[Partner Nodes] fix SaveWEBM node to save alpha channel; add BriaTransparentVideoBackground Partner node (#14257)

comfy_api_nodes/nodes_bria.py

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
+import av
+import torch
+from av.codec import CodecContext
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from comfy_api.latest import IO, ComfyExtension, Input
 from comfy_api_nodes.apis.bria import (
     BriaEditImageRequest,
+    BriaImageEditResponse,
     BriaRemoveBackgroundRequest,
     BriaRemoveBackgroundResponse,
     BriaRemoveVideoBackgroundRequest,
     BriaRemoveVideoBackgroundResponse,
-    BriaImageEditResponse,
     BriaStatusResponse,
     InputModerationSettings,
 )
@@ -316,6 +319,96 @@ class BriaRemoveVideoBackground(IO.ComfyNode):
         return IO.NodeOutput(await download_url_to_video_output(response.result.video_url))
 
 
+def _video_to_images_and_mask(video: Input.Video) -> tuple[Input.Image, Input.Mask]:
+    """Decode a transparent webm (VP9 + alpha) into image frames and an alpha mask.
+
+    VP9 keeps its alpha in a side layer that PyAV's default vp9 decoder drops, so the frames
+    are decoded with libvpx-vp9. Returns RGB images [B,H,W,3] in 0..1 and a mask [B,H,W]
+    following the Load Image convention (1 = transparent) for compositing or Save WEBM.
+    """
+    rgb_frames: list[torch.Tensor] = []
+    alpha_frames: list[torch.Tensor] = []
+    with av.open(video.get_stream_source(), mode="r") as container:
+        stream = container.streams.video[0]
+        decoder = CodecContext.create("libvpx-vp9", "r") if stream.codec_context.name == "vp9" else None
+        for packet in container.demux(stream):
+            for frame in (decoder.decode(packet) if decoder is not None else packet.decode()):
+                rgba = torch.from_numpy(frame.to_ndarray(format="rgba")).float() / 255.0
+                rgb_frames.append(rgba[..., :3])
+                alpha_frames.append(rgba[..., 3])
+    images = torch.stack(rgb_frames) if rgb_frames else torch.zeros(0, 0, 0, 3)
+    mask = (1.0 - torch.stack(alpha_frames)) if alpha_frames else torch.zeros((images.shape[0], 64, 64))
+    return images, mask
+
+
+class BriaTransparentVideoBackground(IO.ComfyNode):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def define_schema(cls):
+        return IO.Schema(
+            node_id="BriaTransparentVideoBackground",
+            display_name="Bria Remove Video Background (Transparent)",
+            category="partner/video/Bria",
+            description="Remove the background from a video using Bria and return the cut-out frames "
+            "plus an alpha mask. Connect both to a compositing node, or feed them to Save WEBM to "
+            "write a transparent video.",
+            inputs=[
+                IO.Video.Input("video"),
+                IO.Int.Input(
+                    "seed",
+                    default=0,
+                    min=0,
+                    max=2147483647,
+                    display_mode=IO.NumberDisplay.number,
+                    control_after_generate=True,
+                    tooltip="Seed controls whether the node should re-run; "
+                    "results are non-deterministic regardless of seed.",
+                ),
+            ],
+            outputs=[
+                IO.Image.Output(display_name="images"),
+                IO.Mask.Output(display_name="mask"),
+            ],
+            hidden=[
+                IO.Hidden.auth_token_comfy_org,
+                IO.Hidden.api_key_comfy_org,
+                IO.Hidden.unique_id,
+            ],
+            is_api_node=True,
+            price_badge=IO.PriceBadge(
+                expr="""{"type":"usd","usd":0.14,"format":{"suffix":"/second"}}""",
+            ),
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def execute(
+        cls,
+        video: Input.Video,
+        seed: int,
+    ) -> IO.NodeOutput:
+        validate_video_duration(video, max_duration=60.0)
+        response = await sync_op(
+            cls,
+            ApiEndpoint(path="/proxy/bria/v2/video/edit/remove_background", method="POST"),
+            data=BriaRemoveVideoBackgroundRequest(
+                video=await upload_video_to_comfyapi(cls, video),
+                background_color="Transparent",
+                output_container_and_codec="webm_vp9",
+                seed=seed,
+            ),
+            response_model=BriaStatusResponse,
+        )
+        response = await poll_op(
+            cls,
+            ApiEndpoint(path=f"/proxy/bria/v2/status/{response.request_id}"),
+            status_extractor=lambda r: r.status,
+            response_model=BriaRemoveVideoBackgroundResponse,
+        )
+        video_out = await download_url_to_video_output(response.result.video_url)
+        images, mask = _video_to_images_and_mask(video_out)
+        return IO.NodeOutput(images, mask)
+
+
 class BriaExtension(ComfyExtension):
     @override
     async def get_node_list(self) -> list[type[IO.ComfyNode]]:
@@ -323,6 +416,7 @@ class BriaExtension(ComfyExtension):
             BriaImageEditNode,
             BriaRemoveImageBackground,
             BriaRemoveVideoBackground,
+            BriaTransparentVideoBackground,
         ]
 
 

comfy_extras/nodes_video.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class SaveWEBM(io.ComfyNode):
             category="video",
             is_experimental=True,
             inputs=[
-                io.Image.Input("images"),
+                io.Image.Input("images", tooltip="RGBA images are saved with their alpha channel as transparency (vp9 codec only)."),
                 io.String.Input("filename_prefix", default="ComfyUI"),
                 io.Combo.Input("codec", options=["vp9", "av1"]),
                 io.Float.Input("fps", default=24.0, min=0.01, max=1000.0, step=0.01),
@@ -45,18 +45,25 @@ class SaveWEBM(io.ComfyNode):
             for x in cls.hidden.extra_pnginfo:
                 container.metadata[x] = json.dumps(cls.hidden.extra_pnginfo[x])
 
+        # Save transparency when the images carry an alpha channel (RGBA) and the codec supports it.
+        # vp9 -> yuva420p; other codecs have no usable alpha path, so the alpha is ignored.
+        save_alpha = images.shape[-1] == 4 and codec == "vp9"
+
         codec_map = {"vp9": "libvpx-vp9", "av1": "libsvtav1"}
         stream = container.add_stream(codec_map[codec], rate=Fraction(round(fps * 1000), 1000))
         stream.width = images.shape[-2]
         stream.height = images.shape[-3]
-        stream.pix_fmt = "yuv420p10le" if codec == "av1" else "yuv420p"
+        stream.pix_fmt = "yuva420p" if save_alpha else ("yuv420p10le" if codec == "av1" else "yuv420p")
         stream.bit_rate = 0
         stream.options = {'crf': str(crf)}
         if codec == "av1":
             stream.options["preset"] = "6"
 
         for frame in images:
-            frame = av.VideoFrame.from_ndarray(torch.clamp(frame[..., :3] * 255, min=0, max=255).to(device=torch.device("cpu"), dtype=torch.uint8).numpy(), format="rgb24")
+            if save_alpha:
+                frame = av.VideoFrame.from_ndarray(torch.clamp(frame[..., :4] * 255, min=0, max=255).to(device=torch.device("cpu"), dtype=torch.uint8).numpy(), format="rgba")
+            else:
+                frame = av.VideoFrame.from_ndarray(torch.clamp(frame[..., :3] * 255, min=0, max=255).to(device=torch.device("cpu"), dtype=torch.uint8).numpy(), format="rgb24")
             for packet in stream.encode(frame):
                 container.mux(packet)
         container.mux(stream.encode())