Generator EMA enabled with decay: %s",
+                        self.training_args.ema_decay)
+            logger.info("  Generator EMA start step: %s",
+                        self.training_args.ema_start_step)
+        else:
+            logger.info("  Generator EMA disabled")
+
         if self.generator_ema is not None:
             logger.info("  Generator EMA enabled with decay: %s",
                         self.training_args.ema_decay)
@@ -932,19 +1198,35 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                                            batch_size=None,
                                            num_workers=0)
 
+        # Set both transformers to eval mode
         transformer.eval()
+        if hasattr(self, 'transformer_2') and self.transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.transformer_2.eval()
 
         # Optionally use EMA model for validation if available and ready
         use_ema_for_validation = (self.training_args.use_ema
                                   and self.is_ema_ready(global_step))
+        ema_context = None
+        ema_2_context = None
+
         if use_ema_for_validation:
             logger.info("Using EMA model for validation")
+            # Use self.transformer for consistency (the passed transformer should be self.transformer anyway)
             validation_transformer = self.transformer
-            ema_context = self.generator_ema.apply_to_model(
-                validation_transformer)
+            if self.generator_ema is not None:
+                ema_context = self.generator_ema.apply_to_model(
+                    validation_transformer)
+
+            # Handle transformer_2 EMA if available
+            if hasattr(
+                    self, 'transformer_2'
+            ) and self.transformer_2 is not None and self.generator_ema_2 is not None:
+                ema_2_context = self.generator_ema_2.apply_to_model(
+                    self.transformer_2)
+                logger.info("Using EMA_2 model for transformer_2 validation")
         else:
-            validation_transformer = transformer
-            ema_context = None
+            # Use self.transformer for consistency, but the passed transformer should be the same
+            validation_transformer = self.transformer
 
         validation_steps = training_args.validation_sampling_steps.split(",")
         validation_steps = [int(step) for step in validation_steps]
@@ -961,58 +1243,14 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
             step_videos: list[np.ndarray] = []
             step_captions: list[str] = []
 
-            if ema_context is not None:
-                with ema_context:
-                    for validation_batch in validation_dataloader:
-                        batch = self._prepare_validation_batch(
-                            sampling_param, training_args, validation_batch,
-                            num_inference_steps)
-
-                        negative_prompt = batch.negative_prompt
-                        batch_negative = ForwardBatch(
-                            data_type="video",
-                            prompt=negative_prompt,
-                            prompt_embeds=[],
-                            prompt_attention_mask=[],
-                        )
-                        result_batch = self.validation_pipeline.prompt_encoding_stage(  # type: ignore
-                            batch_negative, training_args)
-                        self.negative_prompt_embeds, self.negative_prompt_attention_mask = result_batch.prompt_embeds[
-                            0], result_batch.prompt_attention_mask[0]
-
-                        logger.info(
-                            "rank: %s: rank_in_sp_group: %s, batch.prompt: %s",
-                            self.global_rank,
-                            self.rank_in_sp_group,
-                            batch.prompt,
-                            local_main_process_only=False)
-
-                        assert batch.prompt is not None and isinstance(
-                            batch.prompt, str)
-                        step_captions.append(batch.prompt)
-
-                        # Run validation inference
-                        with torch.no_grad():
-                            output_batch = self.validation_pipeline.forward(
-                                batch, training_args)
-                        samples = output_batch.output
-                        if self.rank_in_sp_group != 0:
-                            continue
-
-                        # Process outputs
-                        video = rearrange(samples, "b c t h w -> t b c h w")
-                        frames = []
-                        for x in video:
-                            x = torchvision.utils.make_grid(x, nrow=6)
-                            x = x.transpose(0, 1).transpose(1, 2).squeeze(-1)
-                            frames.append((x * 255).numpy().astype(np.uint8))
-                        step_videos.append(frames)
-            else:
-                # Use original transformer without EMA
+            # Helper function to run validation with optional EMA contexts
+            def run_validation_with_ema(
+                    steps: int) -> tuple[list[np.ndarray], list[str]]:
+                videos: list[np.ndarray] = []
+                captions: list[str] = []
                 for validation_batch in validation_dataloader:
                     batch = self._prepare_validation_batch(
-                        sampling_param, training_args, validation_batch,
-                        num_inference_steps)
+                        sampling_param, training_args, validation_batch, steps)
 
                     negative_prompt = batch.negative_prompt
                     batch_negative = ForwardBatch(
@@ -1035,7 +1273,7 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
 
                     assert batch.prompt is not None and isinstance(
                         batch.prompt, str)
-                    step_captions.append(batch.prompt)
+                    captions.append(batch.prompt)
 
                     # Run validation inference
                     with torch.no_grad():
@@ -1052,7 +1290,26 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                         x = torchvision.utils.make_grid(x, nrow=6)
                         x = x.transpose(0, 1).transpose(1, 2).squeeze(-1)
                         frames.append((x * 255).numpy().astype(np.uint8))
-                    step_videos.append(frames)
+                    videos.append(frames)
+
+                return videos, captions
+
+            # Apply EMA contexts if available (nested context managers)
+            if ema_context is not None and ema_2_context is not None:
+                with ema_context, ema_2_context:
+                    step_videos, step_captions = run_validation_with_ema(
+                        num_inference_steps)
+            elif ema_context is not None:
+                with ema_context:
+                    step_videos, step_captions = run_validation_with_ema(
+                        num_inference_steps)
+            elif ema_2_context is not None:
+                with ema_2_context:
+                    step_videos, step_captions = run_validation_with_ema(
+                        num_inference_steps)
+            else:
+                step_videos, step_captions = run_validation_with_ema(
+                    num_inference_steps)
 
             # Log validation results for this step
             world_group = get_world_group()
@@ -1098,8 +1355,10 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                     world_group.send_object(step_videos, dst=0)
                     world_group.send_object(step_captions, dst=0)
 
-        # Re-enable gradients for training
+        # Re-enable gradients for training - set both transformers back to train mode
         transformer.train()
+        if hasattr(self, 'transformer_2') and self.transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.transformer_2.train()
         gc.collect()
 
     def visualize_intermediate_latents(self, training_batch: TrainingBatch,
@@ -1253,6 +1512,14 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                 logger.info("Created generator EMA at step %s with decay=%s",
                             step, self.training_args.ema_decay)
 
+                # Create EMA for transformer_2 if it exists
+                if self.transformer_2 is not None and self.generator_ema_2 is None:
+                    self.generator_ema_2 = EMA_FSDP(
+                        self.transformer_2, decay=self.training_args.ema_decay)
+                    logger.info(
+                        "Created generator EMA_2 at step %s with decay=%s",
+                        step, self.training_args.ema_decay)
+
             with torch.autocast("cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
                 training_batch = self.train_one_step(training_batch)
 
@@ -1279,6 +1546,9 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                 "ema":
                 "✓" if (self.generator_ema is not None and self.is_ema_ready())
                 else "✗",
+                "ema2":
+                "✓" if (self.generator_ema_2 is not None
+                        and self.is_ema_ready()) else "✗",
             })
             progress_bar.update(1)
 
@@ -1306,11 +1576,13 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                 if use_vsa:
                     log_data["VSA_train_sparsity"] = current_vsa_sparsity
 
-                if self.generator_ema is not None:
-                    log_data["ema_enabled"] = True
+                if self.generator_ema is not None or self.generator_ema_2 is not None:
+                    log_data["ema_enabled"] = self.generator_ema is not None
+                    log_data["ema_2_enabled"] = self.generator_ema_2 is not None
                     log_data["ema_decay"] = self.training_args.ema_decay
                 else:
                     log_data["ema_enabled"] = False
+                    log_data["ema_2_enabled"] = False
 
                 ema_stats = self.get_ema_stats()
                 log_data.update(ema_stats)
@@ -1342,12 +1614,34 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                 print("rank", self.global_rank,
                       "save training state checkpoint at step", step)
                 save_distillation_checkpoint(
-                    self.transformer, self.fake_score_transformer,
-                    self.global_rank, self.training_args.output_dir, step,
-                    self.optimizer, self.fake_score_optimizer,
-                    self.train_dataloader, self.lr_scheduler,
-                    self.fake_score_lr_scheduler, self.noise_random_generator,
-                    self.generator_ema)
+                    self.transformer,
+                    self.fake_score_transformer,
+                    self.global_rank,
+                    self.training_args.output_dir,
+                    step,
+                    self.optimizer,
+                    self.fake_score_optimizer,
+                    self.train_dataloader,
+                    self.lr_scheduler,
+                    self.fake_score_lr_scheduler,
+                    self.noise_random_generator,
+                    self.generator_ema,
+                    # MoE support
+                    generator_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'transformer_2',
+                                                    None),
+                    real_score_transformer_2=getattr(
+                        self, 'real_score_transformer_2', None),
+                    fake_score_transformer_2=getattr(
+                        self, 'fake_score_transformer_2', None),
+                    generator_optimizer_2=getattr(self, 'optimizer_2', None),
+                    fake_score_optimizer_2=getattr(self,
+                                                   'fake_score_optimizer_2',
+                                                   None),
+                    generator_scheduler_2=getattr(self, 'lr_scheduler_2', None),
+                    fake_score_scheduler_2=getattr(self,
+                                                   'fake_score_lr_scheduler_2',
+                                                   None),
+                    generator_ema_2=getattr(self, 'generator_ema_2', None))
 
