Alternative GUI Frameworks

[C0untFloyd]

I'm thinking the custom tkinter framework used by the original roop and extended by me is slowly becoming too uncomfortable and basic for future demands. As I'm a python beginner without much expertise I'm asking what else and better is there?
From my previous Bark repo I learned a lot about Gradio, which has a lot of cool stuff right out of the box but since it runs in a browser, stuff like filedialogs and modal dialogues in general are hard to do. Please surprise me with ideas 😏

[TheTeacherDude]

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[TheTeacherDude]

Scratch that- wrong video. I posted the right one later. Jeff HeislerOn Jul 9, 2023, at 11:06 PM, Jeffrey Heisler ***@***.***> wrote:Check this out. I think it might be just the thing. <oar2.jpg>Create Great Video Content With Descript's Easy, Online Video Editor Tool. Try it for Free.youtu.beJeff HeislerOn Jul 9, 2023, at 1:34 PM, C0untFloyd ***@***.***> wrote: I'm thinking the custom tkinter framework used by the original roop and extended by me is slowly becoming too uncomfortable and basic for future demands. As I'm a python beginner without much expertise I'm asking what else and better is there? From my previous Bark repo I learned a lot about Gradio, which has a lot of cool stuff right out of the box but since it runs in a browser, stuff like filedialogs and modal dialogues in general are hard to do. Please surprise me with ideas 😏 —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[C0untFloyd]

I have a working prototype now, running in Gradio. I will be creating a new branch this weekend for you all to test.

[Siraj-HM]

I am looking forward to it.

[phineas-pta]

original roop will also go gradio

[MadeOfWax]

The new Gradio ui looks very good and the 2.71 build is very solid on my computer, even using a weak 1060 6GB Nvidia card. I have noticed it is significantly slower than the old tkinter version, at least on my humble rig. Any suggestions to improve render times?

[C0untFloyd]

Make sure it is using CUDA, play around with number of threads and perhaps check 'keep frames' as this is using the old threaded method.

[MadeOfWax]

Thank you. The number of threads seems to help most but my poor video card taps out at about 16 threads. Still, the preview function is a great addition. I can easily see if it's worth my time to make a swap before I commit to it. Great work on this fork!

[lysxelapsed]

try using one of the "nvenc" video codecs. as I'm on an older system too (i7-4770k, with rtx3060 tho) until next week, this gave me a massive speed boost. not sure how it would work out with a 1060, but worth a try.

[MadeOfWax]

Thank you. I've tried all the codecs but so far haven't seen the kind of improvement you had. Guess I really need to upgrade my PC.

[lysxelapsed]

don't know the specs of the rest of your system, but yes: a 1060 is pretty slim for these kinds of tasks. scored an used rtx 3060 for 190$ a few weeks ago, prices are not that high anymore.

[martro2]

Just a heads up.. I have absolutely nothing contribute to your project no ideas so take my sour opinion on the new Web UI implementation with a grain of salt.
What was the point of this? I dont mind that there are some minor visual bugs that don't really affect the functionality in any meaningful capacity, but why go from a tiny window that was easy to traverse and process image after image like no tomorrow to a webpage where I not only need to move my cursor to every corner of my screen but also have to scroll down to see all of it? I have no clue the amount of work you put in to make all of this work, and I understand the ambition and interest in expanding the scope of this project but I'm rolling back to the older version immediately. I don't want you to have to maintain the old stuff if it isn't viable to do so, but please don't fix what's not broken. End rant from grumpy guy who really appreciates the work you put in and want it to be a success.

[phineas-pta]

the problem is not visual bugs, it's that tkinter is difficult to add new features which people want

[C0untFloyd]

the problem is not visual bugs, it's that tkinter is difficult to add new features which people want

This and a bunch of other reasons:

• lots of functionality out-of-the-box like drag 'n drop, ready to use components etc.
• platform-independant Browser UI
• in-built Server, you can host this thing completely with a GUI or have it running in a Colab
• great support for ML Apps, in fact this framework was created to have AI Apps running for experiments in a short time
• easy to use, very fast UI changes possible
• it's a modern framework still in its infancy, tkinter is based on TK from 1991

tldr; just for the main layout of 2.0.3 I needed about 2 hours of fiddling, with gradio several Tab pages can be done in minutes.

I prefer the new usability and freedom of roop unleashed but each to their own and the old tkinter branch still lives on (albeit I won't be doing any fixes/updates for it). A very good alternative if you're only interested in faking videos is Rope which is actively being developed. But did you notice that the original roop also changes to Gradio? I wonder why 😏