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Google Vids gets AI upgrade with Veo and Lyria models, directable AI avatars

Google said the update lets users direct AI avatars, generate 8-second clips with Veo 3.1 and publish finished videos to YouTube.

  • Google added new features to its video editor app Vids on Thursday, including directing and customizing avatars through text prompts, Veo 3.1 support, YouTube export, and a Chrome extension for screen recording.
  • Designed for professionals, Google Vids functions as an AI-powered video creation tool that now integrates the advanced Veo 3.1 model, enabling users to generate eight-second clips through natural language prompts.
  • Users can now generate fully customizable avatars and direct them to "act" in a scene, with avatars interacting with uploaded images while "voice and identity" remain consistent throughout videos.
  • Free Google Accounts receive 10 free video generations per month, while Google Workspace AI Ultra subscribers can generate up to 1,000 Veo clips monthly to support professional projects.
  • Direct publishing to YouTube and the new Chrome extension streamline workflow as Google Vids faces competition from AI platforms Synthesia, HeyGen, D-ID, and Lemon Slice in the video creation market.
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Google has set out to take advantage of OpenAI’s fall in misfortune with Sora so that all users can generate AI videos easily. To do this, they make the Google Vids tool available to users with the language model I see 3.1 for free. If you want to learn how to generate videos with this AI, keep reading for us to explain it. Google is going through a process of evolution. The goal is that there are more people who can generate videos with AI easi…

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