                 if self.transformer:
                     self.transformer.train()
@@ -1359,13 +1653,30 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
                     self.training_args.weight_only_checkpointing_steps == 0):
                 print("rank", self.global_rank,
                       "save weight-only checkpoint at step", step)
-                save_distillation_checkpoint(self.transformer,
-                                             self.fake_score_transformer,
-                                             self.global_rank,
-                                             self.training_args.output_dir,
-                                             f"{step}_weight_only",
-                                             only_save_generator_weight=True,
-                                             generator_ema=self.generator_ema)
+                save_distillation_checkpoint(
+                    self.transformer,
+                    self.fake_score_transformer,
+                    self.global_rank,
+                    self.training_args.output_dir,
+                    f"{step}_weight_only",
+                    only_save_generator_weight=True,
+                    generator_ema=self.generator_ema,
+                    # MoE support
+                    generator_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'transformer_2',
+                                                    None),
+                    real_score_transformer_2=getattr(
+                        self, 'real_score_transformer_2', None),
+                    fake_score_transformer_2=getattr(
+                        self, 'fake_score_transformer_2', None),
+                    generator_optimizer_2=getattr(self, 'optimizer_2', None),
+                    fake_score_optimizer_2=getattr(self,
+                                                   'fake_score_optimizer_2',
+                                                   None),
+                    generator_scheduler_2=getattr(self, 'lr_scheduler_2', None),
+                    fake_score_scheduler_2=getattr(self,
+                                                   'fake_score_lr_scheduler_2',
+                                                   None),
+                    generator_ema_2=getattr(self, 'generator_ema_2', None))
 
                 if self.training_args.use_ema and self.is_ema_ready():
                     self.save_ema_weights(self.training_args.output_dir, step)
@@ -1384,11 +1695,31 @@ class DistillationPipeline(TrainingPipeline):
               "save final training state checkpoint at step",
               self.training_args.max_train_steps)
         save_distillation_checkpoint(
-            self.transformer, self.fake_score_transformer, self.global_rank,
-            self.training_args.output_dir, self.training_args.max_train_steps,
-            self.optimizer, self.fake_score_optimizer, self.train_dataloader,
-            self.lr_scheduler, self.fake_score_lr_scheduler,
-            self.noise_random_generator, self.generator_ema)
+            self.transformer,
+            self.fake_score_transformer,
+            self.global_rank,
+            self.training_args.output_dir,
+            self.training_args.max_train_steps,
+            self.optimizer,
+            self.fake_score_optimizer,
+            self.train_dataloader,
+            self.lr_scheduler,
+            self.fake_score_lr_scheduler,
+            self.noise_random_generator,
+            self.generator_ema,
+            # MoE support
+            generator_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'transformer_2', None),
+            real_score_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'real_score_transformer_2',
+                                             None),
+            fake_score_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'fake_score_transformer_2',
+                                             None),
+            generator_optimizer_2=getattr(self, 'optimizer_2', None),
+            fake_score_optimizer_2=getattr(self, 'fake_score_optimizer_2',
+                                           None),
+            generator_scheduler_2=getattr(self, 'lr_scheduler_2', None),
+            fake_score_scheduler_2=getattr(self, 'fake_score_lr_scheduler_2',
+                                           None),
+            generator_ema_2=getattr(self, 'generator_ema_2', None))
 
         if self.training_args.use_ema and self.is_ema_ready():
             self.save_ema_weights(self.training_args.output_dir,

fastvideo/training/self_forcing_distillation_pipeline.py

@@ -48,8 +48,16 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         logger.info("Initializing self-forcing distillation pipeline...")
 
         self.generator_ema: EMA_FSDP | None = None
+        self.generator_ema_2: EMA_FSDP | None = None
 
         super().initialize_training_pipeline(training_args)
+        try:
+            logger.info("RANK: %s, entered initialize_training_pipeline",
+                        self.global_rank,
+                        local_main_process_only=False)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.info("Entered initialize_training_pipeline (rank unknown)")
+
         self.noise_scheduler = SelfForcingFlowMatchScheduler(
             num_inference_steps=1000,
             shift=5.0,
@@ -59,7 +67,6 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         self.dfake_gen_update_ratio = getattr(training_args,
                                               'dfake_gen_update_ratio', 5)
 
-        # Self-forcing specific properties
         self.num_frame_per_block = getattr(training_args, 'num_frame_per_block',
                                            3)
         self.independent_first_frame = getattr(training_args,
@@ -69,19 +76,25 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         self.last_step_only = getattr(training_args, 'last_step_only', False)
         self.context_noise = getattr(training_args, 'context_noise', 0)
 
-        # Calculate frame sequence length - this will be set properly in _prepare_dit_inputs
-        self.frame_seq_length = 1560  # TODO: Calculate this dynamically based on patch size
-
-        # Cache references (will be initialized per forward pass)
         self.kv_cache1: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None
         self.crossattn_cache: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None
 
         logger.info("Self-forcing generator update ratio: %s",
                     self.dfake_gen_update_ratio)
+        logger.info("RANK: %s, exiting initialize_training_pipeline",
+                    self.global_rank,
+                    local_main_process_only=False)
 
     def generate_and_sync_list(self, num_blocks: int, num_denoising_steps: int,
                                device: torch.device) -> list[int]:
         """Generate and synchronize random exit flags across distributed processes."""
+        logger.info(
+            "RANK: %s, enter generate_and_sync_list blocks=%s steps=%s device=%s",
+            self.global_rank,
+            num_blocks,
+            num_denoising_steps,
+            str(device),
+            local_main_process_only=False)
         rank = dist.get_rank() if dist.is_initialized() else 0
 
         if rank == 0:
@@ -98,7 +111,14 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         if dist.is_initialized():
             dist.broadcast(indices,
                            src=0)  # Broadcast the random indices to all ranks
-        return indices.tolist()
+        flags = indices.tolist()
+        logger.info(
+            "RANK: %s, exit generate_and_sync_list flags_len=%s first=%s",
+            self.global_rank,
+            len(flags),
+            flags[0] if len(flags) > 0 else None,
+            local_main_process_only=False)
+        return flags
 
     def generator_loss(
             self, training_batch: TrainingBatch
@@ -110,11 +130,8 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         with set_forward_context(
                 current_timestep=training_batch.timesteps,
                 attn_metadata=training_batch.attn_metadata_vsa):
-            if self.training_args.simulate_generator_forward:
-                generator_pred_video = self._generator_multi_step_simulation_forward(
-                    training_batch)
-            else:
-                generator_pred_video = self._generator_forward(training_batch)
+            generator_pred_video = self._generator_multi_step_simulation_forward(
+                training_batch)
 
         with set_forward_context(current_timestep=training_batch.timesteps,
                                  attn_metadata=training_batch.attn_metadata):
@@ -142,78 +159,6 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
 
         return flow_matching_loss, log_dict
 
-    def _generator_forward(self, training_batch: TrainingBatch) -> torch.Tensor:
-        """Forward pass through generator with KV cache support for causal generation."""
-        latents = training_batch.latents
-        dtype = latents.dtype
-        batch_size = latents.shape[0]
-
-        # Step 1: Sample a timestep from denoising_step_list
-        index = torch.randint(0,
-                              len(self.denoising_step_list), [1],
-                              device=self.device,
-                              dtype=torch.long)
-        timestep = self.denoising_step_list[index]
-        training_batch.dmd_latent_vis_dict["generator_timestep"] = timestep
-
-        # Step 2: Initialize KV cache and cross-attention cache for causal generation
-        kv_cache, crossattn_cache = self._initialize_simulation_caches(
-            batch_size, dtype, self.device)
-
-        if getattr(self.training_args, 'validate_cache_structure', False):
-            self._validate_cache_structure(kv_cache, crossattn_cache,
-                                           batch_size)
-
-        # Step 3: Add noise to latents
-        noise = torch.randn(self.video_latent_shape,
-                            device=self.device,
-                            dtype=dtype)
-        if self.sp_world_size > 1:
-            noise = rearrange(noise,
-                              "b (n t) c h w -> b n t c h w",
-                              n=self.sp_world_size).contiguous()
-            noise = noise[:, self.rank_in_sp_group, :, :, :, :]
-        noisy_latent = self.noise_scheduler.add_noise(
-            latents.flatten(0, 1), noise.flatten(0, 1),
-            timestep * torch.ones([latents.shape[0] * latents.shape[1]],
-                                  device=noise.device,
-                                  dtype=torch.long))
-
-        # Step 4: Build input kwargs with KV cache support
-        training_batch = self._build_distill_input_kwargs(
-            noisy_latent, timestep, training_batch.conditional_dict,
-            training_batch)
-
-        # Step 5: Forward pass with KV cache if available
-        if hasattr(self.transformer, '_forward_inference'):
-            # Use causal inference forward with KV cache
-            pred_noise = self.transformer(
-                hidden_states=training_batch.input_kwargs['hidden_states'],
-                encoder_hidden_states=training_batch.
-                input_kwargs['encoder_hidden_states'],
-                timestep=training_batch.input_kwargs['timestep'],
-                encoder_hidden_states_image=training_batch.input_kwargs.get(
-                    'encoder_hidden_states_image'),
-                kv_cache=kv_cache,
-                crossattn_cache=crossattn_cache,
-                current_start=0,  # Start from beginning for single-step
-                cache_start=0).permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
-        else:
-            # Fallback to regular forward
-            pred_noise = self.transformer(
-                **training_batch.input_kwargs).permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
-
-        # Step 6: Convert noise prediction to video prediction
-        pred_video = pred_noise_to_pred_video(
-            pred_noise=pred_noise.flatten(0, 1),
-            noise_input_latent=noisy_latent.flatten(0, 1),
-            timestep=torch.tensor([timestep], device=noisy_latent.device),
-            scheduler=self.noise_scheduler).unflatten(0, pred_noise.shape[:2])
-
-        self._reset_simulation_caches(kv_cache, crossattn_cache)
-
-        return pred_video
-
     def _generator_multi_step_simulation_forward(
             self,
             training_batch: TrainingBatch,
@@ -289,14 +234,18 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
             device=noise.device,
             dtype=noise.dtype)
 
