[Midjourney Latest News] July 30th Office Hours Summary

Hello!
Here is a summary of the Midjourney "Office Hours" held on July 30th.

This time, we have two updates to share.

1. Changes to the recommendation algorithm on the Explore page
This should make it easier to see your favorite works and improve usability.
Note that it is not yet decided when this will be officially reflected on the main page.

2. The arrival of a completely new Midjourney website, "Midjourney.tv"
This is like a "streaming channel" where you can continuously enjoy videos generated by Midjourney, and it looks really cool!
It's also convenient to have running in the background.
It's very interesting because if you mouse over the bottom of the screen, the prompts used are displayed.
The image quality is still what it is, but it literally makes you want to keep it playing forever on a big TV screen.
Please take a look.
https://www.midjourney.tv/

Other information
According to CEO David, they might create a personalized TV feature in the future.
He also touched on three new video features scheduled for release next week.
One of them is "2.5-second mode."
This is quite an amazing feature, and it is expected that the generation cost will also be halved.

Also, "Turbo mode" and "720p mode" are scheduled to be added.
Note that 720p resolution is planned to be limited to the "Mega Plan," at least in the initial stages.
David, that's harsh! lol

Development of version 8 is currently progressing smoothly.
He mentioned improvements to "Omni-reference," but advised not to have overly high expectations.
But I want to have expectations.

They are also considering sound effects for videos, and there is a possibility of introducing ambient sounds in the short term and high-quality sound effects in the long term.
However, at this point, it seems they are still in the stage of exploring "what to do and how."
Still, it's exciting, isn't it?

He also mentioned that they are thinking about a feature that would allow "extension" from any frame of a video.
It is unclear how serious that is, but I think there is a possibility it will be realized in the future.

That concludes the summary of this Midjourney Office Hours.
I wish you all good health and success.
See you!