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Maintaining the consistency of the generated image - to apply it in later ones and create a coherent story - is a huge challenge for Midjourney. The puppet method is tedious and rigorous, but it allows for very satisfactory results - especially for individual characters.

The puppet method uses a very specific prompt template and allows for relatively efficient operation of a previously generated character.

The template looks like this:
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So let's discuss all aspects one by one:

Puppet template:

**1. Character image**

**2. Background description**

**3. Character description**

**4. Description of activities – character animation**

**5. Extras – atmosphere and parameters**


You should use this template with all keywords - then they act as a reusable puppet (actor, character). You can change the setting, activity, atmosphere, media type, etc., around her to direct this character. Later, once you've mastered the template, you can experiment with removing or rearranging keywords.

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The template is based on weighted phrases, strong keywords and a specific sequence. As you use it, it becomes easier and easier to modify. To complete it you need:

#### Character image

The character reference image should roughly reflect the character's appearance when Midjourney integrates it into the final scene. You can use a ready-made photo or a previously generated image—you need a link (to the image on Discord or online), which will be a model of the character. It is important that the character "fits" the scene.

If you provide a reference in the form of a cropped head-to-shoulder portrait, remember that Midjourney will have difficulty coming up with a body for the character and will likely ignore attempts to show the entire body. And if you provide an image in which the character's face is only a few pixels in size, remember that Midjourney will have a hard time coming up with a face, and the results showing the character's face may be completely different. Therefore, it is essential to roughly match the reference image to its appearance in the final image. The character image must have a simple or blank background to help Midjourney focus on the character.

**REMEMBER**! Of course, there is no guarantee that the character will look like the image provided. Reference graphics only have influence, so you won't be able to recreate an exact portrait of yourself or your loved ones, but you have a chance to get a really similar result. You can also increase the weight of the reference image using multiprompts.

##### EXAMPLE

Using the prompt: photoshoot of blue-hair pixie-cut hipster-girl, full body, white background, I generated Lizzy. The portrait below has a light background a clear face, and is cropped in half - this suits me because I don't want to create the entire silhouette and a blurred face, but rather place it in various situations in this close-up. So – this is Lizzy.

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#### Background description

The background description begins with "Setting is" (case sensitive!) and can be supplemented with both text and an image. 

The important thing here is to describe the scenery as precisely as possible. These should be short, characteristic phrases that clearly define Midjourney, where our puppet is to be. We do not use verbs then - we try to provide a static description of natural circumstances. You can also use a reference image for the background - then remember that your prompt should match it - that is, describe what is actually in the scenery. 

In this case, we set the scenery to a night vision of the city and its rooftops.
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Pretty good, right? It's definitely Lizzy - our chosen character. The last two pictures clearly show the city at night. Lizzy is reading a book, as we indicated in the prompt. Let's move it to some other, more appropriate place…
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Lizzy is still reading the book - but the environment has changed. He's not on the roof anymore, just... that's right. Not very library-y, right? It was supposed to be an old-school library, but there were a few books. So, I will generate and add a background reference image:
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Oh, a very nice bookcase, a different atmosphere of the place, so I'll add both a link and a description to the prompt:
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And this is much closer to the effect we wanted to achieve.

The entire prompt remains unchanged—it only adds a link to the background. It is also important to maintain a similar (or preferably the same) background description—"vintage library with bookshelves"—as when generating it. If you use a ready-made photo, describing what is in it is important. The discrepancy between the reference image and its description may lead to interesting effects, but it will certainly add artefacts and weaken control over the character. 

#### Character description

The text description should always start with the Name is (case sensitive) and consist of the character's characteristic features. There is also a part here where you give the character a name - it should be as neutral as possible. If you choose the name Mulan and then create a blonde girl - you may find that she doesn't look exactly like a Swedish girl. However, remember - archetypes are on your side and choosing a super-characteristic name can also have its advantages.

But be careful! This is not the place to describe what the character does - only the most characteristic features that define him as a character. You can dress up the character and make a puppet out of him in a moment - not now. Now focus on a short and focused description

If you generated a character using Midjourney - it is worth using the description that created it. If it is long, use the /shorten command to see which keywords Midjourney considers the most important. In the examples given, I constantly use the exact description of Lizzy that I used to create her.  

####  Description of activities – character animation

A text description of a character doing something in a scene or setting must begin with Setting contains (case sensitive). Now you can "move" your puppet. But don't go crazy - the activity description should be limited to two or three elements.

