Midjourney, the renowned AI image generation platform, has introduced a groundbreaking Web Editor tool, enhancing its image editing capabilities. This new feature allows users to make detailed adjustments to generated images directly within the platform, offering tools for spot edits, zooming, perspective changes, and more. The Web Editor also lets users modify the initial prompt to regenerate parts of an image without starting from scratch.
Announced via a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Midjourney’s Web Editor integrates seamlessly into the lightbox interface, consolidating multiple image actions into one convenient tool. Key features include an eraser for selective editing, a Restore function for refining adjustments, and a scaling tool to expand the canvas, simulating a zoom-out effect.
We’re releasing a new web editor today. This combines many previously separate image actions into a single unified interface. More coming soon. pic.twitter.com/09uLSeGPB6
— Midjourney (@midjourney) August 16, 2024
The Edit Prompt feature stands out, enabling users to tweak the original text prompt, altering parameters or references to refine the image further. While the editor provides significant control, there are still limitations—users can regenerate image sections but cannot entirely replace subjects without using the Edit Prompt function.
This release follows similar developments in the AI space, with tools like DALL-E’s inline editor and Microsoft’s Copilot-powered Designer app, all aiming to give users more control over AI-generated content.
