Following images and audio, Google is bringing video generation powered by its Veo 2 model to the Gemini app if you’re an Advanced subscriber.
Announced at the end of last year, Veo 2 touts “fluid character movement, lifelike scenes, and finer visual details across diverse subjects and styles,” as well as “cinematic realism,” thanks to an understanding of real-world physics and human motion.
In Gemini, Veo 2 can create eight-second video clips at 720p resolution. Specifically, you’ll get an MP4 download in a 16:9 landscape format. There’s also the ability to share via a g.co/gemini/share/ link. To enter your prompt, select Veo 2 from the model dropdown on the web and mobile apps.
Just describe the scene you want to create: “The more detailed your description, the more control you have over the final video.” It takes 1-2 minutes for the clip to generate.
This opens up a world of fun creative possibilities, letting your imagination go wild to picture unreal combinations, explore varied visual styles from realism to fantasy, or quickly narrate short visual ideas.
Some example prompts and outputs (that we generated) include:
- “small puppy running through a garden filled with thick snow in the early morning sun”
- “a kitten being introduced to the beach, specifically near the water, and then getting surprised as a wave crashes nearby”
- “Aerial shot of a grassy cliff onto a sandy beach where waves crash against the shore, a prominent sea stack rises from the ocean near the beach, bathed in the warm, golden light of either sunrise or sunset, capturing the dramatic elevation change and the serene beauty of the Pacific coastline.”
On the safety front, each frame features a SynthID digital watermark.
Only available to Gemini Advanced subscribers ($19.99 per month), there is a “monthly limit” on how many videos you can generate, with Google notifying users when they’re close. It is rolling out globally — in all languages supported by Gemini — starting today and will be fully available in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, Google One AI Premium subscribers now have access to Veo 2 generation in Whisk. Announced in December, this Google Labs experiment lets you “prompt with images” instead of text. What’s new today is the ability to “Whisk Animate” wherein the images you create can be turned “into vivid eight-second videos with Veo 2.”
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