Google Vids: Customizing AI narration and background music

Demo summary
The user deletes the default audio track, adds new stock music, and edits the script to regenerate a specific AI voice-over clip.
Step-by-step
- Right-click the existing audio track and select Delete
- Go to Stock and select Music
- Search for a track and drag it onto the timeline
- Select an AI narration clip on the timeline
- Open the Toolkit on the right and choose Scripts
- Edit the text within the script box
- Click to generate a new AI voice over
- Click Update voice over and confirm the replacement
Options
- Record yourself reading the new script instead of using AI generation
- Preview the new AI voice-over before updating
Tips
- Stretch the music track on the timeline to fit the video length as needed
- Review the script for overused words and simplify phrases to improve the narration flow
Highlights
“That quickly, I've been able to customize this AI generated Google Vid.”
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