While the AI image generators that are built into chatbots might have been grabbing most of the attention recently, the dedicated AI imagery engine Midjourney has been quietly improving and evolving since its launch three years ago.

Midjourney Inc. today introduced a new artificial intelligence model, V1, that can generate videos up to 21 seconds in length.

Midjourney has released the first version of its image to video tool. Users can now turn images into five second long video clips which can be extended four seconds at a time, four times in total. Concerningly, users can upload their own photos and images to animate using the tool.