EP 009 · 59 MIN MIDJOURNEY MIGHT SHIP VIDEO BEFORE V7
Midjourney After Dark: Video, Personalization, Editor, v7, Depth Control, Personality Survey + More
The short version
Episode 9 is an unplanned "After Dark" recap where Rory Flynn and Drew Brucker drink on air while running through a stacked Midjourney office-hours update: an upcoming multi-profile personalization system, early quirks in the new Editor tool, a V7 timeline they call "closer than we thought," in-development depth control, and word that a video model could ship before V7. They wrap by taking Midjourney's new 181-question personality survey and debating the "Imagine" branding against rivals like Flux and Stable Diffusion.
Key takeaways
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Midjourney is building multiple personalization profiles per user instead of one style code, but hasn't detailed how profiles will be organized or named yet.
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Editor's brush selection still struggles with tiny edits (recoloring smoke, changing an eye color) but handles larger swaps, like adding clothing, well.
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V7 is "closer than we thought": Midjourney's office hours put it likely just over a month out, calling it as big a jump as V5.2 to V6.
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Depth control is in development for more accurate posing and consistency, but Midjourney hasn't settled on how to expose it in the UI yet.
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A video model could ship before both V7 and the long-teased 3D feature, reversing what Midjourney had said in prior office hours.
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Rory's workaround for Editor's small edits: generate the exact detail (like neon lips) as its own image, then feed it back in as a style or image reference.
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Drew credits "Imagine" (versus "prompt") as an underrated branding decision that makes Midjourney feel more approachable than technical competitors like Stable Diffusion.
Receipts · said on the record
“The gold standard is to have a community of advocates that do the selling for you. That's what Mid Journey's got.”
“If a tool came out that does exactly what Flux does and is better, then I'll shift to that one. … Mid-Journey, I'll stay on it because it has my creative heart.”
“It felt like a difference between Mac and PC back in the day. Stable Diffusion was your PC. Very technical. … Mac came around and packaged it up in a very easy way, digestible way. They made it fun.”
“Video seems like it's further ahead than 3D. … Possible release of V6 video model before V7.”
“It's just the word imagine. Everyone else had prompt and that's where you put your prompt in. Prompt again sounds like PC and imagine sounds like Mac.”
Chapters
Questions this episode answers
What happened in Fast Hours episode 9, "Midjourney After Dark"?
Rory Flynn and Drew Brucker recorded an unplanned evening session recapping Midjourney's office-hours news: an upcoming multi-profile personalization system, early feedback on the Editor tool, a V7 timeline they called closer than expected, in-development depth control, and a possible video release ahead of V7.
When did Fast Hours expect Midjourney V7 to launch?
As of this episode (recorded late August 2024), Drew reported that Midjourney's office hours put V7 at likely just over a month away, pointing to late September or early October, and said the jump would be as big as V5.2 to V6.
Will Midjourney release video before its 3D feature?
Possibly, according to this episode. Drew relayed office-hours comments that video development was progressing faster than expected, raising the chance of a V6 video model shipping before both the 3D feature and V7.
What is Midjourney's personality survey?
It's an optional 181-question psychographic survey Midjourney launched to study how personality traits correlate with the images people create. Rory and Drew both took it on this episode and joked about some of its more probing questions.
Why do Rory and Drew stick with Midjourney instead of switching to Flux?
Rory says Flux is a solid utility with good API and LoRA-training support, but he has no brand loyalty to it the way he does to Midjourney, which he calls his creative outlet. Drew adds that Midjourney's unpaid community of advocates is a differentiator Flux lacks.
Show notes
Midjourney Updates: Video, Personalization, Editor, v7, Depth Control, Personality Survey + More
What happens when two sleep-deprived dads talk AI after dark?
In this episode, we'll chat about why we're filling out 181-question surveys (spoiler: we have no idea), debate whether Midjourney feels the heat from competitors (probably not), and why their upcoming video model might just break the internet.
Plus, we'll share our hot takes on why Midjourney's community is ride-or-die.
Late night? Check. Drinks? Check. Midjourney gossip? Double check!
Fair warning: This episode contains equal parts insider info and sleep-deprived rambling. Listen at your own risk!
