๐ฃ 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 additions like in-painting, zoom out, panning, consistent characters, and styles are in development. An upcoming update aims to enhance image quality and reduce blurry images. The team is also exploring video models for V6 and server updates to optimize performance and accessibility.
Takeaways
- ๐ **January Updates**: Mid Journey is set for exciting updates in January, including improvements to default aesthetics, image coherence, and prompt accuracy.
- ๐จ **In-Painting and Very Region Feature**: A new feature under development that allows zoom out and panning within the painting, potentially releasing this month.
- ๐ **Consistent Characters and Styles**: The team is working on features to maintain consistent characters and styles across images, aiming for a near-term release.
- ๐ท **Image Quality Enhancements**: A near-term update is expected to address image quality issues and improve not safe for work (NSFW) filtering to minimize unintended nudity.
- ๐ **Blurry Image Reduction**: An upcoming update aims to reduce the number of blurry images, addressing user concerns.
- ๐จ **Style Tuner and Control Nets**: The team is developing a new style tuner and exploring control nets for scene composition, which will be tested before a possible roll-out.
- ๐ **NIU V6 Testing**: NIU V6, which may include text support for various languages, is planned for testing next week with potential release later this month.
- ๐น **V6 Video Models**: The team is exploring video models for V6, with plans to introduce an upscale feature with motion possibly in February or March.
- ๐ป **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 as it goes to Beta.
- ๐ **Creation Alpha Website Expansion**: The team is considering expanding access to the Creation Alpha website, potentially including more members based on usage statistics and active engagement.
- ๐ **Version 7 and Video Enhancements**: After completing V6 Beta, the focus will shift to Version 7, with an emphasis on video-related enhancements.
Q & A
What was the main focus of David Holes during the weekly Midjourney office hours event on January 10th, 2024?
-David Holes was excited about several new features being developed for Midjourney, particularly the improvements to default aesthetics, better image coherence, and improved prompt accuracy included in the V6 Alpha update pushed out on January 5th, 2024.
What specific features are in the training phase for Midjourney V6 as of the report?
-The in-painting and very region feature for Midjourney V6 was in the training phase, with the potential to include zoom out and panning features in the combined feature set.
What are the other new features mentioned for Midjourney V6?
-Other new features mentioned for Midjourney V6 include consistent characters and consistent styles, which are intriguing and may be released together if the consistent style software provides a good foundation.
What improvements to image quality and content filtering were anticipated by David during the office hours event?
-David anticipated a small, near-term update to address issues with a previous version of weird and improve not safe for work filtering to minimize unintended nudity situations.
What is the team working on in relation to the style tuner and V6 algorithms?
-The team is working on a new style tuner, starting with the old style tuner method, along with V6 algorithms, and exploring better versions and control nets, which allow specifying the composition of a scene or using a drawing input for scenes.
What is NIU V6 and what are the plans for its testing and release?
-NIU V6 is a new feature being developed by the Midjourney team. They plan to conduct tests with guides and mods the following week with the potential for a release later in the month. Although text drawing support may not be initially included, the team aims to incorporate a text feature for supporting 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 plans to introduce something involving an upscale feature that adds motion, possibly in February or March, aiming to maintain high quality and user satisfaction.
How is the team optimizing performance for V6?
-The team is working on server updates to optimize performance on V6 and prevent server shortages when enabling V6 as the default version, with the goal of making V6 accessible to everyone rather than just those who opt into it.
What updates were made to the alpha website and how have they been received?
-Notable updates to the alpha website include enhancements to the lightbox and the introduction of the archive section, both of which have received positive feedback from users.
What is the next focus for the team after completing Midjourney V6 beta?
-After completing V6 beta, the team will shift their focus to version 7 and video-related enhancements, continuing to incorporate features like in-painting, out-painting, zoom, control nets, style tuner, and NIU.
Outlines
๐ Mid Journey V6 Updates and Features
The first paragraph discusses the weekly Mid Journey news report, highlighting the developments and updates for the Mid Journey V6. It mentions the office hours led by David Holes, who expressed excitement about new features being developed. The 5th of January update included improvements to aesthetics, image coherence, and prompt accuracy. The team is also working on an in-painting and very region feature, which is in training and may be released soon. Other features discussed include consistent characters and styles, which are intriguing and potentially near-term releases. An upscaling update to V6 was also released, addressing image quality issues and improving safe-for-work filtering. The team is exploring new style tuners, control nets, and NIU V6, with plans for future tests and releases. They are also considering expanding access to the creation Alpha website and working on server updates to optimize V6 performance.
๐ Summary and Updates on Mid Journey V6
The second paragraph wraps up the video script with a reminder that a document containing a transcript summary and all prompts for the Mid Journey V6 images will be provided. The speaker expresses gratitude for the viewers' continued interest and support, and teases the next update.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กMid Journey
๐กOffice Hours Event
๐กV6 Alpha
๐กIn Painting and Very Region Feature
๐กZoom Out and Panning Features
๐กConsistent Characters and Styles
๐กUpscaling Image Quality
๐กStyle Tuner
๐กControl Nets
๐กNIU V6
๐กServer Updates
Highlights
Mid Journey's weekly office hours event led by David Holes showcased several new features in development.
An update for V6 Alpha was released on January 5th, 2024, improving default aesthetics, image coherence, and prompt accuracy.
Text rendering improvements were also part of the January 5th update for V6.
The team is developing an inpainting and very region feature for V6, with training possibly completed within the week.
The combined feature set of inpainting, very region, zoom out, and pan may be released for V6 this month.
Consistent characters and styles are among the new features being considered for V6.
The consistent style feature is more certain for a near-term release and may come with consistent characters.
Style and character consistency will allow users to replicate the style or character from a given image in a new scene.
A small, 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 to allow scene composition specification or using drawing inputs 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, with potential expansion to the 5K or 2.5K Club.
The team is dedicated to completing version 6 to a Beta state with features like inpainting, zoom, control nets, style tuner, and NIU.
After V6 beta, the focus will shift to version 7 and video-related enhancements.
Notable updates to the alpha website include enhancements to the lightbox and the introduction of the archive section.
The team is working to ensure that users with access to the web-based platform are actively using and enjoying it.