EP 029 · 63 MIN EDITOR'S SUGGEST PROMPT BEATS DESCRIBE
Midjourney: New Describe Feature, Mood Boards & The Future
The short version
Episode 29 is a grab-bag update on Midjourney: a hands-on look at the website's new drag-and-drop describe feature, a preview of Drew and Rory's upcoming premium mood board bundle, and a rundown of Office Hours comments on 3D, video pricing and a delayed V7. Testing live, they find the Editor's Suggest Prompt tool out-describes the dedicated Describe tool.
Key takeaways
- 01
Run an image through the Editor's Suggest Prompt instead of Describe: Drew and Rory found it captured sharper, more accurate detail in real time.
- 02
Midjourney is treating camera repositioning as a core 3D goal: sliding an existing image's camera 5 to 15 degrees to turn a good shot into a great one.
- 03
Midjourney rates its own character reference a 4/10 today, targeting a 9/10 — expect object reference for logos, mugs and faces too.
- 04
Treat V7 timing as a guess, not a date: Office Hours hints suggest another training delay, with Drew guessing late February and Rory guessing March.
- 05
Midjourney is still undecided on video pricing since it isn't VC-backed; expect a real cost premium if the model matches Veo or Sora quality.
- 06
Stack mood boards, personalization profiles and motion effects together for compounding results: Drew calls the combinations 'endless' once you start mixing them.
- 07
MiniMax (Hailuo) is the one video model that gives a usable result from a bare-bones prompt; Kling 1.6 and Runway need explicit direction to do anything.
Receipts · said on the record
“I think that's a big unlock just in real time right there because it's like we've used it but we didn't really think to use it in that way.”
“you could have a good image, but turn it into a great image just by sliding a camera left or right, five to 15 degrees, right? To get like this very unique or better angle for that scene.”
“character reference like in their estimation is a four out of 10 currently. I think it's pretty good. Expecting it to be a nine out of 10. That's a big jump.”
“I paid $200 a month for Sora when it came out and I was like, let's see. I don't anymore because it's good but it's not worth $200.”
“when I was more in graphic design, I was doing t-shirts for Discovery Network … It was like almost like a child's drawing 90s style, like neon colors for Shark Week. And it went nuts on sales for some reason.”
Chapters
Questions this episode answers
What new describe feature did Midjourney add to its website?
Midjourney added a drag-and-drop version of its describe tool: dropping any image onto the Create page returns four clickable prompt options generated from it. Drew and Rory call it useful but not a 'needle mover' next to other ways they already describe images.
Is Midjourney's Describe tool still the best way to reverse-engineer a prompt?
Not according to this episode: testing it live, Rory and Drew find that running an image through the Editor's 'Suggest Prompt' feature instead produces more accurate, detailed descriptions, and Drew calls the discovery 'a big unlock.'
What did Midjourney say about 3D and camera control at Office Hours?
Per Drew and Rory's recap of Office Hours, Midjourney is treating camera repositioning as a major 3D goal: sliding an existing image's camera 5 to 15 degrees to turn a good image into a great one without regenerating it.
When is Midjourney V7 coming out?
As of this episode, Drew and Rory say V7 has slipped again in training. Drew guesses late February and Rory guesses March, but both treat it as a guess from Office Hours chatter rather than a confirmed date.
How does Fast Hours rate Google's Veo compared to Midjourney?
Rory says Veo's realism is uncompetitive with anything else he's tried, to the point that friends couldn't tell his Veo footage was AI-generated, though he doesn't think it matches Midjourney's creative range for stylized image work.
Show notes
MJ:FH Ep.29—Midjourney: New Describe Feature, Mood Boards & The Future (with Drew Brucker & Rory Flynn)
