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Diffusion360: Seamless 360 Degree Panoramic Image Generation based on Diffusion Models

arXiv 2311.13141 ↗First posted 22 Nov 2023cs.CVcited by 49

On the map: Diffusion models → 3D, point cloud and scene generation

Abstract (arXiv)

This is a technical report on the 360-degree panoramic image generation task based on diffusion models. Unlike ordinary 2D images, 360-degree panoramic images capture the entire 360^circ× 180^circ field of view. So the rightmost and the leftmost sides of the 360 panoramic image should be continued, which is the main challenge in this field. However, the current diffusion pipeline is not appropriate for generating such a seamless 360-degree panoramic image. To this end, we propose a circular blending strategy on both the denoising and VAE decoding stages to maintain the geometry continuity. Based on this, we present two models for Text-to-360-panoramas and Single-Image-to-360-panoramas tasks. The code has been released as an open-source project at hrefhttps://github.com/ArcherFMY/SD-T2I-360PanoImagehttps://github.com/ArcherFMY/SD-T2I-360PanoImage and hrefhttps://www.modelscope.cn/models/damo/cvdiffusiontext-to-360panorama-imagegeneration/summaryModelScope

Key facts. Cited by 49 papers in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Placed in 3D, point cloud and scene generation, one of 14 directions in Diffusion models. Builds on 6 of its 7 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 22 Nov 2023.

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  1. 2023Customizing 360-Degree Panoramas through Text-to-Image Diffusion Models28 Oct

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  1. 2023Adding Conditional Control to Text-to-Image Diffusion Modelscited by 5,466
  2. 2022DreamBooth: Fine Tuning Text-to-Image Diffusion Models for Subject-Driven Generationcited by 3,286
  3. 2021Real-ESRGAN: Training Real-World Blind Super-Resolution with Pure Synthetic Datacited by 961
  4. 2023MVDiffusion: Enabling Holistic Multi-view Image Generation with Correspondence-Aware Diffusioncited by 210
  5. 2023360-Degree Panorama Generation from Few Unregistered NFoV Imagescited by 42