-        # Step 1: Initialize KV cache to all zeros
-        self.kv_cache1, self.crossattn_cache = self._initialize_simulation_caches(
-            batch_size, dtype, self.device)
+        def get_model_device(model):
+            if model is None:
+                return "None"
+            try:
+                return next(model.parameters()).device
+            except (StopIteration, AttributeError):
+                return "Unknown"
 
-        # Validate cache structure (can be disabled in production)
-        if getattr(self.training_args, 'validate_cache_structure', False):
-            self._validate_cache_structure(self.kv_cache1, self.crossattn_cache,
-                                           batch_size)
+        # Step 1: Initialize KV cache to all zeros
+        cache_frames = num_generated_frames + num_input_frames
+        self.kv_cache1, self.crossattn_cache = self._initialize_simulation_caches(
+            batch_size, dtype, self.device, max_num_frames=cache_frames)
 
         # Step 2: Cache context feature
         current_start_frame = 0
@@ -309,8 +258,9 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                 training_batch_temp = self._build_distill_input_kwargs(
                     initial_latent, timestep * 0,
                     training_batch.conditional_dict, training_batch)
-
-                self.transformer(
+                # we process the image latent with self.transformer_2 (low-noise expert)
+                current_model = self.transformer_2 if self.transformer_2 is not None else self.transformer
+                current_model(
                     hidden_states=training_batch_temp.
                     input_kwargs['hidden_states'],
                     encoder_hidden_states=training_batch_temp.
@@ -350,6 +300,17 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                                       device=noise.device,
                                       dtype=torch.int64) * current_timestep
 
+                if self.boundary_timestep is not None and current_timestep < self.boundary_timestep and self.transformer_2 is not None:
+                    current_model = self.transformer_2
+                    self._enable_training(self.transformer_2, self.optimizer_2)
+                    self._disable_training(self.transformer, self.optimizer)
+                else:
+                    current_model = self.transformer
+                    self._enable_training(self.transformer, self.optimizer)
+                    if self.boundary_timestep is not None and self.transformer_2 is not None:
+                        self._disable_training(self.transformer_2,
+                                               self.optimizer_2)
+
                 if not exit_flag:
                     with torch.no_grad():
                         # Build input kwargs
@@ -357,7 +318,7 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                             noisy_input, timestep,
                             training_batch.conditional_dict, training_batch)
 
-                        pred_flow = self.transformer(
+                        pred_flow = current_model(
                             hidden_states=training_batch_temp.
                             input_kwargs['hidden_states'],
                             encoder_hidden_states=training_batch_temp.
@@ -397,7 +358,7 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                                 noisy_input, timestep,
                                 training_batch.conditional_dict, training_batch)
 
-                            pred_flow = self.transformer(
+                            pred_flow = current_model(
                                 hidden_states=training_batch_temp.
                                 input_kwargs['hidden_states'],
                                 encoder_hidden_states=training_batch_temp.
@@ -417,7 +378,7 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                             noisy_input, timestep,
                             training_batch.conditional_dict, training_batch)
 
-                        pred_flow = self.transformer(
+                        pred_flow = current_model(
                             hidden_states=training_batch_temp.
                             input_kwargs['hidden_states'],
                             encoder_hidden_states=training_batch_temp.
@@ -457,7 +418,9 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                     denoised_pred, context_timestep,
                     training_batch.conditional_dict, training_batch)
 
-                self.transformer(
+                # context_timestep is 0 so we use transformer_2
+                current_model = self.transformer_2 if self.transformer_2 is not None else self.transformer
+                current_model(
                     hidden_states=training_batch_temp.
                     input_kwargs['hidden_states'],
                     encoder_hidden_states=training_batch_temp.
@@ -557,6 +520,7 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
             training_batch.dmd_latent_vis_dict["min_num_frames"] = torch.tensor(
                 min_num_frames, dtype=torch.float32, device=self.device)
 
+        # Clean up caches
         assert self.kv_cache1 is not None
         assert self.crossattn_cache is not None
         self._reset_simulation_caches(self.kv_cache1, self.crossattn_cache)
@@ -564,42 +528,35 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         return final_output if gradient_mask is not None else pred_image_or_video
 
     def _initialize_simulation_caches(
-        self, batch_size: int, dtype: torch.dtype, device: torch.device
+        self,
+        batch_size: int,
+        dtype: torch.dtype,
+        device: torch.device,
+        *,
+        max_num_frames: int | None = None,
     ) -> tuple[list[dict[str, Any]], list[dict[str, Any]]]:
         """Initialize KV cache and cross-attention cache for multi-step simulation."""
         num_transformer_blocks = len(self.transformer.blocks)
+        latent_shape = self.video_latent_shape_sp
+        _, num_frames, _, height, width = latent_shape
 
-        # Calculate frame sequence length based on input dimensions and patch size
-        # From the training batch, we can get the actual latent dimensions
-        latent_shape = self.video_latent_shape_sp  # This is set in _prepare_dit_inputs
-        batch_size_actual, num_frames, num_channels, height, width = latent_shape
-
-        # Get patch size from transformer config
-        p_t, p_h, p_w = self.transformer.patch_size
+        _, p_h, p_w = self.transformer.patch_size
         post_patch_height = height // p_h
         post_patch_width = width // p_w
 
-        # Frame sequence length is the spatial sequence length per frame
         frame_seq_length = post_patch_height * post_patch_width
-
-        # Get local attention size from transformer config
-        # local_attn_size = getattr(self.transformer, 'local_attn_size', -1)
+        self.frame_seq_length = frame_seq_length
 
         # Get model configuration parameters - handle FSDP wrapping
-        if hasattr(self.transformer, 'config'):
-            config = self.transformer.config
-            num_attention_heads = config.num_attention_heads
-            attention_head_dim = config.attention_head_dim
-            text_len = config.text_len
-        else:
-            # Fallback to direct attribute access for non-FSDP models
-            num_attention_heads = getattr(self.transformer,
-                                          'num_attention_heads', 40)
-            attention_head_dim = getattr(self.transformer, 'attention_head_dim',
-                                         128)
-            text_len = getattr(self.transformer, 'text_len', 512)
+        num_attention_heads = getattr(self.transformer, 'num_attention_heads',
+                                      None)
+        attention_head_dim = getattr(self.transformer, 'attention_head_dim',
+                                     None)
+        text_len = getattr(self.transformer, 'text_len', None)
 
-        num_max_frames = getattr(self.training_args, "num_frames", num_frames)
+        if max_num_frames is None:
+            max_num_frames = num_frames
+        num_max_frames = max(max_num_frames, num_frames)
         kv_cache_size = num_max_frames * frame_seq_length
 
         kv_cache = []
@@ -665,64 +622,10 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                 cache_dict["k"].zero_()
                 cache_dict["v"].zero_()
 
-    def _validate_cache_structure(self, kv_cache, crossattn_cache,
-                                  batch_size: int):
-        """Validate that cache structures are correctly initialized."""
-        num_transformer_blocks = len(self.transformer.blocks)
-
-        # Get model configuration parameters - handle FSDP wrapping
-        if hasattr(self.transformer, 'config'):
-            config = self.transformer.config
-            num_attention_heads = config.num_attention_heads
-            attention_head_dim = config.attention_head_dim
-            text_len = config.text_len
-        else:
-            # Fallback to direct attribute access for non-FSDP models
-            num_attention_heads = getattr(self.transformer,
-                                          'num_attention_heads', 40)
-            attention_head_dim = getattr(self.transformer, 'attention_head_dim',
-                                         128)
-            text_len = getattr(self.transformer, 'text_len', 512)
-
-        if kv_cache is not None:
-            assert len(
-                kv_cache
-            ) == num_transformer_blocks, f"Expected {num_transformer_blocks} transformer blocks, got {len(kv_cache)}"
-            for i, cache_dict in enumerate(kv_cache):
-                assert "k" in cache_dict and "v" in cache_dict, f"Missing k/v in kv_cache block {i}"
-                assert "global_end_index" in cache_dict and "local_end_index" in cache_dict, f"Missing indices in kv_cache block {i}"
-                assert cache_dict["k"].shape[
-                    0] == batch_size, f"Batch size mismatch in kv_cache block {i}"
-                assert cache_dict["v"].shape[
-                    0] == batch_size, f"Batch size mismatch in kv_cache block {i}"
-                assert cache_dict["k"].shape[
-                    2] == num_attention_heads, f"Attention heads mismatch in kv_cache block {i}"
-                assert cache_dict["k"].shape[
-                    3] == attention_head_dim, f"Attention head dim mismatch in kv_cache block {i}"
-
-        if crossattn_cache is not None:
-            assert len(
-                crossattn_cache
-            ) == num_transformer_blocks, f"Expected {num_transformer_blocks} transformer blocks, got {len(crossattn_cache)}"
-            for i, cache_dict in enumerate(crossattn_cache):
-                assert "k" in cache_dict and "v" in cache_dict, f"Missing k/v in crossattn_cache block {i}"
-                assert "is_init" in cache_dict, f"Missing is_init in crossattn_cache block {i}"
-                assert cache_dict["k"].shape[
-                    0] == batch_size, f"Batch size mismatch in crossattn_cache block {i}"
-                assert cache_dict["v"].shape[
-                    0] == batch_size, f"Batch size mismatch in crossattn_cache block {i}"
-                assert cache_dict["k"].shape[
-                    1] == text_len, f"Text length mismatch in crossattn_cache block {i}"
-                assert cache_dict["k"].shape[
-                    2] == num_attention_heads, f"Attention heads mismatch in crossattn_cache block {i}"
-                assert cache_dict["k"].shape[
-                    3] == attention_head_dim, f"Attention head dim mismatch in crossattn_cache block {i}"
-
     def _get_next_batch(self, training_batch: TrainingBatch) -> TrainingBatch:
         batch = next(self.train_loader_iter, None)  # type: ignore
         if batch is None:
             self.current_epoch += 1
-            logger.info("Starting epoch %s", self.current_epoch)
             # Reset iterator for next epoch
             self.train_loader_iter = iter(self.train_dataloader)
             # Get first batch of new epoch
@@ -753,7 +656,6 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         training_batch.encoder_attention_mask = encoder_attention_mask.to(
             get_local_torch_device(), dtype=torch.bfloat16)
         training_batch.infos = infos
-
         return training_batch
 
