Gemini: Create and style shapes in Google Vids

Gemini Try it →Watch full video →Dean Stokes - Tech Tutorials · Mar 2025

Demo summary

The creator adds a rounded rectangle, resizes it, adds text inside the shape, and modifies the fill and border colors.

Step-by-step

Click the plus button to add a new scene
Select Shapes and lines from the side panel
Choose the rounded rectangle shape
Click and drag the shape to resize it into a rectangle
Double-click inside the shape and type your text
Highlight the text to adjust formatting, size, and color
Select the shape to change the fill color and set the line color to transparent
Drag the shape to the desired position on the scene

Options

Click the shape to place it or click and drag to define the initial size
Choose from a variety of available shapes and lines in the side panel

All demos from “How To Use Google Vids (Beginner's Guide)”

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6:002:17Animate objects and manage exit behaviorsThe video shows how to apply entrance animations like 'slide' and 'fade' to text and video, including how to set separate enter/exit animations to keep objects on screen.Gemini· AI Video Editor
8:440:37Stagger animation timing with Show TimingThe creator uses the 'Show Timing' button to reveal individual object tracks on the timeline and drags them to stagger when different elements appear.Gemini· AI Video Editor
9:301:02Record video with the built-in teleprompterThe user demonstrates adding a script and using the recording studio in Google Vids to record a webcam clip while reading from the on-screen teleprompter.Gemini· AI Video Recording
10:410:39Add and adjust scene transitionsThe demonstration shows how to click the transition button between scenes to add a 'dissolve' effect and modify its duration.Gemini· AI Video Editor
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3:450:37Create and style shapes in Google VidsCurrentThe creator adds a rounded rectangle, resizes it, adds text inside the shape, and modifies the fill and border colors.Dean Stokes - Tech Tutorials