the Google Photos interface a few months back introduced a new “Create” tab that provides users with quick access to innovative AI editing features, including a tool enabling the transformation of photos into videos. On Wednesday, the firm revealed a significant update for Google Photos, integrating support for Veo 3, Google’s premier AI video creation model. Veo 3 will manage photo-to-video transformations within Google Photos, ensuring users receive higher-quality clips than previously available. Initially, the previous Veo 2 video creation model took charge of these animation processes.
This enhancement is sensible, given that Google initially launched its Veo 3 photo-to-video AI editing feature in Gemini before it made its way to Google Photos. The Gemini functionality utilizes Veo 3 along with a text prompt to animate photos. The photo-to-video option in Google Photos is less intricate than in Gemini. Users can utilize the Create tab to infuse motion into still images, but they do not have the option to enter a text prompt. Instead, they can choose between two selections, “Subtle movement” and “I’m feeling lucky.” The AI then animates the images without providing more detailed control.
Google clarified in a blog post that users will have a limited allowance of Veo 3 photo-to-video generations daily. Subscribers to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra will enjoy higher limits. Furthermore, the Create tab, which is currently accessible to users in the U.S., will also incorporate several additional AI editing functions.
