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New Intelligence Report

Editor: Ear Qiao Yang

【New Wisdom Introduction】Midjourney has ushered in the strongest version v6.1, come and experience it quickly!

Midjourney has finally delivered what they promised a few months ago! They just released the latest version v6.1 today!

This update can be summarized in four words: detail maniac.

Netizens have been tweeting to test the latest version of Midjourney, here’s a sneak peek at the photographic-level footage!

This picture is named "Skylight". The composition, color, light and shadow, and brightness and darkness are extremely comfortable. The rippling lake surface is vivid in details. It can be used directly as a screensaver.

Let’s continue looking at a landscape. The dawn breaks through the clouds, and in the distance there are mountains with snow still on them. The vegetation is lush, and the texture of the pine trees is lifelike. There is a sense of tranquility and peace.

Next, let’s take a look at a set of still lifes. These commercial photos, which originally required a lot of manpower, material resources, financial resources and energy to shoot, can be easily completed by Midjourney in just a few seconds.

Each image is not only clear, but also revolves around a color scheme, theme and style.

The portrait generation is also natural, with three-dimensional features and exquisite makeup, comparable to magazine photos.

The generated characters and street view images have a retro CCD effect. The sunset glow on people's faces is clear and realistic, without any over-beautified fake feeling.

You can even generate custom-style images. The picture below is an old-fashioned computer in the style of the millennium.

While netizens are trying out the new version, some are also lamenting how fast Midjourney is evolving.

Someone posted a comparison between Midjourney V2 and Midjourney V6.1. The picture went from blurry to clear, and the outlines of the motorcycle and the person went from weird to cool, all in just two years.

Obsessed with details

The reason why the highlight of this version of Midjourney is called "detail maniac" is that V6.1 emphasizes the following new features:

- More coherent images (arms, legs, hands, bodies, plants, animals, etc.)

- Better image quality (less pixel artifacts, enhanced textures, skins, 8-bit retro effects, etc.)

- More precise, detailed, and correct details (eyes, small faces, distant hands, etc.)

- New image amplifier with better image/texture quality

- Standard imaging operations are approximately 25% faster

- Improved text accuracy (drawing words with "quotes" in hints)

- New personalized models with surprising nuance and accuracy

- Personalized code versioning (use code from old jobs for personalized models and data for current jobs)

To sum it up in one sentence, it makes the overall picture look more harmonious and refined.

Especially in the processing of portraits, it is almost impeccable.

As shown in the picture, the one generated by V6 on the left is realistic enough. The eyebrow texture of the V6 character is more delicate, and the red bloodshot eyes are clearly visible.

It can be said that AI-generated images are not inferior to the works of photography masters when competing on the same stage.

V6.1 vs V6

No matter how fantastic the product introduction is, what users care most about is whether the performance is actually improved when they use it.

Next, let’s compare it directly with the previous generation to see how the long-awaited V6.1 performs in terms of the updates and upgrades mentioned above.

Prompt words: In winter, a golden tabby kitten is playing with a ball of wool on the sofa in front of the fireplace. The angle is level and the subject is looking directly at the camera, which is realistic and lifelike.

Comparing the two pictures, we can see that the kitten on the right looks more furry and the texture of the ball of wool is more realistic and less rigid. The reason behind this is that version V6.1 handles details and textures more realistically and meticulously.

Hint: High angle shot of a classic Ford Mustang driving on a road near the coast on a sunny day. The warm sun shines brightly on the undercarriage of the car. Realistic, high resolution.

The clarity of version V6.1 is eye-catching, the picture composition is more harmonious, and the texture of the distant mountains is more realistic.

Prompt words: JC Leyendecker style illustration, young athletes in action, vintage football uniforms, early fall afternoon on a college football field, dynamic lighting highlighting muscular forms, contrast of light and shadow, low angle, saturated colors, stylized and fluid brushstrokes.

JC Leyendecker was a famous American illustrator in the last century. His style tended to be realistic, and he focused on the smoothness of lines and the texture of light. He was good at using light to create character effects and highlight the protagonist.

JC pays great attention to using brushstrokes to create the texture of clothing, skin and hair. His painting lines are smooth and he is good at using turpentine to mix pigments to create rich, smooth brushstrokes and luminous surface textures.

It can be seen that the V6.1 version is more in line with JC Leyendecker's painting style, and the baseball players' clothes and skin have a slight sense of light.

Let’s look at the example below, which shows the portrait processing part that V6.1 is most proud of. First of all, the picture looks more harmonious and has a cinematic texture.

Cue words: Cinematic shot, suspicious person, dimly lit street. At night, the character looks around nervously. Artificial street lighting, front angle, two-tone, turquoise and red, creating a tense atmosphere, Cinestill 50D.

The V6 version's handling of wrinkle shapes and hand details is still relatively rigid. In the V6.1 version, the character's muscle lines are obviously more realistic.

If you look into the portrait details, you can find that the faces in the V6 version are blocked and unclear, while in V6.1, the characters' wet and slightly curly hair, facial light and shadow, and skin grooves and textures are extremely realistic.

Judging from the above four groups of comparative examples of animals, scenes, characters and strong painting styles, Midjourney V6.1 presents higher-quality images and richer details than the previous generation, and can also be customized to generate works in the artist's style.

Naturally, Midjourney is still not satisfied with the progress of V6.1. While releasing the new version, it also revealed the next step - V6.2 will be launched next month.

References:

https://x.com/midjourney/status/1818342703618482265