It's best and easiest to change things one at a time, such as:
- character wardrobe
- character emotions
- key activity


So, in the image below, we dress Lizzy up in a scarf and jacket.
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While elements such as clothing or expressed emotions are easy to change here, and Midjourney usually has no problem, assigning the action performed is more complicated. Everything the character does should be matched to the character's reference image. Do you have a full figure? Forget biting your lip. Do you have a portrait painting? Jumping over obstacles won't be good. 

#### Extras – atmosphere and parameters

The last space is left for adding a few keywords and parameters. Try not only to maintain style but to enhance it. Notice that in the previous two examples, when Lizzy is in New York wearing a scarf and jacket - the prompt is - photo by Ann Leibowitz. I chose an emotional, well-known artist to suggest to Midjourney that I wanted a piece of street photography. In the example of escaping from a dinosaur, I added an "action movie cinematic photo" to get a dynamic image like an action scene, not a nostalgic portrait. You can also set all other parameters of the generated graphics here - version, aspect ratio, style - just like in any other.

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BONUS TIPS

Multiprompts divide the template into appropriate sequences ending with two colons. Before you start modifying them, make sure you know the rules of multiprompts. Increasing the weight of any multiprompt sequence (background, animation, etc.) can strengthen its impact on the generated graphics.


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Midjourney guide part 6: The puppet method

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#### Choose wisely - how does the version affect your images?

Configuring Midjourney optimally makes further work with the bot much easier. You can access the settings in any Discord channel where you and the bot are (only you will see it) or in a conversation with the bot using the **/settings** command.

At the beginning, you will find a menu (dropdown) where you can choose which version of MJ you will use as the default one and its parameters.

Users are usually advised to work with the latest version, but it's a fascinating process to see how different editions interpret the prompt. Midjourney version 6 was released on December 21, 2023, which makes it a very fresh model at the time of publication of this article. However, version 5, which has dominated the last few months, is equally worth attention. The biggest difference is in the understanding of prompts. Version 5 is sensitive to words with high aesthetic boost (e.g. -core, -punk) and references to cultural and pop-cultural aesthetics. It is, therefore, difficult to write longer prompts in it without disturbing the balance of keywords. Version 6 understands natural language much better and accepts long descriptions, combining them quite logically. However, it requires an accurate and precise definition of the scene conditions - from the shooting technique through the description of the shot to the detailed description of the background. Which one is better? You have to check it yourself.

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#### First things first

The first line contains styling parameters. We can set the stylise and style parameters. The raw style is the only ready-made style option in 6 (you will find more of them in Niji – the Midjourney anime model –) and focuses on faithfully reproducing the prompt and the references used in the prompt. Each option: stylise low, stylize med, stylize high and stylize very high corresponds to setting the –s parameter to 50, 100, 250 and 750.

How does this affect the image? CRAZY. Like every parameter, anyway. The Midjourney bot has been trained to create the most "artistic" images possible, including consistency of composition, references, colours and lighting. The higher this coefficient is raised, the more "artistry" the bot will add. However, this comes at the cost of faithfulness to the prompt. In the above examples, I used a powerful archetype - shieldmaiden - which will generate a Nordic female warrior. I added a problematic condition - a blue tattoo on the face - and a very vague definition of the background - fog.

It is easy to see how the image and its style change as the styling increases - becoming increasingly generically mid-journey. Images with -s above 350 are usually very nice but need help staying true to the details of the prompt.

At the same time, an interesting side effect appears in version 6 - above the value of 200; characters tend to stand backwards if their position is not specified in the prompt. It is also important that the bot in version 6 adds less "beauty" and focuses more on trying to reproduce the exact situation/conditions that the user has described of what the user has entered. It tries to bring the dial in and keep it in the image. Styled at level 750, the warriors in version 5 are almost identical; in version 6, they are very different and definitely not as Instagram-beautiful.

To maintain an interesting composition, the Midjourney bot expands the background by adding new elements to it. In turn, complex details such as a tattoo disappear at the expense of making the image more beautiful. By default, in /settings, you will probably find the med setting, but there are plenty of fields for experiments. **The stylised parameter can be changed by 1, taking values from 0 to 1000**. Each version of MJ is also "sensitive" to the stylised parameter in a different way, and (current) version 6 is very sensitive to it.
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In the next line of your Midjourney settings, you can switch between public and stealth modes. Stealth mode is available to users with the Pro plan ($60) and higher. It makes images created in this mode invisible to other Midjourney users.

