Midjourney V8 Released: Photorealism Breakthrough with Official Video Generation

Midjourney releases V8, achieving 'almost indistinguishable from real photos' in portraits, architecture, and lighting. It also officially launches video generation (V-Gen), producing 5-10 second consistent camera-motion videos from static images, directly competing with Runway and Kling. V8 is available to all subscribers, with Basic plan users getting 20 video clips per month.