What Midjourney V1 video changed, by its release notes
Midjourney V1 video, in the Midjourney video line: 4 entries, 18 June 2025 to 13 August 2025, covering new model, length, motion, frames, access, resolution and tiers. As of 2026-09-25.
| Date | What changed | Kinds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2025 | The V1 video model animates images, with low or high motion and extensions of about 4 seconds | new model, length, motion | Maker's note |
| 25 July 2025 | Looping, set start and end images, and video in the Discord bot | frames, access | Maker's note |
| 7 August 2025 | An HD mode renders video at native 720p | resolution, tiers | Maker's note |
| 13 August 2025 | HD video opens to the Standard plan and smaller batches arrive | access, tiers | Maker's note |
Inclusion rule. All entries filed under this version: the maker's notes, platform arrivals and undated rows. Order. By date, oldest first; undated rows last.
The entries for Midjourney V1 video cluster around a new model or snapshot, clip length or extension and motion or performance transfer.
1Each entry
18 June 2025, from Midjourney, V1 video model announcement
Once you have a video you like you can “extend” them - roughly 4 seconds at a time - four times total.
Midjourney, V1 video model announcement
- Introducing Our V1 Video ModelThe V1 video model animates images, with low or high motion and extensions of about 4 seconds
25 July 2025, from Midjourney, looping and end frame announcement
You can now make videos with a specific start and end images
Midjourney, looping and end frame announcement
- Looping and End Frame for VideoLooping, set start and end images, and video in the Discord bot
7 August 2025, from Midjourney, HD mode announcement
HD mode will render at native 720p resolution.
Midjourney, HD mode announcement
- HD mode for videoAn HD mode renders video at native 720p
13 August 2025, from Midjourney, new video options announcement
HD video generation is now available for Standard Plan users
Midjourney, new video options announcement
- New video optionsHD video opens to the Standard plan and smaller batches arrive
2Versions either side in this line
- Dated before it: none in the register.
- Dated after it: none in the register.
3Same kinds of change elsewhere, within six weeks
- 9 May 2025, Luma Ray: Not named in the note
- 14 May 2025, Wan: Wan 2.1
- 2 June 2025, Luma Ray: Not named in the note
- 18 June 2025, MiniMax Hailuo: Hailuo 02
- 19 June 2025, Kling AI: Kling 2.1
- 23 June 2025, Google Veo: Veo 2
- 30 June 2025, Kling AI: Not named in the note
- 14 July 2025, PixVerse: Not named in the note
- 17 July 2025, Adobe Firefly Video: Firefly Video Model
- 17 July 2025, Runway: Act-Two
- 17 July 2025, Google Veo: Veo 3
- 28 July 2025, Wan: Wan 2.2
2 more such entries are on the quarter pages.
The whole line: Midjourney video. Quarter: Q2 2025.
4Notes read
- Midjourney, V1 video model announcement, read 2026-09-25
- Midjourney, looping and end frame announcement, read 2026-09-25
- Midjourney, HD mode announcement, read 2026-09-25
- Midjourney, new video options announcement, read 2026-09-25