{
 "id": "fix-for-weak-ignored-openpose-controlnet-in-comfyui",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Fix for weak/ignored openpose ControlNet in ComfyUI when pose reference aspect differs from generation canvas",
 "symptom": "DWPose skeleton extracts fine but the generated image ignores the pose or crops the subject; sampling log shows the controlnet IS applied (it/s speeds up at the end_percent release point)",
 "hw": [
  "rtx-pro-5000-blackwell"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "comfyui@0.32.0",
  "comfyui_controlnet_aux@1.1.5",
  "controlnet-union-sdxl-promax"
 ],
 "intent": "pose-controlled character stills (DWPose + xinsir union SDXL controlnet) via h3 pic --pose",
 "date": "2026-08-14",
 "status": "working",
 "cost": "two failed pose transfers before spotting the aspect crop + missing pose tags",
 "author": "sarg",
 "handle": "sarg",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "body"
 ],
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}