Generate AI video from text with Google Vids and Veo

Demo summary
The creator demonstrates how to use the Veo 3.1 integration within Google Vids to generate a video of a polar bear from a text prompt and insert it into the timeline.
Step-by-step
- Open a blank project in Google Vids
- Click on the Veo icon on the right sidebar
- Enter a text prompt in the 'Create from scratch' input field
- Select the desired aspect ratio
- Click on Generate
- Hover over the generated video to preview it
- Click Insert to add the video to the timeline
Options
- Animate an image instead of creating from scratch
- Toggle between landscape and portrait aspect ratios
- Click Recreate to modify the prompt and generate a new version
Watch out for
- Generation takes approximately one minute to complete
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