Imagine Weekly – Issue 5 [July 04th]

Welcome to Issue 5 of Imagine Weekly 👋

Hello everyone,

hope you’re doing great! Yesterday's Midjourney Office Hours provided some great insights. I'm especially excited about the progress in 3D and video development, with 3D moving along faster. I can't wait to try it out.

In this issue you’ll find:

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

• 🎓 How I Personalize My Images to Reflect a Unique Style Jump to the article or read below

• 🎨 Some new srefs to tinker with

Office Hours TL;DR; Recap 2024-07-03

If you’re interested in a more extended recap of the latest Midjourney office hours, check out 🍿My Summary (external link).

🌐Website Updates

• New onboarding personalization feature in development

• Rearranging & synchronizing rooms with Discord

• Improvements to onboarding process nearing launch

🛠️ Model Releases

• Next release split into two: pixel quality and coherence improvements

• Versions might be called 6.1 & 6.2

• Version 7 in development with faster performance and better image quality

👤Personalization

• Developing personalization versioning system and explore page

• Considering demographic-based personalization explorer

• Initial testing with moderators

🎥3D & Video Projects

• 3D model development progressing well, likely before video

• Video model development slower, but 3D may address some video demands

📝Other Projects & Features

• Exploring new, innovative projects

• Potential upgrade to upscalers for version 6.5

⏩ Development Pace

• Currently releasing about 3 major versions per year

• Aiming to increase development speed

🔮Future Plans

• Consolidating research resources after 6.5 & website launch

• Moving towards announcing multiple developments simultaneously

• Considering batch mode for weekend server resource utilization

📚 How I Personalize My Images to Reflect a Unique Style

Do you want to learn how to personalize your MidJourney images? This tutorial will guide you through the process of personalizing your model, making the results more likely to align with your unique style.

Understanding MidJourney's Aesthetics

Until recently, using MidJourney required making two major aesthetic decisions. You could either choose which model to use and rely on MidJourney's default aesthetics, tweaking them with parameters, or use a style reference (--sref). If you opted for the default aesthetics, you would add the --stylize parameter with a value between 0 and 1000 to determine how much of MidJourney's own style to apply to your image. Alternatively, you could use the --style raw parameter to apply different styles.

However, with recent updates, you now have the ability to personalize your own model to reflect your individual style in the images. This means you can fine-tune the AI model to match your artistic preferences more closely. Say hello to the personalization parameter --p.

First, Let’s Train the Model

To train the model on your preferences, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Tasks Section: Navigate to the tasks section (👍 icon) where you will find the ranking option.

2. Choose Your Preferences: You will be presented with two images and need to choose the one you prefer from a visual aesthetics perspective. This helps train the model on your preferences.

💡You need at least 200 pair rankings for the personalization feature to work effectively. You can see your total ranking count in the tasks section.

What Exactly is the Personalization Parameter?

This parameter is linked to a unique and personal code. Once you append --p to the end of the prompt, this code appears in your creation history. It reflects your personal style and can be shared with others if you want them to replicate your style. You can also use a code that has been shared with you. However, keep in mind that both your own codes and those of others will change as the owner of the code rates more images.

Using Personalization

Add to the End of the Prompt: Enter your prompt in the input field, adding --p along with other parameters if desired. Default Personalization: You can turn on default personalization by navigating to the settings and selecting personalization. This will make personalization the default for all your prompts. Comparing Results

To see the impact of personalization, you can compare results with and without the --p parameter:

Without Personalization: Run a prompt without the --p parameter to see the default output. With Personalization: Run the same prompt with the --p parameter to see how the images align more closely with your style. The main difference is that with personalization, the images tend to reflect your unique style, such as being more cinematic or minimalistic.

Where to Go from Here?

MidJourney is incredibly powerful and versatile when it comes to customizing its generation process. In addition to using --p, you can combine it with style reference codes or images used as style references. Yes, I mean images, plural. You can blend as many --sref codes or style reference images together with the personalization parameter as you like.

If you're not entirely satisfied with how the personalization parameter influences your creations, you can experiment with the --stylized parameter. This parameter controls the extent of personalization applied to the image. A stylized value of 0 turns off personalization, while a value of 100 is the default. You can also max out the value to 1000 to significantly increase the impact of personalization on the final image. For even more variety, consider adding the --chaos parameter. Introducing a chaos value brings more diversity to the shots, resulting in varied and interesting images.

By following these steps, you can personalize your MidJourney images to better reflect your unique artistic style. Experiment with different parameters to see what works best for you.

Happy creating!

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🎨 Inspiration, Prompts and Srefs

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