     def train_one_step(self, training_batch: TrainingBatch) -> TrainingBatch:
@@ -781,7 +683,11 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         training_batch.fake_score_latent_vis_dict = {}
 
         if train_generator:
+            logger.debug("Training generator at step %s",
+                         self.current_trainstep)
             self.optimizer.zero_grad()
+            if self.transformer_2 is not None:
+                self.optimizer_2.zero_grad()
             total_generator_loss = 0.0
             generator_log_dict = {}
 
@@ -813,12 +719,27 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                     training_batch.dmd_latent_vis_dict.update(
                         batch_gen.dmd_latent_vis_dict)
 
-            self._clip_model_grad_norm_(batch_gen, self.transformer)
-            self.optimizer.step()
-            self.lr_scheduler.step()
+            # Only clip gradients and step optimizer for the model that is currently training
+            if hasattr(
+                    self, 'train_transformer_2'
+            ) and self.train_transformer_2 and self.transformer_2 is not None:
+                self._clip_model_grad_norm_(batch_gen, self.transformer_2)
+                self.optimizer_2.step()
+                self.lr_scheduler_2.step()
+            else:
+                self._clip_model_grad_norm_(batch_gen, self.transformer)
+                self.optimizer.step()
+                self.lr_scheduler.step()
 
             if self.generator_ema is not None:
-                self.generator_ema.update(self.transformer)
+                if hasattr(
+                        self, 'train_transformer_2'
+                ) and self.train_transformer_2 and self.transformer_2 is not None:
+                    # Update EMA for transformer_2 when training it
+                    if self.generator_ema_2 is not None:
+                        self.generator_ema_2.update(self.transformer_2)
+                else:
+                    self.generator_ema.update(self.transformer)
 
             avg_generator_loss = torch.tensor(total_generator_loss /
                                               gradient_accumulation_steps,
@@ -830,6 +751,7 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         else:
             training_batch.generator_loss = 0.0
 
+        logger.debug("Training critic at step %s", self.current_trainstep)
         self.fake_score_optimizer.zero_grad()
         total_critic_loss = 0.0
         critic_log_dict = {}
@@ -862,9 +784,16 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                 training_batch.fake_score_latent_vis_dict.update(
                     batch_critic.fake_score_latent_vis_dict)
 
-        self._clip_model_grad_norm_(batch_critic, self.fake_score_transformer)
-        self.fake_score_optimizer.step()
-        self.fake_score_lr_scheduler.step()
+        if self.train_fake_score_transformer_2 and self.fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            self._clip_model_grad_norm_(batch_critic,
+                                        self.fake_score_transformer_2)
+            self.fake_score_optimizer_2.step()
+            self.fake_score_lr_scheduler_2.step()
+        else:
+            self._clip_model_grad_norm_(batch_critic,
+                                        self.fake_score_transformer)
+            self.fake_score_optimizer.step()
+            self.fake_score_lr_scheduler.step()
 
         avg_critic_loss = torch.tensor(total_critic_loss /
                                        gradient_accumulation_steps,
@@ -875,7 +804,6 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         training_batch.fake_score_loss = avg_critic_loss.item()
 
         training_batch.total_loss = training_batch.generator_loss + training_batch.fake_score_loss
-
         return training_batch
 
     def _log_training_info(self) -> None:
@@ -890,7 +818,6 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
         wandb_loss_dict = {}
 
         # Debug logging
-        logger.info("Step %s: Starting visualization", step)
         if hasattr(training_batch, 'dmd_latent_vis_dict'):
             logger.info("DMD latent keys: %s",
                         list(training_batch.dmd_latent_vis_dict.keys()))
@@ -934,20 +861,14 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                         else:
                             latents += self.vae.shift_factor
 
-                    try:
-                        with torch.autocast("cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
-                            video = self.vae.decode(latents)
-                        video = (video / 2 + 0.5).clamp(0, 1)
-                        video = video.cpu().float()
-                        video = video.permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
-                        video = (video * 255).numpy().astype(np.uint8)
-                        wandb_loss_dict[f"dmd_{latent_key}"] = wandb.Video(
-                            video, fps=24, format="mp4")
-                        logger.info("Successfully processed DMD latent: %s",
-                                    latent_key)
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        logger.error("Error processing DMD latent %s: %s",
-                                     latent_key, str(e))
+                    with torch.autocast("cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
+                        video = self.vae.decode(latents)
+                    video = (video / 2 + 0.5).clamp(0, 1)
+                    video = video.cpu().float()
+                    video = video.permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
+                    video = (video * 255).numpy().astype(np.uint8)
+                    wandb_loss_dict[f"dmd_{latent_key}"] = wandb.Video(
+                        video, fps=24, format="mp4")
                     del video, latents
 
         # Process critic predictions
@@ -982,20 +903,14 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                         else:
                             latents += self.vae.shift_factor
 
-                    try:
-                        with torch.autocast("cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
-                            video = self.vae.decode(latents)
-                        video = (video / 2 + 0.5).clamp(0, 1)
-                        video = video.cpu().float()
-                        video = video.permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
-                        video = (video * 255).numpy().astype(np.uint8)
-                        wandb_loss_dict[f"critic_{latent_key}"] = wandb.Video(
-                            video, fps=24, format="mp4")
-                        logger.info("Successfully processed critic latent: %s",
-                                    latent_key)
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        logger.error("Error processing critic latent %s: %s",
-                                     latent_key, str(e))
+                    with torch.autocast("cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
+                        video = self.vae.decode(latents)
+                    video = (video / 2 + 0.5).clamp(0, 1)
+                    video = video.cpu().float()
+                    video = video.permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4)
+                    video = (video * 255).numpy().astype(np.uint8)
+                    wandb_loss_dict[f"critic_{latent_key}"] = wandb.Video(
+                        video, fps=24, format="mp4")
                     del video, latents
 
         # Log metadata
@@ -1035,8 +950,6 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
             # Use the same seed for all processes within the same SP group
             sp_group_seed = seed + (self.global_rank // self.sp_world_size)
             set_random_seed(sp_group_seed)
-            logger.info("Rank %s: Using SP group seed %s", self.global_rank,
-                        sp_group_seed)
         else:
             set_random_seed(seed + self.global_rank)
 
@@ -1099,6 +1012,14 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                 logger.info("Created generator EMA at step %s with decay=%s",
                             step, self.training_args.ema_decay)
 
+                # Create EMA for transformer_2 if it exists
+                if self.transformer_2 is not None and self.generator_ema_2 is None:
+                    self.generator_ema_2 = EMA_FSDP(
+                        self.transformer_2, decay=self.training_args.ema_decay)
+                    logger.info(
+                        "Created generator EMA_2 at step %s with decay=%s",
+                        step, self.training_args.ema_decay)
+
             with torch.autocast("cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
                 training_batch = self.train_one_step(training_batch)
 
@@ -1125,6 +1046,9 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                 "ema":
                 "✓" if (self.generator_ema is not None and self.is_ema_ready())
                 else "✗",
+                "ema2":
+                "✓" if (self.generator_ema_2 is not None
+                        and self.is_ema_ready()) else "✗",
             })
             progress_bar.update(1)
 
@@ -1150,11 +1074,13 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                 if use_vsa:
                     log_data["VSA_train_sparsity"] = current_vsa_sparsity
 