#### Remix, baby! 

The next option is the most important in Midjourney, which is activating a remix. Remix allows you when flipping the entire grid, a single image, zooming, panning, etc., to invoke a modal (pop-up window) in which you can modify the prompt. This is an amazing option thanks to which you can save the existing composition of the image and change small details in it, flip the whole thing to create amazing effects, add absolutely new things using vary (region) / pan/zoom, add references along the way and much more.


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Replacing the female warrior with a bearded Viking - but in a similar place, light and composition - is just a text replacement in the remix modal. And I assure you, this is the weakest remix option :)

More options for single image variations - since version 5.2, two variation options have appeared under images: Subtle and Strong. They are equivalent to Low Variation Mode and High Variation Mode. I haven't been able to find an answer as to the exact values, but judging by the bot's behaviour, Subtle (Low Variation Mode) oscillates between 50 and 100 and Strong (High Variation Mode) between 250 and 350. **Variation Mode is assigned to the remix function** - also, every time the user calls the modal – the appropriate styling parameter is added simultaneously.

In the last line, you will find the Sticky Style option. It automatically allows you to add the previously used tuner style to your prompt. Only turn it on if you have played with the tuner. If you were having fun, don't turn it on either :). Theoretically, it very intuitively replaces each newly generated style from the tuner with the appropriate suffix and adds it to each prompt. If you enjoy constantly using the tuner, this will be the perfect option.

The following three buttons allow you to switch between **turbo, fast, and relax modes**. Turbo generates images up to four times faster, using twice as many minutes. Fast mode is the user's default. Relax mode (available to users from the Standard Plan) allows you to generate images without using minutes. The generation time increases slightly, but the differences are not significant.

At the very end, there is a button that resets the settings to default. So... you can always go back to the beginning :). But now you are starting a fascinating journey! 

Stay tuned for the next part! 

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Midjourney guide part 1: Simple thing - settings

Midjourney is one of the (best generative AI services currently on the market (March 2024). I love Midjourney with all my heart and am incredibly happy to explore its possibilities. The ability to convert text (which I like and know how to use) into an image (unfortunately, I have no talent for this) is one of the most exciting possibilities of AI. I tell the Midjourney Bot what I want to see, which generates this image for me - isn't it stunning? I persistently explore how to explain and convey my ideas so that he understands them.

#### What is a prompt?

Translation is literally a "hint" and a suggestion or encouragement. But this word doesn't quite describe its use in Midjourney, so I'll use its English name. A prompt is **a short text phrase that Midjourney Bot interprets to generate an image**. Midjourney Bot splits the words and phrases in the prompt into smaller pieces, called tokens, that can be compared to training data and then used to generate an image. Therefore, **a well-built prompt is the basis for creating graphics in Midjourney**.


#### Construction of a prompt

The primary prompt can be divided into at least three main sections:
- graphic references (previously given image);
- text prompt (description of what MJ should generate);
- parameters.

The only mandatory part of a prompt is the text - everything else can be omitted. And yes, a prompt can be one word, but we often expand it into more.
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So, the simplest prompt might look like this:
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And a bit more complicated like this:
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However, the results will be completely different:![blog-_grafika-2.png](https://btnw-strapi-prod.dev.btndev.space/uploads/blog_grafika_2_d91e7742c0.png)


Midjourney creates impressive opportunities to experiment and approach a given topic. In addition to the randomness of the generated image, we can modify the parameters and direct this process, leading to desired and sometimes astonishing results.

In the next blog entry, I will focus on a more detailed analysis of the prompt structure so you can maximize this tool platform's potential.

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Midjourney guide part 2: Introduction to MJ prompts

The essence of the prompt is to describe your own graphic idea as best as possible. To facilitate manipulation of the text description itself, you can divide it into specific sections:
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#### Subject (must be specified)
The most important thing is an essential approach to the central theme of the painting - "sleeping cat", "a couple kissing", "a house on the hill". Think momentarily and capture what will appear in the generated graphics as briefly as possible. Here, attention to precision and conciseness is the most important.

