Midjourney just launched first video model

Curious if anyone has used video yet? I canceled my Midjourney subscription a while ago.

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🎥 Midjourney drops long-awaited video model

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The Rundown: Midjourney just launchedthe company’s first video generation model, a web-only system enabling users to animate any image into 5-second clips — coming just days after Disney and Universal sued the company for copyright theft.

The details:

V1 transforms images through either automatic animation or manual prompts, where users can describe specific camera movements and actions.
Each job creates four 5-second clips extendable to 20 seconds, priced at 8x image costs — which Midjourney says is 25x cheaper than rivals.
V1 can handle images from both Midjourney and external options, with video outputs having the signature feel found in the startup’s image models.
CEO David Holz said V1 is a stepping stone towards real-time open-world simulations, which require the building blocks of image, video, and 3D models.

Why it matters: While other video models have converged on similar styles and aesthetics, V1 outputs have a vibe that holds true to MJ’s popular image models. Being I2V only and having no audio capabilities like Veo 3, V1 won’t compare directly to top rivals — but is definitely an interesting start to the company’s future holodeck vision.

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