Making Longer Videos in Midjourney: A Simple Guide to Extended Clips

Midjourney now lets you make short videos from your images. This is a great feature, but what if you need more than a quick 5-second clip? This guide shows you how to extend your Midjourney videos. You can tell a longer story with your generated content.

Starting with Your First Video

Before you extend a video, you need a starting point. Here is how to get your first clip:

• First, generate a 2D image in Midjourney.

• Once your image is ready, hover over it.

• You will see an “animate” button. Click this button.

• Midjourney will then create a 5-second video clip of your picture moving.

Extending Your Midjourney Videos

After you have your first 5-second video, you can make it longer:

• You can do this up to four times right now, making a video as long as 21 seconds.

• There are two main ways to extend: "Auto extend" and "Manual extend."

Auto Extend vs. Manual Extend

When you choose "auto extend," Midjourney simply continues what is already happening in the video. This can sometimes look boring because it is not dynamic.

For more control, "manual extend" is better. It loads your video into the prompt box. Then you can use that to create a story or change actions across different extensions. You can erase your old prompt and type something new. This lets you guide the video's direction.

Telling a Story with Manual Extend

Manual extend is great for creating a flowing story or showing changes. Here are some ways to use it:

Changing Actions: You can type a new action. For example, if your video shows a person, you could type "the camera zooms out to a full body shot." Midjourney will try to follow this new instruction in the extension.

Showing Emotions: You can change a character's emotion. Imagine a person who is angry. You could then prompt for "the woman gets embarrassed because she realizes she was wrong." Midjourney does a good job of changing facial expressions to show this new emotion.

You can keep adding new prompts for each manual extension to build a longer scene or story. To help manage these longer creative projects, consider the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT. It can simplify your workflow.

Key Tips for Video Extensions

Extending videos can be tricky. Here are some important tips:

Quality Can Change

You will notice that the first video generation is usually very good. The second extension often continues the scene well. However, the longer Midjourney has to extend, the more it might stray from what you hoped for. The video quality or consistency can go down over many extensions.

Moderation Notes

Sometimes, your prompts might get rejected by Midjourney's system. This happened when showing a person in distress, especially with realistic images. The bot might not allow content it deems uncomfortable or sensitive. If your prompt does not work, it might be due to these rules.

Speed Up Your Workflow with Scrubbing

Watching an entire video just to see a 4-second extension at the end can be slow. Scrubbing is a key tool:

• When you hover over a video, a tip will say "press control or command to scrub."

• Press that key on your keyboard and move your mouse left or right. You will fast-forward and rewind through the video.

• A trick: Find the extension point by scrubbing. Let go of Control or Command. Watch one of the videos. Then, press Control or Command again. You will go back to the exact spot where you released the key. This takes practice, but it will save you a lot of time.

Keep Prompts Realistic

Manual extensions work best when the new actions are realistic to the scene. Asking for special effects or major transformations usually does not work well. The AI finds it hard to change too much from what it has already created. For example, asking for a person to turn into a bird will likely result in an awkward or funny-looking video. Stick to actions that fit the existing scene for better results.

Variety Decreases in Extensions

Your first video generation offers some choices. But later extensions tend to merge into one particular direction. Midjourney often picks one path for your video to follow during extensions. You lose some variety when extending your videos.

Repeat Prompts for Actions

Each extension adds only 4 seconds of animation. If an action needs more time to complete, do not change the prompt every time. Keep the prompt the same for a few extensions. This gives Midjourney more time to smoothly animate the action you want. For example, if a character is picking up a suitcase, and they do not finish in the first extension, keep the same prompt for the next one.

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Inspiring Examples & A Caution

Creative Story Arcs

You can build a fun story across extensions. For example, a video started with a woman walking into the ocean. The next prompt was "A shark emerges from the water." The result was a dramatic and cool scene. This shows how you can use simple, focused prompts to create an exciting sequence.

Caution: Style Raw

Be careful when using "style raw" with your prompts. For example, if you say "a shark emerges from the water" with "style raw" active, the subject in your video might turn into a shark instead of just seeing one. This setting can create unexpected results, so you might want to avoid it when extending videos.

Conclusion

Extending Midjourney videos opens up new creative ways to tell stories. Experiment with manual extensions, play with specific prompts, and use the scrubbing feature to speed up your work. While there are some limits, like quality changes with longer clips, the potential for unique video content is huge. Keep your actions focused and realistic for the best results.

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