diff --git a/.dev_scripts/diff_images.py b/.dev_scripts/diff_images.py
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+import argparse
+
+import numpy as np
+from PIL import Image
+
+
+def read_image_int16(image_path):
+    image = Image.open(image_path)
+    return np.array(image).astype(np.int16)
+
+
+def calc_images_mean_L1(image1_path, image2_path):
+    image1 = read_image_int16(image1_path)
+    image2 = read_image_int16(image2_path)
+    assert image1.shape == image2.shape
+
+    mean_L1 = np.abs(image1 - image2).mean()
+    return mean_L1
+
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('image1_path')
+    parser.add_argument('image2_path')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    return args
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    args = parse_args()
+    mean_L1 = calc_images_mean_L1(args.image1_path, args.image2_path)
+    print(mean_L1)
diff --git a/.dev_scripts/images/v1_4_astronaut_rides_horse_plms_step50_seed42.png b/.dev_scripts/images/v1_4_astronaut_rides_horse_plms_step50_seed42.png
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diff --git a/.dev_scripts/sample_command.txt b/.dev_scripts/sample_command.txt
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+"a photograph of an astronaut riding a horse" -s50 -S42
diff --git a/.dev_scripts/test_regression_txt2img_dream_v1_4.sh b/.dev_scripts/test_regression_txt2img_dream_v1_4.sh
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+# generate an image
+PROMPT_FILE=".dev_scripts/sample_command.txt"
+OUT_DIR="outputs/img-samples/test_regression_txt2img_v1_4"
+SAMPLES_DIR=${OUT_DIR}
+python scripts/dream.py \
+    --from_file ${PROMPT_FILE} \
+    --outdir ${OUT_DIR} \
+    --sampler plms \
+    --full_precision
+
+# original output by CompVis/stable-diffusion
+IMAGE1=".dev_scripts/images/v1_4_astronaut_rides_horse_plms_step50_seed42.png"
+# new output
+IMAGE2=`ls -A ${SAMPLES_DIR}/*.png | sort | tail -n 1`
+
+echo ""
+echo "comparing the following two images"
+echo "IMAGE1: ${IMAGE1}"
+echo "IMAGE2: ${IMAGE2}"
+python .dev_scripts/diff_images.py ${IMAGE1} ${IMAGE2}
diff --git a/.dev_scripts/test_regression_txt2img_v1_4.sh b/.dev_scripts/test_regression_txt2img_v1_4.sh
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+# generate an image
+PROMPT="a photograph of an astronaut riding a horse"
+OUT_DIR="outputs/txt2img-samples/test_regression_txt2img_v1_4"
+SAMPLES_DIR="outputs/txt2img-samples/test_regression_txt2img_v1_4/samples"
+python scripts/orig_scripts/txt2img.py \
+    --prompt "${PROMPT}" \
+    --outdir ${OUT_DIR} \
+    --plms \
+    --ddim_steps 50 \
+    --n_samples 1 \
+    --n_iter 1 \
+    --seed 42
+
+# original output by CompVis/stable-diffusion
+IMAGE1=".dev_scripts/images/v1_4_astronaut_rides_horse_plms_step50_seed42.png"
+# new output
+IMAGE2=`ls -A ${SAMPLES_DIR}/*.png | sort | tail -n 1`
+
+echo ""
+echo "comparing the following two images"
+echo "IMAGE1: ${IMAGE1}"
+echo "IMAGE2: ${IMAGE2}"
+python .dev_scripts/diff_images.py ${IMAGE1} ${IMAGE2}