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  1. 2025HunyuanWorld 1.0: Generating Immersive, Explorable, and Interactive 3D Worlds from Words or Pixelscited by 91
  2. 20244K4DGen: Panoramic 4D Generation at 4K Resolutioncited by 54
  3. 2024LayerPano3D: Layered 3D Panorama for Hyper-Immersive Scene Generationcited by 53
  4. 2024DiffPano: Scalable and Consistent Text to Panorama Generation with Spherical Epipolar-Aware Diffusioncited by 38
  5. 2025CubeDiff: Repurposing Diffusion-Based Image Models for Panorama Generationcited by 35
  6. 2025Matrix-3D: Omnidirectional Explorable 3D World Generationcited by 33
  7. 2025EmbodiedGen: Towards a Generative 3D World Engine for Embodied Intelligencecited by 32
  8. 2025WonderTurbo: Generating Interactive 3D World in 0.72 Secondscited by 31
  9. 2024Imagine360: Immersive 360 Video Generation from Perspective Anchorcited by 27
  10. 2024FastScene: Text-Driven Fast 3D Indoor Scene Generation via Panoramic Gaussian Splattingcited by 24
  11. 2024HoloDreamer: Holistic 3D Panoramic World Generation from Text Descriptionscited by 24
  12. 2025DiT360: High-Fidelity Panoramic Image Generation via Hybrid Trainingcited by 24
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  1. 2025DA2: Depth Anything in Any Directioncited by 22
  2. 2024PanoFree: Tuning-Free Holistic Multi-view Image Generation with Cross-view Self-Guidancecited by 18
  3. 2025A Recipe for Generating 3D Worlds From a Single Imagecited by 13
  4. 2025DreamCube: 3D Panorama Generation via Multi-plane Synchronizationcited by 12
  5. 2025Conditional Panoramic Image Generation via Masked Autoregressive Modelingcited by 9
  6. 2025WonderFree: Enhancing Novel View Quality and Cross-View Consistency for 3D Scene Explorationcited by 7
  7. 2025PanoWorld-X: Generating Explorable Panoramic Worlds via Sphere-Aware Video Diffusioncited by 7
  8. 2026360Anything: Geometry-Free Lifting of Images and Videos to 360degcited by 7
  9. 2026InSpatio-WorldFM: An Open-Source Real-Time Generative Frame Modelcited by 7
  10. 2024TwinDiffusion: Enhancing Coherence and Efficiency in Panoramic Image Generation with Diffusion Modelscited by 5
  11. 2025ImmerseGen: Agent-Guided Immersive World Generation with Alpha-Textured Proxiescited by 5
  12. 2024360PanT: Training-Free Text-Driven 360-Degree Panorama-to-Panorama Translationcited by 4
  13. 2024Multi-Scale Diffusion: Enhancing Spatial Layout in High-Resolution Panoramic Image Generationcited by 4
  14. 2025OmniX: From Unified Panoramic Generation and Perception to Graphics-Ready 3D Scenescited by 4
  15. 2025GaMO: Geometry-aware Multi-view Diffusion Outpainting for Sparse-View 3D Reconstructioncited by 4
  16. 2026Pantheon360: Taming Digital Twin Generation via 3D-Aware 360deg Video Diffusioncited by 4
  17. 2025TanDiT: Tangent-Plane Diffusion Transformer for High-Quality 360deg Panorama Generationcited by 3
  18. 20253D-Generalist: Self-Improving Vision-Language-Action Models for Crafting 3D Worldscited by 3
  19. 2026MoVerse: Real-Time Video World Modeling with Panoramic Gaussian Scaffoldcited by 3
  20. 2025ExScene: Free-View 3D Scene Reconstruction with Gaussian Splatting from a Single Imagecited by 2
  21. 2025DreamAnywhere: Object-Centric Panoramic 3D Scene Generationcited by 2
  22. 2026PanoWorld: A Generative Spatial World Model for Consistent Whole-House Panorama Synthesiscited by 2
  23. 2026SpheRoPE: Zero-Shot Optimization-Free 360 Panorama Generation with Spherical RoPEcited by 2
  24. 2025SparsyFed: Sparse Adaptive Federated Trainingcited by 1
  25. 2025ViewPoint: Panoramic Video Generation with Pretrained Diffusion Modelscited by 1
  26. 2026Pano3DComposer: Feed-Forward Compositional 3D Scene Generation from Single Panoramic Imagecited by 1
  27. 2026ABot-3DWorld 0: A Universal World Model to Explore Any 3D Spacecited by 1
  28. 2025A Survey on Text-Driven 360-Degree Panorama Generationcited by 0
  29. 2025Top2Pano: Learning to Generate Indoor Panoramas from Top-Down Viewcited by 0
  30. 2025JoPano: Unified Panorama Generation via Joint Modelingcited by 0
  31. 2026DreamHome-Pano: Design-Aware and Conflict-Free Panoramic Interior Generationcited by 0
  32. 2026Scene Generation at Absolute Scale: Utilizing Semantic and Geometric Guidance From Text for Accurate and Interpretable 3D Indoor Scene Generationcited by 0
  33. 2026Gimbal360: Canonicalizing Planar Diffusion for Spherical Panorama Completioncited by 0
  34. 2026Stepper: Stepwise Immersive Scene Generation with Multiview Panoramascited by 0
  35. 2026Probing CLIP's Comprehension of 360-Degree Textual and Visual Semanticscited by 0
  36. 2026SHERPA: Seam-aware Harmonized ERP Adaptation for Open-Domain 360^circ Panorama Generationcited by 0
  37. 2026Enhancing In-context Panoramic Generation via Geometric-aware Pretrainingcited by 0

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  2. 2024360DVD: Controllable Panorama Video Generation with 360-Degree Video Diffusion Model
  3. 2025What Makes for Text to 360-degree Panorama Generation with Stable Diffusion?
  4. 2024CamFreeDiff: Camera-free Image to Panorama Generation with Diffusion Model
  5. 2024SpotDiffusion: A Fast Approach For Seamless Panorama Generation Over Time
  6. 2023PanoDiffusion: 360-degree Panorama Outpainting via Diffusion
  7. 2023Relay Diffusion: Unifying diffusion process across resolutions for image synthesis
  8. 2024Merging and Splitting Diffusion Paths for Semantically Coherent Panoramas