Midjourney V8 is NOW LIVE!! Here's how to use it.

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Wade McMaster - Creator Impact·12.4K views · Mar 2026

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1. 0:341:40Navigating the Midjourney Alpha Sidebar and SettingsThe creator demonstrates the new sidebar interface on alpha.midjourney.com, showing how to toggle models, adjust HD mode, and use the image upload tab for style references.Midjourney· AI Image Generator
2. 2:380:48Testing Negative Prompting in Midjourney V8 Conversational ModeThe user demonstrates how Midjourney V8 handles complex negative instructions like 'don't include dogs' by switching between standard, raw, and conversational modes.Midjourney· AI Image Generator
3. 3:560:45Interpreting Descriptive Prompts in Conversational ModeThe video shows Midjourney V8 successfully identifying the 'Statue of Liberty' from a descriptive prompt without the landmark being named explicitly.Midjourney· Text to Image
4. 4:451:05Comparing Detail Coherence: Midjourney V7 vs V8A side-by-side comparison of V7 and V8 generating a portrait with specific details like different colored eyes and a red mole to test model intelligence.Midjourney· AI Image Generator
5. 6:371:14Text Rendering and Paragraph Generation in V8The creator demonstrates Midjourney V8's ability to render specific text on a forehead and a full paragraph of handwritten notes compared to V7's gibberish.Midjourney· AI Image Generator
6. 9:291:08Real-time Render Speed ComparisonA live demonstration of the rendering speed difference between Midjourney V7 and V8, showing V8 completing a grid significantly faster.Midjourney· AI Image Generator
7. 11:070:30Generating 2K Resolution Images with HD ModeThe user shows how to enable HD mode to generate 2048x2048 resolution images directly in Midjourney V8.Midjourney· AI Image Generator
8. 12:531:53Using Quality Settings (--q 4) for Enhanced DetailThe video demonstrates the impact of the quality 4 setting on image detail and texture using Photoshop to compare the results against standard quality.Midjourney· AI Image/Photo Enhancer
9. 15:512:22Adjusting Stylize, Weird, and Chaos ParametersThe creator demonstrates how varying the --stylize, --weird, and --chaos parameters affects the aesthetic output and variety of Midjourney V8 grids.Midjourney· AI Image Generator
10. 18:232:04Applying Mood Boards and Style ProfilesThe user demonstrates applying saved mood boards and personalization profiles to prompts in the Midjourney Alpha interface to change the artistic style.Midjourney· AI Style Transfer