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V8 Roadmap
- Main near-term goals for V8 are:
- Better aesthetics
- Higher default resolution
- More coherence
- A higher-resolution mode is being explored so that 2K-quality output could become closer to the default experience without a major price jump.
- V8 is expected to stabilize aesthetically and in core features in about 30 days.
- Current V8 can still feel hit-or-miss; more stability is expected in the next week or two through upcoming updates.
- Short prompts are currently less creative than desired, and that is being worked on.
- V8 may get significant tuning changes rather than only minor silent improvements.
V8 Images, Releases, and Compatibility
- Images already made on the alpha site will remain available.
- Those images are expected to appear on the main production site once the model is officially released.
- The team is debating whether a future V8.1-style update should replace V8 or exist separately.
- Some compatibility will likely break in the next version, especially around mood board behavior and related controls.
- SV6 will not be made to work with HD; older systems are expected to be replaced rather than back-ported.
Next V8 Update
- A newer V8 version is already being trained.
- That version includes image references again.
- The goal is to begin testing with guides/mods immediately and potentially release very soon if testing goes well.
- If all goes smoothly, rollout could happen within days; otherwise it may slip by a week or two.
Prompt Length and Prompting Philosophy