📣 Midjourney News for Week Ending 13 Jan 2024 | Midjourney V6 | Midjourney V7
TLDRThe Mid Journey report highlights new features for version six, including improved aesthetics, image coherence, and prompt accuracy. Exciting developments like in-painting and zoom out features are in progress, with potential release this month. Consistent characters and styles are being refined, and an upscaling update has been released. Future plans involve video models and server optimizations for better performance and accessibility. The team is focused on delivering a high-quality experience with version 6 and looks forward to advancing to version 7 with video enhancements.
Takeaways
- 🚀 **New Features in Development**: David Holes is excited about several new features being developed for Mid Journey, indicating January will be a significant month for updates.
- 🎨 **V6 Alpha Update**: An update for V6 Alpha was released on January 5th, including improvements to default aesthetics, image coherence, and prompt accuracy, as well as enhanced text rendering.
- 🖼️ **In-Painting and Very Region Feature**: A new feature is being trained that allows zoom out and panning, potentially releasing for V6 this month.
- 🌟 **Consistent Characters and Styles**: V6 will introduce features for consistent characters and styles, aiming to provide a more uniform and predictable output based on user inputs.
- 📸 **Image Quality Improvements**: A near-term update is anticipated to address image quality issues and improve the not safe for work filtering to minimize unintended nudity.
- 🔍 **Reducing Blurry Images**: An update is planned to reduce the number of blurry images, addressing user concerns.
- 🎨 **New Style Tuner and Control Nets**: The team is working on a new style tuner and exploring control nets, which could allow users to specify scene compositions or use drawing inputs.
- 🌐 **Multilingual Text Support**: Future plans include supporting various languages, such as Japanese and Chinese, for text drawing in V6.
- 📹 **V6 Video Models**: The team is exploring video models for V6, with a potential release in February or March that may include an upscale feature adding motion to images.
- 💻 **Server Updates and Accessibility**: Server updates are being made to optimize performance for V6 and prevent shortages. The goal is to make V6 accessible to everyone, not just those who opt into it.
- 🛠️ **Alpha Website Enhancements**: Notable updates to the alpha website include enhancements to the lightbox and the introduction of an archive section, both of which have received positive feedback.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the weekly Midjourney office hours event led by David Holz?
-The main focus of the weekly Midjourney office hours event is to discuss and provide updates on the development and new features being introduced to the Midjourney platform.
What update was pushed out for V6 Alpha on the 5th of January?
-The update for V6 Alpha on the 5th of January included improvements to default aesthetics, better image coherence, and enhanced prompt accuracy. Text rendering was also set to improve with this update.
What features are currently in training for V6?
-The inpainting and Vary Region features are currently in training for V6. Additionally, zoom out and panning features are also being developed and may be released for V6 in the near future.
What potential new features were mentioned for V6?
-Potential new features mentioned for V6 include consistent characters, consistent styles, and an upscaling update to address issues with a previous version of 'weird'. There are also plans to improve not safe for work filtering.
How does the consistent style feature work?
-The consistent style feature works by allowing users to provide Midjourney with an image and request a new image that matches the style or character of the given image, similar to how today's image prompt functions.
What is the current status of the style tuner and control nets?
-The style tuner is being updated, starting with the old method and incorporating V6 algorithms. Control nets are experimental features that allow users to specify the composition of a scene or use a drawing input for scenes.
What is NIU V6 and what are the plans for its release?
-NIU V6 is a new version being developed by the Midjourney team. They plan to conduct tests with guides and mods, with the potential for a release later in the month. The team aims to incorporate text drawing support for various languages, including Japanese and Chinese characters, in the future.
What are the team's plans for V6 video models?
-The team is exploring V6 video models with the intention of introducing an upscale feature that adds motion, possibly in February or March. The goal is to maintain high quality and a high probability of user satisfaction.
How is the team addressing server performance and accessibility for V6?
-The team is working on server updates to optimize performance for V6 and prevent server shortages. As V6 moves to Beta, the goal is to make it accessible to everyone rather than just those who opt into it.
What updates have been made to the alpha website?
-Notable updates to the alpha website include enhancements to the lightbox and the introduction of an archive section. Both updates have received positive feedback from users.
What is the next focus for the team after completing V6 beta?
-After completing V6 beta, the team will shift their focus to version 7 and continue to work on video-related enhancements.
Outlines
🚀 Mid Journey V6 Updates and Features
This paragraph discusses the weekly Mid Journey office hours event led by David Holes, highlighting the new features being developed for Mid Journey version six. The update on January 5th included improvements to aesthetics, image coherence, and prompt accuracy. The team is also working on an in-painting and very region feature, zoom out and panning capabilities, and consistent characters and styles. An upscaling update was released on the same day as the office hours, aiming to improve image quality and address previous issues. Future updates are expected to reduce blurry images and introduce experimental features like style tuners and control nets. The team is also planning to optimize server performance for V6 and expand access to the creation Alpha website.
📋 Summary and Updates on Mid Journey V6
This paragraph provides a summary of the weekly report on Mid Journey V6, mentioning the link to a document with a transcript summary and all prompts for the images used in the video. It emphasizes the team's dedication to completing version 6 with features like in-painting, zoom, control nets, style tuner, and NIU. The focus will then shift to version 7 and video-related enhancements. The paragraph ends with a note on the team's commitment to maintaining high quality and user satisfaction, and an acknowledgment of the viewers' interest and support.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Mid Journey
💡Office Hours
💡Aesthetics
💡Image Coherence
💡Prompt Accuracy
💡In Painting and Very Region
💡Zoom Out and Panning
💡Consistent Characters and Styles
💡Upscaling
💡Style Tuner
💡Control Nets
💡NIU V6
Highlights
Mid Journey's weekly office hours event was led by David Holes, who expressed excitement about new features being developed.
An update for V6 Alpha was released on January 5th, including improvements to default aesthetics, image coherence, and prompt accuracy.
Text rendering improvements were also part of the January 5th update.
The team is developing an in-painting and very region feature for V6, which is currently in training.
The combined feature set of in-painting, very region, zoom out, and pan may be released for V6 this month.
Consistent characters and consistent styles are among the new features mentioned for V6.
The consistent style feature is more certain for a near-term release.
Style and character consistency will work like today's image prompt, allowing users to replicate style or characters in new scenes.
A near-term update to image quality is anticipated to address issues with a previous version and improve not safe for work filtering.
An upscaling update to V6 was released on the same day as the office hours event.
The team is working on reducing the number of blurry images in the next week or two.
A new style tuner is being developed, starting with the old style tuner method and exploring better versions with V6 algorithms.
Control Nets are being explored, allowing users to specify the composition of a scene or use a drawing input for scenes.
NIU V6 is in development with plans for testing and potential release later in the month.
The team aims to support various languages, including Japanese and Chinese characters, in the future.
V6 video models are being explored with plans to introduce an upscale feature that adds motion in the coming months.
Server updates are being worked on to optimize performance and prevent shortages when enabling V6 by default.
The goal is to make V6 accessible to everyone rather than just those who opt into it.
Access to the creation Alpha website may be expanded to include the 5K or 2.5k Club based on usage statistics.
Notable updates to the Alpha website include enhancements to the light box and the introduction of the archive section.
The team is dedicated to completing version 6 to a Beta state with features like in-painting, out-painting zoom, control nets, style tuner, and NIU.
After V6 beta, the focus will shift to version 7 and video-related enhancements.