MidJourney: Does Prompt Order Matter?
This page is just an exploration of prompt order, to determine whether order matters to MidJourney's algorithm.
The current conclusion is... We don't know! :).
Setting Subject Lighting[edit | edit source]
Hypothesis[edit | edit source]
Different orders of setting / subject / lighting will show a consistent difference in the final image if order matters.
Setup[edit | edit source]
We'll start with a 2 standard prompts as recommended in the prompt-craft channel:
- Setting :: Subject :: lightning, any other modifiers
- Setting
- setting is a jungle
- setting is a desert
- Subject
- Oswald McHoolahan is standing
- Patricia Hughes is sitting
- Lighting
- Sunbeam coming through the leaves
- Dusk lighting
Let's see how it does with various orders!
We'll hold stylize, seed, and sameseed constant.
Commands used
/imagine prompt:setting is a jungle:: Oswald McHoolahan is standing:: sunbeam coming through the leaves:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:setting is a jungle:: sunbeam coming through the leaves:: Oswald McHoolahan is standing:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:Oswald McHoolahan is standing:: setting is a jungle :: sunbeam coming through the leaves:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:Oswald McHoolahan is standing:: sunbeam coming through the leaves:: setting is a jungle :: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:sunbeam coming through the leaves:: setting is a jungle:: Oswald McHoolahan is standing:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:sunbeam coming through the leaves:: Oswald McHoolahan is standing:: setting is a jungle:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:setting is a desert:: Patricia Hughes is sitting:: Dusk lighting:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:setting is a desert:: Dusk lighting:: Patricia Hughes is sitting:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:Patricia Hughes is sitting:: setting is a desert:: Dusk lighting:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:Patricia Hughes is sitting:: Dusk lighting:: setting is a desert:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:Dusk lighting:: setting is a desert:: Patricia Hughes is sitting:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
/imagine prompt:Dusk lighting:: Patricia Hughes is sitting:: setting is a desert:: --stylize 625 --seed 1 --sameseed 5
Results[edit | edit source]
In the first set, it does seem that prompt order mattered - while the images are very similar, they seem to emphasize different pieces of the image. The results appear to focus on the items in order - the results starting with "Setting" focus on the setting, the results starting with "Subject" seem to have a larger subject, and the results starting with "lighting" have a greater focus on the beam of light.
In the second, it appears less prominent - though might still be there. There at least does seem to be a difference in the images, though it's not as obvious (to my eye at least) as the first set associated to the first prompt.
Overall I'd say this is still inconclusive - while it may show (at least in these two cases) a difference based on input prompt order, it doesn't quite show how it impacts it, and might be due to other variables at play.
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Cat Dog[edit | edit source]
Hypothesis[edit | edit source]
Well what about a more simple test... cat and dog? Pretty opposite. This should be a clearer indication.
If the theory holds true, putting cat first will give a more catlike dog, and vice versa.
Setup[edit | edit source]
Pretty straightforward - we'll try both cat and dog, and hold stylize, seed, and sameseed constant.
Commands used
/imagine prompt:cat :: dog:: --seed 10 --stylize 625 --sameseed 15 --uplight
/imagine prompt:dog :: cat:: --seed 10 --stylize 625 --sameseed 15 --uplight
Results[edit | edit source]
As you can see below... It's not a huge impact. Perhaps this is more a selection issue - maybe the "seed noise" inherently is more cat or dog. More testing necessary.
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