-                if self.generator_ema is not None:
-                    log_data["ema_enabled"] = True
+                if self.generator_ema is not None or self.generator_ema_2 is not None:
+                    log_data["ema_enabled"] = self.generator_ema is not None
+                    log_data["ema_2_enabled"] = self.generator_ema_2 is not None
                     log_data["ema_decay"] = self.training_args.ema_decay
                 else:
                     log_data["ema_enabled"] = False
+                    log_data["ema_2_enabled"] = False
 
                 ema_stats = self.get_ema_stats()
                 log_data.update(ema_stats)
@@ -1190,12 +1116,34 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                 print("rank", self.global_rank,
                       "save training state checkpoint at step", step)
                 save_distillation_checkpoint(
-                    self.transformer, self.fake_score_transformer,
-                    self.global_rank, self.training_args.output_dir, step,
-                    self.optimizer, self.fake_score_optimizer,
-                    self.train_dataloader, self.lr_scheduler,
-                    self.fake_score_lr_scheduler, self.noise_random_generator,
-                    self.generator_ema)
+                    self.transformer,
+                    self.fake_score_transformer,
+                    self.global_rank,
+                    self.training_args.output_dir,
+                    step,
+                    self.optimizer,
+                    self.fake_score_optimizer,
+                    self.train_dataloader,
+                    self.lr_scheduler,
+                    self.fake_score_lr_scheduler,
+                    self.noise_random_generator,
+                    self.generator_ema,
+                    # MoE support
+                    generator_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'transformer_2',
+                                                    None),
+                    real_score_transformer_2=getattr(
+                        self, 'real_score_transformer_2', None),
+                    fake_score_transformer_2=getattr(
+                        self, 'fake_score_transformer_2', None),
+                    generator_optimizer_2=getattr(self, 'optimizer_2', None),
+                    fake_score_optimizer_2=getattr(self,
+                                                   'fake_score_optimizer_2',
+                                                   None),
+                    generator_scheduler_2=getattr(self, 'lr_scheduler_2', None),
+                    fake_score_scheduler_2=getattr(self,
+                                                   'fake_score_lr_scheduler_2',
+                                                   None),
+                    generator_ema_2=getattr(self, 'generator_ema_2', None))
 
                 if self.transformer:
                     self.transformer.train()
@@ -1206,13 +1154,30 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
                     self.training_args.weight_only_checkpointing_steps == 0):
                 print("rank", self.global_rank,
                       "save weight-only checkpoint at step", step)
-                save_distillation_checkpoint(self.transformer,
-                                             self.fake_score_transformer,
-                                             self.global_rank,
-                                             self.training_args.output_dir,
-                                             f"{step}_weight_only",
-                                             only_save_generator_weight=True,
-                                             generator_ema=self.generator_ema)
+                save_distillation_checkpoint(
+                    self.transformer,
+                    self.fake_score_transformer,
+                    self.global_rank,
+                    self.training_args.output_dir,
+                    f"{step}_weight_only",
+                    only_save_generator_weight=True,
+                    generator_ema=self.generator_ema,
+                    # MoE support
+                    generator_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'transformer_2',
+                                                    None),
+                    real_score_transformer_2=getattr(
+                        self, 'real_score_transformer_2', None),
+                    fake_score_transformer_2=getattr(
+                        self, 'fake_score_transformer_2', None),
+                    generator_optimizer_2=getattr(self, 'optimizer_2', None),
+                    fake_score_optimizer_2=getattr(self,
+                                                   'fake_score_optimizer_2',
+                                                   None),
+                    generator_scheduler_2=getattr(self, 'lr_scheduler_2', None),
+                    fake_score_scheduler_2=getattr(self,
+                                                   'fake_score_lr_scheduler_2',
+                                                   None),
+                    generator_ema_2=getattr(self, 'generator_ema_2', None))
 
                 if self.training_args.use_ema and self.is_ema_ready():
                     self.save_ema_weights(self.training_args.output_dir, step)
@@ -1226,11 +1191,31 @@ class SelfForcingDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
               "save final training state checkpoint at step",
               self.training_args.max_train_steps)
         save_distillation_checkpoint(
-            self.transformer, self.fake_score_transformer, self.global_rank,
-            self.training_args.output_dir, self.training_args.max_train_steps,
-            self.optimizer, self.fake_score_optimizer, self.train_dataloader,
-            self.lr_scheduler, self.fake_score_lr_scheduler,
-            self.noise_random_generator, self.generator_ema)
+            self.transformer,
+            self.fake_score_transformer,
+            self.global_rank,
+            self.training_args.output_dir,
+            self.training_args.max_train_steps,
+            self.optimizer,
+            self.fake_score_optimizer,
+            self.train_dataloader,
+            self.lr_scheduler,
+            self.fake_score_lr_scheduler,
+            self.noise_random_generator,
+            self.generator_ema,
+            # MoE support
+            generator_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'transformer_2', None),
+            real_score_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'real_score_transformer_2',
+                                             None),
+            fake_score_transformer_2=getattr(self, 'fake_score_transformer_2',
+                                             None),
+            generator_optimizer_2=getattr(self, 'optimizer_2', None),
+            fake_score_optimizer_2=getattr(self, 'fake_score_optimizer_2',
+                                           None),
+            generator_scheduler_2=getattr(self, 'lr_scheduler_2', None),
+            fake_score_scheduler_2=getattr(self, 'fake_score_lr_scheduler_2',
+                                           None),
+            generator_ema_2=getattr(self, 'generator_ema_2', None))
 
         if self.training_args.use_ema and self.is_ema_ready():
             self.save_ema_weights(self.training_args.output_dir,

fastvideo/training/training_pipeline.py

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
     train_dataloader: StatefulDataLoader
     train_loader_iter: Iterator[dict[str, Any]]
     current_epoch: int = 0
+    train_transformer_2: bool = False
 
     def __init__(
             self,
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
         self.sp_world_size = self.sp_group.world_size
         self.local_rank = world_group.local_rank
         self.transformer = self.get_module("transformer")
+        self.transformer_2 = self.get_module("transformer_2", None)
         self.seed = training_args.seed
         self.set_schemas()
 
@@ -110,17 +112,25 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
                 self.transformer,
                 checkpointing_type=training_args.
                 enable_gradient_checkpointing_type)
+            if self.transformer_2 is not None:
+                self.transformer_2 = apply_activation_checkpointing(
+                    self.transformer_2,
+                    checkpointing_type=training_args.
+                    enable_gradient_checkpointing_type)
 
         noise_scheduler = self.modules["scheduler"]
-        # Set grads for proper modules based on the training mode (Distill, LoRA, etc.)
         self.set_trainable()
         params_to_optimize = self.transformer.parameters()
         params_to_optimize = list(
             filter(lambda p: p.requires_grad, params_to_optimize))
+        # Parse betas from string format "beta1,beta2"
+        betas_str = training_args.betas
+        betas = tuple(float(x.strip()) for x in betas_str.split(","))
+
         self.optimizer = torch.optim.AdamW(
             params_to_optimize,
             lr=training_args.learning_rate,
-            betas=(0.9, 0.999),
+            betas=betas,
             weight_decay=training_args.weight_decay,
             eps=1e-8,
         )
@@ -138,6 +148,30 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
             min_lr_ratio=training_args.min_lr_ratio,
             last_epoch=self.init_steps - 1,
         )
+        if self.transformer_2 is not None:
+            # Ensure transformer_2 has trainable parameters before creating optimizer
+            self.transformer_2.train()
+            self.transformer_2.requires_grad_(True)
+            params_to_optimize_2 = self.transformer_2.parameters()
+            params_to_optimize_2 = list(
+                filter(lambda p: p.requires_grad, params_to_optimize_2))
+            self.optimizer_2 = torch.optim.AdamW(
+                params_to_optimize_2,
+                lr=training_args.learning_rate,
+                betas=(0.9, 0.999),
+                weight_decay=training_args.weight_decay,
+                eps=1e-8,
+            )
+            self.lr_scheduler_2 = get_scheduler(
+                training_args.lr_scheduler,
+                optimizer=self.optimizer_2,
+                num_warmup_steps=training_args.lr_warmup_steps,
+                num_training_steps=training_args.max_train_steps,
+                num_cycles=training_args.lr_num_cycles,
+                power=training_args.lr_power,
+                min_lr_ratio=training_args.min_lr_ratio,
+                last_epoch=self.init_steps - 1,
+            )
 
         self.train_dataset, self.train_dataloader = build_parquet_map_style_dataloader(
             training_args.data_path,
@@ -152,6 +186,17 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
             seed=self.seed)
 
         self.noise_scheduler = noise_scheduler
+        if self.training_args.boundary_ratio is not None:
+            self.boundary_timestep = self.training_args.boundary_ratio * self.noise_scheduler.num_train_timesteps
+        else:
+            self.boundary_timestep = None
+
+        logger.info("train_dataloader length: %s", len(self.train_dataloader))
+        logger.info("train_sp_batch_size: %s",
+                    training_args.train_sp_batch_size)
+        logger.info("gradient_accumulation_steps: %s",
+                    training_args.gradient_accumulation_steps)
+        logger.info("sp_size: %s", training_args.sp_size)
 
         self.num_update_steps_per_epoch = math.ceil(
             len(self.train_dataloader) /
@@ -178,9 +223,27 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
     def _prepare_training(self, training_batch: TrainingBatch) -> TrainingBatch:
         self.transformer.train()
         self.optimizer.zero_grad()
+        if self.transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.transformer_2.train()
+            self.optimizer_2.zero_grad()
         training_batch.total_loss = 0.0
         return training_batch
 
