Google Adds Its Photo-to-video Tech To Youtube Shorts

Google has been putting much AI devices successful conscionable astir each of its services, and 2 much are getting nan treatment. First up, Google Photos is adding immoderate caller AI-powered creation features. Starting today, nan level will support a photo-to-video action that tin make a six-second clip from a still image successful your library. The capacity is powered by Google's Veo 2 engine, and users will beryllium capable to prime either "Subtle movements" aliases "I'm emotion lucky" arsenic nan punctual for their video. Google Photos is besides getting a Remix characteristic that recreates images successful different creator styles, specified arsenic anime, comics, sketches, aliases 3D animation. Remix will statesman rolling retired successful nan coming weeks for US users connected some Android and iOS. These devices will yet beryllium housed successful a caller Create tab that's owed to commencement rolling retired wrong nan Google Photos level successful nan US successful August.

YouTube Shorts will besides add a photo-to-video capability. This is simply a free characteristic that will get complete nan adjacent week successful nan US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. More markets will person nan action later this year. The institution noted that, for illustration pinch Google Photos, nan instrumentality is powered by Veo 2, though Veo 3 support is slated to get successful YouTube Shorts later this summer. Veo 2 besides drives nan caller generative effects instrumentality for nan short-form videos.

Google introduced a photo-to-video option to its Gemini app earlier this month, though utilizing nan instrumentality location requires a subscription.