Midjourney Updates: V7, Video, and What's Coming Next

Curious about the latest happenings with Midjourney? The team recently shared some exciting updates during their office hours. Here’s a simple breakdown of what's on the horizon, including progress on Version 7 and the much-anticipated video features.

Midjourney Version 7 is Getting Closer

Big news for Midjourney users: Version 7 is in its final phase. The developers plan to start early testing soon.

Potential Release Timeline

They are aiming for a release in the coming weeks. The plan is:

• Start testing features this week.

• Add more features next week.

• Try for a full release the week after.

Keep in mind, these dates are goals, not guarantees, but reaching the testing stage means progress is real.

Testing New Upscalers

The team is also looking into new ways to upscale images. They are hoping to find upscalers that are both faster and can create higher-resolution images.

Video Generation is Being Developed

One of the most requested features is video creation, and Midjourney is working on it. They are doing a large training run with video data.

Video Model Progress

The team has encouraging early results. While not everything they want yet, they feel optimistic. The goal is to release a first version that offers good quality at a reasonable cost. A better Version 2 video model will follow.

Text-to-Video or Image-to-Video?

Midjourney isn't sure yet which approach will work best. Both text-to-video and image-to-video methods have their own good and bad points. Image-to-video has presented challenges for them.

Exploring "Vary to Video"

They mentioned something called "vary to video." This sounds like you would start with an image, but the model would be allowed to change it more than the current vary function does, creating a video.

Unexpected Speed for Video

A surprising point raised was the possibility that a video model could eventually be as fast as the current image model. This might sound ambitious, but it’s something potentially to look forward to.

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What Comes After Video?

Following the release of video capabilities and V7, the team plans to focus on adding 3D features.

Other Important Updates

Beyond V7 and video, Midjourney shared a few other points.

V7 Speed and Compatibility

The plan for an ultra-fast V7 model has been delayed. The team will focus on the regular V7 speed first. It will still be faster than V6 but potentially slower than the maximum possible speed V7 could reach. They are also looking at backwards compatibility, specifically if older personalization codes might still work.

Upgrading the Service Structure

Work is happening behind the scenes to improve their cloud infrastructure. The goal is to make the entire service faster and more stable.

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In Summary

Midjourney is actively developing several key areas. Version 7 is nearing release, video features are in progress with different approaches being considered, and even 3D is on the long-term roadmap. These are exciting times for AI art creators as the tools continue to improve.