+    def _enable_training(self, model: torch.nn.Module,
+                         optimizer: torch.optim.Optimizer) -> None:
+        """Enable training mode and gradients for the specified model."""
+        for param in model.parameters():
+            param.requires_grad = True
+        model.train()
+        optimizer.zero_grad()
+
+    def _disable_training(self, model: torch.nn.Module,
+                          optimizer: torch.optim.Optimizer) -> None:
+        """Disable training mode and gradients for the specified model."""
+        for param in model.parameters():
+            param.requires_grad = False
+        optimizer.zero_grad(set_to_none=True)
+
     def _get_next_batch(self, training_batch: TrainingBatch) -> TrainingBatch:
         batch = next(self.train_loader_iter, None)  # type: ignore
         if batch is None:
@@ -224,17 +287,17 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
                             generator=self.noise_gen_cuda,
                             device=latents.device,
                             dtype=latents.dtype)
-        u = compute_density_for_timestep_sampling(
-            weighting_scheme=self.training_args.weighting_scheme,
-            batch_size=batch_size,
-            generator=self.noise_random_generator,
-            logit_mean=self.training_args.logit_mean,
-            logit_std=self.training_args.logit_std,
-            mode_scale=self.training_args.mode_scale,
-        )
-        indices = (u * self.noise_scheduler.config.num_train_timesteps).long()
-        timesteps = self.noise_scheduler.timesteps[indices].to(
-            device=latents.device)
+        timesteps = self._sample_timesteps(batch_size, latents.device)
+
+        # Enable training for the model that will be trained next and disable the other
+        if self.train_transformer_2:
+            self._enable_training(self.transformer_2, self.optimizer_2)
+            self._disable_training(self.transformer, self.optimizer)
+        else:
+            self._enable_training(self.transformer, self.optimizer)
+            if self.transformer_2 is not None:
+                self._disable_training(self.transformer_2, self.optimizer_2)
+
         if self.training_args.sp_size > 1:
             # Make sure that the timesteps are the same across all sp processes.
             sp_group = get_sp_group()
@@ -257,6 +320,45 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
 
         return training_batch
 
+    def _sample_timesteps(self, batch_size: int,
+                          device: torch.device) -> torch.Tensor:
+        # Determine which model to train based on the boundary timestep
+        if (self.transformer_2 is not None
+                and self.boundary_timestep is not None
+                and torch.rand(1, generator=self.noise_random_generator).item()
+                <= self.training_args.boundary_ratio):
+            self.train_transformer_2 = True
+        else:
+            self.train_transformer_2 = False
+
+        # Broadcast the decision to all processes
+        decision = torch.tensor(1.0 if self.train_transformer_2 else 0.0,
+                                device=self.device)
+        dist.broadcast(decision, src=0)
+        self.train_transformer_2 = decision.item() == 1.0
+
+        # Sample u from the appropriate range
+        u = compute_density_for_timestep_sampling(
+            weighting_scheme=self.training_args.weighting_scheme,
+            batch_size=batch_size,
+            generator=self.noise_random_generator,
+            logit_mean=self.training_args.logit_mean,
+            logit_std=self.training_args.logit_std,
+            mode_scale=self.training_args.mode_scale,
+        )
+
+        boundary_ratio = self.training_args.boundary_ratio
+        if self.train_transformer_2:
+            u = (1 - boundary_ratio
+                 ) + u * boundary_ratio  # min: 1 - boundary_ratio, max: 1
+        # elif self.transformer_2 is not None:
+        #     u = u * (1 - boundary_ratio)  # min: 0, max: 1 - boundary_ratio
+        # else:  # patch for now to align with non-MoE timestep logic
+        #     pass
+
+        indices = (u * self.noise_scheduler.config.num_train_timesteps).long()
+        return self.noise_scheduler.timesteps[indices].to(device=device)
+
     def _build_attention_metadata(
             self, training_batch: TrainingBatch) -> TrainingBatch:
         latents_shape = training_batch.raw_latent_shape
@@ -321,11 +423,12 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
         #         [1000.0],
         #         device=training_batch.noisy_model_input.device,
         #         dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+        current_model = self.transformer_2 if self.train_transformer_2 else self.transformer
 
         with set_forward_context(
                 current_timestep=training_batch.current_timestep,
                 attn_metadata=training_batch.attn_metadata):
-            model_pred = self.transformer(**input_kwargs)
+            model_pred = current_model(**input_kwargs)
             if self.training_args.precondition_outputs:
                 assert training_batch.sigmas is not None
                 model_pred = training_batch.noisy_model_input - model_pred * training_batch.sigmas
@@ -356,7 +459,12 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
         # the following:
         # grad_norm = transformer.clip_grad_norm_(max_grad_norm)
         if max_grad_norm is not None:
-            model_parts = [self.transformer]
+            # Only clip gradients for the model that is currently training
+            if self.train_transformer_2 and self.transformer_2 is not None:
+                model_parts = [self.transformer_2]
+            else:
+                model_parts = [self.transformer]
+
             grad_norm = clip_grad_norm_while_handling_failing_dtensor_cases(
                 [p for m in model_parts for p in m.parameters()],
                 max_grad_norm,
@@ -401,8 +509,13 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
 
         training_batch = self._clip_grad_norm(training_batch)
 
-        self.optimizer.step()
-        self.lr_scheduler.step()
+        # Only step the optimizer and scheduler for the model that is currently training
+        if self.train_transformer_2 and self.transformer_2 is not None:
+            self.optimizer_2.step()
+            self.lr_scheduler_2.step()
+        else:
+            self.optimizer.step()
+            self.lr_scheduler.step()
 
         training_batch.total_loss = training_batch.total_loss
         training_batch.grad_norm = training_batch.grad_norm
@@ -435,6 +548,12 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
         logger.info("Starting training with %s B trainable parameters",
                     round(num_trainable_params / 1e9, 3))
 
+        if getattr(self, "transformer_2", None) is not None:
+            num_trainable_params = count_trainable(self.transformer_2)
+            logger.info(
+                "Transformer 2: Starting training with %s B trainable parameters",
+                round(num_trainable_params / 1e9, 3))
+
         # Set random seeds for deterministic training
         self.noise_random_generator = torch.Generator(device="cpu").manual_seed(
             self.seed)
@@ -477,7 +596,7 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
                                           vsa_sparsity // vsa_decay_rate)
                 current_vsa_sparsity = current_decay_times * vsa_decay_rate
             elif vmoba_available:
-                # TODO: add vmoba sparsity scheduling here
+                #TODO: add vmoba sparsity scheduling here
                 current_vsa_sparsity = 0.0
             else:
                 current_vsa_sparsity = 0.0
@@ -512,7 +631,7 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
                     },
                     step=step,
                 )
-            if step % self.training_args.checkpointing_steps == 0:
+            if step % self.training_args.training_state_checkpointing_steps == 0:
                 save_checkpoint(self.transformer, self.global_rank,
                                 self.training_args.output_dir, step,
                                 self.optimizer, self.train_dataloader,
@@ -610,7 +729,7 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
         Generate a validation video and log it to wandb to check the quality during training.
         """
         training_args.inference_mode = True
-        training_args.dit_cpu_offload = True
+        training_args.dit_cpu_offload = False
         if not training_args.log_validation:
             return
         if self.validation_pipeline is None:
@@ -631,7 +750,10 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
         validation_dataloader = DataLoader(validation_dataset,
                                            batch_size=None,
                                            num_workers=0)
-        transformer.eval()
+
+        self.transformer.eval()
+        if getattr(self, "transformer_2", None) is not None:
+            self.transformer_2.eval()
 
         validation_steps = training_args.validation_sampling_steps.split(",")
         validation_steps = [int(step) for step in validation_steps]
@@ -723,7 +845,9 @@ class TrainingPipeline(LoRAPipeline, ABC):
 
         # Re-enable gradients for training
         training_args.inference_mode = False
-        transformer.train()
+        self.transformer.train()
+        if getattr(self, "transformer_2", None) is not None:
+            self.transformer_2.train()
 
     def visualize_intermediate_latents(self, training_batch: TrainingBatch,
                                        training_args: TrainingArgs, step: int):

fastvideo/training/training_utils.py

@@ -191,27 +191,48 @@ def save_checkpoint(transformer,
         logger.info("--> checkpoint saved at step %s to %s", step, weight_path)
 
 
-def save_distillation_checkpoint(generator_transformer,
-                                 fake_score_transformer,
-                                 rank,
-                                 output_dir,
-                                 step,
-                                 generator_optimizer=None,
-                                 fake_score_optimizer=None,
-                                 dataloader=None,
-                                 generator_scheduler=None,
-                                 fake_score_scheduler=None,
-                                 noise_generator=None,
-                                 generator_ema=None,
-                                 only_save_generator_weight=False) -> None:
+def save_distillation_checkpoint(
+        generator_transformer,
+        fake_score_transformer,
+        rank,
+        output_dir,
+        step,
+        generator_optimizer=None,
+        fake_score_optimizer=None,
+        dataloader=None,
+        generator_scheduler=None,
+        fake_score_scheduler=None,
+        noise_generator=None,
+        generator_ema=None,
+        only_save_generator_weight=False,
+        # MoE support
+        generator_transformer_2=None,
+        real_score_transformer_2=None,
+        fake_score_transformer_2=None,
+        generator_optimizer_2=None,
+        fake_score_optimizer_2=None,
+        generator_scheduler_2=None,
+        fake_score_scheduler_2=None,
+        generator_ema_2=None) -> None:
     """
     Save distillation checkpoint with both generator and fake_score models.
+    Supports MoE (Mixture of Experts) models with transformer_2 variants.
     Saves both distributed checkpoint and consolidated model weights.
     Only saves the generator model for inference (consolidated weights).
     
