🚀 Midjourney Office Hours Highlights: July 3rd, 2024

New week, new Midjourney Office Hours. Here’s a comprehensive summary of what was shared. If you prefer to just get the gist of it, jump down to the TL;DR; section.

Extended Recap

The latest Midjourney Office Hours provided a wealth of information about ongoing projects and future plans. Here’s a concise summary of the key points discussed.

🌐 Website Updates

The team is working on a new onboarding personalization feature to enhance user experience right from the start. They are also rearranging and synchronizing rooms with Discord, which may include collapsing some super user rooms and syncing daily theme rooms. Improvements to the onboarding process are a priority, and despite some imperfections, the team is approaching the point of launching these updates.

🛠️ Model Releases

The next model release, similar to version 6.5, will be split into two separate releases. The first release will focus on improving pixel quality, while the second will target hand coherence, body coherence, and text accuracy. These versions might be labeled 6.1 and 6.2. Although training runs are slow and require multiple levels of quality assurance, the updates will bring noticeable improvements. Development for version 7 is also underway, promising faster performance, better image quality, and enhanced language understanding.

 👤 Personalization

Personalization continues to be a major focus. The team is developing a personalization versioning system and a personalization-powered explore page. They are also considering a demographic-based personalization explorer. Initial testing will be conducted with moderators to ensure effectiveness and reliability.

🎥 3D & Video Projects

Progress in 3D model development is moving along well and is likely to be completed before the video model. While video model development is slower, the advanced 3D capabilities may address some of the current demands for video.

📝 Other Projects & Features

The team is exploring new, "weirder" projects that are still in the early stages. These unique and innovative developments aim to push the boundaries of what the platform can offer. Additionally, there is potential for an upgrade to upscalers for version 6.5.

⏩ Development Pace

Currently, the team releases about three major versions per year. However, they are aiming to increase the development speed in the future while balancing short-term and long-term goals.

🔮 Future Plans

After the release of version 6.5 and the website launch, the team plans to consolidate research resources. They are moving towards announcing multiple developments simultaneously and are considering a batch mode to utilize weekend server resources more efficiently.

Overall, the Midjourney Office Hours provided valuable insights into the platform's ongoing projects and future directions. Stay tuned for more exciting updates as these developments unfold!

TL;DR;

🌐 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

Stay tuned for more updates as Midjourney continues to innovate and enhance its platform!

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