Gemini: Animate images with Google Veo 3.1 in Google Vids

Demo summary
The creator demonstrates uploading a still image to Google Vids and using the Veo 3.1 model to generate an animated clip with automatic lip-sync and sound effects.
Step-by-step
- Click on VEO in Google Vids
- Select Create from scratch
- Select Animate an image
- Upload your scene image
- Paste your image-to-video prompt into the prompt box
- Hit generate
- Click Insert to add the animated clip to your canvas
Tips
- Use Claude to generate your image-to-video prompts for better results
Highlights
“You typed words, and VEO 3.1 built the entire scene.”
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