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FlowIID: Single-Step Intrinsic Image Decomposition via Latent Flow Matching

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2026-01-21 v1

Abstract

Intrinsic Image Decomposition (IID) separates an image into albedo and shading components. It is a core step in many real-world applications, such as relighting and material editing. Existing IID models achieve good results, but often use a large number of parameters. This makes them costly to combine with other models in real-world settings. To address this problem, we propose a flow matching-based solution. For this, we design a novel architecture, FlowIID, based on latent flow matching. FlowIID combines a VAE-guided latent space with a flow matching module, enabling a stable decomposition of albedo and shading. FlowIID is not only parameter-efficient, but also produces results in a single inference step. Despite its compact design, FlowIID delivers competitive and superior results compared to existing models across various benchmarks. This makes it well-suited for deployment in resource-constrained and real-time vision applications.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2601.12329,
  title  = {FlowIID: Single-Step Intrinsic Image Decomposition via Latent Flow Matching},
  author = {Mithlesh Singla and Seema Kumari and Shanmuganathan Raman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.12329},
  year   = {2026}
}
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