Imagine Weekly – Issue 16 [September 20th]

Author

Daniel Reiser
September 20, 2024

Welcome to Issue 16 of Imagine Weekly 👋

Hi everybody, the MidJourney team is still busy at working on there V7 release. They’ve got some great other updates in the pipeline which you shouldn’t miss. This week I’ve included a tools section to make it a bit easier for you to grasp (or skip if you’re not interested). I hope you enjoy this issue.

In this issue you’ll find:

  • 🤩 Most Exciting Update

  • 📖 TL;DR; Weekly Recap of the Office Hours (or the extended recap)

  • 🛠️ Tools to explore

  • 🎨 Some new srefs to tinker with

🤩 Most Exciting Update

This week, I'm thrilled about the significant updates coming to the explore page! The algorithm is getting a major overhaul to introduce a "Curate Community Front Page" task, which will enhance image selection. The feed will be reorganized, replacing the "random" and "hot" sections with "new" and "top" sections. The "new" section will be automatically curated, while the "top" section will highlight the best content. Plus, there are exciting UI enhancements on the way, including changes to the masonry layout to better display various aspect ratios. The explore section is always a great way to get some inspiration. Prompts, styles or subjects to tinker with…

📅 Office Hours TL;DR; Recap 2024-09-18

Personalization Features 🎨: Basic personalization page launching soon; advanced features with multiple profiles planned. Challenges include algorithm complexity and balancing usability.

Model Updates 🤖: Midjourney Version 7 will improve knowledge integration, aesthetics, and prompt understanding. Training delays expected.

Explore Page Improvements 🔍: New algorithm for better image selection, organized feed with "new" and "top" sections, and UI enhancements.

Editor Development 🖌️: Standalone editor with depth references and retexturing. Future features include session-based editing and drag-and-drop functionality.

3D and Video Models 🎥: Scaling up data for 3D models, simple video generation planned, and future VR applications.

Psychometrics and Demographics 🧠: New personality tests and data analysis to understand aesthetic preferences.

Upcoming Features 🚀: Image captioning, style randomization, higher resolution upscalers, and character creator tool. Expanded surveys and user interaction features.

Future Plans 🌐: Team expansion, long-term vision for real-time simulations, and balancing simplicity with advanced features.

Miscellaneous 🗂️: Fast hours expire after 60 days, waitlist for website access, and community engagement through weekly office hours.

This sketch by Felix Koutchinski looks sick. Maybe MidJourney will release something like this one day 🥳 

🛠️ Tools

🎨 Inspiration, Prompts and Srefs

For today's issue, I've gathered some bold srefs for you to save and tinker with.

See you next week 👋🤖

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