     Args:
+        generator_transformer: Main generator transformer model
+        fake_score_transformer: Main fake score transformer model
         only_save_generator_weight: If True, only save the generator model weights for inference
                                    without saving distributed checkpoint for training resume.
+        generator_transformer_2: Secondary generator transformer for MoE (optional)
+        real_score_transformer_2: Secondary real score transformer for MoE (optional) 
+        fake_score_transformer_2: Secondary fake score transformer for MoE (optional)
+        generator_optimizer_2: Optimizer for generator_transformer_2 (optional)
+        fake_score_optimizer_2: Optimizer for fake_score_transformer_2 (optional)
+        generator_scheduler_2: Scheduler for generator_transformer_2 (optional)
+        fake_score_scheduler_2: Scheduler for fake_score_transformer_2 (optional)
+        generator_ema_2: EMA for generator_transformer_2 (optional)
     """
     save_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, f"checkpoint-{step}")
     os.makedirs(save_dir, exist_ok=True)
@@ -254,6 +275,41 @@ def save_distillation_checkpoint(generator_transformer,
             end_time - begin_time,
             local_main_process_only=False)
 
+        # Save generator_2 distributed checkpoint (MoE support)
+        if generator_transformer_2 is not None:
+            generator_2_states = {
+                "model": ModelWrapper(generator_transformer_2),
+            }
+            if generator_optimizer_2 is not None:
+                generator_2_states["optimizer"] = OptimizerWrapper(
+                    generator_transformer_2, generator_optimizer_2)
+            if dataloader is not None:
+                generator_2_states["dataloader"] = dataloader
+            if generator_scheduler_2 is not None:
+                generator_2_states["scheduler"] = SchedulerWrapper(
+                    generator_scheduler_2)
+            if generator_ema_2 is not None:
+                generator_2_states["ema"] = generator_ema_2.state_dict()
+
+            generator_2_dcp_dir = os.path.join(save_dir,
+                                               "distributed_checkpoint",
+                                               "generator_2")
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, saving generator_2 distributed checkpoint to %s",
+                rank,
+                generator_2_dcp_dir,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+
+            begin_time = time.perf_counter()
+            dcp.save(generator_2_states, checkpoint_id=generator_2_dcp_dir)
+            end_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, generator_2 distributed checkpoint saved in %.2f seconds",
+                rank,
+                end_time - begin_time,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+
         # Save critic distributed checkpoint
         critic_states = {
             "model": ModelWrapper(fake_score_transformer),
@@ -283,6 +339,67 @@ def save_distillation_checkpoint(generator_transformer,
             end_time - begin_time,
             local_main_process_only=False)
 
+        # Save critic_2 distributed checkpoint (MoE support)
+        if fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            critic_2_states = {
+                "model": ModelWrapper(fake_score_transformer_2),
+            }
+            if fake_score_optimizer_2 is not None:
+                critic_2_states["optimizer"] = OptimizerWrapper(
+                    fake_score_transformer_2, fake_score_optimizer_2)
+            if dataloader is not None:
+                critic_2_states["dataloader"] = dataloader
+            if fake_score_scheduler_2 is not None:
+                critic_2_states["scheduler"] = SchedulerWrapper(
+                    fake_score_scheduler_2)
+
+            critic_2_dcp_dir = os.path.join(save_dir, "distributed_checkpoint",
+                                            "critic_2")
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, saving critic_2 distributed checkpoint to %s",
+                rank,
+                critic_2_dcp_dir,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+
+            begin_time = time.perf_counter()
+            dcp.save(critic_2_states, checkpoint_id=critic_2_dcp_dir)
+            end_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, critic_2 distributed checkpoint saved in %.2f seconds",
+                rank,
+                end_time - begin_time,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+
+        # Save real_score_transformer_2 distributed checkpoint (MoE support)
+        if real_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+            real_score_2_states = {
+                "model": ModelWrapper(real_score_transformer_2),
+            }
+            # Note: real_score_transformer_2 typically doesn't have optimizer/scheduler
+            # since it's used for inference only, but we include dataloader for consistency
+            if dataloader is not None:
+                real_score_2_states["dataloader"] = dataloader
+
+            real_score_2_dcp_dir = os.path.join(save_dir,
+                                                "distributed_checkpoint",
+                                                "real_score_2")
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, saving real_score_2 distributed checkpoint to %s",
+                rank,
+                real_score_2_dcp_dir,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+
+            begin_time = time.perf_counter()
+            dcp.save(real_score_2_states, checkpoint_id=real_score_2_dcp_dir)
+            end_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, real_score_2 distributed checkpoint saved in %.2f seconds",
+                rank,
+                end_time - begin_time,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+
         # Save shared random state separately
         shared_states = {
             "random_state": RandomStateWrapper(noise_generator),
@@ -335,6 +452,47 @@ def save_distillation_checkpoint(generator_transformer,
         logger.info("--> distillation checkpoint saved at step %s to %s", step,
                     weight_path)
 
+        # Save generator_2 model weights (consolidated) for inference (MoE support)
+        if generator_transformer_2 is not None:
+            inference_save_dir_2 = os.path.join(
+                save_dir, "generator_2_inference_transformer")
+            cpu_state_2 = gather_state_dict_on_cpu_rank0(
+                generator_transformer_2, device=None)
+
+            if rank == 0:
+                os.makedirs(inference_save_dir_2, exist_ok=True)
+                weight_path_2 = os.path.join(
+                    inference_save_dir_2, "diffusion_pytorch_model.safetensors")
+                logger.info(
+                    "rank: %s, saving consolidated generator_2 inference checkpoint to %s",
+                    rank,
+                    weight_path_2,
+                    local_main_process_only=False)
+
+                # Convert training format to diffusers format and save
+                diffusers_state_dict_2 = custom_to_hf_state_dict(
+                    cpu_state_2,
+                    generator_transformer_2.reverse_param_names_mapping)
+                save_file(diffusers_state_dict_2, weight_path_2)
+
+                logger.info(
+                    "rank: %s, consolidated generator_2 inference checkpoint saved to %s",
+                    rank,
+                    weight_path_2,
+                    local_main_process_only=False)
+
+                # Save model config
+                config_dict_2 = generator_transformer_2.hf_config
+                if "dtype" in config_dict_2:
+                    del config_dict_2["dtype"]  # TODO
+                config_path_2 = os.path.join(inference_save_dir_2,
+                                             "config.json")
+                with open(config_path_2, "w") as f:
+                    json.dump(config_dict_2, f, indent=4)
+                logger.info(
+                    "--> generator_2 distillation checkpoint saved at step %s to %s",
+                    step, weight_path_2)
+
 
 def load_checkpoint(transformer,
                     rank,
@@ -396,20 +554,43 @@ def load_checkpoint(transformer,
     return step
 
 
-def load_distillation_checkpoint(generator_transformer,
-                                 fake_score_transformer,
-                                 rank,
-                                 checkpoint_path,
-                                 generator_optimizer=None,
-                                 fake_score_optimizer=None,
-                                 dataloader=None,
-                                 generator_scheduler=None,
-                                 fake_score_scheduler=None,
-                                 noise_generator=None,
-                                 generator_ema=None) -> int:
+def load_distillation_checkpoint(
+        generator_transformer,
+        fake_score_transformer,
+        rank,
+        checkpoint_path,
+        generator_optimizer=None,
+        fake_score_optimizer=None,
+        dataloader=None,
+        generator_scheduler=None,
+        fake_score_scheduler=None,
+        noise_generator=None,
+        generator_ema=None,
+        # MoE support
+        generator_transformer_2=None,
+        real_score_transformer_2=None,
+        fake_score_transformer_2=None,
+        generator_optimizer_2=None,
+        fake_score_optimizer_2=None,
+        generator_scheduler_2=None,
+        fake_score_scheduler_2=None,
+        generator_ema_2=None) -> int:
     """
     Load distillation checkpoint with both generator and fake_score models.
+    Supports MoE (Mixture of Experts) models with transformer_2 variants.
     Returns the step number from which training should resume.
+    
+    Args:
+        generator_transformer: Main generator transformer model
+        fake_score_transformer: Main fake score transformer model
+        generator_transformer_2: Secondary generator transformer for MoE (optional)
+        real_score_transformer_2: Secondary real score transformer for MoE (optional)
+        fake_score_transformer_2: Secondary fake score transformer for MoE (optional)
+        generator_optimizer_2: Optimizer for generator_transformer_2 (optional)
+        fake_score_optimizer_2: Optimizer for fake_score_transformer_2 (optional)
+        generator_scheduler_2: Scheduler for generator_transformer_2 (optional)
+        fake_score_scheduler_2: Scheduler for fake_score_transformer_2 (optional)
+        generator_ema_2: EMA for generator_transformer_2 (optional)
     """
     if not os.path.exists(checkpoint_path):
         logger.warning("Distillation checkpoint path %s does not exist",
@@ -474,6 +655,63 @@ def load_distillation_checkpoint(generator_transformer,
             logger.warning("rank: %s, failed to load EMA state: %s", rank,
                            str(e))
 
