STOP People From Stealing Your Midjourney Prompts!
TLDRThe video discusses strategies to protect creative work from being used without permission on Midjourney, a platform for sharing and learning through image prompts. It emphasizes the importance of not using prompts for commercial purposes without consent. The host outlines methods to limit the visibility of one's prompts, such as deleting upscaled images, using a Pro Plan for stealth mode, direct messaging the Midjourney bot, creating a private server on Discord, and being cautious with user page names to avoid easy discovery through search engines. The video also advises against using business names as usernames to prevent competitors from finding and replicating the prompts. The summary encourages creators to take proactive steps to safeguard their work while still engaging with the community in a respectful manner.
Takeaways
- 🔒 Discusses the ethics of using shared image prompts on Midjourney, emphasizing that it's not stealing but good practice to limit prompt visibility if selling images.
- 🔎 Explains how users can find your Midjourney prompts via the community feed and search function, and how this can lead to wider exposure of your work.
- 🐕 Provides an example of finding prompts by searching for specific image types, like 'cute dog stickers', demonstrating how the search function works.
- 👤 Details how to view a Midjourney user's complete portfolio by clicking on their username, revealing both upscaled and original images they've created.
- 🚫 Suggests deleting upscaled images from public feeds to make your prompts harder to find, as a method to protect your work.
- 🥷 Introduces the 'Stealth Mode' available in the Pro Plan, which hides your images from the community feed, offering more privacy at a cost.
- 📩 Recommends using private messaging or creating a private server on Discord to limit public exposure of your Midjourney projects.
- ⚙️ Offers practical tips on managing your presence in community feeds, like deleting specific images from your bot feed and community page.
- 🔗 Warns against using identifiable business names as user or page names to prevent easy identification and competition espionage.
- 🗑️ Discusses the option of deleting your grids if you want to further restrict access to your prompts, although the author prefers keeping them for reference.
Q & A
What is the main concern expressed in the video title?
-The main concern is about people potentially using others' image prompts for commercial purposes without permission, which the speaker refers to as 'stealing'.
What is the purpose of the Midjourney community?
-The purpose of the Midjourney community is to provide a platform for sharing, learning, and building on each other's prompts to create end results.
How can users find prompts on the Midjourney website?
-Users can find prompts by using the search function on the Midjourney website, which pulls up images that fit the criteria they are searching for.
What is the 'Pro Plan' on Midjourney?
-The 'Pro Plan' is a subscription option on Midjourney that gives users access to stealth mode, which prevents their images from showing up in the Community Feed even if they've been upscaled.
Why is it advised to delete upscaled images?
-Deleting upscaled images helps to limit the visibility of your prompts and makes it harder for others to find and potentially misuse your work.
How can users organize their work on Discord?
-Users can organize their work by either direct messaging the Midjourney bot or creating their own private server on Discord to keep their image creations separate from the main feed.
What is the cost of the Midjourney Pro Plan?
-As of the recording of the video, the Pro Plan costs $48 a month if paid annually or $60 a month if paid monthly.
Why should users be cautious about their username on the Midjourney community page?
-Users should avoid using their business name as their username to prevent easy discovery through search engines like Google, which could lead to others finding and potentially stealing their prompts.
What is the 'stealth mode' feature in Midjourney?
-Stealth mode is a feature available to Pro Plan subscribers that ensures their upscaled images do not appear in the Community Feed, thus keeping their prompts more private.
How can users limit the visibility of their image prompts on the Midjourney platform?
-Users can limit the visibility by deleting upscaled images, being mindful of their username, and considering the deletion of grids if they want to ensure their prompts are not found.
What does the speaker suggest for users who cannot afford the Pro Plan?
-For users who cannot afford the Pro Plan, the speaker suggests deleting upscaled images, using direct messages or creating a private server on Discord, and being cautious with their username to limit the visibility of their prompts.
Outlines
🤔 Navigating Image Prompts and Business Ethics
This paragraph discusses the ethical considerations when using image prompts from Mid Journey. It clarifies that while using prompts for learning is acceptable, selling products created with these prompts without permission is not. The video offers strategies to protect prompts, such as limiting their visibility on the Mid Journey website and using the Pro Plan's stealth mode for privacy. It also explains how users can find prompts through the Community Feed and suggests deleting upscaled images to reduce their discoverability.
🛠️ Managing Your Mid Journey Presence
The second paragraph focuses on practical steps to manage one's presence on Mid Journey, particularly within Discord. It suggests direct messaging the Mid Journey bot or creating a private server to keep image creations private. The paragraph also advises deleting upscaled images from the feed to limit their visibility in searches and emphasizes the importance of not using a business name as a username to avoid easy discovery by competitors. It provides a step-by-step guide on how to delete images from the bot server and community feed.
🚫 Protecting Your Business Interests
The final paragraph emphasizes the importance of safeguarding business interests when using Mid Journey for commercial purposes. It advises against using a business name as a username to prevent easy discovery via search engines. The speaker also mentions the option of deleting grids to further protect image prompts, although they personally have not done so. The paragraph concludes with a call to action for viewers to subscribe, like, and comment if they find the video helpful, and ends on a positive note wishing viewers well.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Mid-journey
💡Image Prompts
💡Community Feed
💡Upscaled Images
💡Pro Plan
💡Stealth Mode
💡Discord
💡Newbie Feed
💡Google Indexing
💡User Page
💡Grids
Highlights
Using someone else's image prompt for learning purposes is not considered stealing in the Midjourney community.
Creating images for an end product to sell using Midjourney prompts can lead to limiting access to avoid competition.
The Midjourney website's Community Feed is a common way for users to find prompts through search.
Users can view the exact prompt and attributes used for an image by clicking on it in the Community Feed.
By clicking on a user's ID, one can see all images they've upscaled, which can reveal their prompts.
Deleting upscaled images can make it harder for others to find your work.
Subscribing to the Pro Plan of Midjourney provides access to stealth mode, which hides your images from the Community Feed.
Stealth mode is the most effective way to keep prompts private, but it comes at a monthly cost.
Direct messaging the Midjourney bot or creating a private server on Discord can limit the visibility of your prompts.
Discord's Newbie feeds can be overwhelming and make it easy for your images to get lost, so direct messaging or private servers are recommended.
Deleting upscaled images from your feed can prevent them from appearing in search results.
To delete an image from the bot server or feed, use the 'X' reaction on the image.
Google may index the Midjourney community page, so avoid using your business name as your username to prevent discovery.
Being mindful of your user page name can prevent competitors from easily finding your work.
Deleting grids can be an additional step to ensure privacy, although it removes a personal library of prompts.
The video provides several strategies for business owners to protect their prompts and maintain a competitive edge.
The presenter encourages viewers to subscribe, like, and comment for more content that can help with their creative processes.