The Complete Guide To Midjourney Video

Midjourney now lets you transform a still image into a vivid 5-second video with motion, style, and storytelling—all in a few clicks. Here’s everything you need to know.

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What Is Midjourney?

Midjourney is an AI-powered image generation tool that transforms text prompts into detailed, artistic visuals. Launched in 2022 by a small independent research lab led by David Holz, Midjourney quickly gained attention for its painterly aesthetic and creative flexibility. Unlike other AI models that aim for photo realism, Midjourney excels at interpreting abstract concepts, styles, and moods—making it popular among designers, storytellers, and creators looking to visualise imaginative ideas.

Now, they’ve released Midjourney Video – 

What Is Midjourney Video?

Midjourney Video is a feature that transforms still images into short, animated clips using AI. It starts with a single image—either generated within Midjourney or uploaded by the user—and brings it to life with subtle or dramatic motion over a 5-second sequence. Users can add text prompts to guide the animation, choose between low or high motion, and even extend videos up to 21 seconds. The result is a stylised, cinematic animation based on the original image, all created directly using Midjourney.

Midjourney Video Pricing

Midjourney operates on a subscription model, with plans starting at $10 per month. This entry-level tier includes 3.3 hours of Fast Mode GPU time, suitable for around 200 image generations. Video generation uses significantly more resources, costing roughly 8 times more GPU time than a single image—equivalent to one image’s cost per second of video. Higher-tier plans offer more GPU time, access to Relax Mode, and additional features for power users.

  • Platform: Only available at midjourney.com

  • Login: Use “Continue with Discord” to access your image gallery and video features.

  • Plan Tiers:

    • All users can generate videos in Fast Mode

    • Only Pro and Mega users can use Relax Mode

  • Cost:

    • Videos cost 8x more GPU time than images

    • ~1 image = 1 second of video

How To Use Midjourney Video?

Option 1: Animate Existing Midjourney Image

  1. Go to your Gallery on midjourney.com

  2. Hover over or click on any image

  3. Click:

    • Auto – creates video immediately with default motion

    • Manual – lets you adjust the text prompt first

Option 2: Animate Your Own Uploaded Image

  1. In the Imagine bar, click the 🖼️ image icon

  2. Upload or choose an image

  3. Add a text prompt (optional)

  4. Click “Animate”

📌 Pin multiple images with the 🔒 lock icon to reuse them across different prompts.

What Midjourney Video Settings Are Available?

To access video settings in Midjourney, click the settings icon in the Imagine bar. From there, you can adjust the motion level by choosing either –motion low or –motion high, set your GPU mode to Fast or Relax (with Relax Mode available only for Pro and Mega plans), and enable or disable Stealth Mode depending on your preference.

Midjourney Video Motion Types

These parameters can be added to the end of your prompt when generating a video, which will affect the output if your video.

  • --motion low: Subtle movement, still-like scenes (default)

  • --motion high: Bigger movements and more dramatic shifts, but may cause glitches

  • --raw: Disables stylistic interpretation, giving more control to your prompt

Midjourney Video Dimensions

All videos are generated in 480p (Standard Definition). Output size depends on your input image’s aspect ratio:

  • 1:1 → 624 x 624 px
  • 4:3 → 720 x 544 px
  • 2:3 → 512 x 768 px
  • 16:9 → 832 x 464 px
  • 1:2 → 448 x 880 px

How To Make My Video Longer?

Each Midjourney video starts at 5 seconds in length, but you can extend it in 4-second increments after the initial generation. To do this, simply hover over your completed video and choose either “Extend Auto,” which continues the animation using the original prompt, or “Extend Manual,” which lets you modify the prompt before extending. You can repeat this process up to four times, allowing your video to reach a maximum total length of 21 seconds.

Summary

Midjourney Video offers a powerful and intuitive way to turn static images into animated visual stories. With just a few clicks, users can bring their artwork to life, experiment with motion styles, and extend their creations into longer sequences. Whether you’re an artist, marketer, or storyteller, this feature adds a dynamic layer to your creative process—all directly within the Midjourney platform.