EP 026 · 55 MIN RANK TOO MUCH, YOUR P-CODE GOES HORROR
To Midjourney v7 and Beyond: Personalization, Moodboards, Roadmap & More
The short version
Episode 26 is a workflow deep dive on Midjourney personalization and a recap of Office Hours' V7 roadmap. Rory and Drew compare running multiple personalization profiles against mood boards, trade UI complaints about uneditable profile names and prompts that won't override a stale code, and relay word that V7, expected early-to-mid February, brings a genuinely new architecture, headline character consistency, and a teased but unclear 'draft mode.'
Key takeaways
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Run several personalization profiles for different jobs: Rory keeps a gritty 'global' one, a separate soft one, and a 'rank everything regardless' one.
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Be deliberate about what you rank: over-ranking pushed Rory's main profile into an unwanted 'pure horror show' look, even though he never prompts for horror.
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Reusing a prompt doesn't clear its attached mood board or personalization code: you have to manually deselect and reselect it, or it silently carries over.
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Midjourney's V7, expected early-to-mid February, isn't a light refresh: David described new architecture, new datasets and revised language processing, more like the V5-to-V6 jump.
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Character consistency is confirmed as a headline V7 feature; true object reference for logos and products reportedly isn't coming, which Rory suspects is a deliberate IP call.
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Relax Mode is running at Fast Mode speed for a limited time — a good window to test style codes, mood boards and personalization combinations for free.
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On video, David's line that today's tools 'build passable things with painful workflows' names the real problem; Midjourney is weighing an in-house model plus partner options.
Receipts · said on the record
“it's just like it's a pure horror show. Like it's there's like blood and like weird stuff. And I don't prompt anything horror. Anything.”
“Mid Journey is an AI image generation tool, but there are other AI image generation tools. None of them are like Mid Journey. Mid Journey is almost like its own, it's in its own category. Like it really is.”
“it's a lot of work. It's a lot of f*cking work. And the way that David put it, I think was correct. You can build passable things with painful workflows.”
“They've already had their toes dipped in hot water with a few legal situations with IP infringement and stuff like that. I don't think they want people uploading random intellectual property into the product.”
“Which one is that even associated to without looking at the create and organize screen, right? Where it kind of like, it is a huge pain in the ass. Especially if you're doing on mobile, right? Because then you really can't tell.”
Chapters
- 0:00 Podcast intro and news
- 1:25 Snow day antics
- 4:01 Sledding and childhood memories
- 6:31 Florida trip recap
- 9:28 The magic of Midjourney
- 12:59 Mood boards and customization
- 16:09 Personalization focus
- 18:50 Personalization strategies
- 23:51 Workflow optimization
- 27:43 UI pain points
- 29:45 Creative experimentation
- 34:02 V7 model expectations
- 42:31 Character consistency
- 46:22 Future video features
- 48:23 The state of AI video
- 52:14 Final tips and conclusion
Questions this episode answers
Why do Rory and Drew keep coming back to Midjourney over other AI image tools?
They say that even after testing tools like Krea, Flux and Ideogram, none replicate Midjourney's distinct creative interpretation. Drew argues Midjourney is 'in its own category' compared to tools that offer more raw control but less of that unpredictable creative spark.
Should you rank every image pair in Midjourney's personalization training?
Not necessarily — Rory warns that over-ranking pushed his main personalization profile toward an unwanted 'horror show' aesthetic, even though he never prompts for horror, and he now recommends training separate, more deliberate profiles for different looks.
When is Midjourney V7 coming out, and how big an update is it?
As of this Office Hours recap, V7 was expected early-to-mid February, arriving in phases (V7, then a V7.1 with remaining features). David reportedly described it as a genuinely new architecture and prompt understanding, comparable to the V5-to-V6 jump rather than a small update.
Is Midjourney adding an object-reference feature for products or logos?
It doesn't appear to be coming. Rory's theory is that it's a deliberate choice: he suspects Midjourney is wary of users uploading others' intellectual property and having it replicated, given past IP-infringement scrutiny of the platform.
What did Midjourney say about video generation at Office Hours?
Drew relays David's line that current AI-video tools 'build passable things with painful workflows,' and that Midjourney is weighing multiple paths, including an in-house model plus at least two potential partner or licensing deals, without a settled timeline.
Show notes
Episode 26: To Midjourney v7 and Beyond: Personalization, Moodboards, Roadmap & More (with Drew Brucker & Rory Flynn)
Drew and Rory are back with the perfect /blend of laughs, parenthood chaos, and cutting-edge creativity. They share stories of snow days gone hilariously wrong and reflect on rediscovering the magic of Midjourney.
The duo dives into the future of Midjourney, with exciting insights into the roadmap for 2025, the long-anticipated updates in V7, and the potential of upcoming features like video generation and character consistency.
Drew and Rory also share personal strategies for training new personalization models and reveal why Midjourney’s creative flexibility keeps it ahead of the pack.
Highlights: - The magic of Midjourney: Why it’s still - Exciting updates coming with V7 and beyond - Personalization strategies for better artistic results - How video generation could redefine AI creativity - Balancing family life with creative exploration - Why Midjourney’s roadmap sets it apart from the rest
