Google Veo Transforms Photos Into Vertical AI Videos
▼ Summary
– Google is updating its Veo 3.1 AI video model to better incorporate reference images in its “Ingredients to Video” tool for more expressive and controlled results.
– The update improves character and object consistency across different video clips and scenes.
– Veo now supports native vertical video output (9:16 aspect ratio) for easy uploading to platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts.
– These new video generation features are being added to the Gemini app and integrated into YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app.
– Users can now upscale generated videos to 4K resolution, with improvements also made to the base 1080p video quality.
Google’s latest update to its Veo AI video model introduces significant enhancements, particularly for creators looking to craft compelling short-form content. The focus is on improving the “Ingredients to Video” tool, which now offers greater creative control by more accurately interpreting reference images. This allows users to generate videos that better reflect specific characters, backgrounds, and textures from their source material. The update promises more expressive results with richer narrative potential, alongside improved consistency for characters and reusable elements across different scenes.
A major addition is the native support for vertical video output. Users can now directly generate videos in a 9:16 aspect ratio, perfectly formatted for platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts without needing external editing software. This streamlines the workflow for social media creators, making it easier to produce platform-ready content from the start. The vertical video capability, initially for text prompts, now extends to the image-based “Ingredients to Video” feature.
These upgraded tools are being integrated directly into popular Google ecosystems. The enhanced features are arriving in the Gemini app and, for the first time, will be incorporated into YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app. This integration places powerful AI video generation directly into the environments where creators are already working, simplifying the process of turning ideas into polished vertical clips.
Finally, video quality receives a boost. While Veo 3.1 does not yet generate native 4K video from the initial prompt—a capability previously announced—it does introduce an upscaling feature to 4K resolution. This moves beyond the prior 1080p limit, offering creators higher-resolution outputs for their projects. Google also notes that the base 1080p generation has been refined to deliver sharper and cleaner video quality, improving results across the board.
(Source: The Verge)
