Update app.py

app.py

@@ -46,7 +46,17 @@ def resize_image(path, max_size=512):
     return tmp.name
 
 # ── Run SHARP ──
-@spaces.GPU(duration=300)
+# NOTE on duration: HuggingFace's free-tier ZeroGPU accounts get a 5-minute
+# (300s) TOTAL daily quota. Requesting a duration at or above that cap makes
+# the platform reject the call outright with "requested GPU duration is
+# larger than the maximum allowed" (an "illegal duration" error) — it fails
+# instantly, before your function even runs, and retrying won't help.
+# Keeping this comfortably under the cap lets a free/unauthenticated user
+# actually get a few conversions in per day instead of burning the whole
+# quota (or being rejected) on a single call.
+GPU_DURATION = 90
+
+@spaces.GPU(duration=GPU_DURATION)
 def run_sharp(image_path):
     if image_path is None:
         return None, "⚠ Please upload a photo first."
@@ -56,7 +66,7 @@ def run_sharp(image_path):
         resized = resize_image(image_path, 512)
         result = subprocess.run(
             ["sharp", "predict", "-i", resized, "-o", out_dir],
-            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=270
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=GPU_DURATION - 15
         )
         ply_files = [f for f in os.listdir(out_dir) if f.endswith(".ply")]
         if not ply_files:
@@ -64,7 +74,7 @@ def run_sharp(image_path):
             return None, f"SHARP failed:\n{err}"
         return os.path.join(out_dir, ply_files[0]), "✓ Done — 3D scene loading below ↓"
     except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-        return None, "⚠ Timed out. Request ZeroGPU in your Space Community tab to make this instant."
+        return None, "⚠ Timed out inside the GPU window. Try a smaller/simpler photo, or increase GPU_DURATION near the top of app.py if you have more quota (PRO/Team/Enterprise)."
     except FileNotFoundError:
         return None, "⚠ SHARP not found yet — wait 1 minute and try again."
     except Exception as e:
@@ -429,8 +439,10 @@ with gr.Blocks(css=CSS, title="SplatWeb") as demo:
 - Any size photo — app auto-resizes to 512px before processing
 - Clear, well-lit subject gives the best 3D quality
 - Works on: objects, rooms, food, people, landscapes
-- **Without ZeroGPU:** ~2–4 min on CPU
-- **With ZeroGPU:** under 1 second — request it in your Space's Community tab
+- **ZeroGPU hardware must be selected in your Space's Settings → Hardware** (it isn't automatic just because it's free now)
+- **Free HF account:** 5 min of GPU time per day total (~3 conversions at current settings) — resets 24h after your first run
+- **Not signed in:** only 2 min/day — sign in to a free HF account for more
+- **PRO/Team/Enterprise:** much larger daily quota, plus pay-as-you-go
                 """)
 
             btn1 = gr.Button("✦  Build My 3D Scene", variant="primary", size="lg")
@@ -505,7 +517,10 @@ with gr.Blocks(css=CSS, title="SplatWeb") as demo:
     def handle_single(img):
         if img is None:
             return "⚠ Please upload a photo first.", gr.update(value="", visible=False)
-        ply, status = run_sharp(img)
+        try:
+            ply, status = run_sharp(img)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return f"⚠ GPU rejected the request: {str(e)}\n(If this mentions quota/duration, you've hit your daily free ZeroGPU limit — wait for it to reset, or sign in with a HF account for a bigger quota.)", gr.update(value="", visible=False)
         if ply:
             script = make_load_script(ply)
             return status, gr.update(value=script, visible=True)
@@ -515,11 +530,17 @@ with gr.Blocks(css=CSS, title="SplatWeb") as demo:
         if a is None or b is None:
             return "⚠ Please upload BOTH photos.", gr.update(visible=False)
 
-        ply1, s1 = run_sharp(a)
+        try:
+            ply1, s1 = run_sharp(a)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return f"⚠ GPU rejected angle 1: {str(e)}", gr.update(visible=False)
         if not ply1:
             return f"⚠ Angle 1 failed:\n{s1}", gr.update(visible=False)
 
-        ply2, s2 = run_sharp(b)
+        try:
+            ply2, s2 = run_sharp(b)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return f"✓ Angle 1 done.\n⚠ GPU rejected angle 2: {str(e)}", gr.update(visible=False)
         if not ply2:
             return f"✓ Angle 1 done.\n⚠ Angle 2 failed:\n{s2}", gr.update(visible=False)