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An inpainting showdown between Midjourney and Adobe Firefly Generative Fill.
We have arrived at the second stage of AI art generation.
Its no longer solely about creating images from text descriptions.
How well these tools can help you modify those outputs, a.k.a.
inpaint, is the real benchmark for success.
Check more details onAdobe.
But before that, lets check out how inpainting works in these two tools.
key in/settingsin the chat field and press enter.
SelectRemix modefrom the pop-over.
Now, prompt it, upscale your preferred image, and clickVary (Region)for selective inpainting.
you could opt for subject area, give the inpainting prompt, and clickGenerate.
Likewise, this gives a few versions one can check and modify again.
Overall, Adobes Generative Fill interface is much more beginner-friendly.
You have 1-click options for background selection and inversion.
Besides, theAddandSubtractadds to the hand-holding.
To clarify, inpainting is a common word that defines the task itself.
And, Adobes Generative Fill terminology means the exact same thing.
Now that we know how to use them, lets get on with our little experiment.
Midjourney Inpainting vs. Photoshop Generative Fill
The process is straightforward.
I will use the same prompts and choose the best output to modify.
Finally, youll see what an inpainting job does to those selected renders.
Additionally, well give an inpainting score for every round to tally them up in the end.
Inpainting job:Changing the background to a lush green forest.
Midjourney Inpainting
Surprisingly, Midjourney included a few soldiers in the background as well.
But since its done manually, there will always be some rough edges.
Inpainting Score: 7/10
Adobe Firefly
I just discovered you cant undo it in the Adobe Generative Fill interface.
There is a Clear option, after which you start from scratch.
A big thumbs down to Adobe for that.
Well, Firefly has also done a decent job changing the background to a green forest.
Still, (Im not affiliated with anyone) Adobes creation looks more unnatural to me.
Like, the trees (except that just beside the warrior) look planted.
Besides, Adobe Firefly has difficulty portraying the human body, and most images look disfigured.
Inpainting job:Giving the researcher a Spiderman mask.
It was a simple enough task, and Midjourney has done an excellent job at that.
The mask perfectly fits the face and looks straight out of a Spiderman movie.
Inpainting Score: 10/10.
Clearly, Firefly doesnt know a thing about Spiderman and has scored a perfect zero.
Still, the latter has depicted the snow forest clearly, and its wolves look more robotic.
Inpainting job:Substituting wolves with monkeys eating bananas.
Aside from slight disfiguration, the depiction of monkeys is acceptable.
However, I couldnt picture eating their bananas, which shouldve been pretty easy.
Still, it could have made their faces a bit more clear.
So, its not that good, but its better than Midjourney overall.
Firefly outputs again suffered from face and hand distortion.
Except that they were okay if we leave that absurd creation (bottom left).
Inpainting job:Changing the background to a sunny day with a rainbow.
This one clearly fell apart.
None of the inpainted outputs have a rainbow.
Besides, I dont know why Midjourney shifted from realistic tweaks to animated surroundings.
The only justice it did was with the sunny day illustration.
Inpainting Score: 4/5
Firefly, on the other hand, took the prompt literally.
Until now, its clear that most of Adobes generative fills arent pleasing to the eye.
Its a bit too artificial output, which feels fake from the get-go.
So, while it has everything I asked for, the final image feels clearly photoshopped.
This will be the first time in this series of prompts that Adobe Firefly just did it to perfection.
All the images were eye-catching, making it hard to pick one among them.
Inpainting job:Including a vanilla fountain.
Midjourney made up for its weak chocolate depiction with a profound vanilla fountain.
Still, Midjourney is a bit ahead in terms of overall aesthetic.
Inpainting Score: 8/10
Declaring the Inpainting champion!
Midjourney (33/50) convincingly wins over Adobe Firefly (22/50).
The reason I can find is that Midjourney Inpainting is just more efficient.
On the other hand, Firefly struggles with blending issues.
Its modifications mostly look like overlays, undermining the intention behind any inpainting job.
Moreover, it should work on its human body illustration as most cases have some degree of disfiguration.
It can miss a few things from the prompt, especially the things mentioned at the end.
With that, Ill leave it to your judgment.
PS: For more options, check out theseAI art generators.
