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Consist-Retinex: One-Step Low-Light Image Enhancement via Consistency Training

ai-technology · 2026-04-30

Researchers propose Consist-Retinex, a method for low-light image enhancement that uses consistency models to achieve one-step restoration. The approach first employs a Retinex Transformer Decomposition Network to separate reflectance and illumination, then trains two conditional consistency models with a dual objective combining trajectory consistency and ground-truth component supervision. Adaptive noise-emphasized fixed-point sampling addresses instability in one-step inference. The method is published on arXiv (2512.08982) and aims to accelerate high-quality Retinex enhancement for deployment under strict latency budgets.

Key facts

  • Consist-Retinex is a one-step low-light image enhancement method.
  • It uses a Retinex Transformer Decomposition Network (TDN).
  • Two conditional consistency models are trained with a dual objective.
  • The dual objective combines trajectory consistency and paired ground-truth component supervision.
  • Adaptive noise-emphasized fixed-point sampling is used.
  • The method addresses instability in one-step inference.
  • Published on arXiv with identifier 2512.08982.
  • Aims to accelerate high-quality Retinex enhancement under strict latency budgets.

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  • arXiv

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