Midjourney News Recap: Social Features, Turbo Mode, and an Intriguing Incident

Here's a quick rundown of the latest Midjourney office hours from March 6th. Dive into the key updates on features, speed improvements, and some unexpected news.

Website and Social Features Coming Soon

A big project underway is bringing social features to the Midjourney website. This update is quite large and might arrive in about two weeks.

Speed and Performance Boosts

The team is actively working on making image generation faster.

Introducing Turbo Mode

A new Turbo mode is in development. While its exact status isn't set, it aims to be significantly faster, potentially three times quicker than the standard mode. Keep in mind this increased speed might come at a higher cost, possibly twice the standard rate.

General Speed Improvements

Beyond Turbo mode, expect speed optimizations for the default version 6 experience over time. This means faster generations for everyone.

To really speed things up and handle many images, you might consider automating parts of your workflow. The Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT can help streamline your process.

Character and Style Tools Updated

Two highly anticipated features are getting closer:

Character Reference

Character reference is still expected soon. It might not perfectly maintain details like logos on clothing initially. You may only be able to use Midjourney-generated images first, though this could change. The feature will include a 'character reference weight' parameter.

• A high weight might match things like hair and clothing details.

• A low weight will focus mainly on the face.

• Currently, you'll be limited to using one character at a time.

Style Reference

An update is coming for style reference too. This will likely include a style random option and some way to explore different styles.

Color Consistency

Getting consistent colors might depend on the style exploration feature being ready first.

Server Challenges

Midjourney has faced some server problems lately. The team is working to optimize things, but sometimes wait times have been longer than usual.

Sorting out these infrastructure issues should also help reduce wait times for users in Relax mode once fixed.

An Unusual Incident

During a recent small outage, a strange event occurred. Someone reportedly tried to download every single prompt and the resulting image pair from every community member's work on the website.

This intense and unusual activity caused a part of the Midjourney database to go down for about 24 hours.

Midjourney shared that this attack came from a paid account using two credit cards. The name linked to the account was reportedly connected to someone from Stability AI, another company in the AI space.

Because of this, Midjourney plans to ban all Stability AI employees permanently.

This situation seemed quite unexpected and the Midjourney team was not happy that it affected service for their paying users.

Managing large numbers of prompts and images, even without unusual activity, can be time-consuming. Tools like the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT are built to help users organize and manage their creations more efficiently.

Looking Ahead: Future Projects

Work continues on several fronts:

• Version 7 is still training.

• Video models are also still training.

• New ideas for drawing interfaces haven't met standards yet, but the team is trying different approaches.

• There's talk about possible integration with other chat bots, like generating images within a Twitter thread, though this isn't guaranteed.

• They plan a yearly magazine, which sounds like a large book compiling previous issues.

Staying on top of all these features and generating many images can take time. Consider checking out the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT to automate aspects of your Midjourney workflow and save valuable time.

Conclusion

Midjourney is busy with new features like Turbo mode, improved character and style tools, and website updates. Despite server issues, the team is working to improve performance. The recent incident adds an interesting layer to the competitive landscape in AI art.