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Hindustan Times
15 hours ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Midjourney lets you generate AI video from still images with V1 for free: Here's how
Midjourney has entered the AI video generation space with the launch of its first video model, V1. This new tool marks a shift from image creation to video animation, as the San Francisco-based company now allows users to turn still images into short video clips. The feature is currently only accessible via the web and is free for all users on the platform. However, a monthly subscription of at least $10 is required to access fast video generation. With Midjourney V1, users can upload either their own images or select from AI-generated images produced by Midjourney's own AI system. To begin, users need to select the 'Animate' option, which can produce four five-second video clips from a single image. Each clip can be extended by up to four seconds, for a maximum total of 20 seconds. However, it remains uncertain if these videos will include sound features at this stage. Also read: India's digital job scene to expand in 2025 with rise in AI and data-driven roles There are two available modes for animation: Automatic and Manual. The Automatic mode offers motion suggestions, which guide how the image could move. Meanwhile, Manual mode gives users the ability to control movement through detailed prompts, which allows them to influence how the scene develops over time. Also read: India's digital job scene to expand in 2025 with rise in AI and data-driven roles Users can also choose between two camera movement styles. The low-motion style keeps the camera mostly stationary, with limited movement. In contrast, the high-motion style introduces more dynamic movement, where both the camera and the subject display motion throughout the clip. A post shared by HT Tech (@hindustantimestech) Midjourney has made this tool available to all account tiers, including free users. However, video generation consumes significantly more resources. According to the company, creating a video clip uses eight times more GPU time than generating a still image. Midjourney CEO David Holz noted that this method is more affordable than previous market offerings and expects continued improvement in the tool's performance and cost-efficiency. Also read: Samsung Galaxy S25 review: Flagship features in a handful package Users can create videos in two operational modes: fast mode and relax mode. Fast mode uses a fixed GPU time allotment provided each month, where one minute of GPU time generates an image, and eight minutes are required for a video. Once users exhaust their GPU time, they cannot create additional content until the quota resets. On the other hand, 'Relax Mode' is currently only available to Pro-tier subscribers and above and allows for unlimited video generation. However, there are longer wait times, with video prompts potentially taking up to 10 minutes to complete.
Tom's Guide
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Midjourney video generation is here — but there's a problem holding it back
Midjourney, one of the oldest and best-known AI image generators, is taking a new direction. Following in the footsteps of its competitors, Midjourney is now also offering AI video generation. Known as V1 Video, this new model allows users to upload an image or use an image generated by Midjourney's V7 image generator, creating a set of short videos from it. Announced in a post on X and a blog post, David Holz, Midjourney CEO, stated, 'Introducing our V1 Video Model. It's fun, easy, and beautiful. Available at $10/month, it's the first video model for *everyone* and it's available now.' Unlike some of the other competitors in the AI video world, Midjourney can't make a video from a prompt alone. While this will likely change in the future, it does put Midjourney a few steps behind the likes of Sora and Kling 2. Introducing our V1 Video Model. It's fun, easy, and beautiful. Available at 10$/month, it's the first video model for *everyone* and it's available now. 18, 2025 Launching the product, the Midjourney CEO went on to explain, 'Today's Video workflow will be called 'Image-to-Video'. This means that you still make images in Midjourney, as normal, but now you can press 'Animate' to make them move.' There is an automatic animation setting that will create a random motion prompt for you. For those wanting more control, there is also the option to manually choose an animation move for the video. When generating a video, you can choose if it is low or high motion (how much movement happens in the video). Once the video is created, you can extend it, adding four seconds at a time. You can do this up to four times. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. While you can add images from outside of Midjourney to animate, Holz added, 'We ask that you please use these technologies responsibly. Properly utilized, it's not just fun, it can also be really useful, or even profound - to make old and new worlds suddenly alive.' This lines up with Midjourney's recent legal battle with Disney, raising concerns over the use of external copyright in the training model. As mentioned above, you can currently use Midjourney V1 on the $10 per month plan. However, that could well change pretty soon. 'The actual costs to produce these models and the prices we charge for them are challenging to predict,' Holz added in the announcement post. 'We're going to do our best to give you access right now, and then over the next month, as we watch everyone use the technology (or possibly entirely run out of servers) we'll adjust everything to ensure that we're operating a sustainable business.' The problem is that the starting cost is already much higher than an image. Midjourney will be charging 8x more for a video creation than for an image. While that is still less than the average competitor, that amount is likely to change. While you can make videos on the cheapest plan, they will quickly eat up your credits. There will also be a slower but less expensive version of video generation available on the Pro model.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Midjourney launches V1 model that converts still images into videos
Midjourney, a well-known generative AI startup, made a big announcement on Wednesday, June 18. They released their new video generation model called V1. This is an image-to-video generation model that uses images uploaded by the user or generated by AI to generate a short video. This feature requires a premium subscription to generate videos. The core appeal of V1 is its ease of use; users can upload an image or select one that has just been created by Midjourney itself. Midjourney provides a gallery feature that shows all the images generated by you. Now, all that is left is to hit the Animate button and it will generate a five-second video for that image. High motion and Low motion are the two settings to adjust the movements in the video. Low motion is best for the ambient scenes where the camera mostly stays still and the object moves in slow motion. Now, the downside is that sometimes the video doesn't even appear to be moving at all. High motion is for situations where you want everything, including the camera and the subject, to move. Now, this fast motion may generate artefacts or wonky mistakes. So you need to choose accordingly or you can just try both to see which one works better. After generating a five-second video, V1 can be instructed to increase the video length, which can be done up to four times to make the video about 20 seconds long. With this, the new V1 model from Midjourney is directly competing with the leading video generation models from AI giants like Google and OpenAI. The Midjourney V1 is available on the web only for now and for the pricing, Midjourney is charging eight times more for video generation compared to image generation. And for that charge, it generates four videos, 5 seconds each, to select the one that suits your needs.
