The creator tests 60 MidJourney-generated videos, showcasing impressive animations like realistic liquid pouring, natural object movements, and cinematic scenes, while also highlighting some limitations in fluid dynamics and physical accuracy. The video offers a balanced demonstration and critique of MidJourney’s AI video capabilities, emphasizing its potential for creative projects alongside current challenges.
In this video, the creator extensively tested MidJourney’s video capabilities by generating 60 different clips, showcasing a variety of scenes without commentary initially, followed by a detailed analysis of selected clips. The creator highlights the impressive aspects of MidJourney’s video generation, such as the realistic animation of liquids, objects, and characters, while also pointing out some limitations in fluid dynamics and physical accuracy. The video serves as both a demonstration and a critique of the current state of AI-generated video content using MidJourney.
One of the standout clips discussed is a slow-motion shot of water pouring into a glass, where the filling action works well, but the water’s texture appears somewhat oily rather than realistic. Another notable example is whiskey being poured over ice cubes, which successfully captures the interaction between liquid and ice, a challenging effect to create in static images. The creator also praises the animation of sunglasses fitting a head, emphasizing the natural bending of the arms, and a macro shot of asparagus where the focus shifts realistically without distorting the shape of the subject.
The video also explores more complex animations, such as a rainbow-colored liquid pouring with consistent color and shape despite rotation, and a hand with animated fingers illuminated by light. While the finger movements are somewhat limited and shadows don’t perfectly align, the overall effect is impressive. The astronaut walking through a landscape is highlighted for its cinematic quality and perspective-appropriate background movement, suggesting that MidJourney’s unlimited video creation tier could be a valuable tool for filmmakers on a budget.
Some limitations are noted, particularly with the physical understanding of liquids in a lava lamp animation, where the liquid overflows unrealistically but remains contained within the lamp’s top opening. The creator also tests crowd consistency in a zombie scene, tilt-shift focus effects, and a saxophone-playing frog, all of which demonstrate MidJourney’s ability to maintain detail and consistency across frames. The video emphasizes the importance of style references in MidJourney, which allow creators to maintain a consistent visual style throughout a series of images or a short film.
Finally, the creator showcases a moon animation where the moon moves vertically and creates dynamic reflections on a building, praising the roundness and consistency of the moon despite some directional limitations. The video concludes with an invitation for viewers to suggest prompts for a live testing session, encouraging engagement and further exploration of MidJourney’s video capabilities. Overall, the video presents a balanced view of the impressive potential and current challenges of AI-generated video content using MidJourney.