Generation Presets are now available for Pro users! Presets let you save and load your favorite generation settings, so you can spend less time reconfiguring settings and more time creating.
We’re also introducing new, preset-only fields to help take your prompt-crafting to the next level: prompt prefixes and suffixes! Prefixes and suffixes allow you to save text to be automatically added to the start and end of your prompts, respectively. Prefixes and suffixes are available for both positive and negative prompts!
This blog post will dive into Presets – what they are, how they work, and how best to use them!
What are Presets?
Generation Presets are a new feature that enable Pro users to save and load their generation settings. Presets were created to streamline the creation process for creators who have different combinations of generation settings they like to switch between.
Presets encapsulate the following generation settings: Model, Style, Aspect Ratio, Seed, Positive Prompt Prefix, Positive Prompt Suffix, Negative Prompt Prefix, and Negative Prompt Suffix.
Presets are feature-specific. For example, presets created for PromptCraft are not applicable to PhotoBooth, and vice cersa. Pro users can save up to 10 different presets across all features.
What are the Prefix and Suffix Fields?
The new prefix and suffix fields are ideal for users who find themselves typing the same set of words at the start and end of every prompt. A prefix is text that gets automatically added to the beginning of your prompt. A suffix is text added to the end. Together, they wrap your prompt like a template:
[prefix] prompt [suffix]
Prefixes and suffixes can be saved for both positive and negative prompts (for models that support negative prompts).
Example:
I create a preset with the following prefix/ suffix fields:
- Positive prompt prefix: “Cinematic photograph, shot on 35mm film,”
- Positive prompt suffix: “, natural lighting, high detail”
Then, the preset is applied on the following positive prompt: “a weathered fisherman on a dock at golden hour”.
The final prompt used for generation becomes the following:
“Cinematic photograph, shot on 35mm film, a weathered fisherman on a dock at golden hour, natural lighting, high detail”
The same prefix and suffix are applied to future prompts while the preset remains active.
How do Presets Work?
From the Generate Screen:
Presets are accessible through the Generate settings panel:
The ‘Create Preset’ button on the bottom of the settings panel will start the process for creating a new preset from the current generation settings.
The Presets dropdown in the top right will open the Preset selection panel, through which presets can be applied or edited.
From the Results Screen:
After generating with a preset, the preset will remain applied on the results screen for subsequent generations, unless another generation is applied or generation settings are reset to default. Accessing previous results generated with a preset will also ensure that generating additional iterations have the same prefix / suffix fields applied, even if the applied preset at the time has since been changed.
In all these cases, the preset name will be cleared from the dropdown in the top right, but the settings will persist.
Example:
I create a preset called “Natural Cinema” with the following prefix/ suffix fields:
- Positive prompt prefix: “Cinematic photograph, shot on 35mm film,”
- Positive prompt suffix: “, natural lighting, high detail”
I click generate, and the preset is applied on the following prompt: “a weathered fisherman on a dock at golden hour”.
On the results screen’s generation settings panel, “Natural Cinema” is no longer explicitly shown in the top right, but the prefix / suffix are still active and are applied to future generations.
Later, if I access this creation from My Library, the same prefix and suffix are applied to the generations created from the result screen of this creation.
Using Presets
Here are some tips on how best to use presets to improve your prompts:
- Use presets to reflect your favorite aesthetics: presets are able to encapsulate entire aesthetics or vibes, including different composition types and styles.
- Coordinate across your preset fields: each preset field can have a major impact on the generation result. Complimentary settings produce cohesive results, while conflicting settings create unpredictability.
- Keep it simple and focused: overstuffing a single prefix with too many ideas reduces the chance that the result will match what you’re looking for. More doesn’t always mean better.
- Experiment and iterate: Presets are easy to create and easy to edit, so start small! Start with a model and a prefix, and then add additional settings to bring your results closer to your desired vision.
- Prefixes: Use prefixes to influence the style and medium of your creations.
- Suffixes: Use suffixes to influence the quality and technical finishing of your creations.
We’re excited to launch Presets as a powerful new generation tool, and even more excited to see what you all create! Give presets a try and let us know what you think!
Best,
The Gencraft Team