See below - these are the simplest possible prompts that simply generate a given image:

/imagine a house on the hill

/imagine a couple kissing on the beach

/imagine a cat on the roof

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#### Details (must be added)

Then, there is space to add the details that you consider most important and relevant. These should be details relating to what the character does, what they look like, what the scenery is like or any other information that you consider essential.

/imagine a house on a **haunted** hill at **night and a full moon**

/imagine **the silhouette** of a couple kissing on the beach **during aurora**

/imagine **a sleeping cat** on the roof wearing **a funny hat**

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I also recommend adding at this step:

**Colours ** – Midjourney selects the dominant colour in the generated graphics based on this. Of course, we don't always have control over where this colour appears, but it can be skillfully incorporated here.

**Mood** - contrary to appearances, determining the mood of an image adds a lot to its overall tone - "golden kamui mask" will look different in the "mystic" version and differently when "creepy" appears in the prompt

#### Style (is above all)


And this is when you add an outline to the generated graphics. As Midjourney grows and feeds you new images, it creates a specific default Midjourney image style that you can manipulate as you wish. Methods are the term:
Type of media – try to determine whether it is photography, illustration, sculpture, or concept art;
Techniques - if an illustration - then like from a children's book? Or watercolour? If the photo: is it an old-school sepia one or a sports shot of movement?
References to other artists - whether through the title of the work -  "Corridors Like from the Alien movie", or names -  "Photography by Ann Leibowitz", or even pop culture figures - "live action 2B".

Adding a style changes the generated images radically:
/imagine** ink style smudge** house on a haunted hill at night and a full moon, watercolor art

/imagine **a black background kirigami** silhouette of a couple kissing on the beach during aurora

/imagine a sleeping cat on the roof wearing a funny hat, **anime style, sweet dreams, pink**

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#### Where to look for exciting styles?

First, I recommend Andrea Kovalev's library, available here: https://www.midlibrary.io/. Perfectly sorted, with examples and interesting descriptions.

Additionally – mix it up. Mix the strangest styles - fashion designers with book illustrators, photographers with architects. This method creates unique graphics.

When looking for interesting styles, it is worth starting by exploring the entire aesthetic. The definition of aesthetics is something very elusive, but you can try to call it a set of principles underlying the work of a specific artist or artistic movement. You can start your journey on the aesthetic wiki (https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Aesthetics_Wiki) - exploring them through images, relationships with others or general moodboards. Almost every word you find on this page brings a huge load of guidelines for the MJ bot.

#### Boosters (do they work or not?)

Boosters are specific phrases (entered passionately by Midjourney users) intended to add an additional, stunning effect. Some do not work, take up significant space in the prompt, or generate noise, while others provide cool effects.

- **Specifying the lens type; cameras** - many photographers using Midjourney tested the prompts - sometimes differences emerge - but they have little to do with the equipment used. So what works? Photography or the name of the photographer above all! But determining the light (golden hour, morning sun, studio lightning, etc.) and selecting the camera viewing angle (bird' eye view, blurred motion, portrait photo) can help immensely.
- **Forcing high quality** (photorealistic, 8k, 4k, UltraHD, high res render, –q 5). These types of prompts do not affect the graphics and cannot produce higher-resolution images using them.
- **Power words** - especially those with a powerful dose of aesthetics. You probably know words like steampunk, cyberpunk, retro wave or hardcore. They give an amazing stylistic effect, affecting every aspect of the image - from technique through composition to details - but the style is undeniably recognizable. Try aesthetic combinations by adding -core,-punk, and -wave to the aesthetics. Explore existing ones and try new ones, such as solarpunk, dreamcore, and gothwave.

#### Parameters

Parameters are options that the Midjourney bot should consider when generating graphics. They can change image aspect ratios, switch between versions of the Midjourney model, increase chaos levels, and more. You can find their discussion here or in the Midjourney documentation.

Describing your vision well as a prompt is only half the battle. What you still need to remember is the seed. You will learn about it in the next post. Stay tuned! 

Midjourney guide part 3: Prompt structure

Maintaining the consistency of the character created is one of the biggest challenges for Midjourney (and for the user). Midjourney is generative AI, which means that every time you prompt it, it creates a new image. Entering the exact string of words will give (more or less significantly) different results the next time - that's the whole idea of Midjourney. If you try to recall the same object, you are going against the rules of Midjourney - but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

#### The basis, i.e. seed


An important option here is understanding how the –seed parameter works. The Midjourney seed value itself has no particular meaning, as it is simply a number used to generate a random but consistent element of "noise" in the process. It sounds a bit strange, but "noise" is the initial step in creating graphics by Midjourney. It is simply a set of elements with specific characteristics (if you are very interested in this, you will find a note about how Midjourney generates its images here).

