Google’s update for Veo 3.1 lets users create vertical videos through reference images

In Brief

Google connected Tuesday updated its Veo 3.1 AI video procreation exemplary with the quality to make autochthonal vertical videos for societal platforms utilizing notation images. The changes volition besides marque the videos generated from notation images much expressive and dynamic.

When producing AI-generated videos for YouTube Shorts oregon different platforms similar Instagram oregon TikTok, Veo users tin present natively take the 9:16 vertical format to debar immoderate cropping. Google is besides adding the diagnostic straight to the YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app.

Google archetypal released Veo 3.1 successful October 2025 with improved audio output and much granular editing controls compared to erstwhile versions.

When you supply notation images, Veo 3.1 present generates videos with amended quality expressions and movements, adjacent if your prompts are shorter. Google said the update besides improves character, object, and inheritance consistency. What’s more, users tin blend assorted characters, backgrounds, objects, and textures to make a cohesive output.

Users tin entree these features straight successful the Gemini app. Professional users tin entree them done Google’s video exertion Flow, the Gemini API, Vertex AI, and Google Vids.

The caller update besides brings an improved upscaling diagnostic to 1080p and 4K resolutions, which is disposable connected Flow, Gemini API, and Vertex AI successful Google Cloud.

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