Working Faster: Big Updates in Midjourney, Runway, and ElevenLabs

Big changes are here in the world of AI creative tools. Updates to Midjourney, Runway, and ElevenLabs don't just make things better. They change how artists, designers, and creators work every day. Let's look at what's new and how these tools are becoming powerful partners in your projects.

Midjourney V7: More Than Just Images

Midjourney has launched the alpha version of its new V7 model. This release takes generative art to the next step.

Key Improvements in V7

• <strong>Better Text Understanding:</strong> Prompts are understood more clearly. The images you get match your ideas more closely.

• <strong>Higher Detail:</strong> Hands, faces, and objects look better with fewer errors. Textures and materials appear more real.

• <strong>Personal Style:</strong> V7 includes a personalization mode that adapts to your style. It takes only a few minutes to turn on and you can switch it off anytime.

• <strong>Draft Mode:</strong> This is a big change for speed. Generation is much faster, and it costs less. It's great for creating many versions quickly. If you like a result, you can enhance it later.

• <strong>Talk to Your Prompts:</strong> The prompt bar now lets you make changes in a conversational way. You can ask it to swap things out, and it will create a new try.

• <strong>Voice Mode:</strong> Speak your ideas into a microphone, and Midjourney can follow your thoughts to create images.

• <strong>Work Modes:</strong> Choose Turbo for speed (costs more) or Relax for a steady pace (good if you're not in a hurry).

Things Still in Progress

Some features like upscaling, editing, and retexturing still use the older V6 model. Moodboards and CRF are working and will get better. Midjourney plans to add new features often, maybe every week or two. Upcoming changes could include linking specific characters or objects, better editing tools, and maybe a visual editor.

Helping Midjourney Learn

Midjourney V7 is currently being tested by users through "Party Rating." Users look at pairs of images and pick the one they like best. This helps the model learn user taste and preferences. You can join in the testing if you want to help.

Staying Organized

There are now folders to help you manage your work. You can group projects, sort images, and download everything together. This is helpful if you have a large collection or are preparing presentations.

Midjourney V7 aims to be more than just a tool that makes pictures. It wants to be a creative partner that understands your style and pace.

Runway Gen-4: Creating Whole Scenes

Runway has also made big moves. They announced expanding Runway Studios, focused on creating AI-based animation. They also received significant investments. But the main news is that Gen 4 is now available.

What Gen 4 Can Do

• <strong>Consistent Characters:</strong> Create characters that look the same across different scenes, lighting, and places using just one reference image.

• <strong>Object Consistency:</strong> Place objects like cars or furniture in different scenes, and they will remain identical. This is useful for film and advertising.

• <strong>Control Perspective:</strong> Tell Gen 4 how you want the camera view, and it will create the scene with the right angle, light, and space.

• <strong>Ready for Production:</strong> Videos look like they belong in movies, with realistic movement, colors similar to Netflix shows, and quality ready for use.

• <strong>Understands Physics:</strong> The model can make objects react in realistic ways within the frame.

• <strong>Generative VFX (GVFX):</strong> A new type of visual effect that's easy to add to live video or animation without needing a full VFX team.

Gen 4 focuses on stability and quality. Characters and objects stay consistent. The background stays in place. It gives better control over the look and feel. If you want good video results without spending hours editing, Gen 4 can be a helpful tool.

Are you working with Midjourney and finding it takes a lot of manual steps? Check out the TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite. It can help automate repetitive tasks and streamline your creative process.

ElevenLabs: Your AI Voice Studio

ElevenLabs is stepping up its game, becoming more a complete studio for voice, text, and audio.

New Features in ElevenLabs

• <strong>Actor Mod:</strong> This mode lets you control your voice performance like a professional actor. You can set pauses, accents, and intonation based on your script. It works with your own voice.

• <strong>Spotify Audiobooks:</strong> You can now publish audiobooks voiced by ElevenLabs AI directly on Spotify, thanks to a partnership with FindAway Voices. You just upload the text, choose a voice, and publish. Spotify offers 100% royalties for this. Note that Spotify will add text saying it's narrated by a digital voice.

• <strong>Scribe Transcription:</strong> This is a highly accurate voice-to-text tool. It works with 99 languages and is designed for precision. It recognizes who is speaking, identifies sounds like laughter or noises, and has low errors even in difficult languages. Scribe is good for adding captions, working with podcasts, and recording interviews.

• <strong>Easy Audiobook Publishing:</strong> Upload books in many formats (epub, pdf, doc, txt). Get natural voice acting. You can download the file or publish directly to platforms like Amazon, Audible, and Spotify with one click.

Using ElevenLabs for Publishing

ElevenLabs helps you create, voice, publish, and sell audio content without the need for a studio or production team. You can simply upload your text, pick a voice, create the file, and publish it.

Rights and Rules

You own the content you put into ElevenLabs and the results you get. You keep all rights to your voice and text. However, you give ElevenLabs a license to use the inputs and outputs for their service and new products. They cannot use your voice for business outside the service without your okay. You can ask for your data not to be used for AI training.

For pricing, subscriptions renew automatically. Payments are final with no refunds. Prices might change, but they will give you notice. If you use more than your plan allows, there's an extra cost. The free plan is only for non-commercial use.

Making AI Tools Work Smarter for You

These updates show a big shift. Midjourney V7 is faster and understands you better. Runway Gen 4 helps create more complex and consistent video scenes. ElevenLabs makes voice acting and publishing audio easier than ever. All these tools are becoming more capable partners, helping you work more efficiently without needing large teams or complicated setups.

Thinking about how much time you spend on Midjourney iterations? The TitanXT Midjourney Automation Suite is built to save you time by automating common tasks and maximizing efficiency in your creative workflow. Learn more and boost your productivity!

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