If you don't define a seed, Midjourney will use a random one each time it generates images. This will cause the generated graphics to be significantly different despite the same prompt.

By specifying a specific seed, you ask Midjourney to use the same starting point (noise) for your prompt. This helps significantly maintain the consistency of subsequent images.

#### How to find an image seed?

Step 1: Click the Discord message reaction button.
Step 2: Select the standard envelope emoji. This will launch its replies from the Midjourney bot.
Step 3: When the bot sends you a private message, open it.
Step 4: Copy the seed number from the message.

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The bot usually responds within a few seconds and sends a message containing the following details:

- Full prompt
- Task ID
- Seed number
- Multimedia files
- Direct link to the news

#### And how to use this seed?

We enter seed as a parameter at the end of our—seed XXXX command (where we enter the number provided by the Midjourney bot). It is also best to leave the original prompt and consider what we need to change.

The most important thing here is to make small changes - rewriting the entire prompt with new things will only generate a similar style and not add elements to the existing image. From such a portrait, we will not get a silhouette of the whole figure riding a horse in the cybernetic desert. But at this stage, we can add elements to the portrait or change the parts that interest us. It's easy to change your facial expression or clothes; in this respect, it's a handy feature.

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You can clearly see that small changes remain highly consistent with the initial image. However, the further the change - in style image - the more difficult it is to maintain the same image.

Summary of the relationship **between seed and prompt depending on the MJ version**.

Here are the possible results of combining seed and prompt (for 5.2):

- prompt + no seed = completely different results
- prompt + seed = almost identical results
- prompt with change + seed = similar results, including change.

Here are the possible results of combining seed and prompt (for 5.0 and 5.1):
- prompt + no seed = completely different results
- prompt + seed = identical results
- prompt with change + seed = very similar results, including the change.
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Here are the possible results of combining seed and prompt (for 6.0):
prompt + no seed = completely different results
prompt + seed = similar results 
prompt with change + seed = similar results, including the change.

Version 6 was introduced with two additional parameters to maintain image consistency, hence probably the lower convergence in the seed parameter. The sref and cref options allow for more precise recall of a style or character, and I will discuss them in more detail in the next article.

In the next article, I will present in detail the parameters that need to be considered when creating graphics using artificial intelligence. 


Midjourney guide part 4: seed

#### ASPECT RATIO

With its precise control, the –aspect or –ar parameter changes the aspect ratio (not size!) of the generated image. Aspect ratio is the ratio of the width to the height of an image. It is usually expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, such as 7:4 or 4:3. A square image has equal width and height, known as an aspect ratio of 1:1. The image can be 1000px × 1000px or 1500px × 1500px, and the aspect ratio will still be 1:1.

The best illustration showing the difference -ar is straight from the Midjourney documentation:

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**Important properties**

- the default aspect ratio is 1:1
- since version 5.0, arbitrary aspect ratios are supported
-  –ar must use integers
- aspect ratio has an impact on the shape and composition of the generated image (and a significant one)

#### STYLIZE

The -stylise or -s parameter, a key to unlocking artistic potential, affects how much Midjourney favours artistic colours, compositions, and forms. Low styling values create images that closely match the prompt but are less artistic. High styling values create images that are very artistic but less related to the prompt. Experimenting with the stylised value also greatly changes the generated image. You can also set the default value in /settings.

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Selecting the stylise option also sets the default value of the parameter:

- RAW Mode 0
- Stylise low 50
- Stylise med 100
- Stylise high 250
- Stylise very high 750

**Important properties**

- The default value of –stylise is 100.
- –style takes the values 0-1000.


#### STYLE 

The –style parameter allows you to customise the aesthetics of some versions of the Midjourney model. Adding a style parameter can help you create photorealistic images, movie scenes, or prettier characters. Model versions 5 and 6 accept –style raw. **The –style raw parameter reduces the impact of Midjourney's default aesthetic** and works well for advanced users who want more control over their images or more photographic images. This means that Midjourney then focuses more on reproducing the text prompt.

The Niji 5 version accepts –style cute –style scenic –style original, or –style expressive.


