MidJourney is an AI-driven image creator service helping users to turn their fantasies and visual ideas into reality. From airships floating through a technopunk landscape to print ads for your product and logos for your business, MidJourney does it all in a matter of minutes. In a recent episode of the BAD AI Show, hosts Travis Wright and Kristina Kashtanova guide viewers through the process of creating remarkable images from scratch by taking advantage of this resource.
Currently, MidJourney is in beta, with almost 15 million users. The more people try it out, the better the algorithms will work, so the company is opening the door to new users. The bot works on the Discord app, so registration is necessary to start interacting with it. All conversations take place in a group chat by default, and people can take a look at other members’ prompts, as well as the images naturally related to the question at hand. This can help those less experienced to get a better understanding of the kind of results they can get from MidJourney. With more precise prompts, more control over the output can be achieved.
For example, if someone needs an image of a Japanese tree, simply asking for it will benefit them little. However, adding details such as the angle of the shot, the style of the image or the graphical quality, the algorithm will take in account these factors and accordingly make the output better. It is also possible to take a look at the prompts used by other people and learn from them. Terms such as “photorealism”, “inspired by” with the name of a renowned artist, and “4k” are examples of keywords commonly used by people to enhance their images.
As a matter of fact, a totally unique idea can be set in action by combining two apparently unrelated concepts. As an example, Travis explained in the podcast he was listening to Simon and Garfunkel’s song, ’50 Ways to Leave a Lover’, and used ChatGPT to ask for a list of the lyrics. Some of them were then passed on to MidJourney to create a series of images.
Once the prompts are created, four unique images appear in just one minute. If a picture does not satisfy, the image can be enhanced with more shade or a new background. If the initial results are still not adequate, the algorithm can generate a new set of pictures in place of the old one. MidJourney has some flaws, such as the lack of text, which has to be added manually and the absence of copyright protection. As a result, if the source of the image is known, it can be copied and used freely, problem that happened to Kristina Kashtanova.
Although free users have their conversations in public, those with a subscription gain access to the API and the private chat section. This helps them to remain further away from prying eyes and use the images exclusively for their projects.
MidJourney is a cool tool for those seeking to create imagery in no time. The Beta version is still growing and developing, so the more people participating, the faster and better the software becomes.
