V 6.1? | Midjourney Office Hours Recap April 10th 2024 | Midjourney News
TLDRThe Midjourney Office Hours recap from April 10th, 2024, highlighted the upcoming price increase for the Midjourney beginner course and the introduction of social creation features. David, a team member, discussed the progress of model personalization in the upcoming 6.1 update, promising improvements in hand, body, text rendering, and pixel artifacts. The team is also optimistic about version 7, which is expected to significantly outperform version 6. Additionally, a caption party event was announced, and the transcript revealed interesting feedback demographics, including a notable preference for nudity in Midjourney from Asia compared to North America and Europe.
Takeaways
- 📈 The price of the Midjourney beginner course will increase soon after April 12th, 2024.
- 🔧 Midjourney is actively testing social creation features on their website with guides and moderators, with positive initial feedback.
- 🚧 The team is planning to roll out group creation rooms for denser areas and stress test the system before making it available to everyone.
- 📅 David, from Midjourney, admits to difficulties in predicting timelines due to various factors including team member absences.
- 🛠️ An update including model personalization is in the works, which will adjust the bot's bias and is currently in the tuning phase.
- 🎨 The 6.1 update promises improvements in rendering hands, bodies, text, and reducing small pixel artifacts.
- 🎭 David expressed the intention to update the default aesthetic more frequently, acknowledging the challenge of balancing improvements with potential drawbacks.
- 🌟 Version 7 of Midjourney is in development and is described as a significant leap in performance beyond version 6.
- 📸 A 'caption party' event is planned for the near future, involving captioning images and rating others' descriptions.
- 🖥️ Video generation has hit compute limitations, with certain computers in short supply, but the team is working on overcoming these challenges.
- 📊 Feedback demographics reveal interesting regional preferences, such as Asia showing a much higher interest in nudity in Midjourney compared to North America and Europe.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the Midjourney team at the moment?
-The main focus of the Midjourney team is bringing social creation to the website, which they are currently testing with guides and moderators.
When is the price of the Midjourney beginner course expected to increase?
-The price of the Midjourney beginner course is expected to increase on the 12th of the current month.
What is the current status of the social creation feature on the Midjourney website?
-The social creation feature is currently being tested with guides and mods and has been described as a net good, although some aspects are still raw.
How does David, from the Midjourney team, describe the team's approach to project timelines?
-David admits that they have been bad at predicting timelines, as they can work on one thing quickly or many things slowly, and there isn't one obvious thing that everyone should be working on.
What is the next update on Midjourney's priority list?
-The next update on their priority list includes model personalization, which will change the bias of the bot and is expected to improve hands, bodies, text, and small pixel artifacts.
What is the current phase of the 6.1 update?
-The 6.1 update is in the tuning phase, and the process is expected to be faster.
What is the plan for the default aesthetic in future updates?
-David mentioned that they wanted to do more updates on the default aesthetic, but it's challenging without affecting other aspects of the system. They have a plan on how to approach this for version 7.
How does David describe the progress of version 7?
-David describes the progress of version 7 as moving along, albeit slower than anticipated, but he is very optimistic about it and describes it as a huge level of performance beyond version 6.
What is the caption party event about?
-The caption party event involves two stages: first, asking users to caption random images, and then asking them to rate other people's descriptions.
What is the current challenge with video generation in Midjourney?
-The current challenge with video generation is that it has reached compute limitations, meaning that some of the computers that are good for it have been in short supply.
What demographic trends have been observed in the feedback collected by Midjourney?
-The feedback demographics show that Asia wanted nudity in Midjourney more than any other region, with suggestions for this feature being three or four times more frequent than in North America and Europe.
Outlines
📈 Mid Journey Office Hours Recap and Course Update
This paragraph provides a recap of the Mid Journey office hours held on April 10th and an announcement about the price increase of the beginner course on April 12th. The main focus is on the introduction of social creation to the Mid Journey website, which is currently being tested with guides and moderators. The feedback has been positive, but there are still some rough edges. David, presumably a team member, admits to difficulties in predicting timelines due to the team's division into different sections, which can be affected by absences. The next priority is an update for model personalization, which will alter the bot's bias and is expected to improve hands, bodies, text, and small pixel artifacts. This update, possibly version 6.1, is in the tuning phase and aims to speed up the process. There's also a mention of a plan to address the default aesthetic in future updates without compromising other aspects.
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Keywords
Midjourney
Office Hours
Social Creation
Guides and Mods
Super Users
Group Creation Rooms
Stress Testing
Model Personalization
Update 6.1
Caption Party
Video Generation
Feedback Demographics
Anime Video
Highlights
The price of the Midjourney beginner course will increase on the 12th.
Midjourney is working on bringing social creation to the website with initial testing among guides and mods.
Social creation is described as a net good by David, but some aspects are still raw.
Super users will soon be given the opportunity to try social creation.
Group creation rooms for denser areas will be introduced to stress test the system.
Eventually, all users will be able to create their own spaces on Midjourney.
David admits that predicting timelines has been difficult due to various factors including team organization.
An update including model personalization is a priority, which may be referred to as version 6.1.
Version 6.1 will improve hands, bodies, text, and small pixel artifacts.
The tuning phase for the 6.1 update is ongoing, aiming to speed up the process.
David expresses the challenge of updating the default aesthetic without affecting other aspects.
Version 7 is in progress, with performance expected to be significantly beyond version 6.
A caption party event is planned for the near future, involving image captioning and rating.
Video generation has reached compute limitations, affecting the availability of suitable hardware.
The nii team is working on video-related projects, with anime video generation being easier than photographic.
Feedback demographics show regional, gender, and subscription plan differences in feature requests.
Asia has shown a higher interest in nudity features in Midjourney compared to North America and Europe.
A special thanks to EP AI, 0308 for the art prompt shared during the recap.
The recap concludes with an invitation to follow on Instagram and Twitter for more art and prompts.