#### CHAOS 

The -chaos or -c parameter affects the diversity of the initial image meshes. High chaos values produce more unusual and unexpected results and compositions. Lower-chaos values have more reliable, repeatable results.

**Important properties**
- The default value of –chaos is 0.
- –chaos takes values 0-100.


#### WEIRD 

The experimental–weird parameter introduces strange and unusual features into the generated images, resulting in unique and unexpected results.

**Important properties**

- The default value of –weird is 0.
- –weird takes the values 0-3000.
- –weird is not compatible with seed
- when using stylise at the same time - the values should be the same


#### NO

The -no parameter tells Midjourney what not to include in the image. Entering what you don't want into the prompt may cause artefacts and, unfortunately, does not help much in eliminating unnecessary elements. Saving the elements (tokens) you do not want to include in the –no parameter gives you a greater chance of making them disappear.

**Important properties**
- basic parameter for working with exclusions
- –no accepts multiple words separated by commas: –no word1, word2, word3, phrase1, phrase2
- if you want to use a comma in the content -no, precede it with the / sign.


#### TILE 

The –tile parameter generates images that can be used as repeating tiles to create patterns for fabrics, wallpapers, and textures.

#### QUALITY

The –quality or –q parameter changes the amount of time spent generating the image. Higher-quality settings take longer to process and produce more detail. Higher values also mean more GPU minutes are used per task. The quality setting has no effect on the resolution. Currently recommended for creating quick sketches (at reduced quality), but switching to higher quality often changes the image significantly.

**Important properties**
- The default –quality value is 1.
- –quality only accepts values: .25, .5 and 1 for model 4 and above (larger values are rounded down to 1)
- –quality only affects the initial image generation.

Parameters indirectly affecting the image.

### VERSION

The latest model is always the default, but other models can be used by adding the—version or—v parameter or by using the /settings command and selecting the model version. Different types of images distinguish each model.

Important properties
- –v 5.2 is the current default model.
- –version takes the values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.1,  5.2 and 6.

**Niji Model 6**

The Niji model is a collaboration between Midjourney and Spellbrush, tailored to create anime styles and illustrations with much more knowledge of anime, anime styles, and anime aesthetics. Perfect for dynamic action shots and character-centric compositions. To use this model, add the –niji parameter to the end of the prompt or use the /settings command and select Niji version. By default Midjourney will use the latest version.


#### REMIX 

**Remix mode allows you to change hints, parameters, model versions or aspect ratios between variants**. Remix will take the overall composition of the starting image and use it as part of the new task. Remixing can help you change the positioning or lighting of an image, expand an object, or achieve difficult compositions.

The best thing we can change with a remix is also described in the Midjourney documentation.

![blog-DecodingReactUI_blog_01.png](https://btnw-strapi-prod.dev.btndev.space/uploads/blog_Decoding_React_UI_blog_01_0f660cd570.png)

#### SEED

Midjourney uses a seed number to create a starting point for generating initial image grids. The numbers are randomly generated for each image but can be specified using the –seed parameter. You will get similar final images if you use the same seed value and the same prompt.

**Important properties**
- –seed accepts integers 0-4294967295.
- identical –seed and prompt values using model versions 1, 2, 3, test and testp will produce images with similar composition, colour and detail.
- Identical –seed and prompt values using model versions 4, 5 and niji will produce almost similar images.

Seed numbers are not static and should not be relied upon between sessions.


#### REPEAT

The –repeat or –r parameter runs the task repeatedly. Combine –repeat with other parameters increases the pace of visual exploration and speeds up the generation of several meshes (Because we don't give up after one /imagine).

**Important properties**
- The –repeat parameter is available to Standard and Pro subscribers
- –repeat accepts values 2-10 for Standard subscribers.
- –repeat accepts values 2-40 for Pro subscribers.

The –repeat parameter can only be used in Fast mode.


#### STOP 

The –stop parameter terminates the task mid-process. Stopping the task earlier may result in a blurry and less detailed image.

**Important properties**
- –stop takes the values 10-100.
- the default value of –stop is 100.
- –stop has no effect when scaling up.


#### VIDEO
Use the –video parameter to create a short video of the initial image mesh generation. React to your completed work with an envelope ✉️ emoji to have Midjourney Bot send the video link to your direct messages.

–video only works for image grids, not upscaling.
–video works with model versions 5, 5.1, 5.2 and niji 5 and older model versions 1, 2, 3, test and testp.


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