Animate Your Designs: A Simple Guide to Midjourney Videos for Architects

Creating architectural videos used to be a difficult and time-consuming task. Now, with tools like Midjourney 7, it has become much simpler. This guide will walk you through the process of making architectural videos, offering tips to enhance your creative process.

Getting Started with Midjourney

To begin your video creation journey, first visit midjourney.com and sign up. You will need to choose a plan after signing up. Midjourney offers several plans: Basic, Standard, Pro, and Mega. While many start with the Basic plan, if you plan to use Midjourney frequently, especially for videos, the Standard plan is often a better choice for consistent use.

Beginning Your Midjourney Video Creation

Selecting Your Base Image

Once you are set up, head to the "Create" tab within Midjourney. The first step for creating a video is to have a starting image. You can use an image you previously made in Midjourney, or you can upload an existing architectural rendering. To upload, click the image icon, choose your file, and open it. This action places the image into your Midjourney library. Once uploaded, click on the image in your library to add it to your prompt field.

Crafting Your Video Prompt

After your image is in place, you need to tell Midjourney what you want the animation to be about. Think of it as writing a short story. Use about two to three clear sentences to describe the scene and motion. For example, you might write: "It is a bright sunny day outside. A person is walking to their house. Birds are flying overhead, and flowers are moving gently in the wind." Press enter or click the send icon to process your prompt.

Knowing what you want your video to show is key to writing an effective prompt. For architects and designers looking to streamline their workflow and get more out of their prompts, consider the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT. This tool can help manage and enhance your Midjourney creations, making your process more efficient.

Understanding Midjourney Video Outputs

Midjourney videos are typically 5 seconds long. While the video is being made, you can see its progress in the top left of the video previews. When you hover over these previews, a short clip will play. You can extend these videos by about 4 seconds. Just hover over the video and choose "Extend Auto" or "Extend Manual."

Extending Your Videos

When you click on a video, you will see options like "Creation Actions" and "Extend Video." Midjourney can automatically extend a video with either low motion or high motion. For architectural videos, low motion is often preferred, but trying both can help you see which works best for your project. The manual option gives you more control, letting you add more details to guide the extension.

Animating Past Creations

A great feature of Midjourney is the ability to animate any images you have already created. You can scroll through your past creations and choose any image, whether it has been upscaled or not. Simply click on a still image, and you will find options to animate it with "Auto" or "Manual" settings. For example, animating with "Auto Low Motion" can add subtle movement to your static designs.

Bonus Tip: Making Your Workflow More Efficient

Creating beautiful images and videos with Midjourney is powerful, but refining these creations or handling many of them can take time. For instance, getting human figures to look just right or perfecting other details might involve extra steps outside of Midjourney. This is where improving your overall workflow becomes important.

To save time and make your creative process better, think about using tools that automate parts of your Midjourney work. Features that help with processing large groups of images or keep your outputs consistent can make a big difference. If you want to refine how you use Midjourney, or if you need to create many high-quality renders without all the manual effort, check out the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT. It can help you make your image generation and video production smoother and faster.

Consider the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT to help streamline your creative process and get the most out of your designs.