+    # Load generator_2 distributed checkpoint (MoE support)
+    if generator_transformer_2 is not None:
+        generator_2_dcp_dir = os.path.join(checkpoint_path,
+                                           "distributed_checkpoint",
+                                           "generator_2")
+        if os.path.exists(generator_2_dcp_dir):
+            generator_2_states = {
+                "model": ModelWrapper(generator_transformer_2),
+            }
+
+            if generator_optimizer_2 is not None:
+                generator_2_states["optimizer"] = OptimizerWrapper(
+                    generator_transformer_2, generator_optimizer_2)
+
+            if dataloader is not None:
+                generator_2_states["dataloader"] = dataloader
+
+            if generator_scheduler_2 is not None:
+                generator_2_states["scheduler"] = SchedulerWrapper(
+                    generator_scheduler_2)
+
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, loading generator_2 distributed checkpoint from %s",
+                rank,
+                generator_2_dcp_dir,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+
+            begin_time = time.perf_counter()
+            dcp.load(generator_2_states, checkpoint_id=generator_2_dcp_dir)
+            end_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, generator_2 distributed checkpoint loaded in %.2f seconds",
+                rank,
+                end_time - begin_time,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+
+            # Load EMA_2 state if available and generator_ema_2 is provided
+            if generator_ema_2 is not None:
+                try:
+                    ema_2_state = generator_2_states.get("ema")
+                    if ema_2_state is not None:
+                        generator_ema_2.load_state_dict(ema_2_state)
+                        logger.info(
+                            "rank: %s, generator_2 EMA state loaded successfully",
+                            rank)
+                    else:
+                        logger.info(
+                            "rank: %s, no EMA_2 state found in checkpoint",
+                            rank)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.warning("rank: %s, failed to load EMA_2 state: %s",
+                                   rank, str(e))
+        else:
+            logger.info("rank: %s, generator_2 checkpoint not found, skipping",
+                        rank)
+
     # Load critic distributed checkpoint
     critic_dcp_dir = os.path.join(checkpoint_path, "distributed_checkpoint",
                                   "critic")
@@ -512,6 +750,77 @@ def load_distillation_checkpoint(generator_transformer,
         end_time - begin_time,
         local_main_process_only=False)
 
+    # Load critic_2 distributed checkpoint (MoE support)
+    if fake_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+        critic_2_dcp_dir = os.path.join(checkpoint_path,
+                                        "distributed_checkpoint", "critic_2")
+        if os.path.exists(critic_2_dcp_dir):
+            critic_2_states = {
+                "model": ModelWrapper(fake_score_transformer_2),
+            }
+
+            if fake_score_optimizer_2 is not None:
+                critic_2_states["optimizer"] = OptimizerWrapper(
+                    fake_score_transformer_2, fake_score_optimizer_2)
+
+            if dataloader is not None:
+                critic_2_states["dataloader"] = dataloader
+
+            if fake_score_scheduler_2 is not None:
+                critic_2_states["scheduler"] = SchedulerWrapper(
+                    fake_score_scheduler_2)
+
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, loading critic_2 distributed checkpoint from %s",
+                rank,
+                critic_2_dcp_dir,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+
+            begin_time = time.perf_counter()
+            dcp.load(critic_2_states, checkpoint_id=critic_2_dcp_dir)
+            end_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, critic_2 distributed checkpoint loaded in %.2f seconds",
+                rank,
+                end_time - begin_time,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+        else:
+            logger.info("rank: %s, critic_2 checkpoint not found, skipping",
+                        rank)
+
+    # Load real_score_2 distributed checkpoint (MoE support)
+    if real_score_transformer_2 is not None:
+        real_score_2_dcp_dir = os.path.join(checkpoint_path,
+                                            "distributed_checkpoint",
+                                            "real_score_2")
+        if os.path.exists(real_score_2_dcp_dir):
+            real_score_2_states = {
+                "model": ModelWrapper(real_score_transformer_2),
+            }
+
+            if dataloader is not None:
+                real_score_2_states["dataloader"] = dataloader
+
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, loading real_score_2 distributed checkpoint from %s",
+                rank,
+                real_score_2_dcp_dir,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+
+            begin_time = time.perf_counter()
+            dcp.load(real_score_2_states, checkpoint_id=real_score_2_dcp_dir)
+            end_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+            logger.info(
+                "rank: %s, real_score_2 distributed checkpoint loaded in %.2f seconds",
+                rank,
+                end_time - begin_time,
+                local_main_process_only=False)
+        else:
+            logger.info("rank: %s, real_score_2 checkpoint not found, skipping",
+                        rank)
+
     # Load shared random state
     shared_dcp_dir = os.path.join(checkpoint_path, "distributed_checkpoint",
                                   "shared")
@@ -1298,8 +1607,14 @@ def get_scheduler(
                          last_epoch=last_epoch)
 
 
+def _local_numel(p: torch.Tensor) -> int:
+    if hasattr(p, "to_local"):
+        return p.to_local().numel()
+    return p.numel()
+
+
 def count_trainable(model: torch.nn.Module) -> int:
-    return sum(p.numel() for p in model.parameters() if p.requires_grad)
+    return sum(_local_numel(p) for p in model.parameters() if p.requires_grad)
 
 
 class EMA_FSDP:

fastvideo/training/wan_distillation_pipeline.py

@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ class WanDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
     A distillation pipeline for Wan that uses a single transformer model.
     The main transformer serves as the student model, and copies are made for teacher and critic.
     """
-    _required_config_modules = [
-        "scheduler", "transformer", "vae", "real_score_transformer",
-        "fake_score_transformer"
-    ]
+    _required_config_modules = ["scheduler", "transformer", "vae"]
 
     def initialize_pipeline(self, fastvideo_args: FastVideoArgs):
         """Initialize Wan-specific scheduler."""

fastvideo/training/wan_i2v_distillation_pipeline.py

@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ class WanI2VDistillationPipeline(DistillationPipeline):
     A distillation pipeline for Wan that uses a single transformer model.
     The main transformer serves as the student model, and copies are made for teacher and critic.
     """
-    _required_config_modules = [
-        "scheduler", "transformer", "vae", "real_score_transformer",
-        "fake_score_transformer"
-    ]
+    _required_config_modules = ["scheduler", "transformer", "vae"]
 
     def initialize_pipeline(self, fastvideo_args: FastVideoArgs):
         """Initialize Wan-specific scheduler."""

fastvideo/training/wan_self_forcing_distillation_pipeline.py

@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ class WanSelfForcingDistillationPipeline(SelfForcingDistillationPipeline):
     with DMD for video generation.
     """
     _required_config_modules = [
-        "scheduler", "transformer", "vae", "real_score_transformer",
-        "fake_score_transformer"
+        "scheduler",
+        "transformer",
+        "vae",
     ]
 
     def create_training_stages(self, training_args: TrainingArgs):
@@ -40,7 +41,10 @@ class WanSelfForcingDistillationPipeline(SelfForcingDistillationPipeline):
             training_args.model_path,
             args=args_copy,  # type: ignore
             inference_mode=True,
-            loaded_modules={"transformer": self.get_module("transformer")},
+            loaded_modules={
+                "transformer": self.get_module("transformer"),
+                "transformer_2": self.get_module("transformer_2")
+            },
             tp_size=training_args.tp_size,
             sp_size=training_args.sp_size,
             num_gpus=training_args.num_gpus,

scripts/distill/v1_distill_dmd_wan.sh

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM=false
 torchrun --nnodes 1 --nproc_per_node $NUM_GPUS \
     fastvideo/training/wan_distillation_pipeline.py \
     --model_path Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers \
+    --real_score_model_path Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers \
+    --fake_score_model_path Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers \
     --inference_mode False\
     --pretrained_model_name_or_path Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers \
     --cache_dir "/home/ray/.cache" \
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ torchrun --nnodes 1 --nproc_per_node $NUM_GPUS \
     --dataloader_num_workers 0 \
     --gradient_accumulation_steps 8 \
     --max_train_steps 30000 \
-    --learning_rate 1e-5 \
+    --learning_rate 2e-6 \
     --mixed_precision "bf16" \
     --checkpointing_steps 400 \
     --validation_steps 100 \

scripts/distill/v1_distill_dmd_wan_VSA.sh

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM=false
 torchrun --nnodes 1 --nproc_per_node $NUM_GPUS \
     fastvideo/training/wan_distillation_pipeline.py \
     --model_path Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers \
+    --real_score_model_path Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers \
+    --fake_score_model_path Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers \
     --inference_mode False\
     --pretrained_model_name_or_path Wan-AI/Wan2.1-T2V-1.3B-Diffusers \
     --cache_dir "/home/ray/.cache" \
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ torchrun --nnodes 1 --nproc_per_node $NUM_GPUS \
     --dataloader_num_workers 0 \
     --gradient_accumulation_steps 8 \
     --max_train_steps 30000 \
-    --learning_rate 1e-5 \
+    --learning_rate 2e-6 \
     --mixed_precision "bf16" \
     --checkpointing_steps 400 \
     --validation_steps 100 \

scripts/finetune/finetune_v1.sh

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ torchrun --nnodes 1 --nproc_per_node $NUM_GPUS\
     --dataloader_num_workers 10\
     --gradient_accumulation_steps=1 \
     --max_train_steps=5000 \
-    --learning_rate=1e-5\
+    --learning_rate=1e-6\
     --mixed_precision="bf16"\
     --checkpointing_steps=6000 \
     --validation_steps 200\

scripts/finetune/finetune_v1_VSA.sh

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ torchrun --nnodes 1 --nproc_per_node $NUM_GPUS \
     --dataloader_num_workers 4 \
     --gradient_accumulation_steps 8 \
     --max_train_steps 30000 \
-    --learning_rate 1e-5 \
+    --learning_rate 1e-6 \
     --mixed_precision "bf16" \
     --checkpointing_steps 6000 \
     --validation_steps 100 \